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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Karsten MünstedtSummaryAffiliation: University of Giessen Country: Germany Publications
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Shortcomings and deficits in surgical treatment of gynecological cancers: a German problem only?Karsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Gynecol Oncol 86:337-43. 2002....- Can iridology detect susceptibility to cancer? A prospective case-controlled studyKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
J Altern Complement Med 11:515-9. 2005..This prospective case-control study aimed to investigate the value of iridology as a diagnostic tool in detecting some common cancers... 
Contact allergy to propolis in beekeepersK Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus Liebig University, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385 Giessen, Germany
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 37:298-301. 2009..Allergy to propolis seems to be rare and little is known about it...- [Unconventional cancer therapies--comparisons of attitudes and knowledge between physicians in Germany and Greece]Karsten Münstedt
Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe des Universitätsklinikums Giessen, Deutschland
Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 12:254-60. 2005..PERSONS AND METHODS: In 2002, a questionnaire on the topic, developed on the basis of earlier studies and the literature, was sent to 300 German physicians and distributed among 494 Greek colleagues... - Effect of honey on serum cholesterol and lipid valuesKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Germany
J Med Food 12:624-8. 2009..Reducing the BMI lowers the LDL cholesterol value, and psychological interventions also seem important and merit further investigation... - Clinical indications and perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine in departments of obstetrics in Germany: a questionnaire studyKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 146:50-4. 2009..The present study aimed to explore further the effectiveness of CAM use in obstetrics... - Use of complementary and alternative medicine in departments of obstetrics in GermanyKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, Giessen, Germany
Forsch Komplementmed 16:111-6. 2009..This nationwide study aimed to assess the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in German departments of obstetrics... - Contact allergy to propolis in beekeepersK Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus Liebig University, Klinikstrasse 32 35385 Giessen, Germany
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 35:95-100. 2007..Some toothpastes, cosmetics and ointments contain propolis, a bee product, and it is increasingly popular as a dietary supplement. Although propolis is known to cause contact allergy, there have been no studies of the prevalence of this... - Influence of body mass index on prognosis in gynecological malignanciesKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of the Universities Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
Cancer Causes Control 19:909-16. 2008..To evaluate the effect of obesity on the presentation and course of disease in patients with gynecological cancers... - Allergy to bee venom in beekeepers in GermanyK Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 18:100-5. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of bee venom allergy in German beekeepers, to explore risk factors for bee venom allergy in this group, and to determine which factors best predicted severe reactions... - Effects of basswood honey, honey-comparable glucose-fructose solution, and oral glucose tolerance test solution on serum insulin, glucose, and C-peptide concentrations in healthy subjectsKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
J Med Food 11:424-8. 2008..Further study to elucidate underlying mechanisms may be worthwhile, as may investigation of the implications of these findings for diabetic patients... - Glucocorticoid administration in antiemetic therapy: is it safe?Karsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
Cancer 101:1696-702. 2004..The current study aimed to determine whether glucocorticoid treatment had an adverse effect on outcomes in patients with ovarian carcinoma... - Royal jelly reduces the serum glucose levels in healthy subjectsKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
J Med Food 12:1170-2. 2009..The identification of the substances that seem to act even after passage through the human stomach could lead to the development of new concepts in diabetology... - Use of acupuncture and other CAM methods in obstetrics: an analysis of 409,413 deliveries from Hesse, GermanyKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, Giessen, Germany
J Altern Complement Med 17:421-6. 2011.... - Consumption of rapeseed honey leads to higher serum fructose levels compared with analogue glucose/fructose solutionsK Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus Liebig University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
Eur J Clin Nutr 65:77-80. 2011..Studies suggest that honey has less influence on serum glucose concentrations than monosaccharides and disaccharides. Previous studies, however, have only analysed glucose metabolism... - Centralizing surgery for gynecologic oncology--a strategy assuring better quality treatment?Karsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Gynecol Oncol 89:4-8. 2003..The objective of this study was to assess the association between the type of hospital and the previously reported shortcomings in surgical treatment for ovarian and endometrial carcinomas in Hesse, Germany... - Impact of hemoglobin levels before and during chemotherapy on survival of patients with ovarian cancerKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Int J Oncol 23:837-43. 2003..This finding supports the use of measures to maintain adequate Hb levels, such as treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin, to improve patient survival... 
Apitherapy: usage and experience in german beekeepersMarkus Hellner
Universitätsfrauenklinik Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 5:475-9. 2008..The indications and treatments given here may be important in selecting bee products and designing future trials...- Efficacy of venom immunotherapy in beekeepersK Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 20:58-62. 2010..The results are important for future counseling in this group of patients, and they show the effectiveness of desensitization under real conditions... - Hemoglobin levels during radiation therapy and their influence on local control and survival of patients with endometrial carcinomaKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Oncol Rep 11:711-7. 2004..This finding supports the use of measures to maintain adequate hemoglobin levels (transfusions, erythropoietin) to improve local control and patient survival... - Prognostic relevance of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in ovarian carcinomasKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of the Universities Giessen and Marburg, Klinikstrasse 32, Giessen, Germany
Arch Gynecol Obstet 282:301-5. 2010..Unfortunately, this finding is based on several case reports only. Thus, we investigated the expression of G-CSF in the tumour cells and the tumour stroma in a large collective of patients with ovarian cancer with long-term follow-up... - Correlation between MIB1-determined tumor growth fraction and incidence of tumor recurrence in early ovarian carcinomasKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Cancer Invest 22:185-94. 2004..Therefore, we compared the MIB1-determined tumor growth fraction in archival tumor tissue with tumor recurrence and outcome of disease, and in relationship to other stages and clinical and morphological findings... - Consequences of inadvertent, suboptimal primary surgery in carcinoma of the uterine cervixKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Gynecol Oncol 94:515-20. 2004.... - Squamous-cell carcinoma in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: systematic review and analysis of published dataAndreas Hackethal
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Lancet Oncol 9:1173-80. 2008..We make proposals for investigation and treatment of this rare disorder... - Use of complementary and alternative medicine in departments of obstetrics in croatia and a comparison to GermanyIgor Hrgovic
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
Forsch Komplementmed 17:144-6. 2010..This nationwide study assessed the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in departments of obstetrics in Croatia and compared it with an identical assessment carried out in Germany... - Surgical management of uterine fibroids in Hesse, Germany, between 1998 and 2004Andreas Hackethal
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Fertil Steril 91:862-8. 2009..To identify and evaluate surgical management of women with uterine fibroids... - Angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in pregnancyMarek Zygmunt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Giessen, Klinik Str 32, 35385 Giessen, Germany
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 110:S10-8. 2003.... - Complementary and alternative medicine in obstetrics: a survey from IranFarnaz Fahimi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, 35385 Giessen, Germany
Arch Gynecol Obstet 284:361-4. 2011..This survey assessed the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods by obstetricians in the Islamic Republic of Iran... - Body weight changes after the diagnosis of endometrial cancer and their influences on disease-related prognosisSamer El-Safadi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Klinikstrasse 33, 35385 Giessen, Germany
Arch Gynecol Obstet 285:1725-9. 2012..At present it is unclear whether it is also associated with cancer recurrence. This analysis evaluated the consequences of weight changes after diagnosis of endometrial cancer during the follow-up... - Small cell carcinoma of the ovary of the hypercalcaemic type: an analysis of clinical and prognostic aspects of a rare disease on the basis of cases published in the literatureRebecca Estel
Departement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstr 32, 35385 Giessen, Germany
Arch Gynecol Obstet 284:1277-82. 2011..Since diagnostic and treatment modalities may have changed, we initiated this analysis... - Post-therapy surveillance and after-care in ovarian cancerRichard von Georgi
Department of Medical Psychology and Sociology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 36, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 114:228-33. 2004..001). CONCLUSION: The study provided no evidence of intensive follow-up offering higher chances of survival. However, more intensive surveillance after a period of 2 years may prove beneficial... - Physicians and complementary and alternative medicine cancer therapies in Greece: a surveyIoannis Theodoropoulos
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
J Altern Complement Med 11:703-8. 2005..However, media and Internet coverage may generate a greater demand for these methods in the future in Greece and physicians will thus need to be better informed... - Glucocorticosteroid receptors in ovarian carcinomasJoachim Woenckhaus
Institute of Pathology, Clinic of the Universities Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
Oncol Rep 15:1137-40. 2006..Our study showed no evidence against using GC for antiemetic prophylaxis in ovarian carcinomas... - Prognostic value of PIK3CA and phosphorylated AKT expression in ovarian cancerJoachim Woenckhaus
Institute of Pathology, University of Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
Virchows Arch 450:387-95. 2007..Our results underline the prognostic significance of PIK3CA in ovarian carcinoma and argue against a simple linear model of PIK3CA gain/amplification followed by PI3K activation and consecutive AKT phosphorylation in ovarian carcinoma... - Expression of transcription factor Oct-4 and other embryonic genes in CD133 positive cells from human umbilical cord bloodNelli Baal
Department of Obstetrics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Thromb Haemost 92:767-75. 2004..Our results indicate that CD133(+) HSPC from umbilical cord blood may have a greater differentiation potential than previously recognized and give rise to proliferative endothelial cells participating in placental vasculogenesis... - Can an instruction video or palpation aid improve the effectiveness of breast self-examination in detecting tumors? An experimental studyRichard von Georgi
Institute of Medical Psychology and Sociology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Breast Cancer Res Treat 97:167-72. 2006..This study aimed to determine whether an instruction video or palpation aid improved the effectiveness of BSE... - Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Comparison of Current Knowledge, Attitudes and Interest among German Medical Students and DoctorsKarsten Münstedt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011:790951. 2011..An approach which teaches fundamental competences to students, chooses specific content based on evidence, demographics and medical conditions and provides students with the skills they need for future learning should be adopted... - Characterization of human chorionic gonadotropin as a novel angiogenic factorMarek Zygmunt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Justus Liebig University, Klinikstrasse 32, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:5290-6. 2002..Our data indicate a novel function for hCG in uterine adaptation to early pregnancy as well as in tumor development and underline the importance of hCG as an as yet unrecognized angiogenic factor... - Influence of surgery and postoperative therapy and tumor characteristics on patient prognosis in advanced ovarian carcinomasRichard von Georgi
Department of Medical Sociology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 36, D 35385 Giessen, Germany
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 111:189-96. 2003..This demands for greatest cytoreduction during initial surgery and correction for residual tumor volume and success of therapy in studies of prognostic factors... - Increased endothelial thrombomodulin (TM) expression in pregnancies complicated by IUGRJulia Wienhard
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
J Perinat Med 30:322-8. 2002..05). The number of terminal villi and the number of blood vessels per intermediate villi was significantly reduced in IUGR placentae (p < 0.05). These differences reflect inadequate vascularisation and impaired angiogenesis in IUGR...