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Recurrence risks of hypertensive diseases in pregnancy after HELLP syndromeBrigitte Leeners
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aachen University RWTH, Aachen, Germany
J Perinat Med 39:673-8. 2011..To determine the recurrence risk for hypertensive diseases in pregnancy after HELLP (Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets) syndrome in a first pregnancy...- Pregnancy complications in women with childhood sexual abuse experiencesBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Psychosom Res 69:503-10. 2010..However, scientific data on the association of CSA and pregnancy are sparse. Therefore, the study investigated pregnancy complications in women exposed to CSA... - Motivation for motherhood in women with hypertensive diseases in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Swizterland
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 30:133-40. 2009..To investigate the motivation for motherhood in women with hypertensive diseases in pregnancy... - Psychosocial distress associated with treatment of hypertensive diseases in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Psychosomatics 49:413-9. 2008..Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy (HDP) are a great challenge for healthcare providers... 
Effect of childhood sexual abuse on gynecologic care as an adultBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital, Clinic for Endocrinology, Frauenklinikstr 10, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Psychosomatics 48:385-93. 2007..5% of these women experienced memories of the original abuse situation during gynecologic consultations. Gynecologic care is particularly distressing for women exposed to CSA...- [Psychosomatic aspects of endometriosis--current state of scientific knowledge and clinical experience]B Leeners
Klinik für Reproduktions Endokrinologie, Departement Frauenheilkunde, Universitatsspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Gynakol Geburtshilfliche Rundsch 47:132-9. 2007..Difficulties in becoming pregnant represent a further central problem in dealing with endometriosis. Therefore, biopsychosocial aspects should be integrated into current somatically oriented models of medical support... - Emotional stress and the risk to develop hypertensive diseases in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Hypertens Pregnancy 26:211-26. 2007..The aim of the study is to investigate the correlation between emotional stress during pregnancy and the risk for HDP... - Consequences of childhood sexual abuse experiences on dental careBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Psychosom Res 62:581-8. 2007..Since dental fear hampers oral health, the long-term effects of CSA on dental care and the specific factors that lead to increased stress during dental treatment have been investigated in women exposed to CSA... - Two sibs with fibrochondrogenesisBrigitte Leeners
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Rhenish Westphalian Technical University Hospital Aachen, Germany
Am J Med Genet A 127:318-20. 2004..This occurrence confirms autosomal recessive inheritance of fibrochondrogenesis... - Smoking and the risk of developing hypertensive diseases in pregnancy: what is the effect on HELLP syndrome?Brigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstr 30, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 85:1217-24. 2006..The aim of our study was to investigate the role of smoking in the development of HELLP syndrome, pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension... - Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences: an underestimated factor in perinatal careB Leeners
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 85:971-6. 2006..However, most obstetricians are not aware if their patients have a history of childhood sexual abuse. We therefore investigated childhood sexual abuse experiences in 226 women three to eight months after delivery of a healthy child... - Gyneco-psychosomatic counseling in Germany and Switzerland--aims and state of the artBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Psychosom Res 61:91-4. 2006..To investigate actual counseling models for gynecological patients in Switzerland and in Germany... - BMI: new aspects of a classical risk factor for hypertensive disorders in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstr 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Clin Sci (Lond) 111:81-6. 2006..This finding supports that underlying physiological mechanisms in pre-eclampsia vary from those in HELLP syndrome... - The significance of under- or overweight during childhood as a risk factor for hypertensive diseases in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Early Hum Dev 82:663-8. 2006..In combination with other risk factors, a history of under- or overweight during childhood will help to identify patients at risk for hypertensive diseases in pregnancy... - Breast-feeding in women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Perinat Med 33:553-60. 2005..Breast feeding is particularly important and difficult in children born prematurely, especially after hypertensive diseases in pregnancies (HDP). Therefore, we aimed to investigate breast feeding in women who developed HDP... - Satisfaction with medical information in women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancyBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
J Psychosom Res 60:39-44. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine HDP patients' reported satisfaction with the medical information provided by their health care providers... - Family stability during childhood and the risk to develop hypertensive diseases in pregnancyB Leeners
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
Early Hum Dev 82:441-6. 2006..Parental care giving, divorce and death are associated with physical health as an adult... - Tubal pathology: the role of hormonal contraception, intrauterine device use and Chlamydia trachomatis infectionGabriele S Merki-Feld
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Endocrinology Clinic, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Gynecol Obstet Invest 63:114-20. 2007..The aim of the present study was to identify a possible association between tubal pathology and the contraceptive methods previously used, especially third generation copper intrauterine devices (IUDs)... - Influence of childhood sexual abuse on pregnancy, delivery, and the early postpartum period in adult womenBrigitte Leeners
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
J Psychosom Res 61:139-51. 2006..The aim of our systematic review was to present the current knowledge on the influence of CSA on pregnancy, delivery, and early parenthood... - Maternal factor V Leiden mutation is associated with HELLP syndrome in Caucasian womenSabine Muetze
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 87:635-42. 2008.... - The 4G/5G polymorphism in the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene is not associated with HELLP syndromeSabine Muetze
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aachen University RWTH, Aachen, Germany
J Thromb Thrombolysis 27:141-5. 2009.... - Neither maternal nor fetal mutation (E474Q) in the alpha-subunit of the trifunctional protein is frequent in pregnancies complicated by HELLP syndromeSabine Mütze
Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Aachen, Germany
J Perinat Med 35:76-8. 2007..Since information on the fetal carrier status of the E474Q mutation in maternal HELLP syndrome is rare, we investigated the frequency of the E474Q mutation in families where the mother had HELLP syndrome...