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[Morten Frisch @ProfessorFrisch]

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🧵 First author Frederikke Lihme and last author Heather Boyd comment, ‘These reference ranges will make it easier for physicians to evaluate cardiac function in late pregnancy and decide which women might need extra clinical monitoring.’

[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

We have published Danish reference ranges for third-trimester maternal cardiovascular function parameters measured using the non-invasive USCOM-1A cardiac output monitor. Read paper: https://t.co/mb6rsBPrty #BJOG #pregnancy #maternalfetalmedicine #hearthealth @SSI_AEF
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🧵 9 “The fact that transgender individuals have an almost 8 times increased incidence of suicide attempts is an unmistakable sign of widespread mental health challenges in this group,” concludes Frisch.

[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

New Danish research: Transgender individuals in Denmark at markedly increased risk of suicidal behavior and death.
Published in JAMA. https://t.co/Lo86xzmnGk
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🧵 8 Frisch continues, “Hopefully, its clear results will stimulate attempts to better understandthe factors responsible for the excess risk of suicide attempts and death in this group.”

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correction: The twitter handle of Mads Melbye is @MadsMelbye

[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

Our paper “Pregnancy duration and endometrial cancer risk: nationwide cohort study" is online at @bmj_latest. We find that pregnancy is associated with reduced endometrial cancer risk, regardless of pregnancy duration.
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[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

Furthermore, when stratifying number of childbirths by number of induced abortions, our data indicate a dose-response effect. These results suggest that the protective association is attributable to biological process occurring very early in gestation.
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[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

Risk among individuals aged ≥15 years on arrival remains closer to that in their country of birth.
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[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

Our paper “Multiple sclerosis among first- and second-generation immigrants in Denmark. A population-based cohort study” is now published in Brain @brain1878: https://t.co/gzT2haiTMG
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[Dept. of Epidemiology Research, SSI @SSI_AEF]

We show that first-generation immigrants arriving in Denmark aged <15 years have a risk of multiple sclerosis that is higher than in their country of birth but lower than among ethnic Danes.
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