Ellika Andolf

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Ellika Andolf was appointed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital in 2012. Her research deals with the connection between pregnancy complications, such as high blood pressure and preeclampsia, and disease development later in life. She has also taken an interest in various aspects of caesarean delivery.

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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):16427

A follow-up cohort study on the risk of prediabetes, comparing women with previous preeclamptic or normotensive pregnancies.

Möller LB; Bladh MK; Brismar K; Palm K; Andolf EG
Article: CELL METABOLISM. 2023;35(5):807-820.e5

Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery.

Poganik JR; Zhang B; Baht GS; Tyshkovskiy A; Deik A; Kerepesi C; Yim SH; Lu AT; Haghani A; Gong T; Hedman AM; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Clish CB; Horvath S; White JP; Gladyshev VN
Article: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2023;26(5):639-648

Economic Evaluation of Elective Cesarean Section on Maternal Request Compared With Planned Vaginal Birth-Application to Swedish Setting Using National Registry Data.

Berg J; Källén K; Andolf E; Hellström-Westas L; Ekéus C; Alvan J; Vitols S
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;215(Pt 2):114364

Ambient air pollution and inflammation-related proteins during early childhood.

He S; Klevebro S; Baldanzi G; Pershagen G; Lundberg B; Eneroth K; Hedman AM; Andolf E; Almqvist C; Bottai M; Melén E; Gruzieva O
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):9080

Development of gut microbiota during the first 2 years of life.

Wernroth M-L; Peura S; Hedman AM; Hetty S; Vicenzi S; Kennedy B; Fall K; Svennblad B; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Theorell-Haglöw J; Nguyen D; Sayols-Baixeras S; Dekkers KF; Bertilsson S; Almqvist C; Dicksved J; Fall T
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2021;27:100581

"An Undesired Life Event": A retrospective interview study of Swedish women's experiences of Caesarean Section in the 1970s and 1980s.".

Sahlin M; Wiklund I; Andolf E; Löfgren M; Klint Carlander A-K
Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2021;36(1):248-259

DNA methylation differences at birth after conception through ART.

Tobi EW; Almqvist C; Hedman A; Andolf E; Holte J; Olofsson JI; Wramsby H; Wramsby M; Pershagen G; Heijmans BT; Iliadou AN
Article: REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. 2021;28(1):218-227

Association of Maternal DNA Methylation and Offspring Birthweight.

Kheirkhah Rahimabad P; Arshad SH; Holloway JW; Mukherjee N; Hedman A; Gruzieva O; Andolf E; Kere J; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Jiang Y; Chen S; Karmaus W
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):17819

Longitudinal plasma inflammatory proteome profiling during pregnancy in the Born into Life study.

Hedman AM; Lundholm C; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Fall T; Almqvist C
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;205(8):2109-2116

Antibodies against Phosphorylcholine and Malondialdehyde during the First Two Years of Life.

Thiagarajan D; Lundström SL; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Hedman A; Berg O; Oparina N; Frostegård J
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2020;127(9):1090-1099

Prior placental bed disorders and later dementia: a retrospective Swedish register-based cohort study.

Andolf E; Bladh M; Möller L; Sydsjö G
Article: EPIGENETICS INSIGHTS. 2020;13:2516865720930701-251686572093070

Paternal DNA Methylation May Be Associated With Gestational Age at Birth.

Luo R; Mukherjee N; Chen S; Jiang Y; Arshad SH; Holloway JW; Hedman A; Gruzieva O; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Karmaus WJ
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):19025

Oral Microbiota Development in Early Childhood.

Kennedy B; Peura S; Hammar U; Vicenzi S; Hedman A; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Dicksved J; Bertilsson S; Fall T
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FRHU

Nationella kurser och specialistexamen i obstetrik och gynekologi.

Andolf E; Brynhildsen J
Article: CLINICAL LABORATORY. 2019;65(7):1293-1297

Reference Intervals for Fecal Calprotectin in Pregnant Women Using a Particle Enhanced Turbidimetric Assay.

Fall T; Hedman A; Pershagen G; Andolf E; Almqvist C; Helmersson-Karlqvist J; Larsson A
Article: EPIGENETICS INSIGHTS. 2019;12:2516865719867090-251686571986709

DNA Methylation Trajectories During Pregnancy.

Gruzieva O; Merid SK; Chen S; Mukherjee N; Hedman AM; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Jiang Y; Kere J; Scheynius A; Söderhäll C; Ullemar V; Karmaus W; Melén E; Arshad SH; Pershagen G
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(6):1003-1010

Limited association between markers of stress during pregnancy and fetal growth in 'Born into Life', a new prospective birth cohort.

Smew AI; Hedman AM; Chiesa F; Ullemar V; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C
Article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2018;36(4):857-866

Cardiac function, myocardial mechano-energetic efficiency, and ventricular-arterial coupling in normal pregnancy.

Iacobaeus C; Andolf E; Thorsell M; Bremme K; Östlund E; Kahan T
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2018;51(3):361-367

Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A is positively correlated with first-trimester skin microvascular reactivity.

Iacobaeus C; Kahan T; Jörneskog G; Bremme K; Andolf E; Thorsell M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 2018;78(1-2):120-124

Normal values for calprotectin in stool samples of infants from the population-based longitudinal born into life study.

Peura S; Fall T; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Hedman A; Pershagen G; Helmersson-Karlqvist J; Larsson A
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2017;17(1):326

Mental health after first childbirth in women requesting a caesarean section; a retrospective register-based study.

Möller L; Josefsson A; Bladh M; Lilliecreutz C; Andolf E; Sydsjö G
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;96(4):464-471

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and later dementia: a Swedish National Register Study.

Andolf EG; Sydsjö GCM; Bladh MK; Berg G; Sharma S
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2017;11:112-116

Mode of delivery among Swedish midwives and obstetricians and their attitudes towards caesarean section.

Sahlin M; Andolf E; Edman G; Wiklund I
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2016;48(4):483-490

Fetal growth is associated with first-trimester maternal vascular function.

Iacobaeus C; Kahan T; Jörneskog G; Bremme K; Thorsell M; Andolf E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2015;6(2):101-107

Health-related quality of life five years after birth of the first child.

Carlander A-KK; Andolf E; Edman G; Wiklund I
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2015;122(3):351-358

Psychiatric illness in women requesting caesarean section.

Sydsjö G; Möller L; Lilliecreutz C; Bladh M; Andolf E; Josefsson A
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2014;93(10):1042-1049

A randomized controlled trial on early induction compared to expectant management of nulliparous women with prolonged latent phases.

Bräne E; Olsson A; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2014;93(2):182-188

Impact of clinical factors and personality on the decision to have a second child. Longitudinal cohort-study of first-time mothers.

Carlander A-KK; Andolf E; Edman G; Wiklund I
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2013;120(9):1061-1065

Caesarean section and risk for endometriosis: a prospective cohort study of Swedish registries.

Andolf E; Thorsell M; Källén K
Article: PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 2013;3(2):67

PP001. The vascular tree during pregnancy and at follow-up - A longitudinal study of maternal vascular function.

Andolf E; Kahan T; Iacobaeus C; Jörneskog G; Thorsell M; Bremme K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2012;207(4):303.e1-303.e7

Risk of surgically managed pelvic floor dysfunction in relation to age at first delivery.

Leijonhufvud Å; Lundholm C; Cnattingius S; Granath F; Andolf E; Altman D
Article: PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 2012;2(3):261-262

PP037. Family history of cardiovascular disease and maternal vascular function during early pregnancy.

Iacobaeus C; Jörneskog G; Kahan T; Thorsell M; Andolf E
Article: PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 2012;2(3):223

OS083. Fetal growth and maternal vascular function in early pregnancy.

Iacobaeus C; Jörneskog G; Kahan T; Thorsell M; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2011;90(10):1094-1099

Induction of labor and the risk for emergency cesarean section in nulliparous and multiparous women.

Thorsell M; Lyrenäs S; Andolf E; Kaijser M
Article: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA. 2011;33(8):796-802

Planned vaginal delivery versus planned caesarean section: short-term medical outcome analyzed according to intended mode of delivery.

Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Wiklund I; Andolf E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2011;2(3):113-117

Starting time for induction of labor and the risk for night-time delivery.

Thorsell M; Lyrenäs S; Andolf E; Kaijser M
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2011;118(1):135-142

Association between adverse neonatal outcome and lactate concentration in amniotic fluid.

Wiberg-Itzel E; Akerud H; Andolf E; Hellström-Westas L; Winbladh B; Wennerholm U-B
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2011;2(2):83-89

Factors independently related to a negative birth experience in first-time mothers.

Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Edman G; Wiklund I; Andolf E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2011;204(1):70.e1-70.e7

Risks of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery in relation to mode of childbirth.

Leijonhufvud A; Lundholm C; Cnattingius S; Granath F; Andolf E; Altman D
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY. 2010;152(1):34-38

Lactate concentration in amniotic fluid: a good predictor of labor outcome.

Wiberg-Itzel E; Pettersson H; Andolf E; Hansson A; Winbladh B; Akerud H
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2010;35(4):390-394

Large fetal size in early pregnancy associated with macrosomia.

Thorsell M; Kaijser M; Almström H; Andolf E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2010;1(1):27-34

Contact between mother, child and partner and attitudes towards breastfeeding in relation to mode of delivery.

Carlander A-KK; Edman G; Christensson K; Andolf E; Wiklund I
Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2009;65(8):1636-1644

First-time mothers and changes in personality in relation to mode of delivery.

Wiklund I; Edman G; Larsson C; Andolf E
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2009;25(2):e31-e38

Epidural analgesia: breast-feeding success and related factors.

Wiklund I; Norman M; Uvnäs-Moberg K; Ransjö-Arvidson A-B; Andolf E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2009;200(3):243.e1-243.e4

Cesarean section and risk of pelvic organ prolapse: a nested case-control study.

Larsson C; Källen K; Andolf E
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2008;115(5):585-589

Expected day of delivery from ultrasound dating versus last menstrual period--obstetric outcome when dates mismatch.

Thorsell M; Kaijser M; Almström H; Andolf E
Article: INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL. 2008;19(4):459-465

Planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal delivery: comparison of lower urinary tract symptoms.

Ekström A; Altman D; Wiklund I; Larsson C; Andolf E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2008;97(4):434-437

Preterm birth and carotid diameter and stiffness in childhood.

Bonamy A-KE; Andolf E; Martin H; Norman M
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2008;28(2B):1259-1262

Adjuvant tamoxifen in breast cancer patients affects the endometrium by time, an effect remaining years after end of treatment and results in an increased frequency of endometrial carcinoma.

Lindahl B; Andolf E; Ingvar C; Ranstam J; Willén R
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2008;115(3):324-331

Expectation and experiences of childbirth in primiparae with caesarean section.

Wiklund I; Edman G; Ryding E-L; Andolf E
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2007;104(12):930-931

[Should the number of Cesarean sections be reduced? Safe delivery is the most important issue, but motivation support for vaginal delivery is necessary].

Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;86(4):451-456

Cesarean section on maternal request: reasons for the request, self-estimated health, expectations, experience of birth and signs of depression among first-time mothers.

Wiklund I; Edman G; Andolf E
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2006;259(2):155-163

Discordant twin growth in utero and differences in blood pressure and endothelial function at 8 years of age.

Halvorsen CP; Andolf E; Hu J; Pilo C; Winbladh B; Norman M
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(10):1225-1230

Personality and mode of delivery.

Wiklund I; Edman G; Larsson C; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(12):1448-1452

Estimation of blood loss after cesarean section and vaginal delivery has low validity with a tendency to exaggeration.

Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Wiklund I; Pahlen S; Andolf E
Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2005;58(5):845-849

Preterm birth contributes to increased vascular resistance and higher blood pressure in adolescent girls.

Bonamy A-KE; Bendito A; Martin H; Andolf E; Sedin G; Norman M
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2004;83(4):395-400

Cancer risk after hospital discharge diagnosis of benign ovarian cysts and endometriosis.

Borgfeldt C; Andolf E
Article: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2003;1:51

Nitric oxide synthase activity in human trophoblast, term placenta and pregnant myometrium.

Al-Hijji J; Andolf E; Laurini R; Batra S
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2000;20(6C):4889-4891

Disaccordance between estimation of endometrial thickness as measured by transvaginal ultrasound compared with hysteroscopy and directed biopsy in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen.

Liedman R; Lindahl B; Andolf E; Willen R; Ingvar C; Ranstam J
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2000;79(3):202-207

Transvaginal ultrasonographic findings in the uterus and the endometrium: low prevalence of leiomyoma in a random sample of women age 25-40 years.

Borgfeldt C; Andolf E
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 1999;13(5):345-350

Transvaginal sonographic ovarian findings in a random sample of women 25-40 years old.

Borgfeldt C; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1998;77(2):151-154

Amniocentesis before the 15th gestational week in single and twin gestations-complications and quality of genetic analysis.

Jörgensen C; Andolf E
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 1998;18(1B):667-676

Histopathologic findings in thickened endometria, as measured by ultrasound in asymptomatic, postmenopausal breast cancer patients on various adjuvant treatment including tamoxifen.

Willén R; Lindahl B; Andolf E; Ingvar C; Liedman R; Ranstam J
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 1997;17(5B):3821-3824

Endometrial thickness and ovarian cysts as measured by ultrasound in asymptomatic postmenopausal breast cancer patients on various adjuvant treatments including tamoxifen.

Lindahl B; Andolf E; Ingvar C; Liedman R; Ranstam J; Willén R
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY. 1997;73(1):49-53

Changes in ultrasound appearance of the internal female genital organs during treatment for eating disorders.

Andolf E; Theander S; Aspenberg P
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1995;86(4 Pt 1):529-535

Fluid characteristics of benign ovarian cysts: correlation with recurrence after puncture.

Andolf E; Casslén B; Jörgensen C; Buchhave P; Lecander I
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1995;85(2):211-214

Diagnosis and follow-up of simple ovarian cysts detected by ultrasound in postmenopausal women.

Kroon E; Andolf E
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Letter: ALLERGY. 2019;74(3):625-628

Allergen-specific IgE over time in women before, during and after pregnancy.

Hedman AM; Lundholm C; Scheynius A; Alm J; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C
Letter: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2018;36(8):1770-1771

Reply.

Iacobaeus C; Andolf E; Thorsell M; Bremme K; Östlund E; Kahan T
Review: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2017;49(1):46-53

Longitudinal study of vascular structure and function during normal pregnancy.

Iacobaeus C; Andolf E; Thorsell M; Bremme K; Jörneskog G; Östlund E; Kahan T
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2013;208(1):S345

History of preeclampsia and future dementia

Andolf E; Bladh M; Sydsjo G
Review: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2012;3(3):99-106

Indications for cesarean section on maternal request--guidelines for counseling and treatment.

Wiklund I; Andolf E; Lilja H; Hildingsson I
Published conference paper: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2010;203(4):406.e1-406.e6

Cesarean delivery and risk for postoperative adhesions and intestinal obstruction: a nested case-control study of the Swedish Medical Birth Registry.

Andolf E; Thorsell M; Källén K
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2009;201(6):S246

Caesarean section and the risk for postoperative adhesions and intestinal obstruction- a nested case control study of the Swedish Medical Birth Registry

Andolf E; Thorsell M; Kallen K
Letter: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;86(9):1149-1150

Reply: There is a need for a model of how to provide clinical guidance to women requesting cesarean section

Wiklund I; Edman G; Andolf E; Sjukhus D
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2006;195(6):S90

Elective cesarian section vesus planned vaginal delivery-a prospective cohort study of healthy primiparae

Larsson C; Wiklund I; Saltvedt S; Edman G; Andolf E
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1999;88(3):246-247

Pelvic ultrasonography cannot alone be used to diagnose pubertal anomalies.

Andolf E
Letter: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1996;75(9):867-868

Age, weight, body mass index and endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women.

Andolf E; Aspenberg P

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