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SUMMARY:1) Navigating Digital Health: Sociodemographic and Neuropsychiatri
 c Influences on Youth uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services\; 
 2) Endometriosis and psychiatric comorbidity - 1) Lovisa Hellsten  2) Mari
 ka Rostvall. Both speakers are from the Karolinska Institutet  
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CONTACT:Simon Braschi
DESCRIPTION:1) Telehealth is increasingly becoming an integral part of mod
 ern healthcare systems – following the COVID-19 pandemic digital modalit
 ies like video- and message-based consultations have expanded rapidly. You
 th represent a particularly promising demographic for digital healthcare\,
  for whom a key priority is access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
  services. Recent studies suggest that technology-based SRH services are p
 erceived as confidential and private by youth. Still\, among young people 
 large-scale studies of population-based uptake remain sparce. However\, in
  the general population digital solutions have been observed to be disprop
 ortionally accessed and adopted by more advantaged groups in the general p
 opulation. Furthermore\, comparisons of uptake across different digital mo
 dalities remain understudied\, and it is unclear whether some might be mor
 e equitably accessed across sociodemographic groups than others.\nIn this 
 research project\, we leverage Sweden's unique national registries and hea
 lth data to examine the dynamics of digital SRH service use among youth. T
 he doctoral project focuses on youth clinics offering free-of-charge sexua
 l and reproductive health services for youth 12-22 in Stockholm\, Sweden. 
 Whereas the first article focused on comparing uptake of in-person and dig
 ital services across sociodemographic groups (sex\, age\, migrant backgrou
 nd and socioeconomic status)\, a forthcoming study will examine the uptake
  among neurotypical and neurodiverse youth (autism spectra and ADHD).\n\n2
 ) Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition that can lead to chron
 ic pain and infertility. Approximately 1/10 of all women of reproductive a
 ge are believed to be affected but underdiagnosis is common. Despite how c
 ommon and costly the disease is\, there is still no complete cure\, and we
  know relatively little about how it develops. Women with endometriosis al
 so have an increased risk of experiencing mental health issues. The most c
 ommonly observed comorbidity between endometriosis and psychiatric disorde
 rs is depression and anxiety disorders. It has previously largely been see
 n as a consequence of the chronic pain many endometriosis patients experie
 nce as well as the psychological toll of having a chronic disease. There h
 ave\, however\, been several studies\, including one from our group\, that
  have shown an increased incidence of other psychiatric disorders\, such a
 s bipolar disorder\, ADHD\, and personality disorders\, where the link to 
 pain is much less clear. In our project we want to examine other possible 
 causes for the comorbidity\, such as genetics and family environment\, tha
 t could explain the high prevalence of mental disorders in endometriosis s
 ufferers. To do this we utilize data from large national registers as well
  as genetic data to try to elucidate exactly how endometriosis and psychia
 tric disorders are linked.\n
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