Theodora Kunovac Kallak
Director at Campus Management Organisation; The Rudbeck Laboratory; Ledningen
- E-mail:
- theodora.kunovac_kallak@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Uppsala Science Park
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20 - Postal address:
- Rudbecklaboratoriet
751 85 UPPSALA
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Reproductive Health
- E-mail:
- theodora.kunovac_kallak@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Rudbeckslaboratoriet Hus R3 plan 1
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20
SE-752 37 Uppsala
Sweden - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
SE-751 85 UPPSALA
Sweden
Short presentation
Associate Professor in Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology and I work as a senior lecturer. I am the director of the Rudbeck Laboratory and in my role as senior lecturer my duties include program coordination of the Biomedical Analyst Program, acting director of the Precision Medicine Center Uppsala (PMCU), and I lead the work of the department's research laboratory at KBH Rudbeck and our clinical research facility
Keywords
- obesity
- infertility
- pregnancy
- urogenital discomforts
Research
I conduct research in experimental obstetrics and gynecology. My primary focus is on the long-term effects of cancer treatments on sexual function and fertility. My research also includes other questions related to fertility, as well as maternal health during pregnancy and how it is associated with the child's future health.

Publications
Recent publications
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Part of Maturitas, 2026
- DOI for The effect of vaginal tamoxifen on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
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Part of European Journal of Cancer, 2026
- DOI for Vaginal tamoxifen - A potential treatment option for vaginal atrophy symptoms in postmenopausal women who cannot use estrogen
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Part of Cell, p. 640-652, 2025
- DOI for Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Use of antiviral medications during pregnancy and the likelihood of preeclampsia in a population-based register study
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Switch-like gene expression modulates disease risk
Part of Nature Communications, 2025
- DOI for Switch-like gene expression modulates disease risk
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Maturitas, 2026
- DOI for The effect of vaginal tamoxifen on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
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Part of European Journal of Cancer, 2026
- DOI for Vaginal tamoxifen - A potential treatment option for vaginal atrophy symptoms in postmenopausal women who cannot use estrogen
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Part of Cell, p. 640-652, 2025
- DOI for Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for Use of antiviral medications during pregnancy and the likelihood of preeclampsia in a population-based register study
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Switch-like gene expression modulates disease risk
Part of Nature Communications, 2025
- DOI for Switch-like gene expression modulates disease risk
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2025
- DOI for Sleeping for two: a cross-sectional study on associations between objectively measured sleep during early to mid-pregnancy and maternal and fetal outcomes and inflammatory biomarker profiles
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Part of Reproductive Toxicology, 2024
- DOI for Epidemiologically relevant phthalates affect human endometrial cells in vitro through cell specific gene expression changes related to the cytoskeleton and mitochondria
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2024
- DOI for Differential gene expression in two consecutive pregnancies between same sex siblings and implications on maternal constraint
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Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2024
- DOI for Peripartum depression symptom trajectories, telomere length and genotype, and adverse childhood experiences
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Part of ACS Chemical Neuroscience, p. 1074-1083, 2024
- DOI for Sex-Specific Transcriptomic Changes in the Villous Tissue of Placentas of Pregnant Women Using a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
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Part of Reproductive Toxicology, 2024
- DOI for Phthalate monoesters affect membrane fluidity and cell-cell contacts in endometrial stromal adherent cell lines and spheroids
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024
- DOI for Personality vulnerability to depression, resilience, and depressive symptoms: epigenetic markers among perinatal women
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Part of Global Journal of Fertility and Research, 2023
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2023
- DOI for Maternal early mid-pregnancy adiponectin in relation to infant birth weight and the likelihood of being born large-for-gestational-age.
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Identification of phthalate mixture exposure targets in the human and mouse ovary in vitro
Part of Reproductive Toxicology, 2023
- DOI for Identification of phthalate mixture exposure targets in the human and mouse ovary in vitro
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Study protocol: The cross-sectional Uppsala weight gain in pregnancy study (VIGA study)
Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
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Meta-Analyses of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Postpartum Depression
Part of American Journal of Psychiatry, p. 884-895, 2023
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Cohort profile: the U-BIRTH study on peripartum depression and child development in Sweden
Part of BMJ Open, 2023
- DOI for Cohort profile: the U-BIRTH study on peripartum depression and child development in Sweden
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Part of Reproductive Sciences, p. 1165-1175, 2023
- DOI for Early Mid-pregnancy Blood-Based Proteins as Possible Biomarkers of Increased Infant Birth Size in Sex-Stratified Analyses
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Part of Translational Psychiatry, 2022
- DOI for Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and toddler behavior: an umbilical cord blood epigenome-wide association study
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Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of stillbirth: A nationwide register-based study
Part of British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, p. 2073-2082, 2021
- DOI for Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of stillbirth: A nationwide register-based study
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Polycystic ovary syndrome and extremely preterm birth: A nationwide register-based study
Part of PLOS ONE, 2021
- DOI for Polycystic ovary syndrome and extremely preterm birth: A nationwide register-based study
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Physical and Sedentary Activities in Association with Reproductive Outcomes among Couples Seeking Infertility Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study
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Pregnancy-related hormones and COMT genotype: Associations with maternal working memory
Part of Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021
- DOI for Pregnancy-related hormones and COMT genotype: Associations with maternal working memory
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Part of Reproductive BioMedicine Online, p. 217-225, 2021
- DOI for Pregnancy outcome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in relation to second-trimester testosterone levels
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DNA methylation in cord blood in association with prenatal depressive symptoms
Part of Clinical Epigenetics, 2021
- DOI for DNA methylation in cord blood in association with prenatal depressive symptoms
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Part of Hormone Research in Paediatrics, p. 106-114, 2020
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Placental glucocorticoid receptors are not affected by maternal depression or SSRI treatment.
Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 30-36, 2020
- DOI for Placental glucocorticoid receptors are not affected by maternal depression or SSRI treatment.
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Part of Journal of Affective Disorders, p. 542-551, 2020
- DOI for Maternal perinatal depressive symptoms trajectories and impact on toddler behavior: the importance of symptom duration and maternal bonding
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Part of BMJ Open, 2019
- DOI for Cohort profile: the Biology, Affect, Stress, Imaging and Cognition (BASIC) study on perinatal depression in a population-based Swedish cohort
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Part of Reproductive BioMedicine Online, p. 141-148, 2019
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
- DOI for The effect of antenatal depression and antidepressant treatment on placental tissue: a protein-validated gene expression study.
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide is upregulated in women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain
Part of American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2018
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Antenatal Depression and Placental Function: A Protein Validated Gene Expression Study
Part of Placenta, 2018
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Part of European Journal of Endocrinology, p. 379-388, 2017
- DOI for Maternal and female fetal testosterone levels are associated with maternal age and gestational weight gain
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Seasonal patterns in self-reported peripartum depressive symptoms
Part of European psychiatry, p. 99-108, 2017
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Oxytocin stimulates cell proliferation in vaginal cell line Vk2E6E7.
Part of Post Reproductive Health, p. 6-12, 2017
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Part of Reproductive BioMedicine Online, p. 108-119, 2015
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Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 65-71, 2015
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Vaginal gene expression during treatment with aromatase inhibitors
Part of Clinical Breast Cancer, p. 527-535, 2015
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Androgen levels during adjuvant endocrine therapy in postmenopausal breast cancer patients
Part of Climacteric, p. 48-54, 2014
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Aromatase inhibitors affect vaginal proliferation and steroid hormone receptors
Part of Menopause, p. 383-390, 2013
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Sexual dysfunction in women on adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer
Part of Menopause, p. 162-168, 2013
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Part of Menopause, p. 1328-1328, 2013
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Part of Climacteric, p. 473-480, 2012
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Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 64-64, 2012
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Part of Reproductive Sciences, p. 666-678, 2011
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Part of Gynecological Endocrinology, p. 655-660, 2011
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Urogenital disorders in women with adjuvant endocrine therapy after early breast cancer
Part of American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, p. 260-7, 2011
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Part of Reproductive Sciences, p. 485-492, 2011