Subendometrial contractility in menstrual phase visualized by transvaginal sonography in patients with endometriosis.
Fertil Steril
; 64(1): 193-5, 1995 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7789559
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the propagation direction of the subendometrial myometrial contractile wave in menstrual phase sonographically assessed in patients with and without endometriosis.DESIGN:
Prospective study.SETTING:
Patients and normal volunteers in a university hospital. PATIENTS Sixteen women with (study group) and 21 without (control group) endometriosis.INTERVENTIONS:
Patients were examined by transvaginal sonography (midsaggital plane of the uterus) and recorded on videotape for a 5-minute period. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Direction of propagation of contraction waves.RESULTS:
The endometriosis group showed a predominant retrograde pattern whereas the control group showed a normal antegrade.CONCLUSION:
This abnormal cervix-to-fundus myometrial activity could well increase the amount of peritoneal shedding of endometrial menstrual debris, increasing the probabilities of its heterotopic implantation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Contração Uterina
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Endometriose
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Endométrio
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Ciclo Menstrual
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article