{"paper_id":"26e72d98-5bcf-4fe0-925e-a5d7d531c677","body_text":"Abstract\nBased on its ability to demonstrate the pelvic organs (Kratochwil etal. 1972; see Chap. 3), sonography can be utilized to monitor the changes that occur in the uterus, ovaries, and blood vessels (but not the fallopian tubes) during the normal menstrual cycle. Our earlier experience in patients undergoing hormonal therapy (Hackeloer and Hansmann 1976; Hackeloer et al. 1977) indicated that it was possible to demonstrate ovarian follicles, measure their size, and monitor their growth by ultrasound. These results were later confirmed (Hackeloer and Robinson 1978; Hackeloer etal. 1979; Hackeloer and Nitschke-Dabelstein 1980) in women with normal menstrual cycles.\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nBaird DT, Fraser IS (1974) Blood production and ovarian secretion rates of estradiol and estrone in women throughout the menstrual cycle. 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Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 98: 592–598\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1986 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nHansmann, M., Hackelöer, BJ., Staudach, A. (1986). Sonographic Aspects of the Menstrual Cycle. In: Wittmann, B.K. (eds) Ultrasound Diagnosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70423-9_15\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70423-9_15\nPublisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-642-70425-3\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-642-70423-9\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}