J Halme

Peritoneal fluid was collected from 107 women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization or diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of infertility. Cells consisting mainly of macrophages were separated and subjected to sophisticated flow fluorocyt…

Blood was found in the peritoneal fluid in 90% of women with patent tubes at laparoscopy during perimenstrual time. If the fallopian tubes were occluded, then only 15% of patients had evidence of blood in the pelvis. Also, 90% of patients w…

Human peritoneal macrophages obtained from females undergoing laparoscopic examination have been investigated. Morphologic heterogeneity as well as a wide variation in the content of nonspecific esterase, acid phosphatase (AP), and myeloper…

Pelvic fluid was collected from 66 women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization or diagnostic laparoscopy for evaluation of infertility. Cells consisting mainly of macrophages were separated, counted, and subjected to histochemical staining …

Peritoneal fluid (PF) samples from fertile women, infertile women without signs of endometriosis, and infertile women with endometriosis were examined for effects on motility of normal spermatozoa and for effects on their fertilizing capaci…

The volume of peritoneal fluid and its macrophage content were examined in 80 women undergoing laparoscopy. The amount of pelvic fluid was not dependent on the patency of the fallopian tubes, and no statistical difference in the fluid volum…