N. Einer‐Jensen

article 2008

Peritoneal fluid concentrations of progesterone in women are higher close to the corpus luteum compared with elsewhere in the abdominal cavity

·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.044

ObjectiveTo investigate the potential role of peritoneal fluid activity for the local delivery of gonadal steroid hormones.DesignProspective clinical study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)Nine women undergoing tubal sterilization durin…

review 2007

Peritoneal fluid as an unrecognised vector between female reproductive tissues

·doi:10.1080/00016340601155098

This essay discusses the potential contribution of peritoneal fluid to the regulation of reproductive processes in female mammals. After noting the relatively high concentrations of diverse hormones in peritoneal fluid, and accepting that i…

article 2005

A dominant ovarian follicle induces unilateral changes in the origin of the blood supply to the tubal corner of the uterus

·doi:10.1093/humrep/dei179

BACKGROUND: The blood supply to the tubal corner of the uterus may originate from the uterine and ovarian arteries. The border of supply from the arteries has been found to move in young women; the change seemed dependent on ovarian steroid…

article 2001

Preferential vascular-based transfer from vagina to the corpus but not to the tubal part of the uterus in postmenopausal women

·doi:10.1093/humrep/16.7.1329

BACKGROUND: Vaginal administration of progesterone during infertility treatment has therapeutic advantages over oral administration. However, the reasons for this are poorly defined. To demonstrate a preferential vagina-to-uterus distributi…

article 1998

Plasma Concentrations of Progesterone are Higher in the Uterine Artery than in the Radial Artery After Vaginal Administration of Micronized Progesterone in an Oil-Based Solution to Postmenopausal Women

·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00545-1

ObjectiveTo verify the occurrence of preferential distribution of vaginally administered progesterone to the uterus compared with extrapelvic regions in vivo and in humans.DesignProspective clinical study.SettingUniversity medical school.Pa…