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Human non-gravid myometrium differentiates in response to ovarian sex steroids into a subendometrial layer or junctional zone and an outer myometrial layer. Compared to the outer myometrial layer, the junctional zone myocytes are characteri…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prospectively the role of endovaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of adenomyosis and to identify predictive characteristics. SETTING: In Vitro Fertilisation Unit, Hammersmith Hospital. SUBJECTS: Fifty-six women w…
ObjectiveTo determine the sensitivity and specificity of myometrial needle biopsies in the diagnosis of adenomyosis uteri in vitro.DesignEight needle biopsies and 8 corresponding myometrial blocks were taken from 27 hysterectomy specimens w…
The myometrium is usually thought of as a homogeneous mass of smooth muscle fibres. However, magnetic resonance studies of the uterus have revealed two distinct zones--the subendometrial myometrium or junctional zone and the outer myometriu…