Physiologie péritonéale et fertilité

In: Physiologie, pathologie et thérapie de la reproduction chez l’humain · 2011 · pp. 93–105 · doi:10.1007/978-2-8178-0061-5_8 · W298601123
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The intrapraperitoneal location of the ovary and its connection to the reproductive tract highlight the importance of peritoneal physiology for understanding fertility.

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This chapter reviews how intraperitoneal physiology and the communication between the peritoneal environment and the female genital tract via the fallopian tubes may influence fertility, emphasizing the peritoneum, peritoneal cavity, and peritoneal fluid as multifaceted physiological organs. It synthesizes diverse research from multiple specialties and discusses why normal peritoneal physiology remains incompletely understood, citing the difficulty of accessing the deep peritoneal cavity in vivo. A related theme is that peritoneal immune and inflammatory processes, along with peritoneal fluid composition and transport properties, have been studied in contexts relevant to reproductive biology and endometriosis. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it explicitly discusses peritoneal fluid physiology and related immune/inflammatory mechanisms as they pertain to endometriosis-associated reproductive outcomes and lesion distribution.

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Am J Pathol 175:225–223 Author information Authors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2011 Springer-Verlag France, Paris About this chapter Cite this chapter Canis, M. et al. (2011). Physiologie péritonéale et fertilité. In: Physiologie, pathologie et thérapie de la reproduction chez l’humain. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0061-5_8 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0061-5_8 Publisher Name: Springer, Paris Print ISBN: 978-2-8178-0060-8 Online ISBN: 978-2-8178-0061-5 eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

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