Subendometrial and intraendometrial blood flow during the menstrual cycle in patients with endometriosis

Pedro Xavier, Xavier P, Jorge Beires, Beires J, Henrique Barros, José Martinez-de-Oliveira, José Martinez‐de‐Oliveira
Fertility and sterility · 2005 · vol. 84(1) , pp. 52–59 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.114 · PMID:16009157 · W1985211521
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This study investigated subendometrial and intraendometrial blood flow patterns throughout the menstrual cycle in patients diagnosed with endometriosis.

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ObjectiveTo use power Doppler ultrasound to assess the effect of endometriosis on intraendometrial and subendometrial blood flow during the menstrual cycle.DesignAn observational prospective study.SettingAcademic teaching hospital.Patient(s)Thirty patients with histologically confirmed ovarian endometrioma and 15 control women.Intervention(s)Power Doppler ultrasound examination during the menstrual cycle.Main outcome measure(s)Intraendometrial and subendometrial color signals assessed by power Doppler ultrasound.Result(s)A statistically significant higher proportion of endometrioma patients presented simultaneous intraendometrial and subendometrial color signals in the late secretory cycle phase compared with controls (40.0% vs. 6.7%).Conclusion(s)The higher endometrial perfusion in patients with ovarian endometrioma that is observed in the late secretory phase of the cycle, close to menstrual shedding, favors the hypothesis that women with endometriosis might have higher endometrial vascular activity, thus facilitating the implantation process of endometrial cells outside the uterus.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Menstrual Cycle Adult Blood Flow Velocity Blood Flow Velocity Endometriosis Endometrium Female Humans Menstrual Cycle Prospective Studies Statistics, Nonparametric Ultrasonography, Doppler Ultrasonography, Doppler

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