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Characteristics of uterine contractility during menses in women with mild to moderate endometriosis
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Objective To establish the role of uterine contractions in retrograde menstruation with subsequent abdominal implantation of endometrial tissue.Design Controlled prospective study.Setting University hospital-based study.Patient(s) Infertile women with (n = 22) and without (n = 22) endometriosis.Main outcome measure(s) Frequency, amplitude, and basal pressure tone of uterine contractions; correlation of contractions with retrograde bleeding and presence of viable endometrial cells; and dysmenorrhea before and 3 and 24 months after surgery.Result(s) Compared with controls, patients with endometriosis had uterine contractions with higher frequency (22.73 +/- 5.66 osc/10 min vs. 11.09 +/- 3.26 osc/10 min), amplitude (20.83 +/- 3.94 mm Hg vs. 6.77 +/- 2.83 mm Hg), and basal pressure tone (50.14 +/- 16.30 mm Hg vs. 24.68 +/- 6.14 mm Hg). Dysmenorrhea was scored as 4.09 +/- 1.44 in patients with endometriosis and 0.86 +/- 1.42 in controls. Retrograde bleeding was found in 73% of patients with endometriosis vs. 9% of controls, and only 45% of patients with endometriosis had viable endometrial cells in the cul-de-sac.Conclusion(s) Endometriosis may result from abnormal myometrial contractility through tubal transportation, dissemination, and implantation of endometrial viable cells into the abdomen.
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- Authors
- Bulletti, C., De Ziegler, D., Polli, V., Del Ferro, E., Palini, S., & Flamigni, C.
- Affiliations
- Ospedale Infermi di Rimini (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Bulletti, Carlo
- Venue
- Fertility and Sterility
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-06
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1156-1161
- ISSN
- 0015-0282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2133378494
- Cited by
- 147
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 7.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gynecological conditions and treatments
- Keywords
- endometriosis, uterine contractility, retrograde menstruation, dysmenorrhea, infertility, endometrial implantation, endometriosis pathogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis, Endometrium, Female, Humans, Menstruation, Severity of Illness Index, Uterine Contraction, Uterine Hemorrhage, Incidence
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