Characteristics of uterine contractility during menses in women with mild to moderate endometriosis Carlo Bulletti, M.D., Dominique De Ziegler, M.D., Valeria Polli, M.D., Elena Del Ferro, Ph.D., Simone Palini, Ph.D., Carlo Flamigni, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 77, Issue 6, Pages 1156-1161 (June 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)03087-X
FIGURE 1 Measurement of intrauterine pressure. Two internal probes connected to pressure transducers were positioned into the lumen cavity near the fundus (for signal acquisition and analysis) and past the internal os (for determination and analysis of sphincter-like action of the internal os). Bulletti. Endometriosis and uterine contractility. Fertil Steril 2002. Fertility and Sterility 2002 77, 1156-1161DOI: (10.1016/S0015-0282(02)03087-X)
FIGURE 2 Intrauterine pressure. The top graph shows pressure near the fundus; the bottom graph shows pressure near the internal os. Bulletti. Endometriosis and uterine contractility. Fertil Steril 2002. Fertility and Sterility 2002 77, 1156-1161DOI: (10.1016/S0015-0282(02)03087-X)
FIGURE 3 (A), In vitro culture of viable predecidual cells collected from the cul-de-sac of patients with endometriosis. (B), Epithelial cells collected from the cul-de-sac of patients with endometriosis and cultured in a plated with matrigel. Cell-to-cell adhesion and presence on top of the matrigel bed are visible, indicating viable cells. Bulletti. Endometriosis and uterine contractility. Fertil Steril 2002. Fertility and Sterility 2002 77, 1156-1161DOI: (10.1016/S0015-0282(02)03087-X)