1. Iron overload in the peritoneal cavity of women with pelvic endometriosis 
Anne Van Langendonckt, Ph.D., Françoise Casanas-Roux, Ph.D., Jacques Donnez, M.D., Ph.D. 
Fertility and Sterility 
Volume 78, Issue 4, Pages (October 2002)
DOI: /S (02)

2. FIGURE 1
Concentrations of iron and ferritin in the peritoneal fluid of controls and patients with peritoneal endometriosis, according to phase of the menstrual cycle. Horizontal lines represent medians. During the secretory phase, iron and ferritin concentrations in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis were significantly higher than those in controls (P<.01).
Van Langendonckt. Iron overload and peritoneal endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2002.
Fertility and Sterility  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

3. FIGURE 2
Iron deposits in endometrium and peritoneum (Prussian blue staining). Various forms of iron deposits are observed. (A), Small extracellular and intracellular granules, isolated deposits (arrows), and deposits shaped as clusters (arrowhead). (B), Faint blue cytoplasmic staining associated (C) or not associated (D) with iron-laden macrophages. Bar = 11 μm.
Van Langendonckt. Iron overload and peritoneal endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2002.
Fertility and Sterility  , DOI: ( /S (02) )