TY - JOUR
T1 - The patterns of uterine contractility in normal menstruating women
T2 - From physiology to pathology
AU - Bulletti, Carlo
AU - De Ziegler, Dominique
AU - Setti, Paolo Levi
AU - Cicinelli, Ettore
AU - Polli, Valeria
AU - Flamigni, Carlo
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The nonpregnant uterus shows uterine activity throughout the menstrual cycle. This uterine activity was detected both by single strep tissue and by using intrauterine pressure recordings in vitro and in vivo. Today, ultrasound has made it possible to study this activity with a noninvasive approach and to assess uterine contractions (UCs) in real-time movements of the uterus. Throughout the menstrual cycle, wavelike activity patterns of the reproductive organ were established. These patterns are under control of steroid hormones. Adequate UCs may provide for gamete/embryo transportation throughout the uterotubal cavities and successful embryo implantation in spontaneous and/or assisted reproduction. Inadequate UCs may produce ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, retrograde bleeding with dysmenorrhea, and endometriosis.
AB - The nonpregnant uterus shows uterine activity throughout the menstrual cycle. This uterine activity was detected both by single strep tissue and by using intrauterine pressure recordings in vitro and in vivo. Today, ultrasound has made it possible to study this activity with a noninvasive approach and to assess uterine contractions (UCs) in real-time movements of the uterus. Throughout the menstrual cycle, wavelike activity patterns of the reproductive organ were established. These patterns are under control of steroid hormones. Adequate UCs may provide for gamete/embryo transportation throughout the uterotubal cavities and successful embryo implantation in spontaneous and/or assisted reproduction. Inadequate UCs may produce ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, retrograde bleeding with dysmenorrhea, and endometriosis.
KW - Endometrial waves
KW - Intrauterine pressure
KW - Nonpregnant uterus
KW - Transvaginal ultrasound
KW - Uterine contractions
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U2 - 10.1196/annals.1335.007
DO - 10.1196/annals.1335.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 15731300
AN - SCOPUS:14944364538
VL - 1034
SP - 64
EP - 83
JO - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
JF - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
SN - 0077-8923
ER -