Effects of pelvic endometriosis and adenomyosis on ciliary beat frequency and muscular contractions in the human fallopian tube

• Main Authors: Wei Xia (Author), Duo Zhang (Author), Jing Ouyang (Author), Yan Liang (Author), Huiyu Zhang (Author), Zhen Huang (Author), Guiling Liang (Author), Qian Zhu (Author), Xiaoming Guan (Author), Jian Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pelvic endometriosis (EM) and adenomyosis (AM) have different effects on the fallopian tube. This study aimed to assess the transport capability of the fallopian tube in women with pelvic EM or AM. Methods Twenty women with uterine leiomyoma (control group), 20 with adenomyosis w...