Morphometric Characteristics of the Vaginal Epithelium during the Menstrual Cycle
作者:
Inga Sjöberg,
Stefan Cajander,
Eva Rylander,
期刊:
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
(Karger Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 26,
issue 2
页码: 136-144
ISSN:0378-7346
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1159/000293685
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Menstrual cycle;Morphometry;Vaginal epithelium;Papilloma virus
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Vaginal biopsies were obtained in 5 healthy women every third day during the menstrual cycle. The specimens were examined with morphometric technique and the mean nuclear size was correlated to values of estradiol and progesterone and caryopycnotic index. Cyclical changes of the histological appearance of the epithelium could be demonstrated. During estrogen influence a proliferation and maturation of the vaginal mucosa was seen whereas addition of progesterone was associated with a shedding of the superficial cell layers and a steady state of the basal part of the epithelium. At ovulation the epithelium reached maximal thickness and maturity. The histological architecture at this time may resemble a human-papilloma-virus (HPV)-infected mucosa. The difficulties in distinguishing an HPV-infected epithelium from normal are discussed.
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