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Normal Endometrium and Infertility Evaluation

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Diagnosis of Endometrial Biopsies and Curettings

The histologic features of what constitutes “normal” endometrium change with a woman’s age, through the premenarchal, reproductive, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal years. During the reproductive years, the cyclical hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle provide a continuously changing morphologic phenotype that is “normal.” In biopsy specimens, the combination of these cyclical changes along with artifacts and limited sampling can make normal patterns difficult to interpret.

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  1. Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210

    Michael T. Mazur MD (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  2. ClearPath Diagnostics, Syracuse, NY 13202, USA

    Michael T. Mazur MD (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  3. Departments of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA

    Robert J. Kurman MD (Richard W. TeLinde, Distinguished Professor)

  4. The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA

    Robert J. Kurman MD (Richard W. TeLinde, Distinguished Professor)

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Mazur, M.T., Kurman, R.J. (2005). Normal Endometrium and Infertility Evaluation. In: Diagnosis of Endometrial Biopsies and Curettings. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-26321-2_2

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