Uterine and ovarian flow velocity waveforms in the normal menstrual cycle: a transvaginal Doppler study

A combined transvaginal 2D real-time and pulsed Doppler method was used for recording flow velocity waveforms in the uterine and ovarian arteries from 16 healthy women during the follicular and luteal phase of the normal menstrual cycle. Continuous forward end-diastolic flow velocities were document...

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Published in:Fertility and sterility 1989-12, Vol.52 (6), p.981-985
Main Authors: Scholtes, Michael C.W., Wladimiroff, Juriy W., van Rijen, Hetty J.M., Hop, Wim C.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Flow Velocity
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Mammalian female genital system
Menstrual Cycle
Morphology. Physiology
Ultrasonography
Uterus - blood supply
Vagina - blood supply
Vertebrates: reproduction
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Summary:A combined transvaginal 2D real-time and pulsed Doppler method was used for recording flow velocity waveforms in the uterine and ovarian arteries from 16 healthy women during the follicular and luteal phase of the normal menstrual cycle. Continuous forward end-diastolic flow velocities were documented in 74% of the ovarian artery and 96.5% of the uterine artery flow velocity waveforms. Comparison of the pulsatility index from the left and right ovarian artery revealed a significantly lower pulsatility index on the side of the ovary bearing the developing corpus luteum, suggesting reduced down-stream impedance or increased blood flow. The pulsatility index from the uterine artery only seems to be marginally involved in the observed impedance changes during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.
ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/S0015-0282(16)53162-8