title: Congenital absence of the uterus. Clinicopathologic and endocrine findings.
abstract: Laparoscopic ovarian biopsies performed on 11 patients with congenital absence of the uterus revealed the presence of follicles at different stages of development, with corpora lutea in 2 patients and cystic follicles in 1 patient who had cyclic patterns of serum gonadotropins and plasma progesterone.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D013799:Theca Cells / Q000473:pathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone