title: Endometrial cytology during menstrual cycle, menopause and progestinic treatment.
abstract: The AA. examined 72 cytological smears of the human normal endometrium. Twenty-three were taken during the proliferative phase, 17 during the secretory phase, 21 during menopause and 11 during estro-progestinic treatment. The study pointed out that the endometrial smear, which has been employed up to now almost exclusively in the cyto-oncological field, is also quite suitable for a dynamic cyto-functional evaluation of ovarian function, because of the series of interpretative elements, easily and readily identifiable at the microscope, which it furnishes.
mesh_terms: D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008598:Menstruation; D011372:Progestins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011372:Progestins