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179 endometriosi s Fornazari et al. (2019) Controlle d prospecti ve study Leiomyoma s 26 patient s Symptomatic fibroids and indication for embolization with UFE, no hormonal blockade, premenopau sal, not exclusively submucosal or subserosal fibroids, no current fertility therapies Age 30 – 41 years (mean 36) 15 transmural, 5 submucosal, 5 intramural, 1 subserosal / Cine MRI, 4 min. Presence, contraction pattern, fibroid location, uterine volume Periovulato ry phase UFE Uterine peristalsis Cervix (patient vs control): frequency 25.90 +/- 10.21 vs 17.90 +/- 8.46 os/10min, amplitude 9.18 +/- 7.36 vs 6.95 +/- 4.07 mmHg, basal pressure tone 58.02 +/- 23.13 vs 42.41 +/- 14.18 mmHg Kido et al. (2007) Casecontrol study Endometrio sis 26 patient s, 12 control s Patients: premenopausal, diagnosed with endometrial cysts, no hormonal/ surgical treatment, no adenomyosis , no leiomyomas. Controls: no visible gynaecologic al anomalies, nulliparous, no gynaecologic al treatment, no fertility treatment, no hormonal treatment Age 24-51 years (mean 35.1), 10 periovulatory, 13 luteal, 3 menstrual phases. 8 gravidities, 7 parous. 4 rights, 9 left, 13 bilateral cysts of the ovaries. Mean size cysts 4.2 +/- 2.2 cm Age 23-32 years (mean 25.9) Cine MRI, 2 min. Presence, frequency, direction, sustained contraction s Periovulato ry, luteal and menstrual phase / Uterine peristalsis Patient vs control periovulatory phase: presence 30% vs 92%, <CF waves in patients, frequency 2.5 +/- 1.0 vs 4.4 +/- 1.6 per 2 min. Patient vs control luteal phase: presence 23% vs 25% Patient vs control menstrual phase: presence 100% vs 42%

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