Preferential vascular-based transfer from vagina to the corpus but not to the tubal part of the uterus in postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
N. EinerJensen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/16.7.1329
Subject(s) - vagina , uterus , gynecology , medicine , postmenopausal women , obstetrics , anatomy
Vaginal administration of progesterone during infertility treatment has therapeutic advantages over oral administration. However, the reasons for this are poorly defined. To demonstrate a preferential vagina-to-uterus distribution of substances, we investigated cold distribution from vagina to the uterus and rectum.
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