PMID: 15330149Aug 28, 2004Paper

Cytologic aspects of the nasal respiratory epithelium throughout the menstrual cycle

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
Agostino SerraS Caruso

Abstract

A prospective study was performed to investigate the changes in nasal cytology that occur in healthy premenopausal women throughout the menstrual cycle. Eighty-eight women with an ovulatory menstrual cycle underwent nasal sampling with a cytobrush by direct vision of the middle and inferior nasal turbinates during the follicular, periovular, and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle, and the specimens were evaluated with the maturation index. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed the cytologic aspects of the nasal respiratory epithelium and of vaginal smears according to the three different phases of the menstrual cycle. Along with the vaginal cells, the nasal respiratory epithelium is an ovarian steroid target.

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Jul 2, 2003·The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology·Agostino SerraSalvatore Caruso

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May 9, 2007·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Salvatore CarusoAntonio Cianci
Jun 14, 2008·Menopause : the Journal of the North American Menopause Society·Salvatore CarusoAntonio Cianci
Jun 27, 2019·Gynecological Endocrinology : the Official Journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology·Isil Karaer, Gorkem Tuncay

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