Hormonal cytology is a simple, economical, easy to repeat test which offers the perinatologist useful information about the function of the fetoplacental unit..
Where smears are required for hormonal evaluation they should be taken from the upper third of the lateral vaginal wall, preferably by aspiration, and spread evenly on a clean slide 0 a to di turb the natural arrangement of cells as little as possible..
The maturation index documents the differentiation of the immature squamous cells toward their most evolved forms, from parabasal to intermediate cells, to the mature superficial cells, each representing a cellular layer..
Shorr stain is a rapid, mono-reagent staining method exclusively used in hormonal cytodiagnosis.
It assesses the characteristic changes in the vaginal epithelium, caused by the follicle and corpus luteum hormonal effects and determines the stage of the estrous cycle through the examination of vaginal smears..
The principle of the cytologic hormonal analysis is simple.
The degree of maturation of the squamous epithelium of the female genital tract depends on steroid hormones, mainly estrogen..
Shorr stain is a rapid, mono-reagent staining method exclusively used in hormonal cytodiagnosis.
It assesses the characteristic changes in the vaginal epithelium, caused by the follicle and corpus luteum hormonal effects and determines the stage of the estrous cycle through the examination of vaginal smears..
Shorr stain is a rapid, mono-reagent staining method exclusively used in hormonal cytodiagnosis.
It assesses the characteristic changes in the vaginal epithelium, caused by the follicle and corpus luteum hormonal effects and determines the stage of the estrous cycle through the examination of vaginal smears..
hormones on vaginal cytology • Estrogen: MI=01090 • Increase cell maturation • Proliferation of all layers of epithelium • Progesterone:
The cytologic approach is particularly valuable if laboratories specializing in endocrine analysis are not readily available.
The principle of the cytologic hormonal analysis is simple.
The degree of maturation of the squamous epithelium of the female genital tract depends on steroid hormones, mainly estrogen.
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The principle of the cytologic hormonal analysis is simple.
The degree of maturation of the squamous epithelium of the female genital tract depends on steroid hormones, mainly estrogen.
OBJECTIVES After reading this lesson, you will be able to:
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Cytologic hormonal evaluation may be of assistance in the evaluation of amenorrhea (cessation of menses), in women who have never menstruated (primary amenorrhea) or who stopped menstruating at a young age after a period of normal menses (secondary amenorrhea).
