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We measured serum levels of progesterone and estradiol among 35 patients with endometritis confirmed by endometrial biopsy. The onset of symptoms took place predominantly in the proliferative phase of the cycle. A negative correlation was found between the serum progesterone levels and the histopathologic severity of plasma cell endometritis. Our results suggest that the hormonal status contributes to the immune response and susceptibility to endometrial infection.
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Punnonen, R., Lehtinen, M., Teisala, K. et al. The relation between serum sex steroid levels and plasma cell infiltrates in endometritis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 244, 185–191 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01560082
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