Relationship between endometriosis and uterine cervical elasticity assessed using ultrasound strain elastography.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Internal cervical os (ICO) stiffness is related to menstrual pain, a key symptom of endometriosis. The study evaluated whether women with endometriosis have a stiffer ICO than unaffected women.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted using prospectively collected data from women with and without endometriosis, spanning from June 2020 to September 2022. Endometriosis was diagnosed through clinical and ultrasound evaluations, with histological confirmation in a subset of participants. Strain elastography (SE) was employed to measure tissue elasticity in four cervical regions of interest: the ICO and the anterior, posterior, and middle cervical compartments (ACC, PCC, and MCC, respectively). Tissue elasticity was quantified using a color-based sco

SUBMITTER: Xholli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11532525 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature