noun
definition
The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
Examples of endometrium in a Sentence
If the egg is not fertilized, however, resultant hormonal changes cause the endometrium to slip away and menstruation begins.
It has a cavity in the middle which is lined with tissue called the endometrium.
The diagnosis of an abnormal uterine cavity included a thickened endometrium, and/or a endometrial mass, and/or a submucosal mass.
But the fact that the effects are statistically very much the same would suggest that you are affecting the endometrium.
The issue is complicated by the fact that ectopic endometrium might not necessarily be synchronous with normal endometrium.
Conversely, a secretory endometrium was not uncommon in cycles with values of less than 38 nmol/l.
Most patients undergoing endometrial biopsy showed atrophic endometrium (90-100% ).
Just like a leech derives nourishment from its host's blood, the embryo derives nourishment from the decidua or the pregnant endometrium.
In her final year, she carried out research on the toxicology of selective estrogen receptor modulators in the human endometrium.
Uterine malignancy that had not been diagnosed at transcervical resection of the endometrium was present at hysterectomy in two women.
The main role of these hormones is to cause thickening of the lining of the uterus (endometrium).
These ovarian hormones encourage the growth of the endometrium, which is the tissue that lines the uterus.
If pregnancy does not occur, the endometrium breaks down and the uterus sheds the extra tissue during the next menstrual period.
The ovaries may fail to produce enough estradiol to stimulate the growth of the endometrium.
Endometriosis-A condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and frequently, infertility.
The lining of your uterus, called the endometrium, is becoming thicker.
Some changes in the endometrium can prevent implantation should an egg be released and fertilized.