Chretien F C, Engelmann P, Dubois R
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1979 Oct;9(5):289-97. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(79)90078-9.
The evolution of the mean spinability value of human cervical mucus was studied by means of an automatic device throughout the menstrual cycle and pregnancy and during and after the onset of menopause. The automatic measurement brings to light the major drawbacks presented by manual methods: values previously obtained should be considered as underestimated. The mean spinability value recorded from cyclic mucus exhibits a very significant increase at mid-cycle. Graphical analysis demonstrates that only small differences in the mean spinability value occur as pregnancy proceeds. A progressive and regular decrease in the mean spinability value can be recorded from the very beginning of the menopause. However, the spinability values observed in premenopausal mucus are noticeably higher than those recorded after the onset of the menopause. The numeric data furnished by the automatic measurement are discussed in terms of statistics.
通过一种自动装置，研究了人类宫颈黏液平均可纺性值在整个月经周期、孕期以及绝经开始期间和之后的变化情况。自动测量揭示了手动方法存在的主要缺陷：之前获得的值应被视为低估。从周期性黏液记录的平均可纺性值在月经周期中期呈现出非常显著的增加。图形分析表明，随着孕期进展，平均可纺性值仅出现微小差异。从绝经刚开始就能记录到平均可纺性值逐渐且有规律地下降。然而，绝经前黏液中观察到的可纺性值明显高于绝经开始后记录的值。对自动测量提供的数值数据进行了统计学讨论。
