Thomas E J, Lenton E A, Cooke I D
Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1986 Aug;93(8):852-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb07994.x.
Eighteen patients whose only demonstrable cause of infertility was a minor degree of endometriosis and whose partners were normal, were investigated prospectively for one menstrual cycle using ultrasonography and endocrine profiles. Twelve cycles appeared to be normal. A luteinized unruptured follicle (LUF) occurred in two cycles and one patient had a follicular cyst. In a further two patients there was inadequate or abnormal folliculogenesis whilst in the last patient the follicle ruptured prematurely. This study describes the variety of endocrinological abnormalities found in women with mild endometriosis, and concludes that, in this series at least, there is a low frequency of LUF.
18名仅因轻度子宫内膜异位症而导致不孕且其伴侣正常的患者，接受了为期一个月经周期的前瞻性超声检查和内分泌特征研究。其中12个周期看似正常。两个周期出现了黄素化未破裂卵泡（LUF），一名患者有卵泡囊肿。另有两名患者卵泡生成不足或异常，而最后一名患者卵泡过早破裂。本研究描述了轻度子宫内膜异位症女性中发现的各种内分泌异常情况，并得出结论，至少在本系列研究中，LUF的发生率较低。
