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Table 3 Group median values and score range for the morphological characteristics used in the final analysis.

From: Endometrial response to IVF hormonal manipulation: Comparative analysis of menopausal, down regulated and natural cycles

  

Epithelial abundance

Tissue heterogeneity

Cell heterogeneity

Gland abundance

Gland opening

Cilia groups

Single cilium

Microvilli height

Microvilli density

Apical membrane defects

Cell separation

Denuded apices

Flattened cells

Deflated cells

Apical protrusion

Uterodome – shape

Uterodome – abundance

Cell borders

Secretion

Plicae

Group 1

Median

3

2

2

2

2

2

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

1

2

0

Combined

Minimum

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

n = 25

Maximum

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

3

3

1

1

1

2

1

3

3

3

2

3

2

(Group 1)

Median

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

0

2

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

1.5

0

2

0

n = 10

Minimum

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

 

Maximum

3

3

3

2

3

3

0

3

3

1

1

1

2

1

3

3

3

2

3

1

(Group 2)

Median

3

1

2

1

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

0

n = 15

Minimum

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Maximum

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

3

3

1

1

1

1

0

3

3

3

1

3

2

Group 3

Median

3

2

3

1

2

2

0

1

1

2

0

3

3

0

1

0

0

3

0

2

n = 2

Minimum

3

2

3

1

2

2

0

1

1

2

0

3

3

0

1

0

0

3

0

2

 

Maximum

3

2

3

1

2

2

0

1

1

2

0

3

3

0

1

0

0

3

0

2

Group 4

Median

3

1

1

2

1

3

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

2

0

2.5

0

n = 10

Minimum

3

1

0

1

1

2

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

2

0

 

Maximum

3

2

2

2

2

3

0

3

3

0

0

1

1

1

3

3

3

0

3

0

Group 5

Median

1

2.5

1.5

1

3

0.5

0.5

1

1

1

0.5

2

2

1

0

0

0

2

0

0.5

n = 18

Minimum

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Maximum

3

3

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

1

3

3

2

1

0

0

3

1

2

Group 6

Median

3

2

1.5

2

1.5

2

0.5

2

2

0

0

0

1

0

2

3

2

0

2

0

n = 18

Minimum

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Maximum

3

3

3

3

2

3

1

3

3

1

1

2

2

1

3

3

3

2

3

2

Group 7

Median

3

2

2

2

1

2

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

0

n = 18

Minimum

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Maximum

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

2

3

1

1

1

1

0

2

2

3

1

3

2

Group 8

Median

3

1

3

2

2

2

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

n = 13

Minimum

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Maximum

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

1

2

2

  1. Group 1 Combined Control – natural cycle (Combined groups 1 and 2) Group 3 Downregulation Group 4 Downregulation plus HRT Group 5 Menopause Control Group 6 Menopause plus HRT Group 7 Natural plus HST – Day 5P Group 8 Natural plus HST – Day 8P Key: Groups in () indicate values prior to combination for final analysis