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[Characteristics of the hormonal-immunologic status in inflammatory disorders of the female reproductive system]
Abstract:
The presence of cooperative hormonal-immunologic reactions in the female reproductive tract is substantiated. The features of their regional morphologic manifestations in menarche, hormonal pregnancy and non-complicated delivery are described. The importance of specific hormonal factors in the pathogenesis of ascending genital infections at various stages of the gestational period is shown. The possibilities of a pathomorphologic method in the evaluation of the hormonal -- immunological status when examining a gynecological-obstetrical material are determined.
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