Morphological features of the mucous membrane of the isthmus of the fallopian tubes in the elderly and senile women

Abstract

Aim to determine the age-related morphological features of the isthmus of fallopian tubes of parous elderly and senile women in comparison with women in early adulthood. Material and methods. For the morphological study, 79 parous women were divided into 3 groups: Group I included 26 women of early adulthood (aged from 22 to 35), Group II included 28 elderly women (aged from 57 to 74), Group III included 25 senile women (aged from 75 to 88). The histological, micrometric and statistical methods were used in the study. The preparations were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The thickness of the mucous membrane of the isthmus of fallopian tubes was measured. Results. The mucous membrane of the isthmus in the old and senile age is characterized by thickened folds located close to each other, forming a narrowing of the uterine tube lumen. From the early adulthood to old age, the thickness of the uterine tube mucosa in the isthmus area was decreasing by 9.1% in the right tube and by 9.2% in the left tube. In the interval from the old age to senile age, the thickness of the right fallopian tube mucosa was decreasing by 4.7% and that of the left fallopian tube by 4.5% (p0.01). There was a tendency for asymmetry in the thickness of the mucous membrane in the isthmus area with predominant parameters in the right fallopian tube in all age groups under the study (p0.05). Conclusion. The results obtained during the study allow us to expand the previously available information on the age-related restructuring of the female reproductive system organs. This information may provide the basis for various kinds of "anti-age" and clinical research.

Keywords

• mucosa
• micrometry
• isthmus