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Non-physiological changes are referred to some as ''pseudodecidualization'' or ''pseudodecidualized endometrium''.<ref name=pmid2970029>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Luciano | first1 = AA. | last2 = Turksoy | first2 = RN. | last3 = Carleo | first3 = J. | title = Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis. | journal = Obstet Gynecol | volume = 72 | issue = 3 Pt 1 | pages = 323-7 | month = Sep | year = 1988 | doi =  | PMID = 2970029 }}</ref>
Non-physiological changes are referred to some as ''pseudodecidualization'' or ''pseudodecidualized endometrium''.<ref name=pmid2970029>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Luciano | first1 = AA. | last2 = Turksoy | first2 = RN. | last3 = Carleo | first3 = J. | title = Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis. | journal = Obstet Gynecol | volume = 72 | issue = 3 Pt 1 | pages = 323-7 | month = Sep | year = 1988 | doi =  | PMID = 2970029 }}</ref>


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==Contexts==
==Contexts==

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Decidualization due to oral contraceptive pill use. H&E stain. (WC)
Decidua in a lymph node may mimic metastatic carcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)

Decidualized endometrium is endometrium with changes due to progestins. It is a physiological response seen in pregnancy.

Non-physiological changes are referred to some as pseudodecidualization or pseudodecidualized endometrium.[1]

Decidua and decidualization redirect to this article.

Contexts

Decidualization may be seen in a number of contexts:

References

  1. Luciano, AA.; Turksoy, RN.; Carleo, J. (Sep 1988). "Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis.". Obstet Gynecol 72 (3 Pt 1): 323-7. PMID 2970029.
  2. Kim, HS.; Yoon, G.; Kim, BG.; Song, SY. (2015). "Decidualization of intranodal endometriosis in a postmenopausal woman.". Int J Clin Exp Pathol 8 (1): 1025-30. PMID 25755813.
  3. Sammour, RN.; Leibovitz, Z.; Shapiro, I.; Degani, S.; Levitan, Z.; Aharoni, A.; Tal, J.; Lurie, M. et al. (Sep 2005). "Decidualization of ovarian endometriosis during pregnancy mimicking malignancy.". J Ultrasound Med 24 (9): 1289-94. PMID 16123189.

See also