In women in the mid and late follicular phases, oxytocin increased rapid, directed transport of radiolabelled particles representing spermatozoa from the vagina into the ipsilateral Fallopian tube.
In plain wordsIn women, oxytocin increased the fast, directed movement of sperm-like particles from the vagina to the Fallopian tube.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- IncreaseDirected transport of radiolabelled particles into the Fallopian tube
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
However, oxytocin significantly increased the rapid and directed transport of radiolabelled particles representing spermatozoa from the vagina into the Fallopian tube ipsilateral to the site of the dominant follicle (P = 0.02, 0.04 and 0.02 after 1, 16 and 32 min of documentation respectively).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In this study, the effect of oxytocin and its receptor antagonist atosiban on uterine peristalsis and thus directed sperm transport during the mid and late follicular phases was examined.