THE "GOLD STANDARD" DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF THE ENDOMETRIUM
Chronic endometritis is one of the most acute, widespread problems of modern gynecology, affecting the female population of different ages. It is a chronic inflammatory process that causes damage to the functional and basal layers of the endometrium. In Russia, this chronic inflammatory process in the uterine cavity occurs in 0.2-66.3% of cases, it has an effect on the normal cycle of menstruation, a decrease in the women fertility, it is often causes a complication of pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, and also infertility and early losses. Today this disease requires a lot of doctors and scientists' attention due to the erased clinical picture, complex diagnosis and treatment. This article focuses on the morphological study of endometrial specimens as the “gold standard”, the most informative method for diagnosing of this pathology at present. The postulates regarding the detection of plasma cells and B-lymphocytes are described, which is considered today by scientists, obstetrician-gynecologists as one of the most specific and delicate diagnostic signs of chronic endometritis. Variants and rules for collecting biopsy material are analyzed, as well as histological preparation staining method.