Uterus in early proliferative phase (EPP)

Early proliferative phase in a human uterus. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

This is a low-power photomicrograph of a H+E stained section through the uterine wall. The narrow purple layer on top is the endometrium. The much thicker pinkish part below is the myometrium.

Published June 14th 2019, updated July 6th 2020.