Fig. 4.

Effects of thyroiditis on endometriosis evolution. Implant size and weight of endometriotic implants of C57BL/6 mice (A and B, hypothyroidism model), CBA mice (C and D, autoimmune thyroiditis model), and BALB/c mice (E and F, hTG immunization model). The correlation between implant size and serum T3 concentration (I) and serum T4 concentration (J) in the autoimmune thyroiditis model (Spearman correlation) is shown. Ultrasonography images of endometriotic implants in autoimmune thyroiditis mice (G) and control mice (H) are shown. (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ****P < 0.0001 measured by Mann–Whitney test). ns, nonsignificant.