Table 3.
Samples collected to date
| Blood samples | Number of samples (by participant) |
|---|---|
| Blood collected at time of surgery | |
| White blood cells | 94 |
| Heavy metals/serum | 98 |
| Plasma | 114 |
| Serum | 114 |
| Blood collected at all other times | |
| Serum | 126 |
| Plasma | 114 |
| whole blood | 141 |
| Urine | 86 |
| IVF samples | |
| Follicular fluid | 77 |
| Granulosa cells | 78 |
| Immature oocytes | 20 |
| Cumulus cells | 77 |
| Gynecologic surgery tissue samples | |
| Ovarian tissue | 53 |
| Fibroid/leiomyoma tissue | 41 |
| Myometrium | 78 |
| Endometrium | 13 |
| Endometrioma | 43 |
| Fallopian tube | 84 |
| Fimbriated ends | 82 |
| Cervical tissue | 77 |
| Male samples | |
| Semen | 482 |
| Testicular tissue | 1 |
| Epididymis | 1 |
| Number of samples (by aliquot) | |
| Blood | |
| Blood collected at time of surgery | |
| White blood cells | 108 |
| Heavy metals/serum | 604 |
| Plasma | 838 |
| Serum | 949 |
| Blood collected at all other times | |
| Serum | 739 |
| Plasma | 944 |
| Whole blood | 874 |
| Urine | 770 |
| Semen | |
| Whole semen | 2039 |
| Sperm | 4664 |
| Seminal fluid | 2288 |
| IVF samples | |
| Cumulus cells | 94 |
| Granulosa cells | 95 |
| Follicular fluid | 1082 |
| Immature oocytes | 67 |
| Surgical tissue flash frozen | |
| Endometrium | 147 |
| Myometrium | 330 |
| Leiomyoma | 412 |
| Cervix | 473 |
| Fallopian tube | 401 |
| Fimbriated end | 215 |
| Ovary | 119 |
| Testicle | 16 |
| Epididymis | 3 |
| Surgical tissue stored in RNAlater | |
| Endometrium | 117 |
| Myometrium | 314 |
| Leiomyoma | 403 |
| Cervix | 481 |
| Fallopian tube | 329 |
| Fimbriated end | 184 |
| Ovary | 104 |
| Testicle | 10 |
| Epididymis | 3 |
| Surgical tissue stored as cell lines | |
| Endometrium | 138 |
| Myometrium | 526 |
| Leiomyoma | 418 |
| Fimbriated end | 4 |
| Number of samples (cassettes) | |
| Surgical tissue paraffin embedded | |
| Endometrium | 37 |
| Myometrium | 85 |
| Leiomyoma | 81 |
| Cervix | 83 |
| Fallopian tube | 146 |
| Fimbriated end | 79 |
| Ovary | 27 |
| Testicle | 6 |
| Epididymis | 1 |