develop a significant enthalpic relaxation peak which occurs in the vicinity of the glass transition event. The development of the enthalpic relaxation peak is due to the non- equilibrium nature of the glass transition event and is a consequence of the second and third laws of thermodynamics relating to the entropy of the material.
Conclusions: Endometrial biopsy, with detection of nerve fibres, provided a reliability of diagnosis of endometriosis which is close to the accuracy of laparoscopic assessment by experienced gynaecological laparoscopists.
The results of our pilot study (Al-Jefout et al., 2007) showed that it is possible to make the diagnosis of endometriosis using endometrial biopsy. However, the results of the pilot study needed to be verified by a double-blind study with a larger number of patients and the involvement of more surgeons.