Cross-Linked Collagen: How Uterine Stiffness Reveals Hidden Remodeling
The uterine wall responds to internal pressure the way a balloon does when you blow it up: at first it gives easily, then it grows more and more stubborn. But while a balloon simply stretches, the uterus resists thanks to a network of collagen fibers that first unfolds and then pulls taut, refusing to give any further.