LHX8 and adenomyosis: Nevertheless, follicular quantification analyses after Lhx8 immunodetection on ovarian sections reveal a reduction in the total number of primordial (P = 0.0356), primary (P = 0.0393) and secondary or more growing follicles (P = 0.0407) per mm2 in adenomyosis-induced ovaries (Fig. 4D and E) compared to control ones (Fig. 4C and E).