Anginogenesis of eutopic and ectopic endometria in endometriosis

Abstract

In order to study the angiogenesis in endometriosis, the samples of eutopic and ectopic endometria from patients with endometriosis were quantitatively analyzed by color morphometric image system (CMIS) for vascular surface area, and by examining endometrial blood vessel for microvessel density (MVD). The results showed that within each menstrual phase the vascular surface area and MVD were significantly higher in ectopic endometria with endometriosis than those in eutopic endometria with endometriosis or normal endometrium (P<0.05). It is concluded that angiogenesis might be involved in the development of endometriosis.

Keywords

endometriosis / angiogenesis / microvessel density

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