Anginogenesis of Eutopic and Ectopic Endometria in Endometriosis

Summary: In order to study the angiogenesis in endometriosis, the samples of eutopic and ectopic en-dometria from patients with endometriosis were quantitatively analyzed by color morphometric imagesystem (CMIS) for vascular surface area, and by examining endometrial blood vessel for microvesseldensity (MVD). The results showed that within each menstrual phase the vascular surface area andMVD were significantly higher in ectopic endometria with endometriosis than those in eutopic en-dometria with endometriosis or normal endometrium (P＜0. 05). It is concluded that angiogenesismight be involved in the development of endometriosis.