Endometrial vascular and mast cell changes with copper intrauterine device

ABSTRACT

Endometrial samples by Novak curette were taken from 42 cases [10 not weaning IUD, 12 weaning the device with normal menstruation, 10 with menorrhagia, 10 with metrorrhagia], studied for mast cell counting and SA% of endometrial vascularity by counting graticule. The SA% is not affected by neither age, parity nor duration of IUD insertion. Increased number of mast cells in cases where bleeding complicating wearing IUCD that highly significant in metrorrhagia is studied