Abstract
The concentration of microscopically detectable blood vessels was significantly lower in endometrium exposed to progesterone-releasing intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) than in control endometrium (mean vessel density 2.39 and 3.92, respectively). The percentage of vessels with defects was significantly higher in IUD samples (35.0%) than in control samples (13.4%). There was no significant difference in hemostatic response to vessel injury between the IUD and control samples. Although they were more defective than in controls, the blood vessels of progesterone IUD-exposed endometrium were far fewer in number, which may account for significantly less uterine blood loss in the users of these devices. In addition, the progesterone IUDs do not appear to inhibit hemostasis in the endometrium so that blood loss from injured vessels may be minimized.
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