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J Clin Pathol 56:305-307 doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.305
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The effects of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena coil) on endometrial morphology

Table 1

Endometrial morphological features associated with Mirena coil

Morphological feature Number of cases
Decidualisation of stroma 72 (96%)
Atrophy of glands 65 (87%)
Stromal inflammatory cell infiltrate 59 (79%)
Stromal inflammatory cell infiltrate, including plasma cells 20 (27%)
Surface papillary formations 38 (51%)
Stromal myxoid change 29 (39%)
Stromal haemosiderin deposition 24 (32%)
Glandular metaplasia 7 (9%)
Stromal necrosis 5 (7%)
Reactive atypia in surface glands 3 (4%)
Stromal calcifications 1 (1%)

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