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. 2022 Sep 16;12(9):1519. doi: 10.3390/jpm12091519

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Comparison between epithelial and stromal cell numbers in excised lesions. (A) The number of epithelial and stromal cells in all endometriosis foci identified in the excised endometriosis tissue showed no significant difference, with approximately equal numbers of cells in both lesions. (B) There was no significant difference in the ratio of stromal:epithelial cells based on lesion subtypes. There was a significant correlation between the ratio of stromal to epithelial cells and dyspareunia.