VEGFA and endometriosis: Furthermore, a significant inverse correlation was observed between changes in VEGF-A protein and miR-17-5p (r = −0.739, P = 0.001), miR -20a (r = −0.676, P = 0.001), miR-125a (r = −0.567, P = 0.01) and miR-222 (r = −0.494, P = 0.037) levels in endometriotic cell cultures from women with endometriosis after treatment with peritoneal fluid.