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Table 1 Presence and severity of pain syndrome according to the stage of endometriosis

From: Relationship between the severity of endometriosis symptoms (dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain) and the spread of the disease on ultrasound

Pain syndrome

Minimal

No (%)

Mild

No (%)

Moderate

No (%)

Severe

No (%)

p value

Dysmenorrhea

 Stage I

0

1 (8.3)

2 (16.7)

9 (75)

0.61

 Stage II

0

0

3 (30)

7 (70)

 Stage III

0

9 (15.8)

18 (31.6)

30 (52.6)

 Stage IV

4 (5.5)

7 (9.6)

22 (30.1)

40 (54.8)

Dyspareunia

 Stage I

5 (45.5)

0

4 (36.4)

2 (18.2)

0.48

 Stage II

4 (44.4)

0

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

 Stage III

21 (47.7)

8 (18.2)

7 (15.9)

8 (18.2)

 Stage IV

20 (34.5)

12 (20.7)

17 (29.3)

9 (15.5)

Chronic pelvic pain

 Stage I

7 (58.3)

0

2 (16.7)

3 (25)

0.05

 Stage II

5 (50)

0

5 (50)

0

 Stage III

35 (60.3)

9 (15.5)

10 (17.2)

4 (6.9)

 Stage IV

32 (44.7)

22 (30.6)

13 (18.1)

5 (6.9)

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