Table 2.
Disease characteristics in women with endometriosis.
| Women with endometriosis (N = 563) | |
|---|---|
| Time since occurrence of first endometriosis related symptoms (N/%) | 528 |
| <1 year | 28 (5.30%) |
| 1 year | 25 (4.44%) |
| 2–5 years | 150 (26.64%) |
| 6–10 years | 108 (20.45%) |
| >10 years | 217 (38.54%) |
| Time interval between 1st symptom and 1st visit at gynecologist (N/%) | 487 |
| 1–4 weeks | 104 (21.36%) |
| 1–3 months | 58 (11.91%) |
| 3–6 months | 70 (14.37%) |
| 6–12 months | 61 (12.53%) |
| >1 year | 194 (39.84%) |
| Time between menarche and 1st endometriosis related surgery (mean ± SD in years) | 14.03 ± 6.74 |
| rASRM stage at latest surgery | 561 |
| I | 99 (17.65%) |
| II | 114 (20.32%) |
| III | 166 (29.59%) |
| IV | 182 (32.44%) |
| Number of endometriosis-related surgical interventions | 526 |
| 1 | 281 (53.42%) |
| 2 | 162 (30.80%) |
| ≥3 | 83 (15.78%) |