Table 2.

Pain symptoms and quality of life in the study group assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS), the bowel endometriosis syndrome (BENS) score, and the endometriosis health profile (EHP-5), which was divided into five subgroups (EHP 1 to 5) and also combined into a total score (EHP TOT).

Score (Mean ± SD)	All Patients (n = 580)	Patients in Reproductive Age Under Medical Therapy (n = 394)	Patients in Reproductive Age Without Medical Therapy (n = 147)	Menopausal Patients Without Medical Therapy (n = 39)
Dysmenorrhea, VAS	1.49 ± 2.72	0.41 ± 1.46	4.77 ± 3.02 *	0.13 ± 0.52
Dyschezia, VAS	2.2 ± 2.04	2.07 ± 1.86	2.83 ± 2.48 *	1.26 ± 1.02 *
Dyspareunia, VAS	2.91 ± 2.61	2.91 ± 2.6	3.01 ± 2.59	2.51 ± 2.77
Dysuria, VAS	1.23 ± 0.95	1.18 ± 0.85	1.39 ± 1.26 *	1.08 ± 0.48
NMPP, VAS	2.74 ± 2.23	2.63 ± 2.11	3.31 ± 2.52 *	1.72 ± 1.68 *
BENS SCORE	4.89 ± 5.28	4.62 ± 4.88	6.3 ± 6.28 *	2.38 ± 3.43 *
EHP pain (1)	7.19 ± 18.87	5.93 ± 17.19	12.16 ± 23.71 *	1.28 ± 8
EHP-2 lack control and powerless (2)	19.28 ± 30.15	18.62 ± 29.39	24.49 ± 33.28 *	6.41 ± 19.63 *
EHP-3 emotional (3)	27.9 ± 30.64	28.7 ± 30.64	27.05 ± 30.44	23.08 ± 21.61
EHP-4 social support (4)	28.51 ± 33.78	29.15 ± 34.07	31.16 ± 33.67	12.18 ± 26.82 *
EHP-5 self-image (5)	23.79 ± 30.41	25.64 ± 30.6	22.43 ± 30.47	10.26 ± 24.81 *
EHP TOTAL SCORE	105.42 ± 99.98	107.15 ± 96.5	115.99 ± 110.22	48.08 ± 74.20 *

BENS: Bowel endometriosis syndrome; EHP-5: Endometriosis health profile; VAS: visual analog scale; * = p < 0.005.