Table 2.
The effects of dienogest and GnRH agonist on different aspects of endometriosis before and after treatment
| Variables | Dienogest | GnRH agonist | ||||
| Before | After | P-value | Before | After | P-value | |
| Dysmenorrhea* | 7.981 2.356 | 3.654 2.457 | 0.0001 | 8.115 1.916 | 3.442 2.461 | 0.0001 |
| Dyspareunia** | 5.500 (3.250–8.000) | 2.000 (0.000–4.000) | 0.0001 | 5.000 (3.000–7.000) | 0.000 (0.000–4.000) | 0.0001 |
| Dyschezia** | 3.000 (0.000–7.000) | 2.000 (0.000–4.000) | 0.0001 | 3.000 (0.000–8.000) | 2.000 (0.000–6.000) | 0.0001 |
| Irregular vaginal bleeding*** | 22 (42.31) | 6 (11.54) | 0.0007 | 20 (38.46) | 4 (7.69) | 0.0003 |
| *Data presented as Mean SD, Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test. **Data presented as Median (IQR), Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test. ***Data presented as n (%), Fisher's exact test. GnRH: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist | ||||||