Table 2.
Presentation and referral with symptoms and median time to diagnosis.
| Number of women presenting with symptom | Number of women with symptom referred to secondary care | Duration from presentation of symptoms to diagnosis of endometriosis, years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | n | n | Median | IQR |
| Dysmenorrhoea | 67 | 39 | 8.2 | 1.5–13.1 |
| Deep dyspareunia | 29 | 21 | 2.4 | 0.4–7.4 |
| Pelvic pain | 58 | 24 | 3.2 | 0.7–7.5 |
| Low abdominal pain | 62 | 22 | 6.9 | 2.3–10.9 |
| Pelvic pain and/or low abdominal pain | 78 | 39 | 6.8 | 2.2–11.1 |
| Subfertility | 20 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.7–6.0 |
| Back pain | 34 | 6 | 4.8 | 1.0–11.7 |
| Irregular bleeding | 47 | 17 | 8.0 | 2.6–13.5 |
| Menorrhagia | 29 | 11 | 4.3 | 1.4–10.0 |
| Other gynaecological symptoms | 19 | 6 | 5.7 | 1.3–9.3 |
| Menstrual haematuria | 3 | 0 | - | - |
| Abdominal pain on urination | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Pain on defecation | 5 | 0 | - | - |
| Cyclical extrapelvic pain | 0 | - | - | - |
| Cyclical painful urination | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| Rectal bleeding | 4 | 0 | - | - |
| Urinary symptoms | 55 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.9–13.3 |
| Abdominal bloating | 19 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.1–7.6 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms | 19 | 2 | 4.5 | 3.0–7.9 |
| Haematuria | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Premenstrual tension | 3 | 0 | - | - |
IQR = interquartile range.