Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Age | 36±7 years (range, 17–52) |
| BMI | 23.2 ±3.1 kg/m2 (range, 18.2–34.3) |
| Presenting Symptoms | No. (%)a of Patients |
| Chronic pelvic pain, not otherwise specified | 159 (82) |
| Abnormal uterine bleeding | 128 (66) |
| Dysmenorrhea | 101 (52) |
| Dyspareunia | 34 (18) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms (total) | 70 (36) |
| Constipation | 65 (34) |
| Dyschezia | 54 (28) |
| Diarrhea | 43 (22) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 41 (21) |
| Melena | 3 (1.6) |
| Urinary symptoms | 55 (28) |
| Stage of endometriosis | |
| Stage 1 | 13 (6) |
| Stage 2 | 36 (19) |
| Stage 3 | 27 (14) |
| Stage 4 | 117 (61) |
a
Total >100% because most patients presented with more than 1 symptom.