Health-related quality of life in women with endometriosis (n = 745), symptomatic control women (n = 587), and laparoscopic sterilization control women (n = 86): SF-36v2 dimension scores with adjusted P valuesb and 95% confidence intervals. A lower score means lower health-related quality of life. P values are presented as (P=x; P=y), x being the P value for comparison of endometriosis and laparoscopic sterilization control subjects and y being the P value for comparison of endometriosis and symptomatic control subjects. P values are adjusted for education, maritalstatus, employment status, pelvic pain severity, type and number of presenting symptoms, and comorbidity.