Table 1.

Characteristics of our 36 cases with posterior DIE nodules.

Patient characteristics	Mean (range)
Age (years)	29.2 (19–36)
BMI (kg/m2)	23.3 (20.2–27.6)
Gravidity	0.7 (0–3)
Parity	0.3 (0–3)
	N	%
Previous surgery for endometriosis	4	11.0
Chronic pelvic pain	36	100.0
Dysmenorrhea	32	88.8
Deep dyspareunia	36	100.0
Nonmenstrual pain	23	63.9
Infertility	7	19.4
Ovarian endometriomas	29	80.5
r-AFS classification
Stage I	1	2.8
Stage II	4	11.1
Stage III	13	36.1
Stage IV	18	50.0