Table 1.
D with E2 ± T add-back reduced endometriosis symptoms. Values are means (SEM); ∗ indicates a statistically significant difference relative to baseline values, p ≤ 0.05.
| Baseline N = 20 |
3 months N = 20 |
6 months N = 20 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of days out of 28 with bleeding greater than spotting | 5.2 (0.3) | 0.8 (0.5)∗ | 2.5 (1.4) |
| Overall pain rating, out of 28 | 58.1 (8.2) | 17.5 (4.9)∗ | 19.6 (5.6)∗ |
| Pain rating on bleeding days | 23.6 (3.2) out of 52 |
0.0 (0.0)∗
out of 8 |
2.6 (1.3)∗
out of 25 |
| Number of days out of 28 on which pain medication was used | 6.4 (1.0) | 0.7 (0.4)∗ | 1.1 (0.5)∗ |
| CPSSS total | 7.4 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.5)∗ | 3.4 (0.7)∗ |
| NMPP | 1.6 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.1)∗ | 0.8 (0.2)∗ |
| Dysmenorrhea | 2.1 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.1)∗ | 0.5 (0.2)∗ |
| Dyspareunia | 1.2 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2)∗ | 0.8 (0.2)∗ |
| Pelvic tenderness | 1.5 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.2)∗ | 0.9 (0.2)∗ |
| Pelvic induration | 1.2 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1)∗ | 0.6 (0.2)∗ |