Table 2.
Disease characteristics in women diagnosed with endometriosis
| Criteria | Endometriosis group (%) | N |
| Time since occurrence of first symptoms (N=474) | ||
| <1 year | 5.49 | 26 |
| 1 year | 5.27 | 25 |
| 2–5 years | 28.06 | 133 |
| 6–10 years | 18.99 | 90 |
| >10 years | 42.19 | 200 |
| rASRM stage of endometriosis (N=502) | ||
| I | 17.93 | 90 |
| II | 21.12 | 106 |
| III | 28.09 | 141 |
| IV | 32.87 | 165 |
| Number of endometriosis-related surgical interventions (N=505) | ||
| 1 | 49.31 | 249 |
| 2 | 29.11 | 147 |
| 3 | 7.13 | 36 |
| 4 | 2.77 | 14 |
| 5 | 2.18 | 11 |
| six and more | 2.18 | 11 |
| No information* | 7.33 | 37 |
| Mean±SD | 1.79±1.27 | |
| Douglas obliteration (N=503) | ||
| Yes | 26.6 | 134 |
| No | 73.4 | 369 |
| Involvement of sacrouterine ligaments (N=503) | ||
| Yes | 61.4 | 309 |
| No | 38.6 | 194 |
| Involvement of Douglas (N=503) | ||
| Yes | 72.0 | 362 |
| No | 28.0 | 141 |
| Intra-abdominal adhesions (N=504) | ||
| Yes | 74.8 | 377 |
| No | 25.2 | 127 |
| Involvement of pelvic wall (N=503) | ||
| Yes | 74.8 | 377 |
| No | 25.2 | 127 |
| Involvement of vaginal fornix or septum rectovaginal (N=503) | ||
| Yes | 12.7 | 64 |
| No | 87.3 | 439 |
| Endometrioma (N=502) | ||
| Yes | 49.0 | 246 |
| No | 51.0 | 256 |
| Chronic pain (N=500) | ||
| Yes | 58.40 | 292 |
| No | 41.60 | 208 |
| Duration of chronic pain | ||
| <1 year | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1–3 years | 13.59 | 39 |
| 4–5 years | 17.07 | 49 |
| 6–10 years | 23.34 | 67 |
| 11–20 years | 29.27 | 84 |
| >20 years | 13.24 | 38 |
| Frequency of pain | ||
| Permanent | 17.06 | 51 |
| Several times per day | 20.40 | 61 |
| Once a day | 1.34 | 4 |
| Several times per week | 26.76 | 80 |
| Few times per month | 31.77 | 95 |
| Few times per year | 2.68 | 8 |
| Frequency of endometriosis-related fatigue/ exhaustion | ||
| Never | 7.39 | 37 |
| Rarely | 15.57 | 78 |
| Sometimes | 26.35 | 132 |
| Often | 28.14 | 141 |
| Very often | 22.55 | 113 |
| Psychological symptoms due to endometriosis† | ||
| Yes | 57.24 | 261 |
| No | 42.76 | 195 |
*Question not answered but diagnosis of endometriosis confirmed with at least one surgical record.
†Depressive mood/anxiety/reduced resilience of more than 3 months.
rASRM, revised Classification of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.