Table 3. Symptoms reported by patients with recto-sigmoid endometriosis before and after medical treatment.

Symptom	Medical treatment			Surgical treatment			p value†
	Before (VAS)	After (VAS)	p value*	Before (VAS)	After (VAS)	p value*
Dysmenorrhea	4.9±4.0	2.4±3.4	<0.0001	6.1±4.4	2.1±3.5	<0.0001	0.8566
Dyspareunia	3.6±3.9	1.9±3.2	<0.0001	5.1±3.9	1.5±2.9	<0.0001	<0.0001
CPP	3.6±3.7	1.7±1.7	<0.0001	5.3±3.6	2.6±3.5	<0.0001	0.6928
Dysuria	0.7±0.1	0.1±0.8	<0.0001	2.0±3.7	0.3±1.3	0.0013	0.392
Dyschezia	2.0±2.9	0.3±1.2	<0.0001	3.7±4.1	1.4±2.9	<0.0001	0.878

Data expressed as mean±standard deviation.

^*Student's t test;

^†Mann-Whitney test comparing reduction in pain symptoms between groups submitted to medical (n=143) or surgical (n=54) treatment.

VAS: visual analogue scale; CPP: chronic pelvic pain.