Table 2.

Pain scores (VAS) at 3 different time points

Parameter	Lactobacillus group	Control group	P value
Dyspareunia
Week 0	4.82 ± 3.76	3.67 ± 2.64	0.402
Week 8	2.55 ± 2.77	3.25 ± 2.30	0.513
Week 12	3.09 ± 2.59	3.17 ± 2.08	0.939
Change between week 0-8	-3.55 ± 2.27	-2.02 ± 0.38	0.117
Change between week 0-12	-2.86 ± 1.72	-2.96 ± 0.46	0.301
Change between week 8-12	0.93 ± 0.54	-1.97 ± 0.07	0.350
Dysmenorrhea
Week 0	6.53 ± 2.88	5.60 ± 2.06	0.316
Week 8	3.07 ± 2.49	4.47 ± 2.13	0.110
Week 12	3.80 ± 2.54	4.60 ± 1.92	0.339
Change between week 0-8	-3.46 ± 2.97	-2.18 ± 1.06	0.018
Change between week 0-12	-2.73 ± 2.68	-1.66 ± 1.06	0.051
Change between week 8-12	1.75 ± 0.73	1.95 ± 0.00	0.339
Chronic pelvic pain
Week 0	4.19 ± 3.53	2.88 ± 2.80	0.253
Week 8	2.00 ± 1.93	2.50 ± 2.34	0.515
Week 12	3.00 ± 2.39	2.44 ± 2.13	0.448
Change between week 0-8	-3.35 ± 2.18	-3.03 ± 0.37	0.119
Change between week 0-12	-3.22 ± 1.18	-2.33 ± 0.43	0.458
Change between week 8-12	1.09 ± 1.00	-1.34 ± 0.06	0.02
Overall pain score
Change between week 0-8	-7.33 ± 7.00	-4.11 ± 1.68	0.017
Change between week 0-12	-6.86 ± 4.93	-4.05 ± 1.81	0.127
Change between week 8-12	2.47 ± 2.06	2.27 ± 0.12	0.015

Data are presented mean ± SD.