Table 3  Diagnosis-related parameters of the study population such as time to diagnosis, type of diagnosis, familial history and number of doctors consulted until the diagnosis of endometriosis was made; results are presented as absolute values and percentages.

Diagnosis-related parameters	Group 1: endometriosis patients with infertility n = 76	Group 2: endometriosis patients without infertility n = 106	p-value
Time to diagnosis			0,69
< 1 year	12 (16.9%)	14 (13.5%)
1 – 5 years	22 (31.0%)	31 (29.8%)
6 – 10 years	9 (12.7%)	20 (19.2%)
> 10 years	28 (39.4%)	39 (37.5%)
Primary diagnosis	54 (71.1%)	74 (69.8%)	0.87
Diagnosis of recurrence	22 (28.9%)	31 (29.2%)	1.00
Incidental diagnosis	4 (5.3%)	6 (5.7%)	1.00
Positive familial history	10 (13.2%)	20 (18.9%)	0.42
Number of doctors consulted until the diagnosis was made	2.72 ± 1.58	3.08 ± 1.72	0.16
1	13 (17.1%)	11 (10.4%)	0.24
2	31 (40.8%)	43 (40.6%)
3	15 (19.7%)	20 (18.9%)
4	8 (10.5%)	12 (11.3%)
5	5 (6.6%)	9 (8.5%)
> 5	2 (2.6%)	13 (13.0%)