Table 5.

Female Sexual Distress Scale Intergroup Score Comparison of Women with Endometriosis-Associated Pain Symptoms at Baseline and at 3 and 6 Months of 24/4 Regimen 17β-Estradiol (1.5 mg) and Nomegestrol Acetate (2.5 mg) Combined Oral Contraceptive (Study Group) and of Women Using On-Demand Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Control Group)

FSDS score	Baseline	3rd month follow-up	6th month follow-up
Study group	18.5 ± 1.5	13.6 ± 1.7	10.2 ± 1.8
	n = 99	n = 89	n = 77
Control group	18.3 ± 1.4	17.9 ± 1.7	16.6 ± 1.3
	n = 63	n = 57	n = 39
p	0.39	0.001	0.001
	95% CI: −0.26 to 0.66	95% CI: −4.87 to −3.73	95% CI: −7.04 to −5.75

Values are mean ± SD.