Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with endometriosis patients unresponsive to conventional therapy.
| Demographic Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age, Median Years (Range) | 41.5 (25–52) |
| Pain intensity, median VAS 1 (range) | 7.8 (5.5–10.0) |
| Duration of pain, years, median (range) | 4 (1–26) |
| Comorbidities, patient number (%) | 34 (74) |
| Painful bladder syndrome | 2 (4.3) |
| Migraine | 3 (6.5) |
| Fibromyalgia | 7 (15.2) |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 8 (17.4) |
| Arthritis/arthralgia: | 5 (11) |
| Parity, patient number (%) | |
| Nulliparous | 22 (48) |
| Primiparous/Multiparous | 24 (52) |
| Cesarean, patient number (%) | 8 (17) |
| Surgery, patient number (%) | 39 (84.8) |
| Pain location, patient number (%) | |
| Abdominal pain | 36 (78.2) |
| Pain during sexual intercourse | 30 (65.2) |
| Proctalgia | 24 (52.1) |
| Urologic pain | 17 (36.9) |
1 VAS, Visual Analog Scale.