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Table 2 Characteristics of endometriosis patients (n = 80)

From: Family incidence of endometriosis in first-, second-, and third-degree relatives: case-control study

age at onset of endometriosis symptoms < 25 years

27 (33.8%)

severe endometriosis (rAFSa IV)

21 (26.3%)

dysmenorrhea

66 (82.5%)

severe dysmenorrhea (V.A.S.** ≥ 7)

20 (25.0%)

chronic pelvic pain

16 (20.0%)

severe chronic pelvic pain (V.A.S.** ≥ 7)

14 (17.5%)

infertility

43 (53.8%)

pain on defecation

29 (36.3%)

severe pain on defecation (V.A.S.** ≥ 7)

21 (26.3%)

dyspareunia

13 (16.3%)

severe dyspareunia (V.A.S.** ≥ 7)

24 (30.0%)

  1. a rAFS = Revised American Fertility Society classification of endometriosis
  2. ** V.A.S. = Visual analog score