{"paper_id":"a563c8cc-4633-4936-84dc-fe3edb3b0ebe","body_text":"Prevalence of endometriosis in diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy among women with chronic pelvic pain\nAbstract\nIntroduction:\nMethods:\nResults:\nConclusions:\nIntroduction\nMethods\nStatistical analyses\nEthical approval\nResults\n| Baseline characteristics | Total n = 296 | Subgroups | p-valuea | |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Endometriosis n = 155 | No endometriosis n = 141 | |||\n| Mean age at surgery, years (SD) | 27.3 (6.8) | 26.9 (6.5) | 27.7 (7.2) | 0.32 |\n| Mean age at menarche (SD) | 12.6 (1.4) | 12.5 (1.4) | 12.7 (1.4) | 0.36 |\n| Median BMI (IQR) | 23.1 (20.9–26.5) | 23.0 (21.0–26.0) | 23.7(20.8–27.0) | 0.51 |\n| Median age at onset of pain symptomsb (IQR) | 16 (12.8–26) | 14 (12–24) | 19 (13–27) | 0.048 |\n| Smoking | 83/289 (28.0) | 46/152 (30.0) | 37/137 (27.0) | 0.60 |\n| Migraine | 82/296 (27.7) | 43/155 (27.7) | 39/141 (27.7) | 1.00 |\n| Depression | 55/296 (18.6) | 30/155 (19.4) | 25/141 (17.7) | 0.77 |\n| Dyspareunia | 201/245 (82.0) | 115/136 (84.6) | 86/109 (78.9) | 0.32 |\n| Dyschezia | 85/234 (36.3) | 56/126 (44.4) | 29/108 (26.9) | 0.006 |\n| Dysuria | 39/199 (19.6) | 24/102 (23.5) | 15/97 (15.5) | 0.16 |\n| Acyclic abdominal pain | 245/264 (92.8) | 123/134 (91.8) | 122/130 (93.9) | 0.64 |\n| Infertility | 57/296 (19.3) | 34/155 (21.9) | 23/141 (16.3) | 0.24 |\n| Parity, medication | Total n = 296 | Subgroups: | p-valuea | |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Endometriosis n = 155 | No endometriosis n = 141 | |||\n| Nulligravida | 184/296 (62.2) | 113/155 (72.9) | 71/141 (50.4) | <0.001 |\n| Nullipara | 199/296 (67.2) | 126/155 (81.3) | 73/144 (51.8) | <0.001 |\n| Current hormonal contraception use | 185/296 (62.5) | 98/155 (63.2) | 87/144 (61.7) | 0.81 |\n| Have used hormonal contraceptionb | 273/282 (96.8) | 148/152 (97.4) | 125/130 (96.2) | 0.74 |\n| Current use of NSAID/paracetamol | 196/230 (85.2) | 107/125 (85.6) | 89/105 (84.8) | 0.85 |\n| Current use of weak opioids | 53/230 (23.0) | 35/125 (28.0) | 18/105 (17.1) | 0.060 |\n| Current use of strong opioids | 9/230 (3.9) | 6/125 (4.8) | 3/105 (2.9) | 0.51 |\n| Current use of Adjuvant analgesics | 18/230 (7.8) | 9/125 (7.2) | 9/105 (8.6) | 0.81 |\n| Type of endometriosis | Total n = 296 | % |\n|---|---|---|\n| Endometriosis | 155 | 52.4 |\n| Peritoneal endometriosis | 154 | 52.0 |\n| Deep endometriosis | 14 | 4.7 |\n| Endometrioma | 6 | 2.0 |\n| Peritoneal adhesions | 104 | 35.1 |\n| Preoperative investigation | Total n = 296 | % |\n|---|---|---|\n| Lower abdomen MRI | 24 | 8.1 |\n| Abdominal ultrasound | 30 | 10.1 |\n| Abdominal CT | 25 | 8.4 |\n| Colonoscopy | 65 | 22.0 |\n| Gastroscopy | 30 | 10.1 |\n| Capsule endoscopy | 5 | 1.7 |\n| Cystoscopy | 7 | 2.4 |\n| Celiac disease screeninga | 62 | 20.9 |\n| Fecal calprotectin | 38 | 12.8 |\nDiscussion\nConclusions\nAcknowledgments\nEthical considerations\nConsent to participate\nConsent for publication\nDeclaration of conflicting interests\nFunding\nORCID iDs\nFootnote\nData availability statement\nReferences\nSupplementary Material\nPlease find the following supplemental material available below.\nFor Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons License, all supplemental material carries the same license as the article it is associated with.\nFor non-Open Access articles published, all supplemental material carries a non-exclusive license, and permission requests for re-use of supplemental material or any part of supplemental material shall be sent directly to the copyright owner as specified in the copyright notice associated with the article.\nCite\nCite\nCite\nDownload to reference manager\nIf you have citation software installed, you can download citation data to the citation manager of your choice\nInformation, rights and permissions\nInformation\nPublished In\nKeywords\nData availability statement\nArticle versions\nAuthors\nAuthor contributions\nMetrics and citations\nMetrics\nJournals metrics\nThis article was published in Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders.\nView All Journal MetricsPublication usage*\nTotal views and downloads: 1050\n*Publication usage tracking started in December 2016\nPublications citing this one\nReceive email alerts when this publication is cited\nWeb of Science: 1 view articles Opens in new tab\nCrossref: 1\n- The Incidence of Negative Laparoscopy for Pelvic Pain Stratified by Level of Training and Location of Service Provision\nFigures and tables\nFigures & Media\nTables\nView Options\nView options\nPDF/EPUB\nView PDF/EPUBAccess options\nIf you have access to journal content via a personal subscription, university, library, employer or society, select from the options below:\nloading institutional access options\nAlternatively, view purchase options below:\nPurchase 24 hour online access to view and download content.\nAccess journal content via a DeepDyve subscription or find out more about this option.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}