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Age at menarche and endometriosis: Comparison according to the disease phenotype (SUP, OMA, and DIE).

Comparison of the disease phenotypes and the anatomical distribution of the lesions of 789 patients at first surgery for endometriosis, according to early, typical, or late menarche.

Comparison of the menstrual cycle and the painful symptoms of 789 patients at first surgery for endometriosis, according to early, typical, and late menarche.

Flowchart outlining the selection process of patients operated for the first time for endometriosis.

(A,B) sagittal plane, deep infiltrative endometriosis of the bowel (white arrow); (C,D) axial plane, deep infiltrative endometriosis of the uterosacral ligaments and posterior vaginal fornix (white circle); (E,F) axial plane, ovarian endome…

OR: odds ratio;aOR: adjusted odds ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval;SUP: superficial endometriosis; OMA: endometrioma; DIE: deep infiltrating endometriosis;Multivariate analysis has been adjusted for ethnicity and smoking status. Women …

a Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation;b Student t-test for two-by-two comparison to controls;c ANOVA comparing all 4 groups (controls, SUP, OMA and DIE)d Chi-square test;e Fischer exact test;f Fischer exact test comparing all 4 …

a Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation;b Student t-test;c chi-square test;d According to the rAFS classification (1985);e According to a previously published surgical classification for deep endometriosis [32].OC: oral contracept…

Samples with undetectable levels of NKG2D ligands have been excluded. The peritoneal fluid MICA and MICB ratio levels among groups [DIE (n = 48), OMA (n = 31); SUP (n = 39) and controls (n = 78)] was significantly different by the Kruskal-W…

Samples with undetectable levels of NKG2D ligands have been excluded. The peritoneal fluid MICA and MICB ratio levels among groups was significantly different by the Mann Whitney test (P = 0.035 and P<0.001 respectively). Peritoneal NKG2D l…

Analyses were performed both including samples with undetectable levels of NLG2D ligands (i.e. below lower limit of detection of the assay) and without these samples.Results are expressed as median (range)Values are expressed in pg/mgu. Sta…