Results
Fifty-five patients completed questionnaires for this study. Mean
patient age was 33 years (range 18 to 52 years). The majority of
respondents were of Caucasian (66%) followed by Asian (12%), then
African (5%) descent. Six patients (10%) did not identify with an
ethnic group.
More than half of the patients reported their main symptom as pain
(56%); 7% reported subfertility as their main issue. Thirty-three
percent of patients were unsure whether the predominant issue was pain
or subfertility. Only 54% of patients reported that they had regular
cycles (n=29). The average severity of pain score was 8.5 (range 3-10;
n=51). The average number of days per month that they reported
experiencing pain was 13.6 (range 2-31 days). The average self rated
life impact severity from their symptoms was 6.9 (range 1-10).
More patients had previously undergone surgical rather than medical
treatment; 60% of patients had undergone previous surgery for
endometriosis compared to only 27% who reported prior utilisation of
medical treatment.