Deep and superficial endometriotic disease: the response to radical laparoscopic excision in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain

Table 3 Effect of treatment on individual symptoms (n=46. Includes two women without identifiable pelvic pathology)

Symptom	Pain scores (SD)		Statistical significance of difference (paired t-test)
Symptom	Initial visit	Follow-up visit	P
Dysmenorrhoea	3.85 (1.27)	3.04 (1.70)	0.006
Pelvic pain	2.85 (1.55)	2.22 (1.44)	0.005
Dyschezia throughout month	2.02 (1.78)	1.78 (1.57)	0.38
Dyschezia during menses	2.59 (1.87)	1.91 (1.93)	0.047
Back pain throughout month	2.17 (1.61)	1.85 (1.76)	0.17
Back pain during menses	2.61 (1.58)	1.96 (1.84)	0.025
Dyspareunia	2.54 (1.80)	2.09 (1.87)	0.049
Global scores	18.6 (7.25)	14.8 (8.13)	0.002