Table 1 Prevalence of the most frequent symptoms and findings in 2,000 patients send for suspicion of bowel endometriosis
Paramter (n = 2,000) | Prevalence |
|---|---|
Dysmenorrhea | 91.4% |
Cyclic pelvic pain | 93.1% |
Abdominal bloating | 83% |
Dyspareunia, dyschesia, cyclic rectal bleeding, tenesmus, back pain | 15–50% |
Elongation of the sigmoidorectum | 64.45% |
Endometriotic nodule of the posterior fornix | 35.6% |