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Table 4 Symptoms Associated With Endometriosis

From: Development and content validation of a patient-reported endometriosis pain daily diary

Symptom

Spontaneous

Probed

Not Affected

Not reported

US

Japan

US

Japan

US

Japan

US

Japan

Pain during menstruation

14 (82.4)

17 (100)

2 (11.7)

–

–

–

1 (5.9)

–

NMPP

14 (82.4)

13 (76.5)

2 (11.7)

2 (11.8)

–

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

Superficial vaginal pain during sexual intercourse

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

 

–

–

15 (88.2)

16 (94.1)

1 (5.9)

Deep vaginal pain during sexual intercourse

1 (5.9)

–

2 (11.7)

9 (52.9)

10 (58.8)

7 (41.2)

4 (23.5)

1 (5.9)

Superficial vaginal pain after sexual intercourse

1 (5.9)

–

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

–

15 (88.2)

15 (88.2)

1 (5.9)

Deep vaginal pain after sexual intercourse

3 (17.6)

1 (5.9)

7 (41.2)

4 (23.5)

3 (17.6)

10 (58.8)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.8)

Other symptomsa

10 (58.8)

3 (17.6)

NA

–

–

–

7 (41.2)

14 (82.4)

  1. All data are presented as n (%)
  2. NMPP, non-menstrual pelvic pain
  3. aOther symptoms spontaneously offered by US patients: ache in lower back; back aches; bloating; bowel; dull achy; exhaustion; headache; heavy menstrual flow; heavy periods; hot flashes/night sweats; lower back ache; nausea; ovary in pain before sex; pain after sexual intercourse in pelvic area; painful bowel movements; rectal bleeding; sharp stabbing pain left lower abdomen; stabbing pain around right ovary; vomiting; and warming sensation
  4. Other symptoms spontaneously offered by Japanese patients: watching TV suddenly have pain (pain at all times); heaviness lie on side lower back (stomach); heavy bleeding/anemia/dizzy/squeezing pain in stomach-used to be around back feel that uterus being pulled down (clots)