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Table 4 Frequency of pain symptoms: Comparison of diagnosed women with uterine fibroids and women without a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

From: Prevalence, symptoms and management of uterine fibroids: an international internet-based survey of 21,746 women

 

Women with a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

Women without a diagnosis of uterine fibroids

p-value*

Total N

1,533

20,213

 

% of women with symptom

   

   Pressure on the bladder or inside the abdomen

32.6%

15.0%

p < 0.001

   Chronic pelvic pain (i.e. all or most days of the month)

14.5%

2.9%

p < 0.001

   Painful sexual intercourse

23.5%

9.1%

p < 0.001

   Pain occurring mid-cycle/during ovulation (approx. 10 days after the end of my period)

31.3%

17.1%

p < 0.001

   Pain after my menstrual bleeding or period

16.7%

6.4%

p < 0.001

   Pain during menstrual bleeding or period

59.7%

52.0%

p < 0.001

   Pain when going to the toilet

10.8%

5.4%

p < 0.001

   Cramping during menstrual period

50.2%

47.0%

0.014

   Menstrual/period cramps in the abdominal (belly) area just before menstrual bleeding starts

48.7%

47.2%

0.246

  1. *χ2-test applied