Treatment of Endometriosis with the GnRHa Deslorelin and Add-Back Estradiol and Supplementary Testosterone
Table 1
D with add-back reduced endometriosis symptoms. Values are means (SEM); indicates a statistically significant difference relative to baseline values, .
Baseline
3 months
6 months
Number of days out of 28 with bleeding greater than spotting
5.2 (0.3)
0.8 (0.5)
2.5 (1.4)
Overall pain rating, out of 28
58.1 (8.2)
17.5 (4.9)
19.6 (5.6)
Pain rating on bleeding days
23.6 (3.2) out of 52
0.0 (0.0) out of 8
2.6 (1.3) out of 25
Number of days out of 28 on which pain medication was used