Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Effect of combined contraceptive pill on immune cell of ovarian endometriotic tissue
Characteristics | EE + Desogestrel (N = 22) | Control (N = 22) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) (mean ± SD) | 30.4 ± 5.1 | 34.6 ± 5.9 | 0.11 |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 22.5 ± 4.1 | 22.2 ± 2.9 | 0.15 |
Bilateral (n, %) | 6 (27.3 %) | 9 (40.9 %) | 0.53 |
Diameter of cyst (cm.) (mean ± SD) | 4.7 ± 2.2 | 6.7 ± 3.6 | 0.99 |
Type of operation (n,%) - Laparoscopy - Laparotomy | 8 (72.7 %) 3 (27.3 %) | 9 (60.0 %) 6 (40.0 %) | 0.19 |
ASRM classification (n,%) - Stage III - Stage IV | 6 (54.5 %) 5 (45.5 %) | 8 (53.3 %) 7 (46.7 %) | 0.55 |