|  | Women with a diagnosis of uterine fibroids | Women without a diagnosis of uterine fibroids | p-value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cramping during menstrual period | N | 527 | 8033 | p < 0.001 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.9 ± 2.4 | 6.2 ± 2.3 |  |
Pain during menstrual bleeding or period | N | 609 | 8315 | p < 0.001 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 2.5 | 6.2 ± 2.3 |  |
Chronic pelvic pain (i.e. all or most days of the month) | N | 107 | 441 | 0.356 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.7 ± 2.7 | 6.6 ± 2.4 |  |
Menstrual/period cramps in the abdominal (belly) area just before menstrual bleeding starts | N | 477 | 7429 | p < 0.001 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 5.7 ± 2.4 |  |
Pain when going to the toilet | N | 106 | 807 | 0.002 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.5 ± 2.4 | 5.7 ± 2.5 |  |
Pain after my menstrual bleeding/period | N | 138 | 796 | p < 0.001 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 5.6 ± 2.4 |  |
Painful sexual intercourse | N | 211 | 1414 | 0.020 |
 | Mean ± SD | 6.2 ± 2.6 | 5.8 ± 2.4 |  |
Pressure on the bladder or inside the abdomen | N | 309 | 2308 | p < 0.001 |
 | Mean ± SD | 5.9 ± 2.4 | 5.0 ± 2.4 |  |
Pain occurring mid-cycle/during ovulation (approx. 10 days after the end of my period) | N | 309 | 2581 | p < 0.001 |
 | Mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 2.6 | 5.0 ± 2.5 |  |