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Table 5 Numbers and percentages of patients with versus without evidence of endometriosis according to the indication for laparoscopy

From: Prevalence of endometriosis in women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for various gynaecological indications at a Jordanian referral centre: gaining insight into the epidemiology of an important women's health problem

Indication for laparoscopy

No endometriosis number (%)

Endometriosis number (%)

p value

Suspected uterine perforation

28 (90.3)

3 (9.7)

0.020

Infertility, primary or secondary

147 (83.1)

30 (16.9)

 

Ovarian cyst accident

105 (84%)

20 (16%)

 

Ectopic pregnancy

45 (95.7)

2 (4.3)

 

Family planning

37 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Chronic pelvic pain

11 (68.8)

5 (31.3)

 

Recurrent pregnancy loss

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

 

Other

19 (90.5)

2 (9.5)