Lower abdominal pain as a symptom of endometriosis

How common is the symptom Lower abdominal pain among people with endometriosis?

99,25% of people with endometriosis reported Lower abdominal pain as a symptom of endometriosis in our survey.

How common is the symptom Lower abdominal pain among people with endometriosis compared to the non-affected group?

62,58% of people with endometriosis suffer from the symptom Lower abdominal pain very strong compared to a prevalence of 8,81% among non-affected individuals.
The following table shows the symptom Lower abdominal pain in people with endometriosis compared to non-affected individuals. The scale ranges from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very strong).

Symptom Lower abdominal pain in endometriosis - comparison with control group

Lower abdominal pain in endometriosis
(n = 1737)
0,75%
2,07%
8,98%
25,62%
62,58%
Lower abdominal pain in non-affected individuals
(n = 159)
24,53%
23,27%
24,53%
18,87%
8,81%

Tabular comparison of the prevalence of Lower abdominal pain

Symptom severity Endometriosis Non-affected Comparison
not at all 0,75% 24,53% -23,78%
slightly 2,07% 23,27% -21,20%
moderate 8,98% 24,53% -15,55%
strong 25,62% 18,87% 6,75%
very strong 62,58% 8,81% 53,77%

Symptoms that could be related to Lower abdominal pain

Based on the datasets, we calculated the Kendall correlation. The following symptoms could be related to Lower abdominal pain.

Symptom name Correlation
Severe menstrual cramps moderate correlation (48,00%)
Abdominal pain outside the lower abdomen weak correlation (25,00%)
Heavy menstrual bleeding weak correlation (25,00%)
Nausea weak correlation (25,00%)
Bloated belly / Endo-Belly weak correlation (24,00%)
Exhaustion / Fatigue weak correlation (23,00%)
Pain after intercourse weak correlation (22,00%)
Prolonged menstrual bleeding weak correlation (22,00%)
Back pain weak correlation (21,00%)
Dizziness weak correlation (21,00%)
Durchfall weak correlation (21,00%)
Pain during intercourse weak correlation (20,00%)

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