Efficacy of dienogest treatment of clinical symptoms of rectovaginal endometriosis.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this prospective, unicentric, cohort study was to evaluate the effect of dienogest use in the therapy of symptomatic endometriosis of rectovaginal septum in patients of fertile age.

STUDY

DESIGN

Prospective, unicentric, cohort study.

SETTING

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Brno University Hospital and Masaryk University Medical School, Brno.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

Prospective analysis of the group of 32 patients in reproductive age who have previously been diagnosed with endometriosis of rectovaginal septum. These patients were treated conservatively with dienogest 2 mg per day during a 24-week period. Through questionnaires and clinical assessment, we have studied the presence of symptoms like dyspareunia, diffuse pelvic pain, Biberoglu-Behrman(B-B) score assessment and subjective pain perception using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain. Data were collected at the beginning of therapy, after 4, 12 and 24 weeks of dienogest use.

RESULTS

Continual use of dienogest during the 24-week period diminishes symptoms of dyspareunia by 62% (p.