How to Use CA-125 More Effectively in the Diagnosis of Deep Endometriosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with dosages of CA-125 in menstruation and in the midcycle.

Variables	Controls; ()	DIE; ()	value
Age (years)	33.7 (±8.0)	34.2 (±5.1)
Gravidity
0	0	23 (69.7%)	<.00
1	6 (30%)	6 (18.2%)
2	11 (55%)	3 (9.1%)
3	3 (15%)	1 (3.0%)
	2.4 (±2.8)	6.8 (±3.0)	<.00
Deep	.1 (±.4)	4.1 (±3.5)	<.00
	0	3.2 (±2.5)	<.00

< .05. analogic scale. ’s -test.    test. Data presented as mean ± SD or numbers (%); DIE: deep infiltrative endometriosis.