Research Article

The Effect of Combined Vitamin C and Vitamin E Supplementation on Oxidative Stress Markers in Women with Endometriosis: A Randomized, Triple-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 3

Pain intensity score (dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvis pain) before and after treatment in the vitamin C/E group.

PainBeforeWeek 2Week 4Week 6Week 8Repeated measures ANOVA
MSDMSDMSDMSDMSD

Vitamin C/E group
 Dysmenorrhea50.5332.1232.1324.3926.121.219.6618.0317.5665/16F = 40.5,
 Dyspareunia66.2628.2723.8325.8820.923.4517.9620.515.4318.47F = 9.7,
 Chronic pelvic pain66.2627.8426.728.1722.0622.831717.9312.4313.28F = 18.57,

Placebo group
 Dysmenorrhea5134.2135.528.4734.4627.932.3327.1231.5626.39F = 41.39,
 Dyspareunia20.7321.7720.6621.7418.820.1118.419.9118.119.93F = 5.87,
 Chronic pelvic pain16.9616.2816.7618.3618.117.81818.1918.6318.35F = 0.73,

M, mean; SD, standard deviation.