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Standardised questionnaires assessed pain, functional symptoms, quality of life, and treatment satisfaction. Symptom changes were categorised as improvement, stability, or worsening. Between-group comparisons were performed using Mann\u2013Whitney U tests and Pearson\u2019s chi-square tests, with effect sizes reported (r or Cram\u00e9r\u2019s V). The analysis was exploratory.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 210 women were included (surgical\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009164; hormonal\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200946). Baseline pain intensity did not differ significantly between groups, although bowel dysfunction and rectal bleeding were more prevalent in the surgical cohort. Following treatment, approximately 80% of women in both groups reported improvement in pelvic pain and dysmenorrhoea. Improvements in dyspareunia, dyschezia, and functional outcomes were observed in substantial proportions. Between-group comparisons revealed no statistically significant differences in change categories across pain, functional symptoms, quality of life, or treatment satisfaction (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2265\u20090.08), with consistently small effect sizes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both surgical and hormonal treatment were associated with substantial improvements in patient-reported outcomes in women with rectovaginal endometriosis. 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