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. 2011 Feb 21;2011:0813.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Pain

Systematic review
68 women with primary dysmenorrhoea
2 RCTs in this analysis
Pain relief 6 months' follow-up postoperatively
12/30 (40%) with laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA)
11/38 (29%) with diagnostic laparoscopy

OR 1.43
95% CI 0.56 to 3.69
Not significant

Systematic review
68 women with primary dysmenorrhoea
2 RCTs in this analysis
Pain relief 12 months
13/30 (43%) with LUNA
4/38 (11%) with diagnostic laparoscopy

OR 6.12
95% CI 1.78 to 21.03
Large effect size LUNA