Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Amenorrhoea | |||||
Systematic review |
306 women Data from 1 RCT |
Amenorrhoea 1 year
37/160 (23%) with laser ablation 32/146 (22%) with transcervical endometrial resection |
OR 1.07 95% CI 0.63 to 1.83 P = 0.80 |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
91 women Data from 1 RCT |
Amenorrhoea 1 year
17/47 (36%) with vaporising electrode ablation 21/44 (47%) with transcervical endometrial resection |
OR 0.62 95% CI 0.27 to 1.44 P = 0.27 |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
348 premenopausal women 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Amenorrhoea 6 months
38/176 (21.6%) with laser ablation 38/172 (22.1%) with transcervical endometrial resection |
OR 0.97 95% CI 0.58 to 1.61 P = 0.90 |
Not significant | |
RCT |
50 women |
Amenorrhoea 2 years
36% with 5-mm rollerball with unmodulated cutting current 7% with 5-mm rollerball with modulated coagulating current Absolute numbers not reported |
P = 0.54 |
Not significant |