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. 2012 Jan 18;2012:0805.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Amenorrhoea

Systematic review
49 premenopausal women
Data from 1 RCT
Amenorrhoea 6 months
13/19 (68%) with first generation
26/30 (87%) with second generation

OR 3.00
95% CI 0.72 to 12.53
P = 0.13
Not significant

Systematic review
2085 premenopausal women
11 RCTs in this analysis
Amenorrhoea 1 year
322/857 (38%) with first generation
459/1228 (37%) with second generation

OR 0.92
95% CI 0.62 to 1.37
P = 0.70
Not significant

Systematic review
701 premenopausal women
3 RCTs in this analysis
Amenorrhoea 2 years
110/308 (35.7%) with first generation
143/393 (36.4%) with second generation

OR 0.94
95% CI 0.58 to 1.51
P = 0.79
Not significant

Systematic review
672 premenopausal women
4 RCTs in this analysis
Amenorrhoea 2 to 5 years
147/304 (43%) with first generation
194/368 (53%) with second generation

OR 1.30
95% CI 0.61 to 2.79
P = 0.49
Not significant