Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Adverse effects | |||||
Systematic review |
Women with menorrhagia 3 RCTs in this analysis |
Proportion of women with adverse effects
1 year
54/100 (54%) with progestogen-releasing IUD 28/101 (28%) with endometrial ablation |
RR 0.51 95% CI 0.36 to 0.74 P = 0.00035 |
Small effect size | endometrial ablation |
RCT |
104 women with menorrhagia |
Adverse effects
1 year
with progestogen-releasing IUD (levonorgestrel) with transcervical resection of the endometrium Absolute results not reported |
Between-group analysis not performed |