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. 2017 Aug 2;2017(8):CD001324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001324.pub5
Methods Women randomly allocated to 2 treatments. Side effects assessed through interviews with the women
Participants 101 healthy women attending a family planning clinic (Margaret Pyke Centre) in London, UK
Included women who had had unprotected intercourse within 120 h (included some women who had had multiple acts of unprotected intercourse)
Interventions Yuzpe (ethinyl oestradiol 100 μg + norgestrel 1 mg, repeated after 12 h) vs danazol 400 mg, repeated after 12 h
Outcomes Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern
Notes
  1. Additional data provided by the study authors. 6 women in the danazol group and 12 in the Yuzpe group were excluded after randomisation

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of sequence generation was not stated "Patients were randomly assigned"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of allocation concealment was not stated
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes Unclear risk No explanation of blinding was provided
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes Low risk "One woman was lost to follow‐up. Data for six further women are incomplete as they were not seen at follow‐up; contact was made by telephone or post." Explains lost numbers
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Planned outcomes to report were not clearly outlined in the methods and no protocol available.
Other bias Low risk None detected