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. 2017 Aug 2;2017(8):CD001324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001324.pub5
Methods Women were randomly allocated to 2 groups. Method of randomisation not reported
Participants 100 women attending  Fulaerji District Hospital, Qiqihaer, Helongjiang, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and a single act of unprotected intercourse within 72 h of attending the clinic
Interventions Mife 10 mg single‐dose orally vs LNG 0.75 mg, 2 doses, 12 h apart, orally
Outcomes Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern
Notes
  1. Observed pregnancy/total number of women: Mife 10 mg: 1/50;  LNG: 1/50

  2. Side effects:

    1. Mife: nausea 2/50; dizziness 1/50; low abdominal pain 3/50; diarrhoea 2/50 

    2. LNG: nausea 3/50; dizziness 1/50; low abdominal pain 4/50; diarrhoea 1/50  

  3. Changes in menstrual pattern: 

    1. Early: Mife 4/49; LNG  9/49

    2. Delay: Mife  9/49; LNG  5/49

    3. Spotting: Mife 1/49; LNG 2/49

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Mentioned randomisation but description not adequate
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method of allocation concealment not mentioned
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes Unclear risk Not mentioned
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes Unclear risk Any losses to follow‐up or exclusion were not reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Planned outcome of pregnancy rate was reported
Other bias Low risk None detected