Methods |
Women were randomly allocated to 2 groups. Method of randomisation not reported |
Participants |
166 women attending in an obs/gyn clinic, Huadu District Hospital, Guangzhou, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and a single act of unprotected intercourse within 72 h of attending the clinic |
Interventions |
LNG 0.75 mg in 2 doses vs Mife 25 mg single dose |
Outcomes |
Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern |
Notes |
Observed pregnancy/total number of women: LNG 9/83; Mife 12/83
Side effects: no data
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Changes in menstrual pattern:
Delay: LNG 6/74; Mife 12/71
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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 |
No mention of post‐randomisation exclusion and loss to follow‐up |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Planned outcome of pregnancy rate was reported |
Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |