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. 2017 Aug 2;2017(8):CD001324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001324.pub5
Methods Women 'randomly allocated' into 2 groups in a 2:1 ratio. Method of randomisation not reported
Participants 214 women aged 21‐45 years attending the obs/gyn clinic Chao Yang Hospital, Beijing, China. Women had regular menstrual periods and unprotected intercourse within 72 h of attending the clinic
Interventions LNG 0.75 mg, 2 doses, 12 h apart vs Mife 25 mg, single dose, orally
Outcomes Observed number of pregnancies, side effects and changes in menstrual pattern
Notes
  1. Post‐randomisation exclusions or loss to follow‐up not reported

  2. Observed pregnancy/expected pregnancy/total number of women: LNG 5/13/144; Mife 1/5/70

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 Post‐randomisation exclusions or loss to follow‐up not reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Planned outcome was reported
Other bias Low risk None detected