Skip to main content
. 2017 Nov 15;2017(11):CD000547. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000547.pub2

3.2. Analysis.

Comparison 3 GnRHa treatment versus no pretreatment or placebo before myomectomy (operative and postoperative), Outcome 2 Duration of surgery (descriptive data).

Duration of surgery (descriptive data)
Study Number of participants Comparison Results Comment
GnRHa vs. no pretreatment
Cetin 1995 30 GnRHa (buserelin 900 ugr/day for 3 months) vs no pretreatment (immediate surgery) GnRHa (mean (SD)):
87 mins (174.3)
Control (mean (SD)):
102 mins (135.6)
Authors reported that the difference was not statistically significant, p>0.05
Golan 1993 21 GnRHa (decapeptyl 3.2 mg for 3 months) vs no pretreatment GnRHa (mean (SD)):
80 mins (145.5
Control (mean (SD)):
96 mins (138.0)
Authors reported that the difference was not statistically significant