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. 2015 Jul 29;2015(7):CD007373. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007373.pub3

10.2. Analysis.

Comparison 10 Lidocaine 2% gel, 2.5 to 5 mL, versus placebo, Outcome 2 Median pain scores by parity.

Median pain scores by parity
Study Parity Time period Lidocaine
 Median (range) Placebo
 Median (range) Reported P
McNicholas 2012 Nulliparous Tenaculum placement 4 (0 to 10) 4 (0 to 10) 0.54
McNicholas 2012 Nulliparous IUD insertion 6 (2 to 10) 6 (2 to 10) 0.18
McNicholas 2012 Parous Tenaculum placement 3 (0 to 9) 4 (0 to 10) 0.23
McNicholas 2012 Parous IUD insertion 4 (1 to 10) 5 (0 to 9) 0.72