Combined oral contraceptive pill vs any other medical treatment: Self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) (dichotomous data) ‐ reduction of pain to zero at 6 months'
It is very uncertain whether combined oral contraceptive pill changes self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) (dichotomous data): reduction of… compared with other medical treatment (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Combined oral contraceptive pill vs other medical treatment Self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) (dichotomous data): reduction of pain to zero at 6 months' · women with endometriosis It is very uncertain whether combined oral contraceptive pill changes self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) (dichotomous data): reduction of… compared with other medical treatment (very low certainty). Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.36 [0.02, 8.43] | 1 study · 50 participants | Very low |
Combined oral contraceptive pill vs other medical treatment Self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) (dichotomous data) ‐ reduction of pain to zero at 6 months' · women with endometriosis Combined oral contraceptive pill showed no clear difference in self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) (dichotomous data) ‐ reduction of… compared with other medical treatment (low certainty). Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1 [0.93, 1.08] | 1 study · 49 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
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How reviews are matched to this question
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