Transdermal beta‐estradiol patch vs placebo: Hot flush frequency (number/day)
Transdermal beta‐estradiol patch showed no clear difference in frequency of hot flushes Beta‐estradiol patch 0.0375‐0.10 mg/day compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Transdermal beta‐estradiol patch vs placebo Frequency of hot flushes Beta‐estradiol patch 0.0375‐0.10 mg/day · women with hot flushes Transdermal beta‐estradiol patch showed no clear difference in frequency of hot flushes Beta‐estradiol patch 0.0375‐0.10 mg/day compared with placebo (low certainty). Bioidentical hormones for women with vasomotor symptoms (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 793 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioidentical hormones for women with vasomotor symptoms 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.