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2,510 questions · 2,653 findings · 194 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

No studies found 531 · 20%GRADE not reported 76 · 2.9%Very low 826 · 31.1%Low 855 · 32.2%Moderate 341 · 12.9%High 24 · 0.9%

Surgery vs oral medication

Control of bleeding (cure or improvement to acceptable level) At 2 years · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery probably leads to higher control of bleeding (cure or improvement to acceptable level) At 4… compared with oral medication (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Surgery vs LNG‐IUS

Satisfaction rate: surgery versus LNG‐IUS Endometrial ablation versus LNG‐IUS At 2 years · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery showed no clear difference in satisfaction rate: surgery versus LNG‐IUS Endometrial ablation… compared with LNG‐IUS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs LNG‐IUS

Proportion of women with adverse events Endometrial ablation versus LNG‐IUS. At one year · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery probably leads to lower proportion of women with adverse events Endometrial ablation versus… compared with LNG‐IUS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs oral medication

Overall satisfaction with treatment At 5 years · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

It is very uncertain whether surgery changes overall satisfaction with treatment At 5 years compared with oral medication (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs LNG‐IUS

Objective control of bleeding: menstrual loss under 80 ml per cycle LNG‐IUS versus hysterectomy At 1 year · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery probably leads to higher objective control of bleeding: menstrual loss under 80 ml per cycle… compared with LNG‐IUS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs LNG‐IUS

Subjective control of bleeding: PBAC no more than 75 per cycle Endometrial resection or ablation versus LNG‐IUS At 1 year · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery may leads to higher subjective control of bleeding: PBAC no more than 75 per cycle… compared with LNG‐IUS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs LNG‐IUS

Satisfaction rate: surgery versus LNG‐IUS Endometrial ablation versus LNG‐IUS At 1 year · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery showed no clear difference in satisfaction rate: surgery versus LNG‐IUS Endometrial ablation… compared with LNG‐IUS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anterior prolapse repair: native tissue vs polypropylene mesh

De novo stress urinary incontinence review 1 to 3 years · women with anterior compartment pelvic organ prolapse

Anterior prolapse repair: native tissue showed no clear difference in stress urinary incontinence (de novo) (1‐3 years) compared with polypropylene mesh (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review