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What do systematic reviews say?

24 questions · 32 findings · 3 reviews

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No studies found 5 · 15.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 40.6%Low 6 · 18.8%Moderate 8 · 25%High 0 · 0%

Combined oral contraceptive pill vs placebo or no treatment

Self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) at the end of treatment (continuous data): dysmenorrhoea at 6 months' · women with endometriosis

2 findings from 1 review

Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 96 participants
Very low
Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 327 participants
Very low

Combined oral contraceptive pill vs placebo or no treatment

Self‐reported pain: menstrual pain reduction from baseline to end of treatment · women with endometriosis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 169 participants
Very low

Combined oral contraceptive pill vs any other medical treatment

Self‐reported pain (dysmenorrhoea) at the end of treatment (continuous data): dysmenorrhoea at 6 months' · women with endometriosis

2 findings from 1 review

Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Very low
Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Very low

Combined oral contraceptive pill vs any 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).

2 findings from 1 review

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
Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.93, 1.08]
1 study · 49 participants
Low