LNG‐IUS vs any other medical treatment
- Progestogen‐releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 170 participantsLow
LNG‐IUS probably leads to higher adverse events compared with endometrial ablation (moderate certainty).
LNG‐IUS may leads to higher treatment failure compared with endometrial ablation (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether LNG‐IUS changes bleeding compared with hysterectomy (very low certainty).
LNG‐IUS showed no clear difference in satisfaction compared with hysterectomy (low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
LNG‐IUS may leads to higher treatment failure compared with hysterectomy (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether LNG‐IUS changes satisfaction compared with any other medical treatment (very low certainty).
LNG‐IUS probably leads to lower adverse events compared with any other medical treatment (moderate certainty).
LNG‐IUS probably leads to lower withdrawal from treatment for any reason compared with any other medical treatment (moderate certainty).
LNG‐IUS probably leads to lower treatment failure compared with any other medical treatment (moderate certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
LNG‐IUS showed no clear difference in satisfaction with treatment compared with endometrial ablation (low certainty).
LNG‐IUS probably leads to higher regression of EH; by length of compared with non‐intrauterine progestogen (moderate certainty).