Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 40%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · women undergoing outpatient hysteroscopy

1 finding from 1 review

Pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 1496 participants
Low

Pain score within 30 min of procedure · women undergoing outpatient hysteroscopy

1 finding from 1 review

Pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 545 participants
Low

Pain score more than 30 min after procedure · women undergoing outpatient hysteroscopy

1 finding from 1 review

Pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 450 participants
Low

Vasovagal reaction · women undergoing outpatient hysteroscopy

It is very uncertain whether local anaesthetic changes vasovagal reaction compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.7 [0.43, 1.13]
8 studies · 1309 participants
Very low

Non pelvic pain · women undergoing outpatient hysteroscopy

It is very uncertain whether local anaesthetic changes non‐pelvic pain compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.76 [0.53, 5.8]
1 study · 99 participants
Very low