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Misoprostol vs placebo or no treatment before operative hysteroscopy

Ease of dilatation: need for mechanical dilatation · Pre and post menopausal women

Misoprostol probably leads to lower ease of dilatation: need for mechanical dilatation compared with placebo or no treatment before operative hysteroscopy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative ripening of the cervix before operative hysteroscopy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.08 [0.04, 0.16]
5 studies · 441 participants
Moderate

Misoprostol vs osmotic dilator before operative hysteroscopy

Ease of dilatation: need for mechanical dilatation · Pre and post menopausal women

Misoprostol may leads to higher ease of dilatation: need for mechanical dilatation compared with osmotic dilator before operative hysteroscopy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative ripening of the cervix before operative hysteroscopy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 5.96 [2.61, 13.59]
1 study · 110 participants
Low

Misoprostol vs dinoprostone before operative hysteroscopy

Ease of dilatation: need for mechanical dilatation · Pre and post menopausal women

Misoprostol may leads to lower ease of dilatation: need for mechanical dilatation compared with dinoprostone before operative hysteroscopy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative ripening of the cervix before operative hysteroscopy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.58 [0.34, 0.98]
1 study · 310 participants
Low