Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Relief of pain · women with primary dysmenorrhoea

NSAIDs may leads to higher pain relief dichotomous data compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 4.37 [3.76, 5.09]
Studies not reported
Low

All adverse effects · women with primary dysmenorrhoea

NSAIDs may leads to higher all adverse effects compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.29 [1.11, 1.51]
Studies not reported
Low

Relief of pain · women with primary dysmenorrhoea

NSAIDs may leads to higher pain relief dichotomous data compared with paracetamol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.89 [1.05, 3.43]
Studies not reported
Low

All adverse effects ‐ ibuprofen versus paracetamol · women with primary dysmenorrhoea

It is very uncertain whether NSAIDs changes all adverse effects ‐ ibuprofen versus paracetamol compared with paracetamol (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.85 [0.31, 2.34]
Studies not reported
Very low