Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Adverse events at 4 months · women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Surgery probably leads to lower adverse events at 4 months compared with oral medication (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery versus medical therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.26 [0.15, 0.46]
1 study · 186 participants
Moderate

Adverse events (spotting at 3 and 6 months) · women with uterine fibroids

1 finding from 1 review