Opioids vs non‐opioid analgesicsPatient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · Women being investigated for infertility1 finding from 1 reviewPain relief in hysterosalpingography 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 91 participantsLow
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs paracervical blockPatient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · Women being investigated for infertility1 finding from 1 reviewPain relief in hysterosalpingography 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsLow
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs non‐opioid analgesicsAdverse event ‐ pain, visual analogue scale · Women being investigated for infertility1 finding from 1 reviewPain relief in hysterosalpingography 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs placebo or no treatmentPatient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · Women being investigated for infertility1 finding from 1 reviewPain relief in hysterosalpingography 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 166 participantsVery low
Oral opioid analgesics vs placebo or no treatmentPatient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · Women being investigated for infertility1 finding from 1 reviewPain relief in hysterosalpingography 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 128 participantsModerate
Oral non‐opioid analgesics vs placebo or no treatmentPatient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · Women being investigated for infertility1 finding from 1 reviewPain relief in hysterosalpingography 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted3 studies · 133 participantsLow