Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Treatment failure · heavy menstrual bleeding

LNG‐IUS may leads to higher treatment failure compared with endometrial ablation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Progestogen‐releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.78 [1.09, 2.9]
5 studies · 320 participants
Low

Treatment failure · heavy menstrual bleeding

LNG‐IUS may leads to higher treatment failure compared with hysterectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Progestogen‐releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 48.18 [2.96, 783.22]
1 study · 236 participants
Low

Treatment failure · heavy menstrual bleeding

LNG‐IUS probably leads to lower treatment failure compared with any other medical treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Progestogen‐releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.34 [0.26, 0.44]
6 studies · 535 participants
Moderate