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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,509 questions · 2,666 findings · 288 reviews

No studies found 743 · 27.9%GRADE not reported 327 · 12.3%Very low 775 · 29.1%Low 484 · 18.2%Moderate 279 · 10.5%High 58 · 2.2%

Laparoscopic myomectomy vs open myomectomy (all types)

Perioperative in‐hospital adverse events; unscheduled return to theatre · women with uterine fibroids

Laparoscopic myomectomy showed no clear difference in perioperative in‐hospital adverse events; unscheduled return to… compared with open myomectomy (all types) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic myomectomy vs open myomectomy (all types)

Perioperative in‐hospital adverse events; laparoconversion · women with uterine fibroids

Laparoscopic myomectomy showed no clear difference in perioperative in‐hospital adverse events; laparoconversion compared with open myomectomy (all types) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic myomectomy vs open myomectomy (all types)

Perioperative in‐hospital adverse events; injury to pelvic organs · women with uterine fibroids

Laparoscopic myomectomy showed no clear difference in perioperative in‐hospital adverse events; injury to pelvic organs compared with open myomectomy (all types) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Patient‐reported disease‐specific symptom scores Symptom score with scale of 0 to 3 (0 = no symptoms, 3 = severe symptoms)

The intervention showed no clear difference in patient‐reported disease‐specific symptom scores Symptom score with… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to 100)

The intervention showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Endoscopic appearances 0 to 3 (0 = no polyps, 3 = severe polyposis)

The intervention showed no clear difference in endoscopic appearances 0 to 3 (0 = no polyps, 3 = severe polyposis) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical treatment vs placebo

Improvement in pain score (up to nine months after treatment): progesterone versus placebo · women with chronic pelvic pain

Medical treatment probably leads to higher improvement in pain score at end of treatment: progesterone versus… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Psychological therapy vs control intervention

Improvement in pain scores—Ultrasound scan and counselling session versus 'wait and see' · women with chronic pelvic pain

Psychological therapy may leads to higher improvement in pain scores—Ultrasound scan and counselling session… compared with control interventions (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Psychological therapy vs control intervention

Improvement in pain scores—Somatocognitive therapy (Mensendieck) versus standard gynaecological clinical care · women with chronic pelvic pain

It is very uncertain whether psychological therapy changes improvement in pain scores—Somatocognitive therapy (Mensendieck)… compared with control interventions (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review