What do systematic reviews say?

Oestrogen + other treatments vs placebo

Oestrogen + other treatments probably leads to higher incontinence not improved (generic inverse variance) (women's… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

• Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post‐menopausal women 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.11 [1.04, 1.18]
  3 studies · 10635 participants
  Moderate

Oestrogen + other treatments vs placebo

• Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post‐menopausal women 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 83 participants
  Moderate

Oestrogen + other treatments vs placebo

Oestrogen + other treatments leads to higher number with incontinence not improved (women's observations) ‐… compared with placebo (high certainty).

• Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post‐menopausal women 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.08 [1.01, 1.16]
  2 studies · 1514 participants
  High

Oestrogen vs other treatments

Oestrogen showed no clear difference in number with incontinence not improved (women's observations) ‐… compared with other treatments (moderate certainty).

• Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post‐menopausal women 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.63, 1.09]
  2 studies · 57 participants
  Moderate

Oestrogen vs other treatments

• Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post‐menopausal women 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Low