Interventions for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding

Magdalena Bofill Rodriguez, Sofia Dias, Julie Brown, Jack Wilkinson, Anne Lethaby, Sarah Lensen, Vanessa Jordan, Michelle Wise, Cindy Farquhar
In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013180 · W2904259009
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This protocol outlines a systematic review and network meta-analysis of Cochrane Reviews to compare the efficacy, satisfaction, and safety of treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding.

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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Overview). The objectives are as follows: To identify, systematically assess and summarise all evidence from Cochrane Reviews on treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), through a network meta‐analysis. To compare the efficacy, satisfaction and safety of different treatments available for HMB (that have been assessed in Cochrane Reviews), performing direct and indirect comparisons through a network meta‐analysis.

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