Misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy in premenopausal and post-menopausal women. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Nikolaos P. Polyzos,
A. Zavos,
Antonis Valachis,
Christos Dragamestianos,
Christophe Blockeel,
Dominic Stoop,
E.G. Papanikolaou,
Herman Tournaye,
Paul Devroey,
IE Messinis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human reproduction update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1362-4946
pISSN - 1355-4786
DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dms014
Subject(s) - medicine , misoprostol , hysteroscopy , meta analysis , relative risk , placebo , obstetrics , confidence interval , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , subgroup analysis , gynecology , pregnancy , abortion , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Although several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined the effect of misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy for cervical dilatation, no solid conclusion has been reached. We therefore set out to perform a meta-analysis of RCTs.
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