Postoperative hormonal treatment for prevention of endometrioma recurrence after ovarian cystectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The efficacy of hormonal regimens for the prevention of endometrioma recurrence in women who have undergone conservative surgery is still controversial.

Objective

To compare the efficacy of different hormonal regimens in this context and to rank them.

Search strategy

MEDLINE and Scopus databases were searched through January 2020.

Selection criteria

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or cohorts, comparing the effect of any pair of interventions (i.e. cyclic oral contraceptives [OC], continuous OC, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist [GnRHa], dienogest [DNG], levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system [LNG-IUS] and expectant management) on endometrioma recurrence were selected.

Data collection and analysis

Data were independently extracte

SUBMITTER: Wattanayingcharoenchai R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature