Priority 13 from the Endometriosis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of different hormonal treatments (e.g. Mirena IUS, contraceptive pill, GnRH agonists and progestogens) in managing the symptoms of endometriosis? (JLA PSP Priority 13)
Overall ranking	13
JLA question ID	0051/13
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP
Evidence	No details yet available of evidence considered by this PSP
Health Research Classification System category	Reproductive health and childbirth

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	Which contraceptive pill would be best for managing endometriosis for a lady over 40? ~ Can the hormone released by Mirena IUS actually shrink areas of endometriosis. ~ What other pain prevention methods, other than have coil fitted, could be offered? ~ Are GnRHs with add-back more effective than long acting progesterones if taken for a long duration ? ~ What is the role of selective progesterone receptor modulators in the treatment of endometriosis?
Submitted by	See spreadsheet of data on the JLA website for details of types of people who submitted questions

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

Which contraceptive pill would be best for managing endometriosis for a lady over 40? ~ Can the hormone released by Mirena IUS actually shrink areas of endometriosis. ~ What other pain prevention methods, other than have coil fitted, could be offered? ~ Are GnRHs with add-back more effective than long acting progesterones if taken for a long duration ? ~ What is the role of selective progesterone receptor modulators in the treatment of endometriosis?

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See spreadsheet of data on the JLA website for details of types of people who submitted questions

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0051
PSP name	Endometriosis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	72 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	25 April 2017