Review Article

The Effect of Letrozole Combined with Dydrogesterone for Endometriosis in China: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Details of included studies.

SourceStudy designNumber (T/C)Age (T/C)Interventions(T/C)Intervention timeOutcome indicators

Liu Yanping 2020 [14]RCT53/53/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③
Wang Jin 2020 [15]RCT40/40/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months②④⑤⑥
Zhang Ji 2019 [16]RCT30/30/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①③④⑤⑥
Xie Ailing 2019 [17]RCT35/35/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months②⑥⑦
Li Xinzhou 2019 [18]RCT60/60/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months
Liu Zhongjing 2019 [19]RCT32/32/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③④⑤⑥
Zhao Yazheng 2019 [20]RCT40/40/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①④⑤⑥
Zhang Wei 2019 [21]RCT30/30/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②⑧⑨
Wang Lina 2019 [22]RCT43/43-Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③④⑤⑥
Bai Yingxiao 2019 [23]RCT75/75/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②⑧⑨
Tan Xifeng 2019 [24]RCT49/49/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨
Cao Ning 2018 [25]RCT42/42/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②⑧⑨
Lian Jianmei 2018 [26]RCT42/42/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③④⑤⑥
Chen Wenling 2018 [27]RCT46/46/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①③④⑤⑥
Hu Yanrong 2017 [28]RCT30/30/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③⑥
Chen Xiaohong 2019 [29]RCT34/33/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months
Yue Hongli 2020 [30]RCT33/33/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③⑥
Liang Jing 2017 [31]RCT30/30/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months①②③
Chen Jianli 2020 [32]RCT52/52/Letrozole combined with dydrogesterone/letrozole6 months②③④⑤⑥

T: the experiment group; C: the control group; -: not mentioned; RCT: randomized controlled trial; ①: total effectiveness; ②: VEGF level; ③: CA125 level; ④: FSH level; ⑤: LH level; ⑥: E2 level; ⑦: P level; ⑧: IL-6 level; ⑨: TNF-a level; VEGF: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; CA125: Carbohydrate Antigen 125; FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone; LH: Luteinizing Hormone; E2: estrogen; P: progesterone; IL-6: interleukin-6; TNF-a: tumor necrosis factor-a.