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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun;21(3):275–278. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32832a0673

Table 1. Overview of recent meta-analyses and outcomes measured.

Meta-analysis Studies N Relative risk (95% confidence interval)
Gelbaya et al.
 CP/ET 6 2515 1.09 (0.92–1.29)
 CP/cycle 4 1142 1.08 (0.82–1.44)
 PR/ET 3 1612 1.13 (0.97–1.31)
 LB/cycle 1 374 0.87 (0.57–1.34)
 LB/ET 2 1729 1.08 (0.83–1.40)
 Miscarriage/CP 3 658 1.17 (0.84–1.63)
 EP/CP 3 658 1.22 (0.34–4.38)
Khairy et al.
 CP/patient 7 1241 1.11 (0.95–1.31)
 LB/patient 2 402 0.94 (0.64–1.39)
 Miscarriage/patient 2 649 1.06 (0.53–2.11)
 EP/patient 2 649 2.24 (0.7–7.24)
Poustie et al.
 CP/patient 7 1240 1.09 (0.93–1.28)
 LB/patient 2 401 0.94 (0.63–1.39)
 Miscarriage/patient 3 676 1.17 (0.61–2.27)
 EP/patient 2 648 2.24 (0.69–7.22)
 MP/patient 1 28 1.73 (0.38–7.98)
 MB/patient 1 28 0.87 (0.14–5.32)
Ruopp et al.
 CP/ET 10 2801 1.15 (1.03–1.27)
 Implantation/ET 3 612 1.08 (0.69–1.71)
 Miscarriage/ET 4 671 1.19 (0.86–1.65)

CP, clinical pregnancy; EP, ectopic pregnancy; ET, embryo transfer; LB, live birth; MB, multiple birth; MP, multiple pregnancy; PR, pregnancy rate.