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. 2017 Jun 2;12(6):e0177426. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177426

Table 3. Results of meta-analysis comparison of cystectomy and existence of ovarian endomentrioma.

Outcomes of interest studies no. cystectomy patients no. existence patients no. WMD/95%CI P value heterogeneity
X2 df I% p value
Primary outcomes
 total amount of Gn used 8 597 732 0.84[0.17,1.51] 0.01 203.98 7 97% <0.00001
 duration of stimulation 10 654 872 0.17 [-0.07, 0.42] 0.17 44.39 9 80% <0.00001
 E2 level on HCG day 11 703 878 -0.67[-1.18,-0.16] <0.00001 198.27 10 95% <0.00001
 number of dominant follicle 10 458 612 -1.43[-2.03,-0.84] <0.00001 26.16 9 66% 0.002
 number of oocytes retrieved 16 977 1322 -1.78[-2.39,-1.17] <0.00001 41.69 15 64% 0.0003
 total formed embryos 13 807 1115 -0.07[-030,016] 0.53 63.31 12 81% <0.00001
 pregnancy rate 17 984 1346 0.98[0.82,1.18] 0.83 13.89 16 0% 0.61
 Live birth rate 5 417 633 0.93[0.70,1.23] 0.61 6.79 4 41% 0.15
Secondary outcomes
 number of dominant follicle 3 81 81 -1.17[-1.79,-0.56] 0.0002 6.22 2 68% 0.04
 number of oocytes retrieved 2 49 49 -3.48[-4.77,-2.19] <0.00001 0.08 1 0% 0.78