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. 2019 Mar 28;2019(3):CD007506. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007506.pub4
Secondary reproductive: menstrual regularity and ovulation
Study Menstrual regularity Ovulation
Brown 2009 No data No data
Guzick 1994 No data 4/6 people ovulatory versus 1/6 people ovulatory
OR 6.59, 95% CI 0.73 to 59.34, P = 0.09
Hoeger 2004 Menstrual cycles per participant (mean ± SD)
24 weeks: 2.88 ± 1.7 versus 2.85 ± 1.6
MD 0.03, 95% CI ‐1.64 to 1.70, P = 0.97
48 weeks: 5.4 ± 3.6 versus 4.3 ± 2.1
MD 1.10, 95% CI ‐2.17 to 4.37, P = 0.51
Number of menstrual events (mean):
48 weeks: 6.2 versus 4.7
Ovulations per participant (mean±SD)
24 weeks: 2.25 ± 1.7 versus 2.23 ± 2.1
MD 0.02, 95% CI ‐1.93 to 1.97, P = 0.98
48 weeks: 6.0 ± 3.6 versus 2.8 ± 2.9 based on n = 4 intervention and n = 6 control patients
MD 3.20, 95% CI ‐1.02 to 7.42, P = 0.14
Ovulations (mean):
48 weeks: 3.5 versus 2.7
Ovulations/menstrual cycle
24 weeks: ovulations/menstrual cycle: 18/23 (78.2%) versus 16/20 (80%)
48 weeks: ovulations/menstrual cycle: 25/29 (86.2%) versus 17/28 (60.7%)
Hoeger 2008 Mean 2.3 versus 2.5 cycles/24 weeks
No reported significant difference in menstrual cycles for lifestyle versus minimal treatment
60% ovulatory cycles versus 50% ovulatory cycles
No comment on significance of comparison for lifestyle versus minimal treatment
Stener‐Victorin 2009‐2013 Change in menstruation frequency (month) after 16 weeks of intervention (mean ± SD)
Intervention: 0.14 ± 0.33
Control: ‐0.04 ± 0.007
Change in menstruation frequency (month) at 16 weeks follow‐up (16 weeks after last intervention treatment)
Intervention: 0.11 ± 0.36
Control: ‐0.04 ± 0.07
No comment on significance of comparison for lifestyle versus minimal treatment
 
Vigorito 2007 27/45 (60%) of treatment normal menstrual cycles
No data reported for minimal treatment group
No comment on significance of comparison for lifestyle versus minimal treatment
No data