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. 2016 Nov 16;2016(11):CD008720. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008720.pub2

2. Additional outcomes from Fadini 2009 and Zheng 2012 studies.

  Fadini 2009 Zheng 2012
  no priming 10,000 units hCG   no priming 10,000 units hCG  
No. of oocyte retrieval cycles 93 93   42 40  
No. of oocytes retrieved
Total (mean ± SD)
494 (5.3 ± 4.2) 495 (5.3 ± 4.1) ns 603 (14.35)a 552 (13.80)a ns
No. of mature oocytes (%) 231/477 (48.4)b 256/442 (57.9)b ns 255 (42.29)c 306 (55.43)c P = 0.00
No. of oocytes fertilised (%) 142/183 (77.6) 138/193 (71.5) ns 167 (65.49) 194 (63.40) ns
No. of oocytes cleaved (%) not reported not reported   166 (99.10) 192 (98.97) ns
No. of embryos implanted (%) 12/130 (9.2) 5/125 (4.0) ns 28 (32.56) 23 (32.86) ns

Outcome data that was unable to be pooled for meta‐analysis

ns = non significant

a = No standard deviation (SD) reported for this study outcome

b = after 30 hours

c = after 32 hours