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

Comparison 1. 10,000 units hCG priming versus no priming.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Live birth rate 1 82 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.65 [0.24, 1.74]
1.1 Women with PCOS 1 82 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.65 [0.24, 1.74]
2 Miscarriage rate 2 282 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.60 [0.21, 1.72]
2.1 Women with PCOS 1 82 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.75 [0.24, 2.39]
2.2 Women without PCOS 1 200 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.20 [0.01, 4.14]
3 Clinical pregnancy rate 2 282 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.52 [0.26, 1.03]
3.1 Women with PCOS 1 82 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.6 [0.25, 1.45]
3.2 Women without PCOS 1 200 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.43 [0.14, 1.27]
4 Number of oocytes retrieved 1 200 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [‐1.15, 1.15]