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. 2012 Dec 12;2012(12):CD001894. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001894.pub5

Kutlu 2010.

Methods Single centre, randomised trial
Participants 252 infertile couples having ART treatments at Medicana Camlica Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Subgrouped by prognosis: poor (n=113) or good (n=139)
Interventions AH was performed by laser method
AH: 73 women aged under 35 years, 58 women aged 35 or over
Control: 66 women aged under 35, 55 women aged 35 or over
Outcomes Clinical pregnancy rate, implantation rate
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Randomisation was performed in a computerised manner
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated within the text
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not stated within the text
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk ITT analysis unclear
Selective reporting (reporting bias) High risk Original protocol not viewed. Live birth not reported