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. 2013 Jan 31;2013(1):CD002808. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002808.pub3

Librati 1996.

Methods Generation the allocation sequence: not reported
Allocation concealment method: not reported 
 Blinding method: not reported 
 Power calculation: not reported 
 Number and reasons for withdrawals: withdrawals reported as exclusion criteria 
 Intention‐to‐treat analysis: no
Participants Group A (Depot) leuprolide 3.75 mg SC administered on first day of menses: 85 participants, and Group B (Daily) Decapeptyl 0.1 mg/day SC administered on first day of menses, and continued until the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) administration: 75 participants
Interventions Ovarian stimulation started 14 days after menses with hCG or FSH 4 ampoules (300 IU) during the first 2 days, 3 ampoules for the next 3 days, and adjusting the dose on the consecutive days
Outcomes Primary outcome: not reported (reported pregnancy rate per transfer)
Secondary outcomes: number of oocytes retrieved per woman; miscarriage rate per pregnancy; number of gonadotropin (FSH) units employed per cycle
Notes Setting of the study: Bordeaux, France 
 Statistical tests: the Chi² test and Fisher Student test were used to compare variables
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Method not reported
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method not reported
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Blinding not reported but unlikely to influence primary review outcomes
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk 180 women randomised, 20 of whom withdrew. The only reason given by the author was that the participants did not obtain at least 1 embryo for transfer. This is considered exclusion and not withdrawal.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Did not report live births/ongoing pregnancy or OHSS
Other bias High risk The author does not report means and standard deviations, nor the standard errors. The author presents the results only in percentages, making it difficult to know the exact number of occurrences.