| Table 4 - Cycles with and without LH supplementation: number of retrieved oocytes. | ||||||
| Trail | r-FSH +rec LH | r-FSH | WMD | 95%CI fixed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean±sd | n | mean±sd | |||
| Levi-Setti 2005 |
18 | 9.9±2.6 | 18 | 9.2±2.9 | 0.7 | -1.2, 2.5 |
| Griesinger 2005 |
54 | 7.9±5.3 | 54 | 7.7±5.1 | 0.2 | -1.8, 2.2 |
| Acevedo 2004 |
22 | 9.3±3.6 | 20 | 8.2±3.5 | 1.1 | -1.1, 3,2 |
| Cédrin-Durnerin 2004 |
107 | 9.9±4.7 | 93 | 9.8±4.7 | 0.1 | -1.2, 1.40 |
| Total. | 201 | 185 | ||||
| Pooled effect size Fixed effects (Mulrow-Oxman) |
0.41 | -0.44, 1.3 | ||||
Z (test WMD + differs from 0)= 0.945 p = 0.34
Non-combinability of studies
-Cohran Q= 0.756465 (df=3) p= 0.85