| Table 1 - Cycles with and without LH supplementation: days of stimulation | ||||||
| Trail | rec FSH +rec LH | rec FSH | WMD | 95%CI fixed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean±sd | n | mean±sd | |||
| Tarlatzis 2006 |
55 | 9.7±2.3 | 57 | 9.9±3.2 | -0.2 | -1.24,0.84 |
| Humaidan 2004 |
116 | 11.1±1.4 | 115 | 11.1±1.4 | 0 | -0.36,0.36 |
| Marrs 2004 |
212 | 9.3±1.6 | 219 | 9.5±2.0 | -0.2 | -0.54,0.14 |
| Lisi 2002 |
122 | 12.57±0.15 | 331 | 12.77±0.27 | -0.2 | -0.25,-0.15 |
| Total | 505 | 722 | ||||
| Pooled effect size Fixed effects (Mulrow-Oxman) |
-0.198 | -0.24,-0.16 | ||||
Z (test WMD + differs from 0)= -9.96 p<0.0001
Non-combinability:
-Cohran Q= 1.16 (df = 3) p= 0.76