| Table 2 - Cycles with and without LH supplementation: total amount of r-FSH administered | ||||||
| Trail | rec FSH +rec LH | rec FSH | WMD | 95%CI fixed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean±sd (UI) | n | mean±sd(UI) | |||
| Tarlatzis 2006 |
55 | 1837.5±802.5 | 57 | 1755±682.5 | 82.5 | -193, 358 |
| Humaidan 2004 |
116 | 2008±776 | 115 | 1997±749 | 11 | -185.7, 207.7 |
| Marrs 2004 |
212 | 2161.4±716.55 | 219 | 2266.4±826.21 | -105 | -251.2, 41.2 |
| Lisi 2002 |
122 | 2998±112 | 331 | 3201±198 | -203 | -240.2,-165.8 |
| Total | 505 | 722 | ||||
| Pooled effect size Fixed effects (Mulrow-Oxman) |
-192 | -220,-164 | ||||
Z (test WMD + differs from 0)= -13.4 p<0.0001
Non-combinability:
-Cohran Q= 9.79 (df = 3) p= 0.02