Associations between microbial presence in follicular fluid with IVF outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of the study was to synthesize disparate studies to investigate potential impact of microbial presence in FF of infertile women on IVF outcomes.

Methods

Following preliminary searches to find medical subject heading (MeSH) terms plus free terms, a systematic search was performed in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases from January 10, 2022, to July 5, 2023. Data collected for each study were analyzed using RevMan 5.4 software available on the Cochrane website.

Results

After correcting for contamination from the vagina, the FFs of 289 women were detected positively by microbial culture and identification, ELISA, and IPA. The pregnancy rate of the FF-positive group was significantly lower than the FF-nega

SUBMITTER: Ou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643413 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature