Treatment outcomes of blastocysts thaw cycles, comparing the presence and absence of a corpus luteum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to review the literature and perform a meta-analysis to determine if the presence of a corpus luteum has an impact on treatment outcomes in thaw cycles, where blastocyst embryos are transferred.

Method

PUBMED, EMBASE, CENTRAL and CINAHL were searched for papers published between January 2017 and 27 July 2020. Additional articles were selected from the reference list of the results and previous reviews. Three reviewers independently reviewed and extracted data. The meta-analysis was conducted though RevMan V.5.4.1. Studies were quality assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias tool and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

Results

Nine publications were included for data extraction and subsequent meta-analysis. Two studies were randomised controlled trials,

SUBMITTER: Gan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045106 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature