Any glucocorticoid vs no glucocorticoids or placebo: Ectopic pregnancy rate per couple
It is very uncertain whether glucocorticoids changes incidence of ectopic pregnancies per couple compared with no glucocorticoids or placebo (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Glucocorticoids vs no glucocorticoids or placebo Incidence of ectopic pregnancies per couple · women receiving assisted reproductive technology cycles It is very uncertain whether glucocorticoids changes incidence of ectopic pregnancies per couple compared with no glucocorticoids or placebo (very low certainty). Peri‐implantation glucocorticoid administration for assisted reproductive technology cycles (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 2.28 [0.33, 15.62] | 3 studies · 320 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peri‐implantation glucocorticoid administration for assisted reproductive technology cycles 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.