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Ovarian stimulating drugs in subfertile women vs subfertile women not treated or versus general population: Risk of invasive ovarian cancer in subfertile women exposed to ovarian stimulating drug vs unexposed women (summary of cohort studies suggesting increased risk)

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Ovarian stimulating drugs in subfertile women vs subfertile women not treated or versus general population
Risk of invasive ovarian cancer in subfertile women exposed to ovarian stimulating drug vs unexposed women (summary of cohort studies suggesting increased risk) · for subfertile women
Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted4 studies · 194583 participantsVery low
Ovarian stimulating drugs in subfertile women vs subfertile women not treated or versus general population
Risk of invasive ovarian cancer in subfertile women exposed to ovarian stimulating drugs vs unexposed women (summary of case‐control studies suggesting increased risk) · for subfertile women
Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 35 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

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