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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

29 questions · 62 findings · 9 reviews · asked by two or more reviews

No studies found 14 · 22.6%GRADE not reported 19 · 30.6%Very low 8 · 12.9%Low 15 · 24.2%Moderate 6 · 9.7%High 0 · 0%

Metformin vs placebo or no treatment

Clinical pregnancy rate · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

It is very uncertain whether metformin changes clinical pregnancy rate per woman ‐ short protocol GnRH‐antagonist compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs placebo or no treatment

Miscarriage · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin showed no clear difference in miscarriage rate per woman compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Live birth rate per woman aParticipants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 or ≤ 32 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

It is very uncertain whether metformin changes live birth rate per woman aParticipants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 or ≤ 32… compared with clomiphene citrate (very low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Live birth rate per woman aParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

It is very uncertain whether metformin changes live birth rate per woman aParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 compared with clomiphene citrate (very low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Gastrointestinal adverse events · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Clinical pregnancy rate per woman Participants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 or ≤ 32 kg/m2a · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin may leads to higher clinical pregnancy rate per womanaParticipants with BMI < 30 kg/m2… compared with clomiphene citrate (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Clinical pregnancy rate per woman aParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin may leads to lower clinical pregnancy rate per woman aParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 compared with clomiphene citrate (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Ovulation rate per woman fParticipants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin showed no clear difference in ovulation rate per woman fParticipants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 compared with clomiphene citrate (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin vs clomiphene

Ovulation rate per woman fParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin may leads to lower ovulation rate per woman fParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 compared with clomiphene citrate (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate vs clomiphene

Miscarriage · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate showed no clear difference in miscarriage rate per woman compared with clomiphene citrate alone (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate vs clomiphene

Live birth rate per woman · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate showed no clear difference in live birth rate per woman compared with clomiphene citrate alone (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate vs clomiphene

Gastrointestinal adverse events · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate probably leads to higher adverse events (gastrointestinal) per woman compared with clomiphene citrate alone (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate vs clomiphene

Clinical pregnancy rate · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate probably leads to higher clinical pregnancy rate per woman compared with clomiphene citrate alone (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate vs clomiphene

Ovulation rate · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate may leads to higher ovulation rate per woman compared with clomiphene citrate alone (low certainty).

2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Calcium hydroxide (CH)

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure

In partial pulpotomy, MTA had significantly higher success than calcium hydroxide (OR 2.81; ungraded).

5 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy

Dental caries · children

Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of dental caries in children (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.55 to 2.05; ungraded).

14 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews
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Early childhood caries (ECC) vs Caries-free controls

Relative abundance of Veillonella spp. · Young children with early childhood caries and caries-free controls

Veillonella spp. is more abundant in children with early childhood caries than in caries-free children (mean difference 2.22, 95% CI 0.54 to 3.90); very low certainty.

3 findings from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews