Cochrane · systematic review · CD005071
Gonadotrophins for idiopathic male factor subfertility
Attia, AM, Abou‐Setta, AM, Al‐Inany, HG · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Gonadotrophins versus placebo/no treatment for the treatment of idiopathic male subfertility for idiopathic male factor subfertility
Population: Men with idiopathic male factor subfertility
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Live birth rate per couple randomly assigned Gonadotrophins vs placebo/no treatment | OR 9.31 [1.17, 73.75] | 1 study · 30 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Spontaneous pregnancy rate per couple randomly assigned Gonadotrophins vs placebo/no treatment | OR 4.94 [2.13, 11.44] | 5 studies · 412 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |