Cochrane · systematic review · CD007876
Culture media for human pre‐implantation embryos in assisted reproductive technology cycles
Youssef, MMA, Mantikou, E, van Wely, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · 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
9
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 11.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 77.8%Low 1 · 11.1%Moderate 0 · 0%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
Live birth or ongoing pregnancy per woman
Population: Women in assisted reproductive technology cycles (ART) receiving human pre‐implantation embryos in either early (cleavage stage transfer) or late (blastocyst stage transfer) stages
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Comparisons** | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Early embryo transfer ‐ GM501 (specific) versus ISMI (other) | OR 1.03 [0.53, 2.03] | 1 study · 172 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Early embryo transfer ‐ GM501 (specific) versus Sydney IVF (other) | OR 0.87 [0.38, 1.96] | 1 study · 158 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Early embryo transfer ‐ G2 (specific) versus Universal IVF (other) | OR 1.53 [0.67, 3.51] | 1 study · 129 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Early embryo transfer: Cook (K‐SIFM or K‐SICM) (specific) versus Vitrolife (IVF or G3) (other) | OR 0.98 [0.63, 1.54] | 1 study · 449 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Early embryo transfer ‐ G2 (specific) versus Ham's F10 (other) | OR 1.52 [0.58, 3.99] | 1 study · 72 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Late embryo transfer ‐ GM501 (specific) versus Sydney IVF (other) | OR 0.67 [0.03, 14.03] | 1 study · 12 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Late embryo transfer ‐ G2 (specific) versus Universal IVF (other) | OR 1.92 [0.44, 8.31] | 1 study · 47 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Late embryo transfer ‐ ECM/Multiblast (specific) versus Global (other) | OR 0.5 [0.2, 1.26] | 1 study · 79 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |