Cochrane · systematic review · CD010047

Vitrification versus slow freezing for women undergoing oocyte cryopreservation

Glujovsky, D, Riestra, B, Sueldo, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 1 · 25%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

Vitrification versus slow freezing for women undergoing oocyte cryopreservation

Population: subfertile women undergoing oocyte cryopreservation
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Live birth
Vitrification vs slow freezing
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Ongoing pregnancy rate
Vitrification vs slow freezing
RR 6.07 [0.86, 43.04]1 study · 28 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Clinical pregnancy rate
Vitrification vs slow freezing
RR 3.86 [1.63, 9.11]2 studies · 106 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness
Adverse events
Vitrification vs slow freezing
no estimate extractedNRNo studies