Effects of Acupuncture on the Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technology: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

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AMSTAR assessment of the included studies. Domain 1. Was an “a priori” design provided? Domain 2. Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction? Domain 3. Was a comprehensive literature search performed? Domain 4. Was the status of publication (i.e., grey literature) used as an inclusion criterion? Domain 5. Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? Domain 6. Were the characteristics of the included studies provided? Domain 7. Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented? Domain 8. Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions? Domain 9. Were the methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? Domain 10. Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? Domain 11. Was the conflict of interest included?. LEFT: summary of the AMSTAR assessments in the 11 SRs. RIGHT: graphical representation of the overall AMSTAR assessments in the eleven domains. Green, yellow, and red represent YES, UNCLEAR, and NO. Length of the rectangles (green, yellow, or red) shows the percentage of studies with YES, UNCLEAR, or NO for the eleven domains analyzed.