Research Article
Acupuncture as Treatment for Female Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 3
Sensitivity analysis comparison between true acupuncture and control groups.
| Outcomes of interest | Studies, no. | True Acu patients, no. | Control patients, no. | WMD/OR (95% CI) | value | Study heterogeneity | χ2 | df | I2, (%) | value |
| Primary outcomes | Live birth rate | 9 | 1895 | 1684 | 1.20 (0.90–1.60) | 0.21 | 24.6 | 8 | 67 | 0.002 | Biochemical pregnancy rate | 4 | 872 | 875 | 1.02 (0.62–1.69) | 0.93 | 15.93 | 3 | 81 | 0.001 | Clinical pregnancy rate | 10 | 2026 | 1811 | 1.30 (0.98–1.71) | 0.07 | 40.76 | 11 | 73 | <0.0001 | Ongoing pregnancy rate | 3 | 414 | 407 | 0.97 (0.49–1.89) | 0.92 | 9.32 | 2 | 79 | 0.009 |
| Secondary outcomes | Implantation rate | 6 | 1814 | 1355 | 1.34 (0.94–1.92) | 0.11 | 25.48 | 6 | 76 | 0.0003 | Miscarriages | 5 | 470 | 470 | 1.27 (0.93–1.72) | 0.13 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0.64 | Oocytes retrieved | 5 | 668 | 669 | −0.04 (−1.04–0.96) | 0.94 | 9.16 | 4 | 56 | 0.06 | Adverse events | 4 | 1099 | 1105 | 1.65 (1.15–2.36) | 0.006 | 9.65 | 3 | 69 | 0.02 |
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