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
						χ^2	df	I^2, (%)	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