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Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in the review

From: Meta-analysis of the effects of smooth endoplasmic reticulum aggregation on birth outcome

No.

Studies

Year

IVF & ICSI

Maturation time (h) after hCG/GnRH

Ovarian stimulation

Embryo culture

ETa time

Type

Maternal age (y)

1

Bielanskab

2011

ICSI

NT

NT

NT

Day 3 or 6

Vitrification and fresh

NT

2

Carvalhob

2016

ICSI

use hCG

Stimulation

NT

NT

fresh

NT

3

Ebner

2008

IVF & ICSI

36 (hCG)

Natural/Stimulated

Incubator

Day 3 or 5

Fresh

32.85 ± 5.05

4

Gurunath

2019

ICSI

35 (hCG)

Stimulation

NT

Day 3 or 5

Fresh

31.5

5

Hattori

2014

ICSI

36 (hCG/GnRH)

Stimulation

Incubator

Day 2 or 3

Vitrified and fresh

38.2 ± 4.7

6

Itoi

2017

IVF & ICSI

35 (hCG/GnRH)

Stimulation

Time-lapse live embryo imaging

Day 5 or 6

Vitrified and fresh

35.5 ± 4.4

7

Mateizel

2013

ICSI

36 (hCG)

Natural/Stimulated

Incubator

Day 3 or 5

Fresh

34.75 ± 0.15

8

Restelli

2015

IVF & ICSI

36 (hCG)

Stimulation

Incubator

Day 2–3 or 5

Vitrified and fresh

36.55 ± 3.65

9

Sa

2011

ICSI

36 (hCG)

Stimulation

Incubator

Day 2–5

Fresh

38.23

10

Setti

2016

ICSI

36 (hCG)

Stimulation

Incubator

Day 5

Fresh

34.3 ± 4

11

Shaw-Jackson

2016

ICSI

34–36 (hCG)

Stimulation

Incubator

Day 2–3 or 5

Fresh

35.65 ± 5.4

  1. NT Not mentioned
  2. aEmbryo transfer
  3. bSummary of the meeting: We tried to contact the authors of the two abstracts but failed, as there was not enough author information