Background
Methods/design
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Interventional studies
Information sources and literature search
Search steps: exercise | Search steps: reproductive function | Search steps: PCOS |
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Sport | Ovulation | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
Fitness | Hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation | Polycystic ovarian syndrome |
Exercise therapy | Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) | Stein-Leventhal syndrome |
Exercise training | Luteinizing hormone (LH) | |
Exercise program | Menstrual Cycle | |
Exercise regime | Menstruation; follicular phase | |
Physical activity | Luteal phase | |
Vigorous activity | Infertility | |
Moderate activity | Female infertility | |
Aerobic exercise | Sterility | |
Aerobic capacity | Female sub-fertility | |
Aerobic training | ||
Resistance training |
Study selection process
Information | Phases of a systematic review |
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Identification | Records identified through database search |
Additional records identified through other sources | |
Records after duplicates removed | |
Screening | Records screened |
Records excluded | |
Eligibility | Full-text articles assessed for eligibility |
Full-text articles excluded, with reasons | |
Included | Studies included in qualitative synthesis |
Studies included in quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis) |
Data items and data collection process
Data to be extracted | Item |
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Publication ID | Author |
Publication date | |
Country of study | |
Study aim | Title/purpose/aim |
Study design | Study type: randomized controlled trials, including randomized clinical trials in groups. |
Measurement tools, instruments, measures, outcome criteria | |
Sample characteristics | Number of participants |
Age | |
Diagnostic criteria | |
Findings | Reported efficacy outcomes |
Reported side effects/menstrual cycles and fertility (reproductive function) | |
Reported efficacy outcomes/(HOMA-IR, fasting Insulin, HDL, LDL, LDL), anthropometric variables (percentage of fat, lean mass, waist measurement, (TST, FAI, AMH, SHBG, DHEAS, LH, FSH ET) | |
Reported health-related quality of life | |
Any other findings | |
Strengths and limitations | Findings of critical appraisal |