Background: To systematically review the association of circulating
kisspeptin and spontaneous abortion. Methods: Four English and two
Chinese databases were used to identify relevant studies. Two reviewers
independently screened the search results, extracted data, and assessed the
quality of the literature. A random effects model meta-analysis of the
standardized mean difference was conducted, and the I
index was used to assess heterogeneity. Results: Nine
observational articles were included, comprising 312 patients with spontaneous
abortion and 1395 controls (intrauterine pregnancy). The meta-analysis showed
that the spontaneous abortion group had significantly decreased circulating
kisspeptin levels [standardized mean difference = –2.78 (–4.48, –1.09),
p = 0.001] compared with the intrauterine pregnancy group. Inconsistent
adjustment for confounders and significant between-study heterogeneity were noted
in this study. Conclusions: Circulating kisspeptin levels were lower in
the spontaneous abortion group than in the intrauterine pregnancy group, which
indicates that kisspeptin might be an independent biomarker of spontaneous
abortion. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the studies included, more
high-quality studies are required to verify the above conclusion.