Bone morphogenetic protein-15 in follicle fluid combined with age may differentiate between successful and unsuccessful poor ovarian responders

Table 3 Comparison of the characteristics and IVF outcomes between poor responders aged ≤ 35 years with high FF BMP-15 levels and normal responders

Parameter	Poor responders aged≤35 with high BMP-15 (56 cycles)	Normal responders (215 cycles)	Pvalue
No. of oocytes retrieved	3 (0–7)	9 (3–21)	<0.001^a
ET cycle/started cycle	83.9%	95.8%	0.004^b
No. of embryos transferred	2 (0–3)	2 (0–3)	<0.001^a
Implantation rate/embryo	28.9%	24.8%	0.436 ^b
Chemical pregnancy rate/ET cycle	44.7%	47.1%	0.756^b
Clinical pregnancy rate/ET cycle	40.4%	45.6%	0.516^b
Live birth rate/ET cycle	38.3%	37.4%	0.907^b
Miscarriage rate	5.3%	18.7%	0.121^b

^a Values presented as medians (ranges) and compared by the Mann-Whitney-U test.
^b Values are compared with Chi-square test (likelihood ratio).

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