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Table 3 Live birth after infertility treatment in 71 infertile women in relation to different predictors

From: Predictive value of hormonal parameters for live birth in women with unexplained infertility and male infertility

  

Ovulation a)

 

FSH b)

 

FSH:LH ratio b)

 

AMH b)

 

TSH b)

 

Age b)

 

Live birth

 

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

Test result

Normal

29

23

20

18

26

23

30

30

34

28

20

6

 

Abnormal

8

10

17

15

11

10

7

3

2

5

17

27

Sensitivity%

 

78.4

 

54.1

 

70.3

 

81.1

 

94.4

 

54.1

 

Specificity%

 

30.3

 

45.5

 

30.3

 

9.1

 

15.2

 

81.8

 

Predictive value%

 

55.8

 

52.6

 

53.1

 

50.0

 

54.8

 

76.9

 
  1. a) Ovulation was determined by using progesterone value as an indicator, ≥ 32 nmol/L being considered to represent ovulation (normal).
  2. b) Cut-off values (“Normal”) were determined to be FSH < 7 IU/L, FSH:LH ratio ≤ 2.0, AMH ≥ 10 pmol/L, TSH ≤ 2.5 mIU/L and age ≤ 32 years.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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