Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
From: Addition of low dose hCG to rFSh benefits older women during ovarian stimulation for IVF
Group 1-A r FSH + Low dose hCG < 40 y N = 49 | Group 2-A r FSH < 40 y N = 67 | P Value | Group 1-B r FSH + Low dose hCG ≥ 40 y N = 39 | Group 2-B r FSH ≥ 40 y N = 32 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean ± SD) years old | 35.86 ± 2.95 | 34.90 ± 3.23 | 42.00 ± 1.02 | 41.57 ± 0.99 | ||
BMI (Kgm2) | 23.81 ± 5.23 | 23.02 ± 4.31 | 0.508 | 23.0 ± 3.69 | 22.88 ± 3.28 | 0.901 |
Cause of infertility | ||||||
Ovarian | 3 | 6 | ||||
Tubal | 16 | 23 | ||||
Male Factor | 17 | 21 | ||||
Endometriosis | 2 | 3 | ||||
Others | 3 | 4 | ||||
LMA | 23 | 19 | ||||
LMA + Male factor | 9 | 6 | ||||
LMA + Endometriosis | 3 | 2 | ||||
LMA + Tubal | 4 | 5 | ||||
Semen Concentration | 27.36 ± 23.19 | 27.12 ± 28.40 | 0.481 | 28.82 ± 28.26 | 26.04 ± 23.75 | 0.333 |
Insemination Method | ||||||
IVF | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||
ICSI | 27 | 48 | 32 | 22 | ||
IVF/IVSI | 4 | 6 |