Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Table 2 Follicular growth and hormonal profile during COH

From: First intention IVF protocol for polycystic ovaries: does oral contraceptive pill pretreatment influence COH outcome?

		Non OCP group	OCP group	p-value
Desensitization day	<6 mm follicles	29 [15.2-54.3]	26 [15.7-65.8]	NS
	6–9 mm follicles	5 [1.0-14.4]	6.5 [2.0-18.6]	NS
	LH (IU/L)	1.7 [0.6-4.3]	0.7 [0.5-2.5]	P = 0.0001
	Prog (ng/mL)	0.2 [0.1-0.6]	0.3 [0.1-0.6]	NS
	Testo (ng/mL)	0.19 [0.05-0.45]	0.23 [0.06-1.06]	NS
	Δ4 (ng/mL)	1.71 [0.86-3.13]	1.48 [0.74-5.40]	NS
D7	6–9 mm follicles	11 [2.1-30.1]	10 [3.9-40.5]	NS
	≥10 mm follicles	6 [1.1-17.0]	6 [1.0-23.0]	NS
	E2 (pg/mL)	396 [76.4-1269]	287 [94.7-1680.9]	NS
	LH (IU/L)	0.9 [0.5-2.4]	0.7 [0.3-1.1]	NS
	Prog (ng/mL)	0.3 [0.1-0.6]	0.3 [0.2-0.5]	NS
	Testo (ng/mL)	0.27 [0.10-0.49]	0.32 [0.05-0.55]	NS
	Δ4 (ng/mL)	2.01 [0.87-4.03]	2.05 [0.82-4.17]	NS
HCG-D	10–12 mm follicles	7 [3.0-13.9]	4 [1.0-15.0]	NS
	13–15 mm follicles	7 [2.0-23.8]	7 [2.0-18.2]	NS
	>15 mm follicles	8 [4.5-15.5]	9 [3.0-15.0]	NS
	E2 (pg/mL)	3135 [1704.0-5528.1]	3131 [1120.5-5859.0]	NS
	LH (IU/L)	1.4 [0.5-2.2]	1.0 [0.4-2.3]	NS
	Prog (ng/mL)	0.8 [0.3-2.3]	0.7 [0.2-1.4]	NS
	Testo (ng/mL)	0.46 [0.31-1.34]	0.53 [0.27-1.39]	NS
	Δ4 (ng/mL)	3.50 [1.78-7.81]	3.69 [1.02-6.72]	NS

COH controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, D7 seventh day of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, HCG-D HCG injection day, LH luteinizing hormone, Prog progesterone, Testo testosterone, Δ4 delta-4 androstenedione, E2 oestradiol. Quantitative data presented are medians [5^th – 95^th percentiles].

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