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Table 2 Serum hormone levels, ovulation and total live births according to infertility diagnosis

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

 

Unexplained infertility

Male infertility

P-value

LH (IU/L)

4.4 (1.5 - 11.0) n=42

3.8 (1.0 – 13.0) n=29

0.158

FSH (IU/L)

7.2 (3.4 – 23.0) n=42

6.1 (2.5 – 12.0) n=29

0.062

FSH:LH ratio

1.7 (0.5 – 4.2) n=42

1.6 (0.5 – 5.8) n=29

0.949

AMH (pmol/L)

19.3 (1.3 – 60.8) n=42

21.1 (5.3 – 60.8) n=29

0.977

Inhibin B (pg/ml)

37.1 (7.0-95.4) n=41

47.5 (13.0 – 138.4) n=27

0.208

Estradiol LH-6 to LH-1 (pmol/L)

596.0 (186–2330) n=26

675.5 (217–2924) n=22

0.203

Estradiol LH+0 to LH+5 (pmol/L)

661.5 (209–2511) n=40

579.0 (240–3117) n=25

0.535

Estradiol LH+6 to LH+9 (pmol/L)

434.5 (233–2063) n=40

450.5 (235–2053) n=28

0.727

Progesterone, LH+6 to LH+8 (nmol/L)

35 (20 – 66) n=37

42.5 (15–71) n=26

0.121

Progesterone AUC nmol/L/day

204 (33–504) n=37

229 (46 – 410) n=24

0.241

Ovulatory cycle: P ≥32 (nmol/L)

28 of 42 (66.7%)

24 of 29 (82.8%)

0.218

PRL (ÎĽg/L)

10.8 (3.8 – 28.0) n=41

11.8 (3.8 – 29.0) n=29

0.971

TSH (mIU/L)

1.3 (0.1 – 3.6) n=41

1.5 (0.4 – 7.7) n=29

0.535

Total live births (%)

20 of 41 (48.8%)

17 of 29 (58.6%)

0.569

  1. Data is shown as median and range and n (%).