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Table 5 Fertilisation and embryo development in the titre ≤ 1:320 subgroup and the titre > 1:320 subgroup

From: A retrospective study on IVF/ICSI outcome in patients with anti-nuclear antibodies: the effects of prednisone plus low-dose aspirin adjuvant treatment

Variables

Titre ≤ 1:320

Titre > 1:320

P

OPU cycles

46

20

-

ET cycles

33

19

-

Retrieved oocytes

9.96 +/- 5.04

9.20 +/- 5.08

ns

MII oocytes rate (%, ICSI cycle)

80.4 (193/240)

73.6 (92/125)

ns

Normal fertilisation rate (%, ICSI cycle)

73.6 (142/193)

64.1 (59/92)

ns

Abnormal fertilisation rate (%, ICSI cycle)

5.18 (10/193)

4.35 (4/92)

ns

Normal fertilisation rate (%, IVF cycle)

68.3 (149/218)

57.6 (34/59)

ns

Abnormal fertilisation rate (%, IVF cycle)

2.75 (6/218)

10.2 (6/59)

0.034

Cleavage rate (%)

97.6 (284/291)

97.8 (91/93)

ns

Perfect embryo rate (%)

63.7 (181/284)

63.7 (58/91)

ns

Available embryo rate (%)

78.2 (222/284)

80.2 (73/91)

ns

Transferred embryos/cycle

2.09 +/- 0.46

2.16 +/- 0.69

ns

  1. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.