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Table 4 The influence of delaying oocyte maturation in patients with an elevated progesterone level on the yield of (mature) oocytes, fertilised oocytes and good quality embryos

From: Delaying the oocyte maturation trigger by one day leads to a higher metaphase II oocyte yield in IVF/ICSI: a randomised controlled trial

Day hCG

Number included (cycles/[patients])

Oocytes

MII

2PN

GQE

0 (HPE)

36 [28]

14.23 (8.44)

12.03 (7.09)

8.22 (5.84)

6.5 (5.02)

+1 (HPL)

36 [25]

13.06 (10.00)

11.81 (9.91)

7.78 (5.86)

6.2 (4.80)

 

Mean difference

-1.52

-0.44

-0.97

-0.75

 

95% CI

-5.30 to 2.27

-3.65 to 2.78

-3.49 to 1.55

-2.98 to 1.48

 

P

0.43

0.79

0.45

0.51

  1. Numbers are expressed as numbers or as mean (SD).
  2. Adjusted for PCO and female pathology.