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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients according to treatment group

From: Early hCG addition to rFSH for ovarian stimulation in IVF provides better results and the cDNA copies of the hCG receptor may be an indicator of successful stimulation

 

hCG (N = 58)

LH (N = 56)

P

Age (years), mean (SD)

36.4 (4.2)

37.3 (1.8)

0.147

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

22.7 (3.0)

23.7 (3.4)

0.129

FSH (IU/L), mean (SD)

8.4 (3.1)

8.2 (2.8)

0.683

LH (IU/L), mean (SD)

6.1 (2.1)

6.4 (3.0)

0.623

PRL (ng/ml), mean (SD)

12.2 (6.2)

10.3 (4.7)

0.071

Years of Infertility (years), mean (SD)

6.7 (2.3)

6.9 (2.8)

0.677

Cause of infertility, %

   

   Tubal Factor

60

52

0.399

   Male Factor

37

39

 

   Other

3

9

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