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Table 3 Impact of treatment on intermediate outcomes

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

LH

P

Duration of stimulation (days)

mean (SD)

10.8

(1.9)

11.1

(1.2)

0.240

E2 on the day of hCG (pg/ml)

median (25th - 75th percentile)

1888

(1119, 2118)

720

(530, 1825)

0.003

Total rFSH dose/patient

mean (SD)

2940

(1231)

4261

(1090)

<0.001

Number of follicles

median (25th - 75th percentile)

7

(5,9)

4

(3,7)

<0.001

Oocytes number

median (25th - 75th percentile)

6

(4,7)

3

(2,6)

<0.001

Proportion of mature oocytes (%)

median (25th - 75th percentile)

75.0

(57.1,100)

66.7

(66.7,100)

0.752

Proportion of fertilized oocytes (%)

median (25th - 75th percentile)

71.4

(66.7, 80.0)

66.7

(50.0,100)

0.317

Number of transferable embryos

median (25th - 75th percentile)

4

(2,4)

2

(1,3)

<0.001

Proportion of patients with endometrium thickness >8 mm (%)

80

69

0.190

Implantation rate (%)

8.9

4.4

0.125