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Table 4 Follicular fluid hormone concentration in cases of oocyte capture (+), and no oocyte capture (-) for each follicle size

From: The effect of follicular fluid hormones on oocyte recovery after ovarian stimulation: FSH level predicts oocyte recovery

Follicle Size

<10 mm

10–12 mm

13–15 mm

16–18 mm

>18 mm

Oocyte Captured

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

(n)

(2)

(5)

(5)

(11)

(12)

(10)

(8)

(3)

(43)

(12)

E2 (ng/mL)

171 ± 100

289 ± 254

322 ± 266

431 ± 278

366 ± 212

442 ± 165

535 ± 308

596 ± 148

498 ± 275

484 ± 219

FSH (IU/L)

2.65 ± 3.2

1.3 ± 1.2

4.2 ± 3.2

3.45 ± 2.7

7.64 ± 3.9 *

3.10 ± 3.1

7.80 ± 4.2

5.73 ± 2.7

6.84 ± 4.5

5.54 ± 3.9

hCG (IU/L)

68.5 ± 46.0

29.8 ± 27.9

105.7 ± 55.3

85.2 ± 51.4

120.3 ± 58.8

96.5 ± 79.2

120.9 ± 91.8

131.0 ± 45.1

78.9 ± 45.3

69.1 ± 21.7

P (μg/mL)

0.2

1.0 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 1.8

2.6 ± 2.1

7.2 ± 4.8

7.6 ± 6.4

12.2 ± 11.8

10.9 ± 2.8

11.8 ± 6.0

13.9 ± 3.2

PRL (ng/mL)

192 ± 156

100 ± 81

323 ± 118

219 ± 95

272 ± 167

369 ± 169

402 ± 289

470 ± 157

352 ± 244

443 ± 201

T (ng/dL)

655 ± 515

337 ± 219

667 ± 529

497 ± 399

385 ± 181

446 ± 148

674 ± 376

749 ± 300

585 ± 353

536 ± 165

  1. Values represent means and standard deviations for each follicular fluid hormone.
  2. * p <0.01