Table 2 Descriptive analysis on fertilization success rates and follicular fluid steroid concentrations of follicles grouped according to their ascending follicular size (approximately 3 mm incremental bins and representing ~20 centiles of the size ranked study population).
Follicular size (mm) | n | Percentage fertilized | Progesterone concentration (μmoles/l) NF FERT | Estradiol concentration (nmoles/l) NF FERT | Testosterone concentration (nmoles/l) NF FERT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-13 | 33 | 30% | 128.1 (34.0-282.6) | 206.9 (104.3-456.7) | 25.9 (19.7-52.9) | 27.2 (22.5-50.9) | 9.2 (2.0-32.3) | 3.4 (2.0-42.5) |
14-17 | 37 | 62% | 142.6 (51.8-159.5) | 91.8 (59.7-187.6) | 23.7 (17.7-30.5) | 15.9 (13.6-23.2) | 1.1 0.58-12.4) | 8.4 (3.3-18.3) |
18-21 | 45 | 56% | 159.9 (81.3-248.1) | 88.4 (42.1-155.7) | 15.5 (12.8-18.2) | 15.4 (13.0-22.4) | 6.2 (0.93-9.1) | 5.6 (2.1-9.8) |
22-25 | 32 | 53% | 72.1 (55.3-197.3) | 68.3 (48.5-122.7) | 14.4 (9.9-16.3) | 13.4 (9.0-15.9) | 5.1 (0.43-16.0) | 3.5 (0.37-8.5) |
> 25 | 30 | 40% | 79.5 (56.9-184.3) | 76.5 (58.4-235.2) | 14.4 (11.8-17.1) | 13.1 (9.7-15.3) | 4.2 (3.4-11.9) | 8.9 (4.2-12.5) |