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Table 3 Baseline and cycle outcomes in the two subgroups of ECF patients

From: The associated factors to endometrial cavity fluid and the relevant impact on the IVF-ET outcome

 

Group-Ia

(n = 34)

Group-IIb

(n = 12)

p --value

(95% CI)

Age (years)

32.4 ± 0.6

32.7 ± 0.3

>0.05

Duration of infertility (years)

5.8 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.7

>0.05

Baseline FSH (mIU/ml)

7.4 ± 1.5

7.7 ± 1.8

>0.05

Baseline LH (mIU/ml)

5.6 ± 1.5

5.5 ± 1.7

>0.05

E2 level on the day of HCG (pg/ml)

2190.6 ± 1555.9

2218.5 ± 1130.8

>0.05

Stimulation length (days)

11.3 ± 0.1

10.8 ± 0.2

>0.05

Number of oocytes retrieved

13.2 ± 5.8

13.7 ± 5.3

>0.05

Endometrial thickness (HCG day) (mm)

10.0 ± 1.3

10.2 ± 1.8

>0.05

Number of fertilized oocytes

8.5 ± 3.5

8.2 ± 4.8

>0.05

Number embryos transferred

2.5 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.7

>0.05

No. of cleavage stage embryos

7.8 ± 3.2

8.0 ± 4.0

>0.05

CESa of D3

55.8 ± 16.2

54.9 ± 16.1

>0.05

Grade I--II/all embryos transferred (%)

28/31 (90.3)

10/11 (90.9)

>0.05

(89.23~100%)

Cancellation rates (%)

3/34 (8.88%)

1/12 (8.33%)

>0.05

(90.18~100%)

Implantation rates (%)

13/73 (17.81)

0/30(0)*

<0.05

(0.18%~2.42%)

Clinical pregnancy/embryo transfer (%)

11/31 (35.48%)

0/11 (0)*

<0.05

(18.64%~52.32%)

Multiple pregnancy rates (%)

2/11 (18.18%)

0/11 (0)

>0.05

(0%~40.97%)

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM; * X2>3.841, P < 0.05
  2. a: the anterior--posterior diameter of endometrial cavity fluid<3.5 mm. b: the anterior--posterior diameter of endometrial cavity fluid equal or higher3.5 mm. c: CES means cumulative embryo score, defined, on the day of embryo transfer, by the multiplication of grading of fragmentation pattern of each embryo with blastomere number of the embryo to produce a single score for each embryo, and, then, by the summation of all single scores obtained from all the embryos transferred [10].