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Table 1 Biological and clinical results in IVF cycles.

From: Analysis of pronuclear zygote configurations in 459 clinical pregnancies obtained with assisted reproductive technique procedures

Parameter

≤32

33-37

38-41

Total

Statistics

Cycles with clinical pregnancy

107

196

156

459

 

IVF

41

90

71

202

n.s.*

ICSI

66

106

85

257

n.s.*

Patients with clinical pregnancy

105

182

149

436

 

Maternal age (mean ± SD)

30.3 ± 2.4

35.7 ± 1.4

40.0 ± 1.3

35.9 ± 4.0

 

IVF attemps (mean)

(1.0)

(1.1)

(1.1)

(1.1)

 

Retrieved oocytes°(mean ± SD)

728 (6.8 ± 3.5)

1273 (6.5 ± 3.5)

954 (6.1 ± 3.1)

2955 (6.4 ± 3.4)

n.s

Inseminated oocytes°(mean ± SD)

306 (2.9 ± 0.6)

569 (2.9 ± 0.6)

451 (2.9 ± 0.8)

1326 (2.9 ± 0.7)

n.s

2 pronucleate zygotes°(mean ± SD)

240 (2.2 ± 0.8)

478 (2.4 ± 0.7)

360 (2.3 ± 0.8)

1078 (2.3 ± 0.8)

n.s.

2 pronucleate zygotes°(%)

78.4

84.0

79.8

81.3

0.692 (0.487-0.984)§

Cleaved and transferred embryos°(mean ± SD)

235 (2.2 ± 0.8)

474 (2.4 ± 0.7)

353 (2.3 ± 0.8)

1062 (2.3 ± 0.8)

<0.05**

Implantation rate°(%)

107/235 (45.5)

196/474 (41.3)

156/353 (44.2)

459/1062 (43.2)

n.s.

  1. * not statistically significant both for maternal ages and for insemination technique
  2. °all values referred to cycle number
  3. § ≤32 vs. 33-37, O.R. (C.I. 95%)
  4. ** ≤32 vs. 33-37, p value significative < 0.05