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Table 1 Comparison of Age, BMI, Waist, Baseline hormones profile, Endometrial Thickness, and Pregnancy Rate in NMES and nonNMES Groups

From: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and biofeedback therapy may improve endometrial growth for patients with thin endometrium during frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A preliminary report

Parameters

NMES GROUP (n = 20)

nonNMES Group (n = 21)

P value

Age (years)

29.75 +/- 3.95

30.62 +/- 4.54

0.516

BMI (Kg/m2)

20.44 +/- 1.94

20.45 +/- 3.10

0.987

Waist (cm)

72.03 +/- 4.94

71.10 +/- 7.75

0.663

bFSH (IU/ml)

7.03 +/- 3.09

8.20 +/- 3.69

0.296

bLH (IU/ml)

9.70 +/- 7.68

6.72 +/- 5.50

0.174

bE2 (ng/ml)

54.75 +/- 47.34

64.16 +/- 51.90

0.563

bT (nmol/l)

1.75 +/- 1.01

1.71 +/- 0.67

0.874

Infertility

   

Primary

11(55%)

13(61.9%)

 

Duration of infertility (years)

3.85 +/- 2.78

5.40 +/- 3.22

0.111

Tubal factor

14(70%)

17(81%)

 

Male factor

10(50%)

19(90%)

 

PCOS

12(60%)

7(33.3%)

 

Endometrium thickness at day10 (mm)

5.60 +/- 0.82

5.50 +/- 1.00

0.731

Endometrium thickness at Day 0 (mm)

7.93 +/- 1.42

6.78 +/- 0.47

0.002

Pregnancy rate (%)

8(42%)

7(35%)

0.748

Number of Embryos transferred

1.85 +/- 0.49

2.43 +/- 0.75

0.006

  1. Data are shown as mean +/- standard deviation and number (percentage). Day 0: start of progesterone supplementation in HRT cycle. HRT: Hormone replacement therapy. PCOS: Polycystic ovarian syndrome. P < 0.05 was statistically significant.