All patients | Patients with rigid catheter | Patients with soft catheter | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 410 | 336 | 74 | - |
Age (years)a | 31.7 ± 5.3 | 31.7 ± 5.2 | 31.7 ± 5.5 | 0.9 |
Body mass index (kg/m2)a | 24.6 ± 5.5 | 24.6 ± 5.6 | 24.0 ± 5.5 | 0.4 |
Tubal factorb | 75 (18.3) | 60 (17.9) | 15 (20.3) | 0.6 |
Male factorb | 285 (69.5) | 229 (68.2) | 56 (75.7) | 0.2 |
Endometriosisb | 69 (16.8) | 58 (17.3) | 11 (14.9) | 0.6 |
Polycystic ovary syndromeb | 44 (10.7) | 34 (10.1) | 10 (13.5) | 0.4 |
Idiopathic infertilityb | 9 (2.2) | 5 (1.5) | 4 (5.4) | 0.06 |
Number of retrieved oocytesa | 4.8 ± 3.3 | 4.5 ± 3.1 | 5.0 ± 3.5 | 0.6 |
Length of stimulation (days)a | 11 (10–12) | 11 (10–12) | 11 (10–12) | 0.9 |
ICSIb | 145 (35.4) | 112 (33.3) | 30 (40.5) | 0.2 |
Ongoing pregnancy rateb | 112 (27.3) | 84 (25.0) | 28 (37.8) | 0.02 |
Live birth rateb | 98 (23.9) | 64 (19.0) | 24 (32.4) | 0.01 |