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Table 2 Embryological and clinical outcomes

From: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a clinical report on 4894 consecutive ART treatment cycles

Parameters

HCG

Buserelin

OHSS

p

Cycles

4772

71

51

 

COC

36768

1134

563

 

COC (mean)

7.8 ± 4.7

16.0 ± 6.9

11.0 ± 4.0

a,b,c

MII

30872

910

469

 

Maturation rate (MII/COC)

84.0

80.2

83.3

a

2PN/2 PB

21410

648

346

 

Fertilization rate (2PN/MII)

69.4

71.2

73.8

b

Embryos cleaved

20954

641

337

 

Embryo cleavage rate (d2/2PN)

97.9

98.9

97.4

NS

Embryo transfer cycles (ETC.)

4391

67

51

 

n° Embryos transferred (mean)

8443-1.9 ± 0.5

121-1.8 ± 0.4

92-1.8 ± 0.4

NS

Biochemical pregnancy (/ETC.)

1973-44.9

32-47.8

49-96.1

b,c

Clinical pregnancy (CP) (/ETC.)

1709-38.9

20-29.9

48-94.1

b,c

Sacs

2155

23

64

 

Implantation rate (sacs/n°ET)

25.5

19.0

69.6

b,c

Singletons (/CP)

1197-70.0

9-45.0

29-60.4

a

Twins (/CP)

473-27.7

7-35.0

16-33.3

NS

Triplets (/CP)

11-0.6

0

1-2.1

NS

Ectopic pregnancy (/CP)

28-1.6

4-20.0

2-4.2

a,c

Abortion (/CP)

253-14.8

2-10.0

6-12.5

NS

Ongoing pregnancy (/ETC.)

1428-32.5

14-20.9

40-78.4

a,b,c

Delivery (/ETC.)

1329-30.3

14-20.9

40-78.4

b,c

Stillbirths (/ETC.)

1-0.02

0

0

NS

Live-birth delivery rate (/ETC.)

1328-30.2

14-20.9

40-78.4

b,c

Newborn (NB) (/ETC.)

1655-37.7

19-28.4

53-100

b,c

Male (/NB)

832-50.5

11-57.9

25-47.2

NS

Female (/NB)

817-49.5

8-42.1

28-52.8

NS

Male/Female ratio

1.0

1.4

0.90

NS

Newborn malformations (/NB)

36-2.2

2-10.5

0

a,c

Major (/NB)

27-1.6

2-10.5

0

a,c

Minor (/NB)

9-0.5

0

0

NS

NB Chromosome abnormalities (/NB)

5-0.3

0

0

NS

Early neonatal death (/ETC.)

4-0.1

0

0

NS

  1. Values in “n”, rate or mean ± SD
  2. Significance (p < 0.05)
  3. a: HCG vs Buserelin
  4. b: HCG vs OHSS
  5. c: Buserelin vs OHSS
  6. NS: not significant
  7. HCG: group of patients without OHSS and oocyte trigger with HCG
  8. Buserelin: group of patients without OHSS and oocyte trigger with Buserelin
  9. OHSS: group of patients with OHSS and oocyte trigger with HCG
  10. COC: cumulus-oocyte complexes (aspirated oocytes)
  11. MII: mature oocytes at metaphase II of meiosis
  12. 2PN/2 PB: normal fertilized oocytes (with 2 pronuclei and 2 polar bodies)