Table 2 Anthropometric and clinical data of patients obtaining more than 8 oocytes at ovum pick-up. Women in Group A received r-FSH + r-LH/2:1, those in Group B hMG. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or as percentage
Group A | Group B | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 101 | 109 | |
Age (yrs) | 36.2 ± 4.3 | 35.7 ± 4.5 | ns |
Basal (day 3) FSH (IU/l) | 7.1 ± 2.5 | 7.2 ± 2.8 | ns |
BMI | 22.7 ± 3.9 | 22.3 ± 2.9 | ns |
Main infertility cause (%) | ns | ||
Anovulation | 0 | 0.9 % | |
Endometriosis | 8.9 | 8.3 | |
Male | 43.6 | 43.1 | |
Tubal | 11.9 | 18.3 | |
Unexplained | 24.7 | 23.8 | |
Mixed | 10.9 | 5.5 | |
Smokehabit (%) | 14.8 | 20.2 | ns |
Total Gonadotropin dose (IU) | 2453 ± 1539 | 2801 ± 1117 | ns |
Peak E2 (pg/ml) | 2924 ± 1175 | 2649 ± 964 | ns |
Retrieved oocytes/patient | 12.4 ± 3.6 | 11.9 ± 3.3 | ns |
MII oocytes/patient | 9.2 ± 2.4 | 9.1 ± 2.3 | ns |
Embryo morphological score | 7.1 ± 2.8 | 6.9 ± 3.0 | ns |
Top scored (>8/10) embryos (%) | 28 | 25 | ns |
Number of transferred embryos | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | ns |
Endometrial thickness (mm) | 10.6 ± 2.5 | 10.8 ± 2.2 | ns |