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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients and of their controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) cycle according to fertilization of the oocyte retrieved from the largest follicle

From: Oocyte polarized light microscopy, assay of specific follicular fluid metabolites, and gene expression in cumulus cells as different approaches to predict fertilization efficiency after ICSI

 

F group

(n = 29)

nF group

(n = 17)

p

Age (years)

36.9 ± 4.7

36.9 ± 4.2

ns

BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 ± 3.4

23.1 ± 3.0

ns

Basal (day 3) FSH (UI/I)

6.5 ± 2.2

8.6 ± 2.8

ns

AMH (ng/ml)

2.8 ± 1.1

3.1 ± 1.9

ns

AFC

16.3 ± 7.1

13.1 ± 5.7

ns

Length of COS (days)

10.5 ± 1.7

11.2 ± 1.9

ns

Total exogenous FSH (IU)

2281 ± 1188

2544 ± 1121

ns

Peak E2 (pg/ml)

1867 ± 905

1405 ± 759

ns

Retrieved oocytes

10.7 ± 4.6

5.9 ± 2.9

p < 0.001

OSI

6.5 ± 4.7

3.2 ± 3.0

p < 0.01

Mature (MII) oocytes (%)

80.2 ± 13.6

84.9 ± 16.9

ns

Fertilized (2PN) oocytes (%)

76.2 ± 16.8

45.3 ± 26.8

p < 0.001

Capacitated sperm (mln/ml)

0.78 ± 0.46

0.67 ± 0.31

ns

  1. F group = patients whose oocyte was fertilized, nF group = patients whose oocyte was not. BMI = body mass index; AFC = antral follicle count; OPU = ovum pick-up; OSI = ovarian sensitivity index = number of retrieved COCs × 1000/total FSH dose; MII = metaphase II. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation