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Table 1 Comparison between hCG and dual-trigger protocols: Patient demographics

From: Dual trigger with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin significantly improves live birth rate for women with diminished ovarian reserve

Patients ‘baseline profiles

Control group (hCG)

Study group (hCG + triptorelin)

P value

Total number of egg retrieval cycles

130

297

Age (y)

38.26 ± 3.27

37.85 ± 3.73

NS

AMH (ng/ml)

0.81 ± 0.26

0.84 ± 0.23

NS

Etiology of infertility (%)

 Male Factor

37.1

28.8

NS

 Tubal Factor

30.7

29.6

NS

 Ovulation Dysfunction

51.3

50.4

NS

 Endometriosis

41.6

41.2

NS

 Uterine factor

2.2

4.4

NS

 Unexplained

10.5

4.5

NS

  1. Note: Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentage. AMH anti-Müllerian hormone, hCG human chorionic gonadotropin, NS non-statistically significant