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Table 4 Comparison of outcomes at LPS stage of different trigger medicine at FPS stage of DuoStim protocol

From: The best execution of the DuoStim strategy (double stimulation in the follicular and luteal phase of the same ovarian cycle) in patients who are poor ovarian responders

Characteristic

uHCG 10,000 IU

n = 178

rHCG 250 μg

n = 101

GnRH-a 0.2 mg

n = 25

P value

AFC

5.10 ± 4.00

5.33 ± 4.83

4.29 ± 2.51

0.552

FSH (IU/L)

10.33 ± 5.47

9.99 ± 4.78

10.81 ± 4.77

0.759

Matemal age (years)

38.41 ± 5.08

37.98 ± 4.96

38.08 ± 5.64

0.784

Total dose of Gn (IU)

1619.52 ± 813.79

1695.50 ± 820.23

2027.40 ± 1410.64

0.093

Duration of stimulation (days)

6.97 ± 2.89

7.21 ± 2.95

8.32 ± 4.84

0.127

follicle of >10 mm on HCG day

4.65 ± 4.08

4.78 ± 5.40

4.28 ± 3.29

0.884

No. of oocyte retrieved

3.61 ± 3.85

3.64 ± 5.88

3.08 ± 2.41

0.848

No. of fertilized oocytes

2.31 ± 2.26

2.19 ± 3.88

2.12 ± 1.62

0.923

No. of cleaved embryos

2.25 ± 2.21

2.14 ± 3.81

2.08 ± 1.58

0.931

No. of cryopreserved embryos

1.78 ± 1.89

1.90 ± 3.57

1.76 ± 1.30

0.918

No. of good quality embryos

1.56 ± 1.79

1.72 ± 3.36

1.64 ± 1.29

0.865

Fertilization rates (%)

63.45%

59.51%

68.83%

0.227

Cleaved embryos rates (%)

98.04%

98.63%

98.11%

0.864

Rate of cryopreserved embryos (%)

79.00%

88.89%*

84.62%*

0.008

Rate of good quality embryos (%)

69.50%

80.56%*

78.85%*

0.008

Pregnancy rate per oocyte retrieval (%)

26.23%(32/122)

20.00%(14/70)

28.57%(6/21)

0.562

Pregnancy rate per FET (%)

46.38%(32/69)

48.28%(14/29)

50.00%(6/12)

0.966

Implantation rate (%)

27.84%(49/176)

33.90% (20/59)

33.33% (10/30)

0.614

Spontaneous abortion rate (%)

21.88%(7/32)

14.29%(2/14)

33.33%(2/6)

0.625

  1. Data are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated. Independent t-test was used to compare continuous variables, and Chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical ones
  2. *Compared with uHCG 10,000 IU Group, P < 0.05