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Table 1 Characteristics of patients and cycles between the NC-IUI and COS-IUI groups

From: Controlled ovarian stimulation should not be preferred for male infertility treated with intrauterine insemination: a retrospective study

Characteristics

NC-IUI

COS-IUI

P -value

n

425

176

 

Female age (years)

31.3 ± 4.8

31.1 ± 4.5

0.701

Male age (years)

33.6 ± 5.7

33.5 ± 5.3

0.935

Type of infertility (n (%))

  

0.264

 Primary

263 (61.9)

118 (67.0)

 

 Secondary

162 (38.1)

58 (33.0)

 

Duration of infertility (years)

2.9 ± 2.0

3.0 ± 2.2

0.648

No. of dominant follicles ≥16 mm

1.0 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.5

< 0.001*

Endometrium thickness (mm)

9.9 ± 1.5

9.9 ± 1.6

0.971

TPMSC (×106)

 pre-wash

55.8 ± 59.4

53.2 ± 37.8

0.405

 post-wash

18.1 ± 13.1

19.0 ± 12.0

0.175

Normal morphology (%)

 pre-wash

4.4 ± 2.0

4.4 ± 2.5

0.442

 post-wash

6.2 ± 2.3

6.2 ± 2.9

0.220

  1. NC Natural cycle, COS Controlled ovarian stimulation, TPMSC Total progressive motile sperm count; * denotes a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05)