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Table 2 Comparison of pregnancy outcomes 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

 

NC-IUIa

COS-IUI

P-value

Totalb

1 follicleb1

≥ 2 folliclesb2

a vs. b

b1 vs. b2

a vs. b1

a vs. b2

n

425

176

93

83

    

Clinical pregnancy (n (%))

52 (12.2)

23* (13.1)

11(11.8)

12* (14.5)

0.787

0.658

1.000

0.588

Live birth (n (%))

47 (11.1)

21* (11.9)

10(10.8)

11* (13.3)

0.778

0.647

1.000

0.572

Spontaneous abortion (n (%))

3 (5.8)

2 (8.7)

1(9.1)

1(8.3)

0.639

1.000

0.546

0.574

Ectopic pregnancy (n (%))

2 (3.7)

1* (4.3)

0

1* (8.3)

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.458

Multiple pregnancy (n (%))

0

2* (8.7)

0

2*(16.7)

0.091

0.478

0.033#

  1. NC Natural cycle, COS Controlled ovarian stimulation; * including one heterotopic pregnancy; #denotes a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05)
  2. a, Group NC-IUI; b, Group COS-IUI; b1, Group 1 follicle; b2, Group ≥2 follicles