Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the couples inadvertently exposed to GnRH-a soon after conception
Clinical parameters | Couples with unexpected pregnancies associated with GnRH-a (n = 114) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Women with live birth (n = 65) | Women without live birth (n = 49) | ||
Female general characteristics | |||
 Age (y) | 29.02 ± 3.42 | 30.06 ± 3.82 | 0.127 |
 Duration of infertility (y) | 3.13 ± 1.90 | 3.00 ± 2.49 | 0.749 |
 Primary infertility cases (%) | 30 (46.15) | 26 (53.06) | 0.465 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 21.97 ± 3.20 | 21.04 ± 2.38 | 0.090 |
Basal serum sex hormone levels | |||
 FSH (pmol/L) | 6.94 ± 2.11 | 7.08 ± 1.75 | 0.711 |
 LH (pmol/L) | 5.30 ± 3.15 | 4.84 ± 2.26 | 0.726 |
 E2 (pmol/L) | 165.71 ± 133.16 | 173.99 ± 112.68 | 0.171 |
 T (pmol/L) | 1.41 ± 1.34 | 1.19 ± 0.46 | 0.380 |
 PRL (pmol/L) | 16.18 ± 11.53 | 19.31 ± 12.58 | 0.260 |
Number of antral follicles | |||
 Right ovary | 5.80 ± 2.29 | 5.33 ± 2.57 | 0.320 |
 Left ovary | 5.46 ± 2.46 | 5.78 ± 2.31 | 0.490 |
Male characteristics | |||
 Age (y) | 30.85 ± 4.68 | 31.69 ± 4.21 | 0.320 |
 Sperm volume (ml) | 3.52 ± 1.57 | 3.70 ± 1.59 | 0.542 |
 Sperm concentration (106/ml) | 91.17 ± 81.43 | 70.15 ± 50.38 | 0.115 |
 Progress motility (%) | 44.43 ± 17.57 | 42.34 ± 15.08 | 0.247 |
 Sperm abnormality rate (%) | 90.33 ± 43.40 | 90.78 ± 43.85 | 0.433 |