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Table 3 Number of MII oocyte per fertilization method to produce one clinically usable embryo

From: More blastocysts are produced from fewer oocytes in ICSI  compared to IVF – results from a sibling oocytes study and definition of a new key performance indicator

n. MII oocytes per usable embryo

Transfer at blastocyst stage

N

ICSI

IVF

p

TOTAL

211

2.3

2.9

˂0.001

OVARIAN STIMULATION PROTOCOL

  Long protocol

122

1.8

2.5

˂0.001

  Short protocol

89

2.9

3.3

˂0.05

INFERTILITY INDICATION

  Unexplained infertility

91

2.1

2.9

˂0.001

  Male infertility

20

2.3

3.0

˂0.05

  Female infertility

100

2.4

2.9

˂0.05

FEMALE PATIENT AGE

  19–37 years old

159

2.2

2.9

˂0.001

  38–45 years old

52

2.6

2.8

NS