Table 3. Evaluated parameters of women undergoing IVF/ICSI during the study period without a poor ovarian reserve (AFC ≥ 7) divided based on the diagnosis of endometriosis.
| Parameter | Endometriosis | Control | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | p* | |
| Age | 33.8 | 4.0 | 145 | 33.7 | 4.4 | 422 | 0.7 |
| BMI | 24.2 | 3.8 | 135 | 25.4 | 4.2 | 406 | 0.01 |
| Median | IQR | N | Median | IQR | N | p ** | |
| AFC | 12.0 | 9.0–17.5 | 137 | 15.0 | 10.0–22.0 | 385 | < 0.001 |
| Number of oocytes retrieved | 6.0 | 3.0–10.0 | 145 | 7.0 | 4.75–11.0 | 422 | 0.02 |
| % | n | N | % | n | N | p *** | |
| Cycle cancelled - poor response | 2.8% | 4 | 145 | 1.4% | 6 | 422 | 0.3 |
| Underwent OR | 95.9% | 139 | 145 | 98.3% | 415 | 422 | 0.1 |
| Underwent ET | 84.8% | 123 | 145 | 88.2% | 372 | 422 | 0.3 |
| Women with surplus embryos | 43.4% | 63 | 145 | 50.2% | 212 | 422 | 0.2 |
| Clinical pregnancy | 29.7% | 43 | 145 | 31.5% | 133 | 422 | 0.8 |
| Live birth | 25.5% | 37 | 145 | 26.5% | 112 | 422 | 0.9 |
| COS | |||||||
| FSH + Ant | 70.3% | 102 | 145 | 73.7% | 311 | 422 | 0.6 |
| FSH + Ago | 26.2% | 38 | 145 | 22.0% | 93 | 422 | |
| CC + FSH + Ant | 3.4% | 5 | 145 | 4.3% | 18 | 422 | |
Abbreviations: AFC, antral follicle count; Ago, agonist protocol; Ant, antagonist protocol; BMI, body mass index; CC, clomiphene citrate; COS, controlled ovarian stimulation; ET, embryo transfer; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; IQR, interquartile range; n, number of events; N, number of woman analyzed; OR, oocyte retrieval; SD, standard deviation.
Notes: *p values calculated by unpaired t-test; **P values calculated by Mann-Whitney test; *** P values calculated by Fisher exact test or Chi-square (χ2) test.