Table 1.
Basal characteristics of the patients and ovarian stimulation.
| ICSI |
IVF |
ICSI vs. IVF |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 158 (47%) | n = 178 (53%) | p-Value | |
| Female age (years) | 32.45 ± 4.30 | 32.22 ± 4.09 | 0.615 |
| Duration of infertility (years) | 5.54 ± 3.57 | 5.64 ± 3.67 | 0.808 |
| AMH (ng/ml) | 3.06 ± 2.09 | 3.14 ± 2.64 | 0.774 |
| BMI | 22.11 ± 2.44 | 21.42 ± 2.68 | 0.014* |
| Basal serum FSH (IU/ml) | 5.75 ± 1.75 | 5.70 ± 1.90 | 0.819 |
| Infertility reason | 0.448 | ||
| Tubal factor | 137 | 151 | |
| Endometriosis | 13 | 11 | |
| Unexplained infertility | 3 | 4 | |
| Other reason | 5 | 12 | |
| Ovarian stimulation protocol | 0.931 | ||
| Antagonist protocol | 46.83% | 50.56% | |
| Long protocol | 10.13% | 8.43% | |
| Short protocol | 26.58% | 24.72% | |
| Super long-term protocol | 10.76% | 9.55% | |
| Other protocol | 5.70% | 6.74% | |
| Daily dose of gonadotropins | 214.48 ± 58.09 | 224.65 ± 60.66 | 0.119 |
| Length of stimulation | 9.49 ± 2.15 | 9.50 ± 2.21 | 0.979 |
| Gonadotropin units (IU) | 2115.38 ± 747.22 | 2223.19 ± 821.02 | 0.211 |
| Male factor | |||
| Male age (years) | 34.23 ± 5.06 | 34.45 ± 4.52 | 0.681 |
| Normal sperm morphology (%) | 4.75 ± 1.35 | 4.94 ± 1.37 | 0.187 |
Two-sample independent t-test or person χ2 test.
* Significant difference between IVF and ICSI groups, P < 0.05.