Table 1.
Poor responders
| Boost | DR/FSH | Ant/FSH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <40 ≥40 | <40 ≥40 | <40 ≥40 | ||||
| N (number of initiated cycles) | 246 | 365 | 310 | 283 | 187 | 217 |
| Average Age ± SD (years) | 36.5 ± 2.5 | 42.0 ± 1.5 | 36.5 ± 2.4 | 41.9 ± 1.4 | 36.9 ± 2.3 | 41.8 ± 1.4 |
| Average number of initiated cycles ± SD | 2.2 ± 1.8 | 2.5 ± 2.0 | 2.6 ± 2.1 | 2.4 ± 2.3 | 2.4 ± 2.3 | 2.8 ± 2.4 |
| Average number of oocyte retrieved ± SD | 2.0 ± 2.4 | 2.2 ± 2.5 | 3.0 ± 3.1 | 2.5 ± 2.7 | 2.4 ± 3.1 | 2.0 ± 2.6 |
| Fertilisation rate (%) | 67.0 | 64.2 | 63.6 | 64.0 | 66.9 | 68.6 |
| Utilisation rate (%) | 77.6 | 78.6 | 73.6 | 74.6 | 75.9 | 80.2 |
| Pregnancies/initiated cycles (%) | 6.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.2 |
| Pregnancies/oocyte retrieval (%) | 11.2 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 14.3 | 5.1 |
| Cancelled cycles (%) | 41.9* | 35.6 | 28.1* | 32.2 | 43.9* | 36.9 |
| Pregnancies/transfer (%) | 14.5 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 18.1 | 6.8 |
*p = 0.001 DR/FSH vs Boost and Ant/FSH