Table 2.

Stimulation results by pituitary desensitization protocol

		Unadjusted			Adjusted *
	LL	MDF	p -value	LL	MDF	p -value
Final cycle outcome results
	%			%
Cycles cancellation	9.2	10.3	0.60	9.3	7.2	0.36
Implantation rate	39.2	34.5	0.23	37.7	36.0	0.75
Biochemical pregnancy rate	4.6	7.2	0.20	4.6	7.2	0.20
Spontaneous abortion rate	4.7	4.8	0.98	3.8	4.8	0.37
Clinical pregnancy rate	51.2	48.6	0.50	56.0	53.2	0.60
Live birth rate	50.0	46.6	0.49	50.3	46.6	0.47

^*adjusted for potential confounders including age, day 3 FSH, antral follicle count and diagnosis