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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2008 Sep 30;91(4 Suppl):1483–1485. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1732

Table.

Likelihood of IVF treatment discontinuation by woman’s characteristics and cycle outcome.

Predictor Discontinuation after cycle 1
Discontinuation after cycle 2
AOR (95%CI)* p-value** AOR (95% CI)* p-value**

Cycle failure point
 No oocyte retrieval 1.13 (0.77, 1.66) 0.54 0.65 (0.40, 1.05) 0.08
 Failed fertilization 1.09 (0.72, 1.67) 0.68 1.29 (0.78, 2.13) 0.33
 Failed implantation 1.00 (referent ) 1.00 (referent )
 Chemical pregnancy only 1.51 (1.04, 2.17) 0.03 1.09 (0.67, 1.76) 0.74
 Clinical pregnancy loss 1.88 (1.22, 2.90) <0.01 0.95 (0.52, 1.72) 0.86
Woman’s age at cycle start
 20–34 years 1.00 (referent ) 1.00 (referent )
 35–39 years 0.85 (0.65, 1.12) 0.25 1.36 (0.98, 1.89) 0.07
 40–49 years 1.12 (0.82, 1.52) 0.49 1.46 (1.01, 2.11) 0.05
Woman’s parity
 No 1.00 (referent ) 1.00 (referent )
 Yes 1.58 (1.18, 2.10) <0.01 1.66 (1.16, 2.37) <0.01
*

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) based on multivariate logistic regression including all variables shown, also controlling for study phase and study site. Cohort consisted of 2245 women commencing cycle 1.

**

Wald two-sided p-value.