Table 2.
Treatment outcome in high or low basal FSH groups for women age ≤ 43 following blastocyst transfer
| FSH ≤ 10 IU/L | FSH > 10 IU/L | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 366 | 32 | NA |
| Basal FSH levels IU/L ± SD | 7.11 ± 2.1 | 13.21 ± 3.8 | NA |
| Mean age ± SD | 35.4 ± 4.7 | 36.8 ± 5.9 | NS |
| Days of taking Gonadotrophins (mean ± SD) | 10.9 ± 2.8 | 11.8 ± 3.9 | NS |
| No of ampoulesa consumed (mean ± SD) | 39.2 ± 11.7 | 49.2 ± 19.7 | 0.019 |
| Average no. of oocytes collected ± SD | 12.7 ± 5.2 | 9.87 ± 3.1 | 0.046 |
| Average no of normal fertilized embryos ± SD | 8.8 ± 3.8 | 7.5 ± 2.9 | NS |
| Average no of embryos transferred ± SD | 1.62 ± 0.21 | 1.66 ± 0.29 | NS |
| Pregnancy rate (%) | 67.2% (246/366) | 65.6% (21/32) | NS |
| Live birth rate (%) | 51.9% (190/366) | 43.8% (14/32) | NS |
NS difference not statistically significant (P > 0.05); NA not applicable; a each ampoules contain 75 iu of gonadotrophins