Table 2.
Comparison of ultrasonographic and hormonal parameters on the day of FET between the pregnant and nonpregnant groups.
| Pregnant (n = 15) |
Nonpregnant (n = 15) |
P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endometrial thickness (mm) | 11,1 ± 0,3 | 11,2 ± 0,7 | 0,882 |
| Endometrial Volume (ml) | 3,7 ± 0,4 | 3,4 ± 0,7 | 0,669 |
|
Endometrial pattern triple line (n, %) |
0.005 | ||
| Homoechogenic | 1 (6,7) | 9 (60,0) | |
| Tripple line | 14 (93,3) | 6 (40,0) | |
| Endometrial vascularization index (VI) % | 0,9 ± 0,3 | 1,1 ± 0,4 | 0,661 |
|
Endometrial vascularization** (ml) |
0,04 ± 0,02 | 0,04 ± 0,02 | 0,887 |
| Subendometrial Volume (ml) | 11,2 ± 0,9 | 11,3 ± 1,2 | 0.996 |
| Subendometrial vascularization index(VI) % | 4,1 ± 1,7 | 1,2 ± 0,4 | 0,110 |
|
Subendometrial vascularization** (ml) |
0,5 ± 0,1 | 0,2 ± 0,1 | 0,075 |
|
Endometrial echogenity* Subjective evaluation (n,%) |
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| Hyperechogenic | 15 (100) | 15 (100) | |
| Hypoechogenic | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| MG endsubend | 1,24 ± 0.05 | 1,25 ± 0,06 | 0,917 |
| MG subend | 29,25 ± 1,60 | 26,95 ± 2,56 | 0,453 |
| Dominant -ovary Volume (ml) | 17,0 ± 2,9 | 15,1 ± 1,8 | 0,562 |
| Dominant ovary vascularization index (VI) % | 9,2 ± 1,5 | 7,6 ± 1,1 | 0,382 |
| Dominant ovary vascularization** (ml) | 1,4 ± 0,2 | 1,0 ± 0,1 | 0.134 |
| Nondominant ovary Volume (ml) | 9,0 ± 1,1 | 7,8 ± 0,7 | 0,376 |
| Nondominant-ovary vascularization index(VI) % | 3,7 ± 0,7 | 5,2 ± 1,2 | 0,287 |
| Nondominant ovary vascularization** (ml) | 0,4 ± 0,1 | 0,4 ± 0,1 | 0,725 |
| Progesterone on the day of FET (nmol/l) | 25,4 ± 3,2 | 45,9 ± 12,7 | 0,130 |
| 17-OHP on the day of FET (nmol/l) | 8,6 ± 0,4 | 9,6 ± 0,8 | 0,263 |
| Estradiol on the day of FET (nmol/l) | 0,31 ± 0,02 | 0,33 ± 0,03 | 0,695 |
Values are mean ± SEM or n (%).
*The echogenity of the endometrium in comparison with subendometrium was evaluated by two different methods, which were subjective analysis and mean gray (MG) -value supplied by VOCAL.
MGendom, mean gray value in the endometrium; MGsubendom mean gray value in the subendometrium. **Vascularization, volume multiplied with VI.