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. 2011 Jun 17;9:81. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-81

Table 2.

IVF outcome of patients having one or more in situ endometrioma(s) at the time of IVF (Group A) vs. those previously operated for laparoscopic endometrioma(s) removal (Group B) vs. woman with tubal infertility (Group C, controls)

Group A Group B Group C p
Cancellation rate (%) 7.5 9.8 2.9 < 0.022,3
Total FSH dose (IU) 2339 ± 1248 3298 ± 1404 2537 ± 1090 < 0.0011,3
N. of retrieved oocytes 9.4 ± 4.3 8.2 ± 5.3 9.6 ± 4.0 < 0.033
MII oocytes (%) 71.2 68.8 66.9 ns
Ovarian sensitivity 5.6 ± 3.2 3.5 ± 3.5 5.0 ± 3.0 < 0.0011,3
Type of treatment (%)
IVF 77 72 68 ns
ICSI 19 23 25 ns
Combined 4 5 7 ns
Fertilization rate (%) 67.7 73.4 70.2 ns
Cycles with no fertilization (%) 6.6 8.2 10.0 < 0.042
Number of embryos transferred 2.0 ± 0.5 2.1 ± 0.6 2.2 ± 0.4 ns
Pregnancy rate/ started cycle (%) 41.5 36.6 35.0 ns
Pregnancy rate/OPU (%) 45.0 40.6 36.1 ns
Pregnancy rate/ ET (%) 48.4 44.1 40.1 ns
Implantation rate (%) 24.2 24.6 22.1 ns
Live-birth rate/ET (%) 34.6 25.8 30.8 ns

1Group A vs Group B, 2Group B vs Group C, 3Group A vs Group C, ns: not significant.