Table 1.
Outcome of single blastocyst transfer with ICSI, PESA and TESE as compared to traditional IVF
| Single blastocyst transfer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVFn = 680 (%) | ICSIn = 587(%) | p-valuea | PESA/TESEn = 31 (%) | p-valuea | |
| Mean age | 32.9 | 32.3 | 0.004 | 31.6 | 0.08 |
| IVF cycle rank | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.004 | 1.6 | 0.86 |
| Mean no oocytes retrieved | 10.9 | 11.4 | 0.03 | 11.1 | 0.79 |
| Mean no oocytes fertilized | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.86 | 7.0 | 0.41 |
| At least one high quality blastocyct | 534 (78.5) | 411 (70.0) | 0.0005 | 27 (87.1) | 0.23 |
| Cryopreservation (any) | 460 (67.9) | 326 (55.6) | 0.0001 | 21 (67.7) | 0.99 |
| Postive pregnancy test | 362 (53.2) | 295 (50.3) | 0.29 | 17 (54.8) | 0.86 |
| Viable fetus at ultrasound | 322 (47.4) | 267 (45.5) | 0.51 | 17 (54.8) | 0.42 |
| Ongoing pregnancy | 275 (40.4) | 243 (41.4) | 0.73 | 16 (51.6) | 0.22 |
ap-value as compared to conventional IVF.