Table 2.
Variable | Group A uhCG n = 60 | Group B rhCG 250 μg n = 60 | Group C rhCG 500 μg n = 60 | p-value |
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Duration of stimulation (day) | 10.13 ± 1.50 | 10.37 ± 1.54 | 10.37 ± 1.40 | 0.60 |
Total dose of FSH required (IU) | 1626 ± 385.77 | 1647 ± 614.74 | 1586 ± 321.42 | 0.75 |
Endometrial thickness(mm) | 9.7 ± 1.38 | 9.6 ± 1.74 | 10.01 ± 1.58 | 0.35 |
Number of aspirated Follicles | 16.27 ± 7.80 | 17.65 ± 7.73 | 16.08 ± 6.81 | 0.45 |
Number of retrieved oocytes | 11.37 ± 5.3 | 12.40 ± 6.44 | 12.25 ± 5.30 | 0.56 |
Number of retrieved oocytes per aspirated follicles | 71.82 ± 15.09 | 69.84 ± 17.44 | 77.16 ± 17.61 a | 0.04 |
Number of metaphase II oocytes (MII) | 9.62 ± 4.50 | 10.67 ± 5.88 | 10.75 ± 5.07 | 0.41 |
Number of immature oocytes (MI&GV) | 1.41 ± 2.64 | 1.11 ± 1.53 | 1.15 ± 1.60 | 0.66 |
Fertilization rate | 61.2(364/595) | 64.1(408/637) | 59.8(383/640) | 0.28 |
Number of produced embryos | 6.18 ± 3.78 | 6.98 ± 5.02 | 6.62 ± 3.67 | 0.58 |
Number of excellent quality embryos | 1.60 ± 2.14 | 2.40 ± 3.04 | 1.85 ± 2.00 | 0.18 |
Number of good quality embryos | 2.30 ± 1.90 | 2.20 ± 1.92 | 2.12 ± 1.60 | 0.85 |
Number of transferred embryos | 2.07 ± .95 | 1.72 ± 1.13 | 2.15 ± .84 | 0.06 |
Number of embryos frozen | 2.05 ± 2.82 | 3.12 ± 3.94 | 2.40 ± 3.02 | 0.19 |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage)
aGroup C versus group B (P = .04)