Table 3.
Live birth after infertility treatment in 71 infertile women in relation to different predictors
| Ovulation a) | FSH b) | FSH:LH ratio b) | AMH b) | TSH b) | Age b) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Live birth |
|
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
|
Test result |
Normal |
29 |
23 |
20 |
18 |
26 |
23 |
30 |
30 |
34 |
28 |
20 |
6 |
| |
Abnormal |
8 |
10 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
27 |
|
Sensitivity% |
|
78.4 |
|
54.1 |
|
70.3 |
|
81.1 |
|
94.4 |
|
54.1 |
|
|
Specificity% |
|
30.3 |
|
45.5 |
|
30.3 |
|
9.1 |
|
15.2 |
|
81.8 |
|
| Predictive value% | 55.8 | 52.6 | 53.1 | 50.0 | 54.8 | 76.9 |
a) Ovulation was determined by using progesterone value as an indicator, ≥ 32 nmol/L being considered to represent ovulation (normal).
b) Cut-off values (“Normal”) were determined to be FSH < 7 IU/L, FSH:LH ratio ≤ 2.0, AMH ≥ 10 pmol/L, TSH ≤ 2.5 mIU/L and age ≤ 32 years.