Table 1. Patient characteristics and basal ovarian reserve assessment in the DHEA and control groups.
Parameter | DHEA group | control group | P value |
Number of cycles | 189 | 197 | |
Number of ICSI cycles | 46 | 44 | |
Cause of infertility(n) | |||
Tubal | 120 | 126 | |
Unexplained | 24 | 18 | |
Endometriosis | 19 | 22 | |
Male factor | 43 | 50 | |
Days of DHEA | 90. 81±39.44 | 0 | |
Age (years) | 37.67±4.67 | 38.1±4.22 | N.S |
BMI | 21.77±5.9 | 21.39±5.1 | N.S |
Basal FSH (IU/1) | 12.34±3.79 | 11.84±3.64 | N.S |
AFC | 4.36±1.34 | 4.39±1.34 | N.S |
Primary infertility | 67 | 70 | N.S |
Secondary infertility | 122 | 127 | N.S |
Duration of infertility (years) | 7.32±4.82 | 7.42±4.94 | N.S |
Note: Values are expressed as mean ± SD. NS = not statistically significant.