Table 2.
Pregnant (n = 69) | Not pregnant (n = 75) | |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
Age | 30.5 ± 4.1 | 30.0 ± 4.0 |
No. of oocytes | 11.2 ± 5.3 | 12.3 ± 5.1 |
Total Gn (IU) | 2186 ± 462 | 2199 ± 405 |
Mature oocyte (%) | 91.7 ± 7.2 | 90.9 ± 8.1 |
Fertilization (%) | 69.5 ± 15.6 | 66.67 ± 14.8 |
Day 2 grade 1 embryo (%) | 37.8 ± 19.2 | 33.33 ± 18.9 |
Day 2 grade 1+2 embryo (%) | 66.2 ± 20.2 | 65.8 ± 18.6 |
Day 3 grade 1 embryo (%) | 30.1 ± 15.7 | 25.00 ± 16.2 |
Day 3 grade 1+2 embryo (%) | 64.1 ± 20.3 | 57.9 ± 18.5 |
No. of transferred embryos | 2.01 ± 0.21 | 1.97 ± 0.19 |
DPPH radical scavenging assaya | 36.3 ± 6.43 | 34.8 ± 6.2 |
Reducing power assayb | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.41 ± 0.06 |
Superoxide radical scavenging assayc | 13.8 ± 0.33 | 13.7 ± 0.31 |
β-Carotene bleaching assayd | 21.2 ± 2.72 | 20.3 ± 2.31 |
TBA assaye | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.08 ± 0.04 |
Antioxidant scores | 8.16 ± 1.10 | 8.01 ± 1.17 |
DPPH radical scavenging percentage (%);
Absorbance at 700 nm;
Auto-oxidation rate constant of pyrogallic acid;
Lipid peroxidation inhibition rate (%);
Absorbance at 532 nm.
Gn, gonadotropin; DPPH, α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl; TBA, thiobarbituric acid.