Table 1.

Patient demographics and stimulation characteristics

	D3 group (n = 46)	D5 group (n = 58)	Statistical significance
Age (years)	36.3 ± 3.6	35.2 ± 3.7	p = 0.118
Basal FSH	7.9 ± 6.5	6.8 ± 2.2	p = 0.738
Antral follicle count	13.3 ± 5.5	13.2 ± 5.3	p = 0.723
Duration of infertility (months)	27.7 ± 19.2	23.9 ± 14.6	p = 0.523
Diagnosis:
Male factor	8	12	p = 0.441
Female factor	27	25
Mixed factor	8	16
Idiopathic	3	5
Stimulation protocol:
Long agonist	32	47	p = 0.168
Short agonist	8	9
Short antagonist	6	2
Total gonadotrophin dose (IU)	1479.3 ± 597.8	1459.4 ± 530.6	p = 0.955
E2 day of HCG	1961.7 ± 799.5	1733.4 ± 643.6	p = 0.110