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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 4.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2009 Jul 9;94(3):952–957. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.010

TABLE 2.

ANOVA comparison of follicular fluid hormone levels between different fertilization outcomes.

Degenerated egg mean ± SD (n = 29) Failed fertilization mean ± SD (n = 48) 2PN mean ± SD (n = 50) P value
Estradiol (ng/mL) 359.1 ± 211.6 438.7 ± 317.8 596.4 ± 354.7 .003
FSH (IU/L) 8.36 ± 6.3 8.0 ± 5.6 9.43 ± 6.3 .491
Progesterone (μg/mL) 10.5 ± 6.8 7.5 ± 5.1 11.7 ± 8.5 .018
hCG (IU/L) 94.6 ± 53.7 103.5 ± 60.7 99.6 ± 61.0 .817
Prolactin (ng/mL) 291.0 ± 224.1 316.4 ± 117.8 275.4 ± 139.0 .671
Testosterone (ng/dL) 362.4 ± 344.9 617.5 ± 390.6 563.8 ± 257.8 .004
Growth hormone (μg/mL) 1.7 ± 1.1 2.4 ± 2.6 1.8 ± 1.2 .163