Table 2.
All groups | Group 1 HCG-only | Group 2 hCG plus LH-surge | Group 3 LH-surge-only | Group 4 All hCG (sum of groups 1 and 2 | Group 5 All LH-surge Sum of groups 2 and 3 | |
No. of cycles | 2000 | 1146 | 548 | 306 | 1694 | 854 |
IC | 637 (31.9%) | 364 (31.8%) | 157 (28.6%) | 116 (37.9%) | 521 (30.8%) | 273 (32%) |
IUI | 1363 (68.2%) | 782 (68.2%) | 391 (71.4%) | 190 (62.1%) | 1173 (69.2%) | 581 (68%) |
No. of patients | 860 | 439 | 315 | 106 | 754 | 421 |
PCOS | 250 (29.1%) | 127 (28.9%) | 95 (30.2%) | 28 (26.4%) | 222 (29.4%) | 123 (29.2%) |
Unexplained infertility | 610 (70.9%) | 312 (71.1%) | 220 (69.8%) | 78 (73.6%) | 532 (70.6%) | 298 (70.8%) |
There was no statistically signbificant difference among the different groups as regards the number of timed-intercourse or IUI cycles, or the infertility diagnosis.