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. 2017 Apr 25;12(4):e0176019. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176019

Table 4. Clinical pregnancy and live birth rate per retrieval according to hCG dose and age.

hCG (IU) 10,000 5,000 4,000 3,300 p value
Age < 35 y
# of patients 1,333 802 516 280
Clinical Pregnancy (%) 43 49 48.4 44 NS
Live Birth (%) 39.2 45.3 46.7 43.8 NS
Age 35–37 y
# of patients 1,042 559 291 150
Clinical Pregnancy (%) 37 40.2 47.3 37.9 NS
Live Birth (%) 33 34.4 41.5 30.7 NS
Age 38–40 y
# of patients 1,540 550 270 119
Clinical Pregnancy (%) 31 37.6 32.3 28.6 NS
Live Birth (%) 25.7 31.3 27.8 23.5 NS
Age 41–42 y
# of patients 1,076 336 156 70
Clinical Pregnancy (%) 20 22 31.4 25.4 NS
Live Birth (%) 14.9 15.7 20.5 18.3 NS
Age >42 y
# of patients 810 220 102 30
Clinical Pregnancy (%) 8.8 10.9 16.7 6.7 NS
Live Birth (%) 5.7 6.8 10.8 3.3 NS

NS—not significant