Table 2.

Controlled ovarian stimulation embryology parameters of MENA vs Caucasian women

	MENA N = 190	Caucasian N = 200	P
Agonist protocol	31.1% (59)	25% (50)	0.18
Antagonist protocol	69.9% (131)	75% (150)	0.18
Total gonadotropin dose (IU)	2714 ± 1104	2759 ± 818	0.65
Mature oocytes (no.)	8.6 ± 5.9	8.5 ± 5.2	0.8
Fertilization rate	73.8 ± 23.7%	83.7 ± 14.2%	<0.005
No. blastocysts/cycle	3.2 ± 3.8	3.4 ± 3.8	0.6
No. embryos transferred	2.38 ± 0.9	2.35 ± 0.9	0.7