Table 5. Comparison of pregnancy outcomes between IVF patients with β-hCG > 126.5 mIU/mL and progesterone > 25.2 ng/mL at 14 days after oocyte retrieval.

Variables	β-hCG > 126.5 mIU/mL (n = 77)	Progesterone > 25.2 ng/mL (n = 77)
Age (years)
Wife	34.3±4.6	34.6±4.8
Husband	38.1±5.1	38.9±5.3
Cause of infertility
Ovulatory	35.1% (27/77)	33.8% (26/77)
Tubal	33.8% (26/77)	32.5% (25/77)
Unexplained	31.2% (24/77)	33.8% (26/77)
No. of previous IVF cycles	2.5±1.2	2.4±1.8
Basal FSH (mIU/mL)	8.0±3.0	7.7±4.2
Basal AMH (ng/mL)	2.0±1.2	1.9±1.3
Protocols
GnRH agonist	57.1% (44/77)	59.7% (46/77)
GnRH antagonist	42.9% (33/77)	40.3% (31/77)
No. of oocytes retrieved	10.1±5.7	9.9±6.1
No. of MII oocytes	6.7±4.7	6.8±4.6
No. of 2PN	4.9±3.2	4.8±3.1
Fertilization rate	73.2%	70.6%
No. of embryos transferred	1.8±1.0	1.9±0.8
Pregnancy outcomes
Ongoing pregnancy	80.5% (62/77)	87.0% (67/77)
Miscarriage	19.5% (15/77)	13.0% (10/77)

P> .05 in all variables