Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of poor responders undergoing IVF/ICSI treatment
| Natural cycle group (n = 102) |
MPA group (n = 102) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37.8 ± 4.7 | 37.3 ± 4.7 | 0.440 |
| Duration of infertility (years) | 5.0 ± 4.2 | 4.8 ± 3.2 | 0.711 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 2.5 | 21.2 ± 3.1 | 0.089 |
| Basal FSH (mIU/ml) | 11.9 ± 6.5 | 13.3 ± 5.8 | 0.100 |
| Basal E2 (pg/ml) | 39.8 ± 25.4 | 33.7 ± 21.6 | 0.076 |
| Antral follicle counts | 2.5 ± 2.0 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 0.165 |
| Type of infertility (%) | 0.068 | ||
| Primary | 40 (39.2) | 53 (52.0) | |
| Secondary | 62 (60.8) | 49 (48.0) | |
| Indications (%) | 0.145 | ||
| Tubal | 46 (45.1) | 36 (35.3) | |
| Male | 11 (10.8) | 16 (15.7) | |
| Endometrosis | 17 (16.7) | 22 (21.6) | |
| Ovulation dysfunction | 12 (11.8) | 5 (4.9) | |
| Unknown | 7 (6.9) | 6 (5.9) | |
| Combined | 9 (8.8) | 17 (16.7) | |
| Previous IVF failure (%) | 0.152 | ||
| 0 | 16 (15.7) | 23 (22.5) | |
| 1–2 | 39 (38.2) | 45 (44.1) | |
| > 3 | 47 (46.1) | 34 (33.3) |
Values are expressed by means and standard deviations (SD) or n (%)