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. 2018 Jan 15;12(1):1–5. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2018.5259

Table 2.

The outcomes of ovarian stimulation in quinagolide and cabergoline-treated groups


Variable Quinagolide n=63 Cabergoline n=63 Effect (95% CI) P value

E2 on day of GnRH agonist (pg/ml) 3293.74 ± 3836.9 3615.79 ± 1473.5 0.11 (-0.24-0.46) 0.304
HB (g/dl) 12.10 ± 1.42 12.61 ± 1.17 -0.39 (-0.74-0.04) 0.034
HCT 36.85 ± 4.38 38.37 ± 3.77 -0.37 (-0.72-0.02) 0.045
Number of oocytes retrieval 29.02 ± 11.45 28.76 ± 6.46 0.03 (-0.32-0.38) 0.443
Number of GV 4.02 ± 2.93 3.60 ± 2.38 0.16 (-0.19-0.51) 0.834
Number of MI 2.81 ± 1.92 3.49 ± 2.15 -0.33 (-0.68-0.02) 0.786
Number of MII 22.58 ± 9.57 22.05 ± 7.88 0.06 (-0.29-0.41) 0.386
Number of embryo 6.22 ± 15.00 5.59 ± 17.23 -0.38 (-0.73-0.02) 0.037
Number of high quality of embryos 18.3 ± 5.1 14 ± 8.6 0.61 (0.25-0.96) 0.001
OHSS 14 (22.2) 30 (47.6) 0.46 (0.27-0.79) 0.001
Mild 6 (9.5) 9 (14.28) 0.66 (0.25-1.76) 0.432
Moderate 6 (9.5) 11 (17.46) 0.54 (0.22-1.38) 0.545
Severe 2 (3.1) 10 (15.8) 0.2 (0.04-0.87) 0.001
GI symptoms 38 (59.4) 40 (63.5) 0.95 (0.72-1.25) 0.857
Ascites 14 (21.9) 39 (61.9) 0.36 (0.22-0.59) 0.0001
Paracentesis 7 (10.9) 17 (27.0) 0.41 (0.18-0.92) 0.021
Admission 2 (3.1) 14 (22.2) 0.14 (0.03-0.60) 0.001

Data are presented as mean + SD or n (%). E2; Estradiol, GnRH; Gonadotropin releasing hormone, HB; Hemoglobin, HCT; Hematocrit, GV; Germinal vesicle, MI; Metaphase I, MII; Metaphase II, OHSS; Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome, GI; Gastrointestinal, and CI; Confidence interval.l.