Table 2.
Comparison of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome between patients treated by day 2 and day 3 embryo transfer
| Day 2 | Day 3 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 24 | 12 | Not significant |
| Number of oocytes retrieved | 10.0 ± 3.3 | 9.0 ± 6.0 | Not significant |
| Number of embryos developed | 7.6 ± 3.5 | 6.9 ± 3.7 | Not significant |
| Number of good‐quality embryos | 5.5 ± 2.6 | 5.5 ± 2.5 | Not significant |
| Number of good‐quality embryos transferred | 2 | 2 | Not significant |
| Number of embryos cyropreserved | 5.1 ± 3.4 | 4.1 ± 2.2 | Not significant |
| Number of good‐quality embryos cryopreserved | 3.5 ± 2.7 | 3.6 ± 2.1 | Not significant |
| Clinical pregnancies | 9 | 7 | Not significant |
| Clinical pregnancies rate per embryo transfer cycle (%) | 37.5 | 58.3 | Not significant |
| Multiple pregnancies | 1 | 1 | Not significant |
| Multiple pregnancy rate per embryo transfer cycle (%) | 11.1 | 14.3 | Not significant |
| Implantation rate (%) | 20.8 | 33.3 | Not significant |