Table V.

Metal levels in participants with respect to in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome

Gender	Parameters	Positive IVF outcome (n=56)	Negative IVF outcome (n=117)
Female	Serum Zn (mg/l)	3.38±0.19	3.6±0.19
	FF Zn (mg/l)	0.52±0.02	0.54±0.02
	Serum Cu (mg/l)	1.41±0.10	1.74±0.076*
	Blood Cd (μg/dl)	0.115±0.01	0.102±0.006
	Blood Pb (μg/dl)	4.44±0.76	3.37±0.27
Male	Serum Zn (mg/l)	2.36±0.16	2.25±0.11
	SP Zn (mg/l)	90.23±8.40	72.85±5.93
	Serum Cu (mg/l)	1.15±0.04	1.23±0.04
	Blood Cd (μg/dl)	0.094±0.019	0.09±0.006
	Blood Pb (μg/dl)	3.87±0.45	3.79±0.27

Values are mean±SE, ^*P<0.05. Zn, Zinc; FF, follicular fluid; Cu, copper; Pb, lead; Cd, cadmium