Table 8.
Ovarian stimulation characteristics in high responders (group D)
| IVF | ICSI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 87 (15.7%) | n = 468 (84.3%) | ||
| Initial dose (IU) | |||
| Median (IQR) | 150 (150–225) | 200 (150–225) | 0.001 |
| Stimulation days | |||
| Median (IQR) | 10 (9–11) | 10 (9–11) | 0.45 |
| Number of oocytes | |||
| Median IQR | 19 (17–24) | 19 (17–22) | 0.9 |
| Fertilization rates (%) | |||
| Median IQR | 53.3 (35.3–69.6) | 55.7 (43.8–68.8) | 0.2 |
| Embryo utilization rates (%) | |||
| Median IQR | 50 (33.3–69.2) | 45.5 (29.4–66.6) | 0.64 |
| Day of embryo transfer in the fresh cycle, n (%)~ | |||
| Day 2 | 15 (20.8) | 59 (12.3) | 0.06 |
| Days 3 and 4 | 54 (75) | 375 (78) | |
| Days 5 and 6 | 3 (4.2) | 47 (9.7) | |
| Number of embryos transferred in the fresh cycle~ | |||
| Median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.002 |
| Fresh LBR | |||
| n (%) | 32 (36.7) | 145 (31) | 0.3 |
| Cumulative LBR | |||
| n (%) | 52 (59.8) | 287 (61.3) | 0.8 |
Two-sample Mann–Whitney test or Person χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test (unadjusted)
~For patients having an embryo transfer (n = 553)