Table 4.
Cycle outcome in patients with no previous treatments in the two study groups (univariate analysis).
| cIVF (n = 217) |
ICSI (n = 169) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total FSH dose (IU) | 2745 ± 1153 | 2732 ± 1313 | 0.8456 |
| Mean FSH dose (IU) | 262 ± 80 | 260 ± 88 | 0.7328 |
| Total LH dose (IU) | 1531 ± 797 | 1578 ± 943 | 0.9699 |
| Mean LH dose (IU) | 191 ± 96 | 191 ± 63 | 0.5010 |
| Endometrial thickness (mm) | 10.2 ± 2.5 | 9.9 ± 2.2 | 0.2969 |
| Retrieved oocytes | 5.9 ± 4.0 | 6.7 ± 4.9 | 0.3253 |
| Mature (MII) oocytes | 4.8 ± 3.1 | 5.2 ± 3.9 | 0.9638 |
| MII/retrieved oocytes (%) | 85.9 ± 19.1 | 79.9 ± 19.6 | 0.0006 |
| Fertilized oocytes | 3.5 ± 2.6 | 3.4 ± 2.9 | 0.3204 |
| Fertilization rate (%) | 59.2 ± 28.9 | 51.8 ± 28.9 | 0.0102 |
| No fertilization (%) | 6.9 (15/217) | 11.2 (19/169) | 0.1364 |
| Cleaved embryos | 3.0 ± 2.5 | 3.1 ± 2.8 | 0.8418 |
| Transferred embryos | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 0.1070 |
| Frozen embryos | 0.4 ± 1.1 | 0.6 ± 1.3 | 0.0691 |
| Mean embryo score | 8.0 ± 1.8 | 7.7 ± 1.8 | 0.1284 |
| PR/ET, n (%) | 45 (20.7%) | 31 (18.3%) | 0.5573 |
| Cumulative PR/OPU, n (%) | 53 (24.4%) | 39 (23.1%) | 0.7580 |
| LBR/ET, n (%) | 26 (11.9%) | 19 (11.2%) | 0.8224 |
| Cumulative LBR/OPU, n (%) | 32 (14.8%) | 22 (13.0%) | 0.6271 |
| Abortion rate, n (%) | 21 (9.7%) | 17 (10.1%) | 0.9006 |