Table 4.
Hormonal levels in follicular fluid obtained from small and dominant follicles
| Small follicles (6–10 mm diameter) | Dominant follicles on the OPU day | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | During TVOD in poor responders (n = 7) | On the OPU day in high responders (n = 14) | On the OPU day in normal responders (n = 14) | P Value | Poor responders (n = 7) | High responders (n = 14) | Normal responders (n = 14) | P Value |
| FSH (mIU/ml) | 9.12 ± 6.77 | 8.72 ± 4.13 | 7.17 ± 2.81 | 0.526 | 6.27 ± 1.96 | 7.53 ± 3.31 | 8.34 ± 4.46 | 0.480 |
| LH (mIU/ml) | 4.03 ± 6.58 | 4.18 ± 4.15 | 1.49 ± 2.24 | 0.199 | 1.09 ± 0.94 | 3.29 ± 3.04 | 2.19 ± 3.09 | 0.234 |
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | > 9600 | > 9600 | > 9600 | – | > 9600 | > 9600 | > 9600 | – |
| Progesterone (ng/ml) | 15.18 ± 13.51 | > 40 | > 40 | – | > 40 | > 40 | > 40 | – |
| PRL (ng/ml) | 26.03 ± 14.50 | 56.53 ± 22.39a | 48.76 ± 21.95 | 0.013 | 38.44 ± 21.19 | 52.95 ± 22.45 | 53.04 ± 22.96 | 0.320 |
| AMH (ng/ml) | 213.23 ± 85.67 | 12.34 ± 4.08c | 13.80 ± 6.77c | < 0.001 | 14.71 ± 8.78 c | 9.41 ± 13.13 | 7.33 ± 4.70b | 0.270 |
| Testosterone (ng/ml) | 9.79 ± 4.08 | 6.24 ± 2.62a | 4.27 ± 2.54c | < 0.001 | 3.42 ± 1.01c | 4.89 ± 1.58 | 4.41 ± 1.43 | 0.101 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD for quantitative variables. Statistical significance was defined as P < 0.05. “a” refers to P < 0.05, when compared with that in the small follicles of poor responders. “b” refers to P < 0.01, when compared with that in the small follicles of normal responders. “c” refers to P < 0.01, when compared with that in the small follicles of poor responders