Table 5.
Outcomes of FET in the groups.
| Characteristics | EMS group | Control group | p1 | Ovarian EMS group | Peritoneal EMS group | p2 | Cystectomy group | Aspiration group | p3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 329 | 316 | 262 | 67 | 157 | 105 | |||
| No. of FET cycles | 442 | 474 | 353 | 89 | 205 | 148 | |||
| No. of embryos transferred | 806 | 888 | 643 | 163 | 372 | 271 | |||
| Endometrial thickness, mean ± SD | 10.16 ± 4.39 | 9.54 ± 4.20 | 0.164 | 10.39 ± 4.26 | 9.24 ± 4.82 | 0.123 | 10.68 ± 3.97 | 9.95 ± 4.65 | 0.276 |
| Clinical pregnancy rate per transfer, % | 54.8 (242/442) | 54.6 (259/474) | 0.919 | 55.2 (195/353) | 52.8 (47/89) | 0.680 | 59.0 (121/205) | 50.0 (74/148) | 0.092 |
| Implantation rate, % | 38.1 (307/806) | 36.6 (325/888) | 0.526 | 38.3 (246/643) | 37.4 (61/163) | 0.845 | 40.3 (150/372) | 35.4 (96/271) | 0.207 |
| Miscarriage rate, % | 6.5 (20/307) | 6.8 (22/325) | 0.898 | 7.3 (18/246) | 3.3 (2/61) | 0.253 | 7.3 (11/150) | 7.3 (7/96) | 0.990 |
| Ectopic pregnancy rate, % | 0.9 (4/442) | 2.1 (10/474) | 0.138 | 1.1 (4/353) | 0 (0/89) | 0.588 | 1.5 (3/205) | 0.7 (1/148) | 0.642 |
| Cumulative clinical pregnancy, % | 56.9 (238/418) | 75.3 (244/324) | 0.000 | 57.4 (191/333) | 55.3 (47/85) | 0.732 | 57.6 (118/205) | 57.0 (73/128) | 0.967 |
| Live birth rate per transfer, % Term delivery, n Preterm delivery, n | 47.5 (210/442) 173 37 | 45.8 (217/474) 176 41 | 0.600 | 47.3 (167/353) 137 30 | 48.3 (43/89) 36 7 | 0.865 | 48.8 (100/205) 85 15 | 45.3 (67/148) 52 15 | 0.515 |
| Birth weight (g), mean ± SD | 3,009 ± 682 | 2,987 ± 607 | 0.682 | 2,993 ± 689 | 3,074 ± 654 | 0.444 | 3,018 ± 644 | 2,957 ± 755 | 0.526 |
p1, EMS group vs. control group; p2, ovarian EMS group vs. peritoneal EMS group; p3, cystectomy group vs. aspiration group. The red number highlights the p which was less than 0.05 signifing the statistic difference.