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. 2020 Oct 12;14(3):213–217. doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2020.6161

Table 2.

Pregnancy related outcomes of soft, firm catheter and tenaculum applied patients undergoing IUI treatment


Group 1 Soft (n=175) Group 2 Firm (n=100) Group 3 Tenaculum (n=63) P value

Clinical pregnancy rate) 5.1 (9/175)a, b 19 (19/100)a 31.7 (20/63)b <0.001*
Miscarriage rate/clinical pregnancy 22.2 (2/9) 15.8 (3/19) 20.0 (4/20) 0.736
Live birth rate/clinical pregnancy 77.8 (7/9) 84.2 (16/19) 80.0 (16/20)

Data are presented as n (%). *; Statistically significant, IUI; Intrauterine insemination, a; Group 1 versus Group 2, and b; Group 1 versus 3.