Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of total cohort*
| Clinic (N=119) | Home (N=125) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age female, yrs | 36.6 (3.9) | 36.8 (4.3) | 0.745 |
| Age male, yrs | 37.9 (5.3) | 37.2 (6.1) | 0.380 |
| Infertility diagnosis | |||
| Male | 26 (21.2%) | 22 (17.6%) | 0.290 |
| Endometriosis | 3 (2.5%) | 2 (1.6%) | |
| Diminished ovarian reserve | 8 (6.7%) | 18 (14.4%) | |
| Tubal | 5 (4.2%) | 4 (3.2%) | |
| Uterine | 3 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Ovulatory disorders | 5 (4.2%) | 4 (3.2%) | |
| Other | 11 (9.2%) | 19 (15.2%) | |
| Unexplained | 22 (18.5%) | 22 (17.6%) | |
| Combined | 36 (30.3%) | 34 (27.2%) | |
| Days of abstinence | 3.0 (1.7) | 4.1 (5.4) | 0.028 |
| Time to processing, min | 35.7 (9.4) | 82.6 (33.8) | <0.001 |
| Fertilization method | |||
| IVF | 8 (6.7%) | 11 (8.8%) | 0.545 |
| ICSI | 111 (93.2%) | 114 (91.2%) | |
| Volume (mL) | 2.8 (1.3) | 2.8 (1.6) | 0.725 |
| Concentration, mil/mL | 66.1 (43.8) | 79.3 (64.4) | 0.064 |
| Motility, % | 44.3 (22.5) | 45.3 (22.6) | 0.726 |
| Total motile count, mil | 99.6 (107.4) | 108.3 (109.9) | 0.535 |
| Forward progression, 0–4 score | 3.0 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.6) | 0.105 |
| Fertilization rate, all (%) | 77.6 (21.1) | 77.9 (21.0) | 0.939 |
| Fertilization rate, IVF (%) | 59.9 (34.9) | 61.8 (33.0) | 0.904 |
| Fertilization rate, ICSI (%) | 78.9 (19.4) | 79.4 (19.0) | 0.848 |
| D5 usable quality blastocyst rate (%) | 51.6 (22.7) | 55.5 (20.5) | 0.225 |
| Day of transfer | 0.031 | ||
| D3 transfer | 27 (42.2%) | 19 (24.7%) | |
| D5 transfer | 37 (57.8%) | 58 (75.3%) | |
| Number of embryos transferred | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.7) | 0.760 |
| Implantation rate (%) | 25.3 (38.3) | 37.7 (42.2) | 0.072 |
| Pregnancy rate (%) | 48.4 | 56.7 | 0.343 |
*Mean (SD) or N (%)