TABLE 5.
Increasing dose | Constant dose | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primipara | Multipara | Primipara | Multipara | ||
n | 58 | 29 | 57 | 30 | |
Female age (years) | 34.2 ± 5.3 | 36.2 ± 3.4 | 34.2 ± 5.3 | 35.0 ± 3.9 | .246 a |
Recurrent pregnancy loss | 4 (6.9) | 4 (13.8) | 2 (3.5) | 1 (3.3) | .305 b |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.7 ± 2.3 | 20.3 ± 2.6 | 21.1 ± 2.9 | 21.4 ± 3.1 | .275 a |
Recurrent pregnancy loss | 4 (6.9) | 4 (13.8) | 2 (3.5) | 1 (3.3) | .305 b |
Serum AMH (ng/mL) | 4.7 ± 18.5 | 4.4 ± 14.2 | 3.9 ± 7.2 | 3.4 ± 3.5 | .822 a |
No. of previous ET cycles | 2.1 ± 5.2 | 0.8 ± 1.7 | 2.1 ± 5.5 | 1.3 ± 1.8 | .003 a |
Serum estradiol (pg/mL) | |||||
On the 14th day of ERT | 454 ± 265 | 440 ± 247 | 279 ± 168 | 243 ± 124 | <.001 a |
On the day of FET | 278 ± 143 | 281 ± 128 | 267 ± 157 | 255 ± 188 | .276 a |
Endometrial thickness (mm) | |||||
On the 14th day of ERT | 10.4 ± 2.2 | 10.8 ± 2.2 | 10.8 ± 2.7 | 10.2 ± 1.9 | .745 a |
On the day of FET | 10.3 ± 2.1 | 10.1 ± 2.3 | 10.7 ± 2.7 | 10.8 ± 2.0 | .275 a |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
Abbreviations: AMH, anti‐Müllerrian hormone; ERT, estrogen replacement therapy; ET, embryo transfer; FET, frozen‐thawed embryo transfer.
Kruskal‐Wallis test.
Fisher's exact test.