Table 5.
Prognostics factors related to the ART treatment characteristics.
| Characteristics a | Failure***(n=53) | Live Birth**(n= 51) | P-value | OR | OR adjusted # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of art cycles | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 0.89 | 1.02 [0.57-1.78] | 0.95 [0.48-1.78] |
| Stimulation protocols | |||||
| IVF- ICSI- FET | 33 (54%) | 28 (46%) | 0.012 | 1 | 1 |
| IUI | 13 (72%) | 5 (28%) | 0.51 [0.16-1.45] | 0.62 [0.17-2.13] | |
| Spontaneous pregnancy- SOS | 7 (28%) | 18 (72%) | 3.05 [1.14-8.86] | 2.89 [1.03-8.88] | |
| IVF protocol | |||||
| Antagonist | 16 (47%) | 18 (53%) | 0.69 | 1 | 1 |
| Long antagonist | 4 (57%) | 3 (43%) | 0.67 [0.12-3.47] | 0.77 [0.12-4.81] | |
| No. of retrieved oocytes | 8.6 ± 5.2 | 8.3 ± 4.6 | 0.84 | 0.99 [0.86-1.13] | 0.96 [0.81-1.12] |
| No. of (successful) oocytes*** | 3.6 ± 5 | 5.7 ± 5 | 0.10 | 1.08 [0.99-1.19] | 1.10 [0.99-1.23] |
| < 4 | 27 (73%) | 10 (27%) | 0.03 | 1 | 1 |
| > 4 | 16 (48%) | 17 (52%) | 2.87 [1.08-8.00] | 3.64 [1.17-12.56] | |
| Number of embryos transferred* | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.90 [0.38-2.12] | 1.02 [0.36-3] |
| Age of embryo transferred* | |||||
| D2-D3 | 12 (54%) | 10 (46%) | 0.56 | 1 | 1 |
| D5-D6 | 15 (53%) | 13 (47%) | 1.85 [0.48-7.48] | 1.28 [0.23-6.97] | |
| D3 and D5 | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 1 | 1 |
ART, assisted reproductive technology; IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IUI, intrauterine insemination; SOS, simple ovarian stimulation; FET, frozen embryo transfer; NO, number.
a
Continuous data are presented as mean ± standard deviation; categorical data are presented as number (percentage).
*For IVF-ICSI-FET.
**The live birth was defined as delivery of a viable infant at 22 weeks or more of gestation.
***The failure Group included early pregnancy loss and patients who have not had a pregnancy.
#adjusted for age and AMH.
Results from the univariate and multivariate analysis.