Table 2.
Outcomes of ovarian stimulation and embryo culture
Fixed group (n = 100) |
Flexible group (n = 101) |
P | |
---|---|---|---|
Duration of rFSH (days) | 9.5 ± 1.1 | 9.7 ± 1.0 | 0.346 |
Total amount of rFSH (IU) | 1427.8 ± 210.6 | 1455.9 ± 243.4 | 0.381 |
Duration of GnRH antagonist (days) | 6.6 ± 1.2 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | 0.001 |
Premature LH rise (LH > 10 IU/L) | 1 | 2 | |
On Antagonist start day | |||
E2 (pg/ml) | 629.1 ± 294.0 | 787.7 ± 259.5 | <.0001 |
LH (IU/L) | 2.4 ± 2.8 | 2.7 ± 2.0 | 0.461 |
Leading follicle≥12 mm (%) | 22 (22.0) | 48 (48.5) | <.0001 |
On hCG trigger day | |||
E2 (pg/ml) | 3373.6 ± 1324.4 | 3741.0 ± 1099.4 | 0.034 |
P (ng/ml) | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.580 |
No. of oocytes retrieved | 16.7 ± 7.3 | 17.5 ± 5.9 | 0.421 |
No. of MII oocytes | 14.9 ± 6.7 | 15.3 ± 5.5 | 0.577 |
No. of good-quality embryos | 5.5 ± 3.4 | 5.7 ± 3.4 | 0.674 |