Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population and collected volume (mean ± SD) of reproductive fluids (RFs) for physicochemical and functional characterization.
| GROUP A | GROUP B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics/Gynecology Patients | Oocyte donors | ||
| Total N | 25 | 31 | |
| Age (years) | 45 ± 4 | 25 ± 4 | |
| HRF Collection | Ex vivo(mucat device) | in vivo(mucat device) | |
| HUF | Total (n) | 20 | 31 |
| Volume (μL) | 62.8 ± 33.5 | 40.7 ± 26.8 | |
| HOF | Total (n) | 25 | – |
| Volume (μL) | 23.5 ± 14.6 | – |
HRFs, human reproductive fluids; HUF, human uterine fluids; HOFs, human oviductal fluid.