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Published in final edited form as: F S Sci. 2021 Jan 11;2(1):71–79. doi: 10.1016/j.xfss.2021.01.002

TABLE 3.

IVF outcomes.

Variable	No antibiotic (n = 15)	Antibiotic (n = 12)	P value
No. of eggs retrieved	14 (5, 20)	10 (7, 14)	.25
No. of mature eggs	11 (4, 14)	9 (7, 11)	.52
Fertilization rate, mean (SD)	6.3 (4.5)	6.7 (3.3)	.83
No. of blastocysts	1 (0, 4)	0 (0, 3)	.32
No. cryopreserved	1 (0, 3)	0 (0, 3)	.27
Blastocyst utilization rate^a	0.25 (0, 0.5)	0 (0, 0.5)	.26

Note: IQR = interquartile range; IVF = in vitro fertilization; SD = standard deviation.

All values are expressed as median (IQR) unless designated otherwise. Mann-Whitney U test (nonparametric) was performed for discrete numbers.

Out of 14 in the no-antibiotic group.