Table 2.
Cycle characteristics
Did not survive warming (n = 175) | Survived warming (n = 5992) | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Ovarian stimulation protocol | 0.38 | ||
GnRH antagonist | 90.3% (158/175) | 86.7% (5195/5992) | |
GnRH agonist downregulation | 2.3% (4/175) | 2.4% (146/5992) | |
Microdose GnRH agonist | 7.4% (13/175) | 10.9% (651/5992) | |
Year of cycle | < 0.001 | ||
Before 2015 | 24.6% (43/175) | 13.2% (790/5992) | |
2015 and after | 75.4% (132/175) | 86.8% (5202/5992) | |
Cumulative gonadotropin dose (IU) | 3365.8 ± 1274.6 | 3465.2 ± 1290.2 | 0.32 |
Estradiol at surge (pg/mL) | 2754.8 ± 1390.2 | 2523.1 ± 1190.6 | 0.03 |
Progesterone at surge (ng/mL) | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 0.15 |
Oocytes retrieved | 19.6 ± 10.7 | 17.5 ± 9.8 | 0.005 |
Fertilization method | 0.12 | ||
Conventional | 0.0% (0/175) | 1.6% (94/5976) | |
ICSI | 100.0% (175/175) | 98.4% (5882/5976) | |
Cleavage stage—cell number | 8.8 ± 2.1 | 8.7 ± 1.8 | 0.45 |
Cleavage stage—% fragmentation | 2.0 ± 4.2 | 2.7 ± 5.4 | 0.09 |
Day of embryo development at cryopreservation | < 0.001 | ||
5 | 37.7% (66/175) | 58.3% (3494/5992) | |
6 | 53.1% (93/175) | 38.7% (2319/5992) | |
7 | 9.1% (16/175) | 3.0% (179/5992) | |
Number of trophectoderm biopsies | < 0.001 | ||
1 | 93.1% (163/175) | 97.7% (5857/5992) | |
2 | 6.9% (12/175) | 2.3% (135/5992) | |
Number of times vitrified and warmed | 0.19 | ||
1 | 99.4% (174/175) | 97.6% (5850/5992) | |
2 | 0.6% (1/175) | 2.4% (142/5992) | |
Embryo sex | 0.74 | ||
Male | 47.7% (83/174) | 49.3% (2941/5969) | |
Female | 52.3% (91/174) | 50.7% (3028/5969) | |
Expansion grade | < 0.001 | ||
2 | 0.0% (0/175) | 0.0% (1/5992) | |
3 | 0.0% (0/175) | 0.2% (10/5992) | |
4 | 29.1% (51/175) | 49.7% (2980/5992) | |
5 | 29.7% (52/175) | 37.9% (2269/5992) | |
6 | 41.1% (72/175) | 12.2% (732/5992) | |
ICM grade | < 0.001 | ||
A | 59.4% (104/175) | 65.0% (3892/5992) | |
B | 25.1% (44/175) | 27.3% (1635/5992) | |
C | 15.4% (27/175) | 7.7% (460/5992) | |
D | 0.0% (0/0) | 0.001% (3/5992) | |
Trophectoderm grade | 0.02 | ||
A | 49.1% (86/175) | 39.3% (2350/5981) | |
B | 32.6% (57/175) | 42.4% (2535/5981) | |
C | 18.3% (32/175) | 18.3% (1096/5981) | |
D | 0.0% (0/0) | 0.002% (10/5981) |