Table 1.
Patient and cycle characteristics.
| Group a | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Placebo (n=31) | LA (n=31) | P Value |
| Patient | |||
| Age, y | 33.4 (4.6) | 31.5 (3.2) | .06 b |
| BMI | 27.3 (5.9) | 27.6 (6.8) | .83 b |
| White race | 27 (87.1) | 30 (96.8) | .35 c |
| Infertility period, y | 1.4 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.2) | .45 |
| Previous IUI | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | .79 d |
| FSH, IU/L | 6.9 (2.1) | 7.1 (1.7) | .76 b |
| Missing, No. | 9 | 7 | |
| Estradiol, pg/mL | 44.6 (30.7) | 45.6 (37.1) | .81 b |
| Missing, No. | 9 | 9 | |
| AMH, ng/mL | 4.2 (5.2) | 3.7 (2.2) | .67 b |
| Missing, No | 4 | 0 | |
| Antral follicle count | 21.4 (13.9) | 25.9 (13.9) | .25 b |
| Missing, No. | 4 | 5 | |
| HADS score | |||
| Anxiety | 5.5 (3.1) | 6.5 (3.2) | .22 b |
| Depression | 1.9 (3.1) | 1.8 (2.3) | .89 b |
| Cycle | |||
| Protocols | >.99 c | ||
| Clomiphene citrate | 20 (64.5) | 19 (61.3) | |
| Letrozole | 7 (22.6) | 7 (22.6) | |
| Gonadotropin | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | |
| Natural cycle | 2 (6.5) | 2 (6.5) | |
| hCG trigger | 22 (71.0) | 20 (64.5) | .59 d |
| Partner present | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | .80 d |
| Follicular recruitment | 2.7 (1.5) | 3.0 (1.9) | .46 b |
| Missing, No. | 7 | 10 | |
| Endometrial echo complex, mm | 7.1 (2.9) | 6.8 (2.9) | .82 b |
| Missing, No. | 7 | 10 | |
| IUI procedure | .68 c | ||
| Easy | 25 (80.7) | 22 (71.0) | |
| Moderately easy | 2 (6.5) | 3 (9.7) | |
| Difficult | 4 (12.9) | 6 (19.3) | |
| Total motile sperm count, ×106 | 64.2 (58.5) | 34.5 (30.1) | .02 b |
| Sperm motility, % | 79.0 (15.5) | 74.5 (15.9) | .26 b |
| Progesterone supplementation | 5 (16.1) | 4 (12.9) | >.99 c |
Abbreviations: AMH, anti-Müllerian hormone; BMI, body mass index; FSH, follicle-stimulation hormone; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; IUI, intrauterine insemination; LA, lavender aromatherapy.
aData represent mean (SD) or number (percentage) unless otherwise specified.
bt test used for continuous variables.
cFisher exact test used for categorical variables as appropriate.
dχ2 used for categorical variables as appropriate.