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. 2021 Apr 16;2(2):89–94. doi: 10.1530/RAF-20-0064

Table 2.

Outcome of IVF in patients who underwent OPU with or without sedation and analgesia.

SaA during OPU
(n = 50)
No SaA during OPU (n = 50) P-value
Number of previous OPU cycle
 0–3 22 (44%) 15 (30%) ns
 4–7 21 (42%) 17 (34%) ns
 8–10 4 (8%) 9 (18%) ns
 >10 3 (6%) 9 (18%) ns
Number of oocytes aspirated
 0 1 (2%) 3 (6%) ns
 1 2 (4%) 13 (26%) <0.05
 2 2 (4%) 10 (20%) <0.05
 ≥3 45 (90%) 24 (48%) <0.05
Biochemical pregnancy 21 (42%) 17 (34%)
ns

Biochemical pregnancy: a pregnancy diagnosed only by the detection of beta hCG in serum or urine (Zegers-Hochschild et al., 2017).

OPU, oocyte pick-up; SaA, sedation and analgesia.