Table 6.
Characteristics between cycles reaching live births or failing to have live births under conservative and drug approach.
| Characteristic | LB group | Non-LB group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=168) | (n=142) | ||
| Age (years) | 30.0 ± 3.7 | 30.6 ± 4.1 | 0.155 |
| Infertility type, n (%) | 0.100 | ||
| primary | 102 (60.7) | 73 (51.4) | |
| secondary | 66 (39.3) | 69 (48.6) | |
| Duration of infertility, n (%) | 0.930 | ||
| 1-2 | 50 (29.8) | 41 (28.9) | |
| 3-5 | 99 (58.9) | 83 (58.5) | |
| ≥6 | 19 (11.3) | 18 (12.7) | |
| Cause of infertility, n (%) | 0.359 | ||
| female | 80 (47.6) | 68 (47.9) | |
| male | 13 (7.7) | 10 (7.0) | |
| combined | 66 (39.3) | 49 (34.5) | |
| unknown | 9 (5.4) | 15 (10.6) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.3 ± 3.1 | 21.2 ± 2.6 | 0.962 |
| Basal FSH (mIU/mL) | 7.6 ± 2.2 | 7.8 ± 2.2 | 0.409 |
| Basal E2 (pg/ml) | 49.0 ± 22.3 | 53.3 ± 25.5 | 0.115 |
| AMH (ng/ml) | 5.2 (3.4-8.2) | 4.2 (2.9-8.4) | 0.117 |
| Endometrial thickness (mm) | 10.0 ± 1.7 | 9.8 ± 2.0 | 0.265 |
| Embryo developmental stage, n (%) | 0.106 | ||
| D3 | 46 (27.4) | 51 (35.9) | |
| D5/D6 | 122 (72.6) | 91 (64.1) | |
| Number of transferred embryos | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.048 |
| Number of good-quality embryos | 0.025 | ||
| 0 | 50 (29.8) | 53 (37.3) | |
| 1 | 69 (41.1) | 66 (46.5) | |
| 2 | 49 (29.2) | 23 (16.2) | |
| Ovarian cysts | 0.083 | ||
| conservative approach | 142 (84.5) | 109 (76.8) | |
| drug approach | 26 (15.5) | 33 (23.2) | |
| Number of ovarian cysts | 0.775 | ||
| 1 | 82 (48.8) | 67 (47.2) | |
| ≥2 | 86 (51.2) | 75 (52.8) | |
| Ovarian cysts | 0.140 | ||
| unilateral | 113 (67.3) | 84 (59.2) | |
| bilateral | 55 (32.7) | 58 (40.8) | |
| Largest cyst diameter (mm) | 25.9 ± 6.1 | 27.0 ± 7.0 | 0.149 |