TABLE 2.
Follicular fluid profile according to presence of serum antibodies
| Characteristic | Positive anti‐S a (n = 37) | Positive anti‐N a (n = 9) | Negative anti S, N (n = 18) | p‐Value |
| Progesterone (ng/ml) | 5.03 [3.41–11.08] | 6.74 [1.61–11.56] | 4.29 [2.9–4.78] | .51 |
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 955 [465–1555] | 881 [503–6053] | 789 [349–1765] | .88 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 163.7 ± 38.3 | 168.60 ± 50.5 | 170.99 ± 20.87 | .87 |
| Cortisol (ng/dl) | 15.86 ± 6.15 | 11.62 ± 5.31 | 16.87 ± 8.39 | .29 |
| C‐reactive protein (mg/l) | 2.29 [1.42–6.08] | 4.11 [1.62–5.75] | 1.44 [.36–8.33] | <.001 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 80.4 ± 19.4 | 84.5 ± 25.18 | 78.79 ± 32.2 | .89 |
| High density lipids (mg/dl) | 50.73 ± 9.97 | 50.70 ± 8.16 | 62.4 ± 17.55 | .05 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 115.49 ± 45.58 | 89.6 ± 31.6 | 111.38 ± 44.25 | .43 |
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Eight patients were positive for both anti‐N and anti‐S.