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. 2022 Jun 8;17(6):e0267554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267554

Table 1. Characteristics of the analytical variables.

Variable Definition or Range
Male age (years) 23 to 78
Female age (years) 21 to 55
Duration of infertility (years) 1 to 14
Number of IVF cycles performed 0 to 16
Number of oocytes retrieved 0 to 52
The Number of Embryos Transferred 1 to 4
The Total Number of Frozen Embryos 0 to 36
Cause of infertility Tubal factor, ovary factor, endometriosis, uterine factor (myoma adenomyosis, uterine synechia), others (other female factors), male factor, either two factors, unexplained
Fertilization method IVF/ET (in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer), ZIFT/TET (zygote intrafallopian transfer/tubal embryo transfer)
Micromanipulation technique ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection), assisted hatching, ICSI and assisted hatching, PGT (preimplantation genetic testing), no use, others
Source of sperm and oocytes Without donation, oocyte donation, sperm donation
The use of fresh/freeze-thaw Fresh, freeze-thaw
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome None, mild, moderate, severe
Ovarian stimulation protocol Natural cycle (including frozen-embryo transfer cycle), oral stimulation drug, short protocol, long protocol, ultra-long protocol, antagonist protocol, others