Table 5.

Characteristics of included women.

	Overall (n = 22)	Group A (n = 7)	Group B (n = 8)	Group C (n = 7)
Median age (years) at enrollment (min–max)	36 (28–53)	36 (28–53)	36 (32–38)	37 (33–40)
Female infertility, n (%)	16 (80)	4 (67)	6 (86)	6 (86)
Male infertility, n (%)	4 (20)	2 (33)	1 (14)	1 (14)
Have children (n)	1	0	1	0
Median time (months) from infertility diagnosis (min–max)	24 (2–72)	66 (32–41)	18 (5–72)	24 (2–48)
Active phase of ART, n***	7	3	2	2

Information about the diagnosis of infertility was not available in two cases, whereas in five cases duration from diagnosis was missing. Women not in active phase of ART, had already gone through the process, or were waiting to go through active phase.

^***Procedures: ovum pickup (1); embryo transfers (2); unspecified (4).