Table 2. Outcomes of in vitro fertilization cycles.
*Values are mean ± standard deviation; **values are median (min-max); ***p-value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
MII, metaphase II; BQS, blastocyst quality scoring.
| Parameters | Control Group (n = 30) | Study Group (n = 40) | p-Value |
| Retrieved oocyte count* | 9.23 ± 5.53 | 4.27 ± 3.1 | <0.001*** |
| MII oocyte count* | 7.54 ± 4.74 | 3.18 ± 2.4 | <0.001*** |
| Number of Grade 1 embryo** | 1 (0-5) | 1 (0-1) | 0.039*** |
| Number of Grade 2 embryos** | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-2) | 0.023*** |
| Number of Grade 3 embryos** | 1 (0-3) | 0 (0-1) | 0.141 |
| Day of embryo transfer** | 5 (2-5) | 3 (3-5) | 0.057 |
| BQS* | 32.11 ± 11.82 | 16.50 ± 4.94 | 0.038*** |
| Clinical pregnancy rate (%) | 46.2% | 40% | 0.552 |