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Table 1 Baseline data and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation response characteristics in 493 DOR women with and without endometrioma

From: Does current ovarian endometrioma increase the time for DOR patients to reach live birth in IVF?

 

All (n = 493)

LB (n = 163)

Group A Endometrioma

Group B Non- Endometrioma

P

Group A1 Endometrioma

Group B1 Non- Endometrioma

P

Number of patients

90

403

 

31

132

 

OPU cycles

191

888

 

55

238

 

ET cycles

114

503

 

45

178

 

Age (years)

36.1 ± 5.1

37.7 ± 5.3

0.72

32.6 ± 4.2

34.7 ± 4.3

0.40

AFC

4.3 ± 2.3

4.5 ± 2.1

0.18

5.3 ± 2.2

5.0 ± 2.0

0.49

AMH (ng/ml)

0.6 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.3

0.13

0.6 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.3

0.02

bFSH (mIU/mL)

9.4 ± 5.9

8.8 ± 5.4

0.47

10.0 ± 6.2

8.2 ± 5.5

0.24

bLH (mIU/mL)

3.4 ± 1.9

3.5 ± 2.2

0.95

3.5 ± 1.6

3.1 ± 1.8

0.88

bE2 (pmol/L)

155.0 ± 87.1

164.9 ± 151.6

0.22

147.8 ± 88.7

161.1 ± 158.2

0.72

BMI (km/m2)

21.2 ± 2.8

22.3 ± 2.8

0.86

20.9 ± 3.1

21.5 ± 2.8

0.60

Duration of infertility (years)

3.9 ± 3.0

3.8 ± 3.7

0.21

3.3 ± 2.6

3.2 ± 3.0

0.51

Primary fertility

35/90 (38.9%)

111/403 (27.5%)

0.03

17/31 (54.8%)

54/131 (41.2%)

0.17

Secondary fertility

55/90 (61.1%)

292/403 (72.5%)

0.03

14/31 (45.2%)

77/131 (58.8%)

0.17

range of diameters of endometriomas (cm)

3.0–5.5

 

3.0–4.8

 

average size of endometriomas (cm)

4.0 ± 0.6

 

3.6 ± 0.4

 

GnRH-agonist protocol n (%)

26 (13.6)

103 (11.6)

0.44

13 (23.6)

49 (20.6)

0.62

GnRH-antagonist protocol n (%)

162 (84.8)

777 (87.5)

0.32

42 (76.4)

189 (79.4)

0.62

Natural/modified natural n (%)

3 (1.6)

8 (0.9)

0.66

0

0

 

Starting dose of gonadotropins (IU)

195.6 ± 70.3

206.8 ± 66.2

0.15

208.4 ± 71.0

223.7 ± 61.6

0.11

Duration of stimulation (days)

8.1 ± 3.4

8.4 ± 3.5

0.89

9.4 ± 3.2

9.0 ± 3.2

0.78

Total doses of gonadotropins (IU)

1730.4 ± 1064.4

1835.7 ± 1040.2

0.66

2168.6 ± 1145.4

2071.8 ± 1015.4

0.18

Serum LH at the day of HCG (mIU/mL)

5.8 ± 6.2

5.4 ± 6.7

0.93

3.7 ± 4.1

3.5 ± 3.4

0.93

Serum E2 at the day of HCG (pg/mL)

3896.5 ± 2631.6

3792.9 ± 2859.0

0.70

4601.2 ± 2671.8

4561.3 ± 3032.7

0.67

Serum P at the day of HCG (ng/mL)

1.7 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 1.1

0.5

1.7 ± 0.9

1.7 ± 1.1

0.07

Endometrial thickness at the day of HCG (mm)

9.3 ± 2.2

8.9 ± 3.0

0.13

10.1 ± 2.7

9.6 ± 2.5

0.65

  1. Abbreviations: LB Live birth, OPU Ovum pick up, ET Embryo transfer, AFC Antral follicle count, AMH Anti-Műllerian hormone, FSH Follicle stimulating hormone, LH Luteinizing hormone, E2 estradiol, BMI Body mass index, GnRH Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin, P Progesterone