The use of frozen embryos and frozen sperm have complementary IVF outcomes: a retrospective analysis in couples experiencing IVF/Donor and IVF/Husband

Table 2 The IVF outcomes of the 860 couples in one IVF/H (or IVF/D) cycle

Outcome Indicators	Group IVF/H		(Χ ² ) *P value* (H/ET vs. H/FET)	Group IVF/D		(Χ ² ) *P value* (D/ET vs. D/FET)
	H/ET¹ subgroup	H/FET² subgroup		D/ET³ subgroup	D/FET⁴ subgroup
	Median [first quartile, third quartile]			Median [first quartile, third quartile]
After Fertilization
Fertilization Number (n)^a	5 [3, 8]	8 [5, 11]	0.000***	8 [6, 12]	8 [5, 11]	0.342
Fertilization Rate (%)^a	71 [50,89]	80 [67,91]	0.001**	67 [57,88]	75 [57,84]	0.822
Cleavage Number (n) ^a	4 [2, 8]	8 [5, 11]	0.000***	8 [6, 11]	7 [4, 11]	0.309
Cleavage Rate (%)^a	67 [50,88]	100 [80,100]	0.000***	67 [57,88]	71 [55,82]	0.667
High-Quality Embryos (n) ^a	2 [1, 5]	4 [3, 7]	0.000***	6 [3, 8]	4 [2, 7]	0.105
High-Quality Embryos Rate (%)^a	33 [10,54]	57 [36,78]	0.000***	52 [33,67]	45 [28,60]	0.070
After Transfer
Biochemical Pregnancy Rate (%)^b	0.0	1.4	(2.377) 0.123	2.0	0.4	(1.542) 0.214
Clinical Pregnancy Rate (%)^b	39.8	63.2	(22.789) 0.000***	49.0	68.1	(5.734) 0.017*
Live Birth Rate (%)^b	39.1	61.1	(20.134) 0.000***	47.0	66.4	(6.598) 0.010*
Multipregnancy Rate (%)^b	6.7	14.8	(5.820) 0.016*	14.3	9.2	(1.137) 0.286
Miscarriage Rate (%)^b	0.8	2.0	(0.997) 0.318	2.0	2.1	(0.001) 0.979
Total Baby Sex Ratio (%)^b	69.4	114.1	(3.129) 0.077	121.4	82.0	(1.036) 0.309
Low Birth Weight Rate (%)^b	4.9	16.2	(5.286) 0.021*	19.4	15.8	(0.029) 0.806
Baby with Birth Defect Rate (%)^b	1.6	1.5	(0.007) 0.933	0.0	1.0	(216.712) 0.000***

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