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Table 3 Comparison of the baseline characteristics of low LH level women with and without hCG retrigger

From: Low LH level does not indicate poor IVF cycle outcomes with GnRh-a single trigger: a retrospective analysis

Characteristics

Retrigger

No retrigger

P-value

n = 10

n = 41

Woman's age

30(28-32)

30(27-31)

0.489

BMI

23.81(22.23-28.73)

23.42(20.98-25.49)

0.245

Duration of infertility

5(3-6)

3(2-5)

0.048

Infertility type

  

0.081

 Primary infertility

8(80.0)

19(46.3)

 

 Secondary infertility

2(20.0)

22(53.7)

 

  FSH

5.29(4.48-6.19)

6.1(5.11-6.94)

0.226

  LH

2.36(1.81-3.02)

3.93(2.76-5.77)

0.003

  E2

47(42-62)

38(31-54)

0.221

  P

0.57(0.26-0.85)

0.49(0.27-0.74)

0.561

  AMH

5.30(2.93-6.20)

7.12(4.73-10.22)

0.020

  AFC

14(11-19)

25(19-31)

0.003

  GN dose

2025(1772-2700)

1950(1519-2325)

0.330

  GN days

10(9-12)

10(9-11)

0.771

Fertilization method

  

0.061

 IVF

6(60.0)

36(87.8)

 

 ICSI

4(40.0)

5(12.2)

 
  1. Data are presented as median (IQR) or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, FSH follicular-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, E2 estradiol, P progesterone, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone, AFC antral follicle count, GN gonadotropin, IVF in vitro fertilization, ICSI intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IQR, interquartile range