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Table 4 Comparison of ovarian stimulation, embryo culture, and resuscitation transplant live yields in women with low LH levels with and without hCG retriggering

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

 

Retrigger

No retrigger

P-value

n=10

n=41

Trigger day’ P

1.55(0.93-2.07)

1.95(1.60-2.40)

0.490

Trigger day’ E2

5559(4862-6002)

5931(5588-7201)

0.144

Trigger day’ LH

1.78(0.95-4.29)

1.42(0.53-2.53)

0.196

Number of follicles greater than 14 mm in diameter on Trigger day

13(12-19)

21(18-27)

0.001

Number of eggs obtained

15(9-24)

20(14-28)

0.117

2PN fertilization number

9(6-15)

13(8-20)

0.120

High quality blastocyst

0(0-0)

0(0-1)

0.291

Incidence of OHSS

10.0(1/10)

9.8(4/41)

1.000

Live birth rate of first FET

60.0(24/40)

37.5(3/8)

0.272

Live birth rate of second FET

55.6(5/9)

0.0(0/3)

0.205

Live birth rate of third FET

75.0(3/4)

0.0(0/1)

0.400

  1. Data are presented as median (IQR) or % (n)
  2. Abbreviations: FSH follicular-stimulating hormone, LH luteinizing hormone, E2 estradiol, P progesterone, 2PN two pronuclei, OHSS ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, FET frozen thawed transplantation, IVF in vitro fertilization, IQR interquartile range