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Table 1 Clinical outcomes analyzed according to embryo and pronuclear morphologies

From: Pronuclear morphology evaluation in in vitro fertilization (IVF) / intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles: a retrospective clinical review

 

HQE ET

PQE ET

P value

(n., %)

(n., %)

Total cycles

450, 59.6

305, 40.4

 

Maternal age (years)

36.83±3.88

36.48±4.04

0.234

Clinical pregnancy rate

44^/450, 9.8

11/305, 3.6

0.001

Singleton

42/44, 95.5*

11/11, 100.0

0.471

Implantation rate

44/450, 9.8

11/305, 3.6

0.001

Abortion rate

9/44, 20.5

2/11, 18.2

0.866

Live-birth rate

34/450, 7.6

9/305, 3.0

0.007

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

37.8±4.2

39.6±1.3

0.213

Birth weight (gr)

2979.3±798.3

3214.6±391.0

0.399

 

Z1 ET

Z2 ET

 

(n., %)

(n., %)

Total cycles

139

616

 

Maternal age (years)

36.22±3.71

36.79±3.99

0.123

Excellent quality embryos

105/139, 75.5

345/616, 56.0

<0.001

Clinical pregnancy rate

16^/139, 12.2

39/616, 6.3

0.017

Singleton

16/16, 100.0

37/39, 94.9*

0.356

Implantation rate

16/139, 11.5

39/616, 6.3

0.034

Abortion rate

2/16, 12.5

9/39, 23.1

0.712

Live-birth rate

13/139, 9.4

30/616, 4.9

0.039

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

37.3±5.1

38.5±3.1

0.351

Birth weight (gr)

2959.6±849.7

3058.4±692.2

0.691

  1. ^: one ectopic pregnancy; *: two sets of monozygotic twins.