Skip to main content

Table 2 Treatment and in vitro fertilization parameters

From: Can steroidal ovarian suppression during the luteal phase after oocyte retrieval reduce the risk of severe OHSS?

 

OHSS high-risk groups (n = 281)

OHSS non high-risk group

Letrozole group

Mifepristone group

GnRH-ant group

Three-drug group

Control group

(n = 43)

(n = 51)

(n = 39)

(n = 28)

(n = 120)

(n = 4454)

Estradiol (pg/ml)a

7871.8 ± 2527.2

8012.4 ± 2252.6

8449.3 ± 2391.8

8225.6 ± 2734.3

8437.1 ± 2885.9

2825.6 ± 1754.2*

No. follicles with diameter >

29.2 ± 8.4

28.3 ± 7.6

30.6 ± 7.3

30.3 ± 8.1

31.1 ± 6.9

16.5 ± 6.3*

14 mm

      

No. oocytes retrieved

27.4 ± 6.6

25.1 ± 5.7

27.3 ± 5.9

26.8 ± 6.2

26.4 ± 6.1

12.2 ± 6.4*

Fertilization rate (%)

82.8

80.6

81.1

79.7

83.2

79.5

Cleavage rate (%)

98.3

97.5

98.3

97.1

97.9

98.2

Quality embryo rate (%)

62.7

60.8

63.1

59.7

61.9

63.6

No. usable embryos (n)

13.2 ± 5.8

12.4 ± 4.9

13.6 ± 5.1

12.5 ± 5.6

13.7 ± 6.3

6.2 ± 2.7*

  1. Values are means ± SD. Values in parentheses are percentages
  2. *P < 0.01 compare with each high-risk subgroup
  3. aSerum oestradiol concentration on the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) administration