Effect of Endometrioma cystectomy on cytokines of follicular fluid and IVF outcomes

Table 1 Clinical characteristics for the patient groups

Parameter	Non-surgery (n = 28)	Surgery (n = 13)	P
Age (years)	31.57 ± 3.10	33.85 ± 5.47	0.10
Duration of infertility (years)	3.79 ± 2.54	4.23 ± 2.49	0.60
BMI (kg/m2)	22.72 ± 2.67	21.40 ± 2.47	0.14
Diameter of the cyst (cm)
< 4 cm	9 (32.1%)	3 (23.1%)	0.72
≥ 4 cm	19 (67.9%)	10 (76.9%)	0.72
Number of cysts
single cyst	17 (60.7%)	7 (53.8%)	0.68
multiple cyst	11 (39.3%)	6 (46.2%)
Endometrioma
Unilateral	22 (78.6%)	9 (69.2%)
Bilateral	6 (21.4%)	4 (31.0%)	0.70
bFSH (IU/L)	7.08 ± 1.74	7.97 ± 2.13	0.17
AMH (ng/ml)	3.71 ± 2.21	1.96 ± 1.00	0.01*
AFC	12.15 ± 5.51	8.69 ± 4.84	0.06

BMI body mass index, bFSH basal follicle-stimulating hormone, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone, AFC antral follicles count. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The P values were obtained from the Student’s t-test. The Chi-square test was used for the ratio analysis
*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant

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