Table 2 Clinical outcomes of the FSP, short protocol and mild protocol
From: A flexible short protocol in women with poor ovarian response over 40 years old
Parameters | FSP (Flexible short protocol) | RSP (routine short protocol) | MSP (mild stimulation protocol) | P1 | P2 | P3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of initiated cycles | 237 | 76 | 175 | NA | NA | NA | ||
Number of cycles with oocytes retrievals | 209 | 72 | 153 | NA | NA | NA | ||
Insemination modes | ||||||||
IVF | 89.95% (188/209) | 91.67% (66/72) | 90.20% (138/153) | 0.670 | 0.939 | 0.912 | ||
ICSI | 10.05% (21/209) | 8.33% (6/72) | 9.80% (15/153) | 0.670 | 0.939 | 0.921 | ||
Mean total amount of gonadotropins (IU) | 1669.46 ± 981.15 | 2394.74 ± 997.27 | 1836.20 ± 1070.27 | 0.000 | 0.101 | 0.000 | ||
Duration of ovarian stimulation (days) | 7.47 ± 3.50 | 9.25 ± 4.21 | 9.48 ± 3.96 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
Serum E2 (pg/ml) on day of HCG | 1094.12 ± 942.08 | 2120.51 ± 1310.94 | 922.39 ± 957.23 | 0.000 | 0.104 | 0.000 | ||
Serum LH (pg/ml) on day of HCG | 5.40 ± 9.50 | 5.55 ± 3.00 | 11.04 ± 10.07 | 0.899 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
Serum P (pg/ml) on day of HCG | 1.11 ± 1.60 | 1.35 ± 1.50 | 1.72 ± 2.73 | 0.383 | 0.005 | 0.019 | ||