Demographic and index stimulated IVF cycle characteristics
No significant differences were
found between the two groups with regard to age of women, basal AFC,
basal FSH level, number of first IVF cycles, duration of infertility,
body mass index, cause of infertility, proportion of primary infertility
and proportion of ICSI (Table 1).
The starting dose, total hMG/FSH dose and
serum estradiol/LH levels on the
day of hCG in the PPOS groups was
higher than that in the antagonist group. There was no difference in
duration of stimulation between the two groups. Two women in the PPOS
groups experienced premature LH surge while none was seen in the
antagonist group. No patient
experienced moderate or severe OHSS
during the study. (Table 1)
No differences were found in number of oocytes obtained, the
fertilization rate, cleavage rate, blastocyst formation rate, number of
good quality embryos and number of embryos frozen between the two
groups. (Table 1)