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Table 2 Cycles outcome according to oocyte yield in women who underwent mIVF

From: Efficiency of metaphase II oocytes following minimal/mild ovarian stimulation in vitro fertilization

 

Low (1–2 oocytes) n = 93

Intermediate (3–6 oocytes) n = 136

High (≥7 oocytes) n = 35

p-value

# Mature (MII) oocytes

142

551

326

 

# Fertilized oocytes (% fertilization rate)

1.4 ± 0.07 (32.1) a

3.4 ± 0.1 (68.1) b

7.6 ± 0.4 (80.7)c

<0.0001

# Blastocysts formed per patient (% blastocyst formation rate)

1.2 ± 0.06 (78.4) a

2.6 ± 0.1 (57.0) b

5.5 ± 0.4 (42.6) c

<0.0001

# Blastocysts vitrified

0 a

50 b

28 c

<0.0001

Total number of blastocysts transferred in each group

73 a

186 b

63 c

0.01

% Transferred blastocysts from all vitrified blastocysts

100 a

68.1 b

80.7 b

<0.0001

Miscarriages

17

48

19

0.8

Cumulative clinical pregnancy rate over 6 month period

48 (51.6)

68 (50.0)

15 (42.8)

0.7

Cumulative live birth rate over 6 month period

43d (46.2)

51e (37.5)

14f (40.0)

0.6

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SEM or n (%)
  2. Statistically significant for a vs b vs c in the same row
  3. d 5 pending ongoing pregnancies, e 17 pending pregnancies, f 1 pending pregnancy
  4. ANOVA was performed for continuous variables and chi-square test was used for categorical data