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Table 2 Embryo and cycle characteristics for blastocyst cryopreserved SET cycles supported with IMP versus 8% Crinone vaginal gel

From: Intramuscular progesterone versus 8% Crinone vaginal gel for luteal phase support following blastocyst cryopreserved single embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study

 

IMP

(n = 1594)

Crinone

(n = 116)

Autologous vs. donor embryos

 Autologous

1502 (94.2)

113 (97.4)

 Donor

92 (5.4)

3 (2.6)

 ICSI

837 (52.2)

60 (51.8)

Day of embryo cryopreservation

 Day 5

1333 (83.6)

94 (81.0)

 Day 6

261 (16.4)

22 (19.0)

 Endometrial thickness at trigger/mapping (mm)

9.5 ± 2.7

9.6 ± 2.6

 Biopsied embryos

310 (19.5)

18 (15.5)

Day of embryo transfer

 Day 5

1556 (97.6)

115 (99.1)

 Day 6

38 (2.4)

1 (0.9)

Embryo quality a, b

 Good

652 (40.9)

51 (44.7)

 Fair

444 (27.9)

31 (27.2)

 Poor

497 (31.2)

32 (28.1)

  1. Values represent n (%) or mean ± SD. SET single embryo transfer, IMP intramuscular progesterone, ICSI intracytoplasmic sperm injection
  2. a Embryo quality data missing for 1 IMP cycle and 2 Crinone cycles
  3. b Embryo quality defined according to the SART grading system