Table 2. Comparison result in the embryo quality ICSI, PICSI and MACS group.
|
Parameters |
ICSI group (55) |
PICSI group (47) |
MACS group (33) |
P
|
No. Of MII oocytes injected |
7.09
[5.99 - 8.19, 0.55]
|
8.32
[7.25 - 9.38, 0.53]
|
7.68
[6.29 - 9.07, 0.68]
|
N.S
|
No. 2 PN embryos |
5.53
[4.59 - 6.46, 0.47]
|
5.87
[4.87 - 6.87, 0.49]
|
6.32
[5.01 - 7.64, 0.65]
|
N.S
|
Fertilization rate (%) |
78.97
[74.37 - 83.57,2.29]
|
70.15
[63.98 - 76.33, 3.07]
|
80.28
[73.74 - 86.81, 3.21]
|
*
|
No. Of 3-day embryos |
5.04
[4.09 - 5.98, 0.47]
|
5.17
[4.24 - 6.10, 0.46]
|
5.59
[4.31 - 6.87, 0.63]
|
N.S
|
No. Embryos transferred |
2.18
[1.99 - 2.38, 0.09]
|
2.26
[2.11 - 2.39, 0.07]
|
1.94
[1.65 - 2.22, 0.14]
|
N.S
|
No. Freezing embryos |
0.78
[0.25 - 1.31, 0.26]
|
0.70
[0.27 - 1.14, 0.22]
|
1
[0.37 - 1.6, 0.31]
|
N.S
|
Clinical Pregnancy rate (%)
|
27.3 (15/55)
|
40.4 (19/47)
|
58.1 (18/31)
|
*
|
Biochemical pregnancy (%)
|
10.9 (6/55)
|
8.5 (4/47)
|
3.2 (1 /31)
|
N.S
|
Pregnancy loss rate (%) |
13.3 (2/15)
|
5.3 (1/19)
|
5.5 (1/18)
|
N.S
|
Note: unless otherwise indicated, values are means [95% CI:SD]