| Table 1. Characteristics for patients who received different protocols of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) for pituitary suppression during controlled ovarian stimulation. LabRep–HC–UFG, 2012. | |||
| Agonist | Antagonist | P | |
| Physical characteristics | |||
| Cycles analyzed | 25 | 25 | |
| Age (years) | 33.76 ± 4.30 | 34.48 ± 4.54 | 0.46 c |
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BMI (Kg/m2) Fertility characteristics |
24.30 ± 2.90 | 23.50 ± 2.70 | 0.86 c |
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Duration infertility (years) Infertility |
3.3 ± 1.60 | 3.0 ± 1.20 |
0.53 c 0.37 d |
| Primary | 44% (11) | 28% (07) | |
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Secondary Aetiology |
56% (14) | 72% (18) |
0.9 d |
| Tubal factor | 52% (13) | 60% (15) | |
| Endometriosis | 48% (12) | 20% (05) | |
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Other cause Basal female hormonal a |
0% (0) | 20% (05) | |
| FSH (mUI/mL) | 6.04 ± 2.13 | 5.53 ± 1.45 | 0.34 c |
| LH (mUI/mL) | 3.44 ± 1.46 | 3.68 ± 1.50 | 0.79 c |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 37.35 ± 25.23 | 58.06 ± 58.17 | 0.12 c |
| Antral follicle count b | 4.37 ± 3.60 | 4.81 ± 2.60 | 0.59 c |
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a on cycle day 3 b ≥ 3 follicles c Mann-Whitney d x2 test Values expressed as mean ± SD or % (number) |
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