| Table 1. Characteristics of cases and controls in relation to GH administration | |||
| Variable studied (unit) | Group I (n=127) | Group II (n=49) | P value |
| FSH Dosage (UI) | 2655±50.03 | 3214±132.70 | 0.0002 |
| Stimulus duration (days) | 9.60±0.12 | 10.55±0.17 | 0.0001 |
| E2 level (pg/mL) | 1243±44.42 | 983±76.77 | 0.0044 |
| Follicles > 16 mm ( n ) | 5.39±0.22 | 3.94±0.23 | 0.0001 |
| Recovered oocytes ( n ) | 3.89±0.25 | 2.67±0.21 | 0.0003 |
| Mature oocytes ( n ) | 3.03±0.22 | 2.33±0.19 | 0.0156 |
| Fertilized oocytes ( n ) | 2.42±0.19 | 2.08±0.19± | p>0.05 |
| Embryos A+B ( n ) | 1.64±0.14 | 1.20±0.12 | 0.0149 |
| Embryos C+D ( n ) | 0.74±0.11 | 0.90±0.14 | p>0.05 |
| Cycles that achieved transfer ( n ) | 0.61±0.04 | 0.75±0.06 | p>0.05 |
| Transferred embryos ( n ) | 1.27±0.10 | 1.55±0.16 | p>0.05 |
| Frozen embryos ( n ) | 0.31±0.08 | 0.24±0.09 | p>0.05 |
| Group I – Cases;Group II – Controls; FSH – Follicle Stimulation Hormone;E2 - estradiol; | |||