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;