| Table 2. Characteristics of ICSI cycles | |||
| Parameters | Group 1 (Cyclogest) N = 23 |
Group 2 (Variopeptyl) N = 21 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total dose of gonadotrophins (IU), mean (SD) | 1676.09±662.23 | 1492.86±507.51 | 0.31 |
| Follicles on the day of ovulation trigger (n), median (IQR) | 8(7-9) | 10(8-11) | 0.01 |
| LH after ovulation trigger, mean (SD) | 31.44±18.86 | 41.37±29.82 | 0.19 |
| Progesterone after ovulation trigger, mean (SD) | 4.97±1.77 | 7.86±4.21 | 0.005* |
| Total oocytes aspirated (n), median (IQR) | 5(5-8) | 8(5-11) | 0.06 |
| Metaphase II oocytes (n), median (IQR) | 5(3-6) | 5(5-11) | 0.05 |
| Ratio of metaphase ΙΙ oocytes/total oocytes, median (IQR) | 0.75(0.6-1) | 0.86(0.75-1) | 0.13 |
| Fertilization rate (%),mean (SD) | 68.68±22.48 | 59.83±26.36 | 0.24 |
| Embryos transferred, n (%) 1 2 3 |
2 (8.7) 18(78.3) 3 (13) |
5 (23.8) 12 (57.1) 4 (19) |
0.59 |
| Pregnancy rate, n (%) | 3 (13) | 5 (23.8) | 0.44 |
| Miscarriage rate, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | 0.44 |
| Live birth rate, n (%) | 3 (13) | 4 (19) | 0.69 |
* ANCOVA adjusted for Baseline Progesterone level as a covariate