Table 3. Clinical characteristics, hormonal profile and reproductive outcomes of normoovulatory infertile women
according to rs2153157:G>A variant of the SYCP2L gene.
Variables Genotypes
SYCP2L rs2153157:G>A
p-value
GG GA AA
N 0 49 100 -
Age (years) - 32 (31-33) 33 (32-34) 0.39a
BMI (kg/m2) - 23.9 (22.5-24.9) 24.0 (23.3-24.8) 0.54a
Menarche (years old) - 13.0 (12.0-13.0) 13.0 (12.0-13.0) 0.98a
Menstrual cycle interval (days) - 28 (28-30) 28 (28-29) 0.40a
Infertility duration (years) - 3.0 (2.1-4.0) 3.0 (3.0-4.0) 0.15a
FSH (UI/mL) - 6.1 (5.7-6.7) 6.1 (5.7-6.6) 0.72a
LH (UI/mL) - 3.2 (2.6-3.5) 2.8 (2.7-3.2) 0.30a
Progesterone (ng/mL) - 4.1 (1.2-11.0) 8.2 (5.6-11.0) 0.53a
Prolactin (ng/mL) - 15.0 (14.0-19.4) 16.0 (13.0-17.7) 0.33a
AMH (ng/mL) - 3.7 (3.2-5.8) 2.9 (2.4-3.6) 0.01a
AFC - 9 (8-10) 9 (8-11) 0.47a
COS protocol (n, %)
100 UI
150 UI
200 UI

-
-
-

26 (53.1%)
4 (8.2%)
19 (39.8%)

47 (47.0%)
13 (13.0%)
40 (40.0%)
0.63b
Response to COS (n, %)
Poor
Satisfactory
Hyper-response

-
-
-

13 (26.5%)
27 (55.1%)
9 (18.4%)

19 (19.0%)
70 (70.0%)
11 (11.0%)
0.19b
Oocytes retrieved - 6 (4-7) 6 (5-7) 0.48a
MII Oocytes - 5.0 (3.0-6.9) 5.0 (4.0-6.0) 0.39a
Embryos - 3 (2-4) 3 (2-4) 0.55a
Pregnancy rate (n, %) - 17 (34.7%) 29 (29.0%) 0.48b

The variables were shown as median and CI (95%): 95% Confidence Interval; BMI: body mass index; COH: controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; FSH: follicle stimulating hormone;
LH: luteinizing hormone; AMH: anti-Müllerian hormone; AFC: antral follicle counting; MII: oocytes metaphasis II.a Mann-Whitney Test and b Chi-squared test.