Group A (Study Group)*

Group B (Control Group)**

p

Number of cases

44

44

Age (years)

34.0 ± 4.2

33.5 ± 3.9

0.531

Body mass index (kg/m²)

22.9 ± 2.8

22.4 ± 2.6

0.403

Infertility duration (years)

5.0 ± 2.9

4.6 ± 3.3

0.586

Previous IVF attempts

2.4 ± 1.2

1.4 ± 1.1

<0.001

E2 on HCG day (pg/ml)

573.5 ± 363.9

451.8 ± 238.4

0.068

Gonadotropins used per patient (IU)

2704.9 ± 501.2

2580.1 ± 538.2

0.264

Oocytes retrieved per patient

2.3 ± 1.2

1.7 ± 0.9

0.011

Fertilization rate

67.3% (68/101)

46.6% (34/73)

0.01

Cancellation rate

31.8% (14/44)

40.9% (18/44)

0.506

Number of embryos transferred (total)

50

34

Patients with embryo transfer (ET)

68.2% (30/44)

54.5% (25/44)

0.274

Number of embryos/embryo transfer (ET)

1.7 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.5

0.034

Implantation rate

30% (15/50)

20.5% (7/34)

0.478

Clinical pregnancies:

Per Cycle

29.5% (13/44)

15.9% (7/44)

0.203

Per Embryo Transfer (ET)

43.4% (13/30)

28.0% (7/25)

0.37

Miscarriages

23.0% (3/13)

28.5% (2/7)

1,000

Viable pregnancies (>24 wks/embryo transfer)

33.3% (10/30)

20% (5/25) (1 NND@26^th wk)

0.423

Home take babies/embryo transfer

26.6% (8/30)

16% (4/25)

0.531