05 April 2021>: Clinical Research
Effects of Different Exposure Days to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist (GnRH-a) on Live Birth Rates in the Depot GnRH-a Protocol: A Retrospective Analysis of 7007 Cycles
Jianyuan Song 1ABCDEFG , Wei Wu 1BC , Liu Jiang 2CD , Cuicui Duan 3BC , Jian Xu 1AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929854
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929854
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients.
Exposure days to GnRH-a before ovarian stimulation | ||||
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≤30 | 31–35 | ≥36 | P | |
Number of patients | 2001 | 2824 | 2182 | |
Medians (ranges) | 29 (26, 30) | 33 (31, 35) | 37 (36, 60) | |
Age (years) | 30.2±3.7 | 30.0±3.7 | 30.1±3.1 | 0.076 |
Years of infertility | 3.5±2.3 | 3.4±2.3 | 3.4±2.2 | 0.243 |
AMH (ng/ml) | 6.6±4.2 | 6.5±4.1 | 6.6±4.1 | 0.976 |
FSH (mIU/ml) | 7.0±1.8 | 7.2±1.7 | 7.3±1.7 | 0.000 |
AFC | 16.3±6.3 | 16.1±6.3 | 15.9±5.8 | 0.121 |
BMI | 22.3±2.6 | 22.2±3.1 | 22.1±2.5 | 0.058 |
Primary infertility | 1363 (68.1%) | 1963 (69.5%) | 1558 (71.4%) | 0.067 |
Data are expressed as mean±SD or number (percentage). AMH – anti-Mullerian hormone; FSH – follicle stimulating hormone; AFC – antral follicle count; BMI – body mass index. |