Journal of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics, ISSN 1927-1271 print, 1927-128X online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 4, Number 2, June 2015, pages 226-231

Is There a Role for Estradiol With Progesterone in Luteal Phase Support With Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles? A Retrospective Controlled Study With Reviewing the Literature

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Comparison between the two studied groups according to cleavage rate.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Comparison between the two studied groups according to class A embryo.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Comparison between the two studied groups according to clinical pregnancy.

Tables

Table 1. Comparison Between the Two Studied Groups According to Different Parameters
 
Estradiol group (n = 26)Control group (n = 42)P value
P: P value for comparing between the two studied groups. χ2: Chi-square test. t: Student’s t-test. MW: Mann-Whitney test. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05.
Age33.04 ± 5.7930.50 ± 5.480.074
Number of MII8.35 ± 4.4011.43 ± 7.330.120
Number of embryo6.12 ± 3.517.12 ± 4.670.530
Cleavage rate73.50 ± 17.0565.80 ± 18.900.095
Class A embryo4.15 ± 2.874.81 ± 3.140.419
Outcome (clinical pregnancy )16 (61.5%)20 (47.6%)0.264

 

Table 2. Comparison Between the Two Studied Groups According to Different Embryos Parameters
 
Cleavage rateClass A embryo
P: P value for comparing between the two studied groups. t: Student’s t-test. MW: Mann-Whitney test. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05. -ve: no pregnancy. +ve: pregnancy confirmed.
Estradiol
  -ve70.63 ± 18.252.60 ± 2.67
  +ve75.29 ± 16.615.13 ± 2.60
  P value0.5090.016*
Control
  -ve65.76 ± 20.244.32 ± 2.80
  +ve65.84 ± 17.835.35 ± 3.47
  P value0.9890.381
Total
  -ve67.28 ± 19.483.78 ± 2.84
  +ve70.04 ± 17.715.25 ± 3.07
  P value0.5430.032*