Serum Estradiol/progesterone Ratio on Day of Embryo Transfer
May Predict Reproductive Outcome
Following Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation and In vitro Fertilization
Irmhild Gruber, Alexander Just, Monika Birner & Alexander
Lösch
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, IVF Outpatient Department, General
Hospital of St. Poelten,
Propst Führer-Strasse 4, A-3100 St. Poelten, Austria
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Table 2
Note: Values are means ± SD. NS = not significant. OI =
ovulation induction.
a = For the three groups (Kruskal-Wallis test).
Luteal phase characteristics of E2,
P and the E2/P ratio of clinical pregnancies, preclinical
abortions and non-pregnant cycles.
|
|
Clinical
pregnancies
|
Preclinical
abortions
|
Not pregnant
|
P
valuea
|
|
E2
on OI +4 days(pg/mL)
|
925.4 ± 634.8
|
792.0 ± 586.4
|
812.1 ± 794.5
|
NS
|
P on OI +4 days
(ng/mL)
|
54.0 ± 24.9
|
68.6 ± 60.5
|
56.7 ± 34.4
|
NS
|
E2/P
Ratio on OI +4 days
|
18.2 ± 11.5
|
10.3 ± 8.5
|
11.8 ± 10.0
|
0.010
|
|
|
|
|
|
E2
on OI +5 days (pg/mL)
|
1612.5 ±
1118.9
|
1210.4 ±
576.6
|
1257.4 ±
905.2
|
NS
|
P on OI +5 days
(ng/mL)
|
101.4 ± 52.6
|
131.5 ± 66.6
|
110.6 ± 56.3
|
NS
|
E2/P
Ratio on OI +5 days
|
18.1 ± 11.3
|
9.3 ± 6.3
|
8.7 ± 7.9
|
0.005
|
|
|
|
|
|
E2
on OI +7 days (pg/mL)
|
2416 ± 787.9
|
2456.5 ±
854.9
|
2032.0 ±
837.4
|
NS
|
P on OI +7 days
(ng/mL)
|
170.9 ± 57.2
|
187.0 ± 28.2
|
198.5 ± 118.4
|
NS
|
E2/P
Ratio on OI +7 days
|
15.4 ± 6.2
|
6.5 ± 7.6
|
5.8 ± 10.7
|
<0.001
|
|
|
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Assisted Reproduction 2007
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