In this study the investigators took the opportunity of having a large sample of IUI cycles in a single centre to try to analyse the effect of stimulation protocols and of the infertility origin on the results, taking in account the main confounding variables (female age, IUI attempt rank, and sperm quality) on the clinical outcome. All couples had undergone a standard infertility evaluation, which included medical history, physical examination, and assessment of tubal patency by either hysterosalpingography or laparoscopy and hormonal analysis on cycle day 3. A transvaginal ultrasound scan was performed on the second day of the cycle. On the same day, ovarian stimulation was carried out with recombinant FSH (follitropinrFSH; Gonal-F, MerckSerono, France, orfollitropin;Puregon, MSD, France), urinary FSH (urofollitropin, Fostimon, France), orhMG (menotropin, Menopur, France) atastarting dose of 75 IU/day from the second day of the cycle. The main clinical outcome measures were clinical pregnancy and live-birth rates per cycle. Clinical pregnancy was defined as the evidence of pregnancy by ultrasound examination of the gestational sac at weeks 5-7.
Age range
20 Years – 44 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Success factors in the ovarian stimulation
Timeframe: 7 years