Variables | POSEIDON Group 3 | P value | POSEIDON Group 4 | P value | ||
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PPOS group n = 78 | PPOS + LE group n = 111 | PPOS group n = 154 | PPOS + LE group n = 214 | |||
Ovarian stimulation duration (days) | 9.23 ± 1.73 | 9.14 ± 1.41 | 0.705 | 9.16 ± 1.86 | 9.24 ± 1.89 | 0.678 |
Total gonadotropin dose (IU) | 2718.27 ± 732.28 | 2906.08 ± 649.56 | 0.065 | 2899.24 ± 785.59 | 2968.98 ± 661.10 | 0.371 |
Premature LH surge rate, n (%) | 3/78 (3.85) | 1/111 (0.90) | 0.383 | 7/154 (4.55) | 9/214 (4.21) | 0.875 |
E2 level on the trigger day (ng/ml) | 960.50 (620.75, 1244.50) | 773.00 (509.00, 1088.00) | 0.042* | 873.00 (560.50, 1213.75) | 747.00 (380.00, 1078.75) | 0.011* |
LH level on the trigger day (mIU/mL) | 3.32 (1.67, 4.35) | 3.71 (2.79, 4.79) | 0.012* | 3.54 (2.30, 5.94) | 4.19 (2.96, 6.05) | 0.036* |
Endometrial thickness (mm) | 7.9 (6.9, 9.6) | 7.6 (6.3, 9.4) | 0.228 | 7.2 (6.4, 8.2) | 7.7 (6.1,9.0) | 0.250 |
Dominant follicle ≥ 14 mm | 3.0 (2.0,5.0) | 3.0 (2.0,5.0) | 0.217 | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 3.0 (2.0,4.0) | 0.089 |
No. of oocytes retrieved | 3.5 (2.0,5.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) | 0.127 | 2.0 (1.3, 4.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) |  < 0.001* |
No. of MII oocytes | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.0 (2.0,5.0) | 0.176 | 2.0 (1.0, 3.8) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) |  < 0.001* |
No. of 2PN embryos | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 0.236 | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0.026* |
No. of available embryos | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0.356 | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 0.211 |
Mature oocyte rate, n (%) | 263/308 (85.39) | 411/482 (85.27) | 0.963 | 415/479 (86.63) | 760/853 (89.10) | 0.182 |
2PN embryo rate (%), n (%) | 187/263 (71.10) | 292/411 (71.05) | 0.987 | 297/415 (71.57) | 504/760 (66.32) | 0.065 |
2PN cleavage rate (%), n (%) | 183/187 (97.86) | 287/292 (98.29) | 1.000 | 288/297 (96.97) | 480/504 (95.24) | 0.467 |
Available embryo rate (%), n (%) | 132/183 (72.13) | 203/287 (70.73) | 0.744 | 210/288 (72.92) | 318/480 (66.25) | 0.054 |
Cycle cancellation rate (%), n (%) | 17/78 (21.80) | 14/111 (12.61) | 0.093 | 42/154 (27.27) | 39/214 (18.22) | 0.039* |