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Table 4 Patients’ characteristics and reproductive outcomes per transfer cycle in the salpingectomy group and the subgroups of the aspiration group

From: Ultrasound guided aspiration of hydrosalpinx fluid versus salpingectomy in the management of patients with ultrasound visible hydrosalpinx undergoing IVF-ET: a randomized controlled trial

 

Salpingectomy (Group 1)

No re-accumulation of hydrosalpinx fluid (Group 2)

Re-accumulation of hydrosalpinx fluid (Group 3)

G1 Vs G2

G1 Vs G3

G2 Vs G3

No. of transfer cycles

75

50

26

   

Age

27.92 ± 3.59

28.2 ± 3.63

27.04 ± 3.01

0.672

0.228

0.143

Body mass index (Kg/m 2 )

25.68 ± 2.03

25.36 ± 1.96

25.19 ± 1.81

0.379

0.257

0.711

Bilateral hydrosalpinx

15/75 (20%)

12/50 (24%)

7/26 (26.92%)

0.660

0.582

0.786

Duration of infertility

3.56 ± 1.8

3.26 ± 1.69

3.54 ± 2

0.346

0.962

0.548

Basal FSH (IU/L)

6.35 ± 2.09

6.29 ± 2.17

5.81 ± 1.68

0.872

0.188

0.288

No. of embryos transferred

2.53 ± 0.5

2.58 ± 0.49

2.54 ± 0.51

0.61

0.965

0.735

Grade I & II embryos/transferred embryos

146/190 (76.84%)

103/129 (79.84%)

50/66 (75.76%)

0.582

0.867

0.582

Implantation rate

36/190 (18.95%)

20/129 (15.5%)

5/66 (7.58%)

0.457

0.032

0.173

Clinical pregnancy

32/75 (42.67%)

17/50 (34%)

5/26 (19.23%)

0.356

0.036

0.286

Ongoing pregnancy

29/75 (38.67%)

15/50 (30%)

4/26 (15.38%)

0.346

0.031

0.264

  1. Values are expressed as n/n (%) unless otherwise indicated, G = group.