Minimal stimulation IVF clinical outcomes compared to
conventional IVF
We first and foremost want to the answer the question: whether minimal
stimulation has the same efficacy in treating DOR related infertility.
In this study, 4,997 cycles of minimal stimulation IVF(MS-IVF) and 1,111
cycles of conventional stimulation(C-IVF) were included as comparison.
We first compared the clinical outcomes in minimal stimulation and
conventional IVF.
As shown in Table1, in patients diagnosed with DOR who met the study
design and receiving IVF treatment, there was no differences in BMI,
basal FSH levels, years of infertility as well as the percentage of
primary infertility. However, there was significant differences in
patients age, AMH level and AFC counts. Women of conventional IVF group
were significantly younger, with higher AFC count and AMH level. This is
congruent with our IVF strategy, women with “better” prognosis would
always turn to conventional IVF in hopes of harvesting more available
oocytes and embryos.
Table1. Basic Clinical characteristics of
Conventional and minimal
stimulation IVF