Infertility Pregnancy and Childbirth Infertility
Conditions
Interventions
Patients were randomly assigned to undergo either:
1. Mild treatment (mild ovarian stimulation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone [GnRH] antagonist co-treatment combined with single e
Sponsors
University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) (The Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with an indication for IVF or IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) based on tubal, male or unexplained infertility were recruited 2. Patients less than 38 years with a normal menstrual cycle (cycle length between period 25 - 35 days) and without severe obesity or underweight (body mass index [BMI] 18 - 28 kg/m^2) were eligible for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome parameters chosen for this study were: 1. Pregnancy within one year of treatment after randomisation leading to term (greater than 37 weeks gestation) live birth 2. Total costs per couple and child up to six weeks after expected delivery 3. Patient discomfort/distress during IVF treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed