Table 4 Relationship of variables with clinical pregnancy
From: Does seminal fluid bacterial isolate(s) affect in vitro fertilization — embryo transfer outcome?
Variables | Clinical pregnancy | Total | p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age group | ||||
21–30 yrs. | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | 24 (100) | 0.031 |
31–40 yrs. | 76 (34.9) | 142 (65.1) | 218 (100) | |
Semen culture | ||||
Negative | 60 (46.9) | 68 (53.1) | 128 (100) | 0.033 |
Positive | 32 (28.1) | 82 (71.9) | 114 (100) | |
Previous IVF | ||||
No | 62 (39.7) | 94 (60.3) | 156 (100) | 0.598 |
Yes | 30 (34.9) | 56 (65.1) | 86 (100) | |
Type of infertility | ||||
Primary | 42 (60.0) | 28 (40.0) | 70 (100) | 0.001 |
Secondary | 50 (29.1) | 122 (70.9) | 172 (100) | |
Specific cause | ||||
Combined | 8 (15.4) | 44 (84.6) | 52 (100) | 0.006 |
Male | 32 (57.1) | 24 (42.9) | 56 (100) | |
Ovarian | 4 (20.0) | 16 (80.0) | 20 (100) | |
Tubal | 24 (57.1) | 18 (42.9) | 42 (100) | |
Unexplained | 14 (43.8) | 18 (56.2) | 32 (100) | |
Uterine | 10 (25.0) | 30 (75.0) | 40 (100) | |
Sperm count | ||||
Normospermia | 64 (36.8) | 110 (63.2) | 174 (100) | 0.654 |
Oligospermia | 28 (41.2) | 40 (58.8) | 68 (100) | |
Organism cultured | ||||
Negative culture result | 58 (45.3) | 70 (54.7) | 128 (100) | 0.125 |
Escherichia coli | 2 (10.0) | 18 (90.0) | 20 (100) | |
Staph. saprophyticus | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | |
Klebsiella spp. | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | 10 (100) | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (100) | |
Staph./Strep. | 2 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100) | |
Staphylococcus spp. | 22 (44.0) | 28 (56.0) | 50 (100) | |
Streptococci | 4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) | 24 (100) | |
Fertilization rate | ||||
Good | 80 (42.1) | 110 (57.9) | 190 (100) | 0.077 |
Poor | 12 (23.1) | 40 (76.9) | 52 (100) | |
Number of embryo transferred | ||||
1–2 | 16 (27.6) | 42 (72.4) | 58 (100) | 0.185 |
3 and above | 76 (41.3) | 108 (58.7) | 184 (100) | |