Immune imbalance in the pre-ovulatory follicular microenvironment of overweight and obese women during IVF

Table 3 Comparison of patient’s clinical reproductive outcomes

	Normal weight	Overweight and obese	p value
Positive pregnancy test rate ^a, n (%)	8/14 (57.14)	1/8 (12.5)	0.074
Clinical pregnancy rate ^b, n (%)	5/14 (35.71)	1/8 (12.5)	0.351
Cumulative pregnancy rate ^c, n (%)	8/11 (72.73)	4/8 (50.0)	0.377

Positive pregnancy test is identified by 𝛽-hCG positivity. Clinical pregnancy is defined by the identification of a gestational sac during transvaginal ultrasound examination around 7 weeks of gestation
^a Calculated as follows: the number of positive pregnancy test originated from the first embryo transfer cycle divided by the number of women with transferred embryos
^b Calculated as follows: the number of clinical pregnancies originated from the first embryo transfer cycle divided by the number of women with transferred embryos
^c Calculated as follows: the number of clinical pregnancies originated from the index ART cycle divided by the number of women with transferred embryos
Comparison of IVF outcomes between normal weight and overweight and obese women using the Fisher’s exact test method

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