Research Article

Are Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Ideal Candidates for Oocyte Donation?

Table 2

IVF characteristics of patients receiving oocytes from donors with PCOS and those without PCOS (average: standard deviation, SD).

No PCOS ( = 198)PCOS ( = 36)

Recipient age42 (±5 SD)42 (±5 SD)0.92
Mature oocytes used in recipient7.91 (±3.25 SD)7.39 (±2.92 SD)0.37
ICSI (%)90 (178/198)89 (32/36)0.85
Day 1 embryos (2PN)5.21 (±2.85 SD)5.11 (±2.79 SD)0.85
Embryos transferred2.23 (±0.64 SD)2.65 (±0.96 SD)0.56
Embryos frozen3.39 (±2.24 SD)3.88 (±2.18 SD)0.43

Two pronuclei.