Clinical Study

Perinatal Risks Associated with Early Vanishing Twin Syndrome following Transfer of Cleavage- or Blastocyst-Stage Embryos

Table 2

Comparison of ovarian stimulation parameters of patients undergoing cleavage-stage ETs () or blastocyst-stage ETs () with early VT.

ParameterCleavage-stage ()Blastocyst-stage ()

Total days of ovarian stimulation9.77 (±1.49)9.41 (±1.12)0.06
Total dosage of gonadotropins (IU)2992.7 (±329.1)2527.2 (±278.3)<0.001
Peak E2 level (pg/mL)1609.2 (±471.9)2259.0 (±512.3)<0.001
Peak endometrial thickness (mm)10.8 (±2.12)10.7 (±1.92)0.71
Total number of oocytes12 (9–15)14 (9–17)<0.001
Total number of mature oocytes10 (7–13)12 (7–15)<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), and (%); : estradiol.