Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and clinical outcomes when CE was defined as ≥ 1 PCs in 10 HPFs
From: Histological diagnostic criterion for chronic endometritis based on the clinical outcome
| Â | Non-CE | CE | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 27 | N = 26 | ||
Age (y), Mean ± SD | 35.0 ± 3.30 | 36.2 ± 3.45 | 0.2 |
Gravidity, Median, IQR | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0.23 |
Parity, Median, IQR | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–1) | 0.039 |
BMI (kg/m2), Median, IQR | 21.4 (18.9–23.7) | 21.8 (20.2–26.6) | 0.24 |
Smoking habit (%) | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
FSH (mIU/mL), Median, IQR | 8.1 (4.8–24) | 9.1 (5–12.5) | 0.2 |
Previous OPU cycles, Median IQR | 1 (1–4) | 1.5 (1–2.25) | 0.72 |
EM thickness (mm), Mean ± SD | 10.3 ± 1.60 | 10.5 ± 2.38 | 0.75 |
Rate of good blastocysts (%) | 59.3 (16/27) | 65.4 (17/26) | 0.78 |
Infertility cause | |||
 Tubal factor | 5 | 10 | 0.14 |
 Ovarian factor | 4 | 4 | 1 |
 Endometriosis | 7 | 6 | 1 |
 ASA | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fertilization failure | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Male factor | 7 | 6 | 1 |
 Unexplained fertility | 10 | 4 | 0.12 |
Pregnancy rate (%) | 63.0 (17/27) | 30.8 (8/26) | 0.028 |
Live birth rate (%) | 51.9 (14/27) | 7.7 (2/26) | 0.0007 |
Miscarriage rate (%) | 17.7 (3/17) | 75 (6/8) | 0.0099 |