THE MINIMAL EFFECT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON ICSI OUTCOME

Document Type : Original Article

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Al-Azhar ART Unit, International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research (IICPSR) - Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the effect of BMI on ICSI outcome.
Design: Retrospective study.
Setting: The ART Unit in the International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research (IICPSR), Al-Azhar
University.
Patients: The study used data collected from 550 who women had ICSI cycles at our center; the women were classified
according BMI as follow; ( <18.5 Kg/m2; > 18.5 - < 25 Kg/m2; >25- 30 Kg/m2; >30 Kg/m2).
Main Outcome Measures: Duration of stimulation, consumption of gonadolropin, cycle cancellation, total oocyte
retrieval, laboratory outcome and pregnancy outcome.
Results: The pregnancy outcome was 27% for BMI > 18.5 - <25 Kg/m2- and 20% for BMI >25 - <30 Kg/m2 and BMI
>30 Kg/m2, this difference was not statistically significant; also the number of HMO ampules were 34.1 ± 13.1 for 13Ml
>30 Kg/m2 and 32.2 ± 12.5 for BMI >25 - < 30 Kg/m2 and 25.1 ±11.9 for BMI 18.5 - < 25 Kg/m2, this difference
was statistically significant.
Conclusion: The overweight and obesity did not affect the ICSI outcome.

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