Research Article
The Impact of Preconceptional Serum TSH Levels between 2.5 and 4.0 mIU/L on Infertile Women Going through Their First IUI Treatment Cycle
Table 3
Clinical outcomes of IUI in patients with different TSH levels.
| | AID | AIH | Natural cycle | Stimulated cycle | Primary infertility | Secondary infertility | | Natural cycle | Stimulated cycle | Primary infertility | Secondary infertility |
| Implantation rate | TSH [0.4, 2.5)a | 81/200 | 44/98 | 98/228 | 27/70 | 125/298 | 36/295 | 56/257 | 56/323 | 36/229 | 92/552 | TSH [2.5, 4.0)a | 53/149 | 30/77 | 68/185 | 15/41 | 83/226 | 23/214 | 43/196 | 38/239 | 27/170 | 65/409 | | 0.324 | 0.43 | 0.199 | 0.835 | 0.242 | 0.613 | 0.949 | 0.652 | 0.965 | 0.791 |
| Clinical pregnancy rate | TSH [0.4, 2.5)a | 76/200 | 43/98 | 94/228 | 25/70 | 119/298 | 29/295 | 47/257 | 47/323 | 29/229 | 76/552 | TSH [2.5, 4.0)a | 49/149 | 28/77 | 63/185 | 14/41 | 77/226 | 22/214 | 35/195 | 33/239 | 24/170 | 57/409 | | 0.349 | 0.315 | 0.135 | 0.867 | 0.173 | 0.876 | 0.926 | 0.803 | 0.672 | 0.94 |
| Miscarriage rate | TSH [0.4, 2.5)a | 10/76 | 6/43 | 13/94 | 3/25 | 16/119 | 6/29 | 6/47 | 5/47 | 7/29 | 12/76 | TSH [2.5, 4.0)a | 3/49 | 3/28 | 4/63 | 2/14 | 6/77 | 7/22 | 5/35 | 8/33 | 4/24 | 12/57 | | 0.208 | 1.000 | 0.127 | 0.838 | 0.254 | 0.366 | 0.842 | 0.104 | 0.502 | 0.498 |
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amIU/L. AIH : artificial insemination by husband; AID : artificial insemination by donor.
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