IVF ICSI
Cleavage Blastocyst Cleavage Blastocyst
n=8 n=7 n=12 n=11
Number of infants born** 12 17 27 30
Male 11 9 11 10
Female 1 8 16 20
Mean maternal age (years)*** 35.75 ± 3.28 35.00 ± 2.70 32.08 ± 4.01 33.36 ± 3.41
Mean gestational age (weeks)*** 35.50 ± 3.08 33.57 ± 4.03 31.27 ± 4.90 31.27 ± 2.72
Mean birth weight (Kg)*** 2.2 ± 0.66 2.04 ± 0.63 1.66 ± 0.85 1.69 ± 0.44
**Value includes stillborns.***Values given at ± standard deviation.
Table 2: Summary of demographics IVF v ICSI.