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Table 2
Pregnancies by Age Range
Age Range # of Subjects # of Pregnancies % Pregnant
2530 3 3 100.0
3145 11 7 63.6
Total 14 10 71.4
The Mojzisov study excluded women above age 30.
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Table 3
Pregnancies/Deliveries by Age Group
Age Group # of Subjects % Pregnant (n) % Delivered (n)
Below 35 9 77.87 (7) 66.7 (6)
35+ 5 60.0 (3) 60.0 (3)
Total 14 71.4 (10) 64.3 (9)
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Table 4
Observed vs Expected Pregnancies
Age Transfers
Pregnancies
Observed CDC 2001 Rate Expected
< 35 15 11 (73%) 47.7% 7.15
3537 6 4 (67%) 42.0% 2.52
3840 5 3 (60%) 33.8% 1.69
4142 4 3 (75%) 23.6% 0.94
<42 3 1 (33%) 12.1% 0.36
Total 33 22 12.7
Observed = rate for Manual pre-IVF treatment (study)
Expected = projected from CDC Figure 13[32]
(Expected = Transfers times published CDC 2001 probability. For example, the published CDC 2001 pregnancy rate for a
<35 year old woman is 47.7%, hence with 15 transfers, one expects 15 x 0.477 = 7.15 pregnancies; the observed number was
11.)
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Table 5
Observed vs Expected Live Births
Age Transfers
Pregnancies
Observed CDC 2001 Rate Expected
< 35 15 9 (60%) 41.1% 6.16
3537 6 2 (33%) 35.1% 2.11
3840 5 1 (20%) 25.4% 1.27
4142 4 2 (20%) 14.5% 0.58
>42 3 1 (33%) 6.1% 0.18
Total 33 15 10.3
Observed = rate for Manual pre-IVF treatment (study)
Expected = projected from CDC National Summary, Figure 13.[29, 32]
(Expected = Transfers times published CDC 2001 probability. For example, the published CDC 2001 live birth rate for a <35
year old woman is 41.1%, hence with 15 transfers, one expects 15 x 0.411 = 6.16 live births; the observed number was 9.)
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