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This study was conducted to compare the outcomes of ART treatments in SW vs. WLR.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This is a prospective controlled cohort study of 251 women undergoing intrauterine insemination (D-IUI) or in vitro fertilization (D-IVF) using donor sperm between 2017 and 2019 at the department of Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital. The cohort comprised 139 SW and 112 WLR. The main outcomes included differences in live birth rate (LBR) and cumulative live birth rate (cLBR) between the groups. The SW underwent 66 D-IUI and 193 D-IVF treatments and WLR underwent 255 D-IUI and 69 D-IVF treatments. Data on clinical characteristics, treatment protocols and clinical outcomes were extracted from the clinic\u2019s electronic database. The outcomes of D-IUI and D-IVF were separately assessed.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The cohort of SW was significantly older than WLR (37.6 vs. 32.4\u00a0years, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and more commonly underwent IVF at first treatment (83% vs. 29%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.000). Conversely, WLR underwent more frequently D-IUI as a first treatment (71% vs. 17% of SW, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and more often in the natural cycle (89.9% vs. 70.8%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.019), respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the main outcome LBR between the two groups, or between the two different types of treatment, when adjusted for age. Perinatal outcomes and cLBR were also similar among the groups.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>SW were, on average, older than WLR undergoing treatment with donor sperm. 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