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Women were categorized as having either 1 or \u2265 2 mature follicles (\u2265 16\u2005mm). Relative risk (RR) and 95% CIs for clinical pregnancy and live birth by number of follicles were estimated using generalized linear models adjusted for age, body mass index, years of infertility, and history of prior live birth.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>12 US-based clinical sites.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Normally cycling women aged 18 to 40 years with a normal uterine cavity and at least 1 patent fallopian tube. Male partners with \u2265 5 million total motile sperm.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Interventions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Gonadotropins, clomiphene, or letrozole with insemination<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure(s)<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Clinical pregnancy rates (CPR) and live birth rates (LBR).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A single mature follicle &amp;gt; 16\u2005mm resulted in lower CPR (RR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.54-0.90) and LBR (RR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.51-0.89) compared with \u2265 2 mature follicles. When stratified by treatment modality, no association of follicle number with CPR or LBR was observed for letrozole or clomiphene, but women using gonadotropins had lower CPR and LBR with monofolliculogenesis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In couples undergoing gonadotropin treatment for UI, monofolliculogenesis following OS is related to a lower rate of live birth.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/jendso\/bvac142","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,15]],"date-time":"2022-09-15T17:58:16Z","timestamp":1663264696000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Probability of Pregnancy With Mono vs Multiple Folliculogenesis in Women With Unexplained Infertility"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9086-2947","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Torie 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