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Success rates - in vitro fertilization

University OB/GYN Associates Pregnancy Rates for IVF and Frozen Embryo Transfer - 2003-2006

IVF
Patients less than 35 years of age
Initiated cycles 384
Oocyte retrievals 370
Embryo transfers 355
Pregnancies 198*
Pregnancy rate 54% per retrieval
   
Patients 35 to 39 years of age
Initiated cycles 194
Oocyte retrievals 170
Embryo transfers 161
Pregnancies 66*
Pregnancy rate 41% per retrieval
   
Patients 40 years of age or older
Initiated cycles 55
Oocyte retrievals 42
Embryo transfers 37
Pregnancies 7*
Pregnancy rate 19% per retrieval
   
Patients using donor oocytes
Initiated cycles 40
Oocyte retrievals 36
Embryo transfers 36
Pregnancies 24*
Pregnancy rate 67% per retrieval
   
FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER
All patients, all ages
Initiated cycles 129
Embryo transfers 125
Pregnancies 61*
Pregnancy rate 49% per retrieval
   
 

* Ongoing or delivered pregnancies

Definitions:
Cycles: Patients started on medication
Retrievals: Patients having transvaginal ultrasound-guided egg retrievals.

Note: ICSI pregnancies are already included in all other categories

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