Fertility & Women's Health Center

Fertility & Women's

Health Center

of Louisiana

4630 Ambassador Caffery

Suite 206

Lafayette, LA 70508

337/989-8795 voice

888/467-BABY toll-free

337/989-8766 fax

Lafayette

Lake Charles

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IVF Success Rates

for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)

at Fertility & Women's Health Center of Louisiana

As a woman faced with infertility, it is important to research the success rates of an IVF program when selecting the fertility practice where you will seek treatment. At Fertility & Women's Health Center of Louisiana, the experienced team of physicians and embryology staff combined with the use of the most advanced laboratory technologies has resulted in high pregnancy success rates.

Diagnosis, prior IVF treatments, duration of infertility and, most importantly, age all affect the potential for a successful pregnancy following fertility treatment. As a woman's age increases, her chances at becoming pregnant through assisted reproduction decrease, mainly due to diminishing egg quality. The live birth rate among women beginning assisted reproduction cycles after age 40 is often as low as 10-20%. In some cases, the only option for women trying to conceive a child later in life is use of a donor egg.

2005-2007 Success Rates* for Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Fertility & Women's Health Center of Louisiana

2005 DATA	<35 YEARS OLD	35-40	41-42
Fresh IVF Cycles
Number of cycles	39	23	2
Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnancies	56%	31%	1/2
Percentage of transfers resulting in live births	54%	32%	1/2

Frozen/Thawed IVF Cycles
Number of transfers	7	0	2
Percentage of transfers resulting in live births	3/7		0/2

2006 DATA	<35 YEARS OLD	35-40	41-42
Fresh IVF Cycles
Number of cycles	50	25	2
Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnancies	42%	36%	1/2
Percentage of transfers resulting in live births	34.7%	30%	1/2

Frozen/Thawed IVF Cycles
Number of transfers	12	10	0
Percentage of transfers resulting in live births	2/12	1/10

2007 DATA	<35 YEARS OLD	35-40	41-42
Fresh IVF Cycles
Number of Cycles	64	32	2
Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnancies	62.5%	40.6%	2/2
Percentage of transfers resulting in live births	55.5%	20%	2/2

Frozen/Thawed IVF Cycles
Number of transfers	6	9	0
Percentage of transfers resulting in live births	2/6	0/9

*These statistics are for all IVF patients from 2005 through 2007. They include patients with many different fertility problems. These numbers are intended to give patients a general impression of their chances of a successful pregnancy. EVERY COUPLE'S chances may be different than these based on their unique condition.

**ACTUAL pregnancy rates are HIGHER, however approximately 15% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage.

To view national rates on Assisted Reproductive procedures, see:

CDC Data on Infertility Statistics

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Date Page Last Edited: 10/20/2008