IVF offers the highest success rate for infertility treatment

The term “In Vitro Fertilization” (IVF) refers to the procedure by which one or more eggs obtained from a woman’s ovaries is fertilized in the laboratory by sperm obtained from her partner or a donor. The resulting embryo(s) are returned to her uterus where implantation and development continue. IVF is useful for treating many types of infertility, and it is probably safe to say that IVF offers the highest success rate per treatment of all infertility therapies.

The graph above* will help you understand the relative success of a single IVF treatment compared to other common infertility treatments and to no treatment. The statistics show that IVF offers the highest success rate and a faster, more effective treatment. We do understand that other factors such as financial considerations influence individual decisions regarding the choice of infertility treatment. We are pleased to offer the services of Advanced Reproductive Care to help make IVF and other infertility treatments more affordable.

* The graph contains hypothetical data. NATURAL refers to spontaneous pregnancy rates (PR) without treatment; COH/IUI refers to Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation with IntraUterine Insemination; and IVF refers to In Vitro Fertilization. For illustration purposes, the graph assumes that patients who have failed to conceive after 18-24 months, have approximately a 5% / month NATURAL PR. Using COH/IUI treatments, the PR / month is about 15%. IVF offers an average of 50% / cycle in many situations (rates vary by age group). We assume that about 50% of IVF cycles achieve frozen embryos and that the PR with FET cycles are about 2/3 the success of fresh embryo transfer cycles. Please note that not all IVF patients have a 50% success rate per cycle but if the IVF rate per cycle decreases, so too do the success rates for COH/IUI and Natural cycles decrease.