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If you have any questions, you may call us at (314) 576-1400.
Current ART Pregnancy Rates for the Infertility Center of St. Louis
Overall pregnancy rates with the various assisted reproduction procedures performed at our center have consistently been good since the beginning of our program in the 1980s, despite taking on the most difficult cases and rarely canceling cycles.
The following reflects our specific success rates for fresh and frozen transfers. This includes all categories of patients who had transfer of embryos, older and younger patients, good responders and poor responders, unfavorable cases and favorable cases, with no specific selection. We do not cancel cycles because of a low number of follicles or eggs in order to artificially increase success rate reporting.
PREGNANCY RATES PER CYCLE*
(Fresh and Frozen Transfers.) |
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| Procedure Performed |
Pregnancy Rates |
| ICSI w/ uterine embryo transfer (ICSI/IVF) |
51% |
(361/711) |
| Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) |
49% |
(58/119) |
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PREGNANCY RATES PER CYCLE*
(By wife's age and ovarian reserve.) |
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Normal Ovarian Reserve |
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Low Ovarian Reserve |
| Age |
Pregnancy |
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Delivery |
Pregnancy |
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Delivery |
| < 30 years old |
64% |
(108/170) |
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56% |
(96/170) |
48% |
(13/27) |
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41% |
(11/27) |
| 30-39 years old |
57% |
(183/323) |
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47% |
(151/323) |
35% |
(62/175) |
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27% |
(47/175) |
| ≥ 40 years old |
37% |
(10/27) |
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15% |
(4/27) |
20% |
(5/25) |
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16% |
(4/25) |
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It must be emphasized that lower or higher overall pregnancy rates are not the only determinant of your chance for pregnancy in any specific IVF program. Programs that take on more difficult cases, such as older women, women with fewer eggs, couples with severe sperm problems in the husband, etc., will have lower pregnancy rates than programs that mostly take on "easier" cases, even though they may be higher quality programs.
Many programs either do not accept or cancel women with low numbers of eggs in order to artificially inflate their pregnancy rate. We, however, accept the most difficult cases while maintaining excellent pregnancy rates.
A comparison of clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient medical characteristics and treatment approaches may vary from clinic to clinic.
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If you have any questions, you may call us at (314) 576-1400.
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