Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine Statistics

2002 Statistics

Type of Cycle

Age of Woman    

Fresh Embryos from Nondonor Eggs

<35

35-37

38-40

41-42

>42

Number of cycles

247

142

108

40

22

Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnancies c 

68.4

56.3

54.6

30.0

27.3

Percentage of cycles resulting in live births b,c

59.5

50.7

43.5

22.5

18.2

Percentage of retrievals resulting in live births  b,c

61.8

53.7

45.6

23.7

20.0

Percentage of transfers resulting in live births  b,c

62.0

54.5

46.1

23.7

21.1

Percentage of cancellations

3.6

5.6

4.6

5.0

9.1

Average number of embryos transferred

2.9

3.1

3.7

4.1

5.5

Percentages of pregnancies with twins

36.1 

36.3

40.7

2/12

0/6

Percentage of pregnancies with triplets or more

13.0

10.0

6.8

1/12

0/6

Percentage of live births having multiple infants  b,c 44.9 34.7 27.7 2/9 0/4

 

Frozen Embryos from Nondonor Eggs

Number of transfers 54 29 17 5 5
Percentage of Transfers resulting in live births  b,c 48.1 34.5 6/17 1/5 0/5

Average number of embryos transferred

2.8

3.1

2.9

3.2

2.6

 

All Ages Combined    

Donor Eggs

Fresh Embryos

Frozen Embryos

Number of Transfers

228

42

Percentage of Transfers resulting in live births  b,c

74.1

42.9

Average number of embryos transferred

2.6

3.2

a) Reflects patient and treatment characteristics of ART cycles performed in 2002 using fresh, nondonor eggs or embryos
b) Pregnancies resulting in one or more children born alive (i.e., a multiple-infant birth is counted as one live birth).
c) When fewer than 20 cycles using fresh, non-donor eggs or embryos are reported in any one category, live birth rates are shown as fractions, and reliability ranges are not given. Calculation of percentage based on a fraction may be misleading and is not encouraged.
d) All ages (including age >42) are reported together because previous data show that patient age does not materially affect success with donor eggs.
e) For patients older than 42 undergoing ART cycles using fresh, non-donor eggs or embryos, clinic-specific outcome rates are unreliable. Patients are urged to review national outcomes for these age groups.
 
The above information was submitted to SART (Society for Reproductive Technology) in December, 2003 for inclusion in its national report on 2002 IVF statistics. This information was published by SART and posted on the CDC website in early 2005.