Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine Statistics

2003 Statistics

Type of Cycle

Age of Woman    

Fresh Embryos from Nondonor Eggs

<35

35-37

38-40

41-42

>42

Number of cycles

255

147

131

51

25

Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnancies c 

71.0

63.3

53.4

33.3

32.0

Percentage of cycles resulting in live births b,c

62.4

53.7

40.5

13.7

12.0

Percentage of retrievals resulting in live births b,c

64.4

54.5

42.7

14.9

13.0

Percentage of transfers resulting in live births b,c

65.7

56.8

43.8

15.2

13.0

Percentage of cancellations c

3.1

1.4

5.3

7.8

8.0

Average number of embryos transferred

2.7

3.1

3.5

3.7

4.5

Percentages of pregnancies with twins c

42.0 

36.6

25.7

2/17

0/8

Percentage of pregnancies with triplets or more c

8.8

7.5

5.7

1/17

0/8

Percentage of live births having multiple infants b,c

47.8

34.2

32.1

2/7

0/3

 

 Frozen Embryos from Nondonor Eggs         

Number of transfers

47

35

21 

9

3

Percentage of Transfers resulting in live births b,c

53.2

51.4

28.6

2/9

0/3

Average number of embryos transferred

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

 

Donor Eggs

 

All Ages Combined e

Fresh Embryos

Frozen Embryos

Number of Transfers

210

55

Percentage of Transfers resulting in live births b,c

70.5

52.7

Average number of embryos transferred

2.4

2.9

a) Reflects patient and treatment characteristics of ART cycles performed in 2003 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, 2004 for inclusion in its national report on 2003 IVF statistics. This information was published by SART and posted on the CDC website in late 2005.  All information is current as of 1/4/2006.