The American Society of Reproductive
Medicine is "Infertility's" self-governed body. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology is where
fertility centers must report their statistics. Both societies state that any advertisements of comparative pregnancy
rates include the following:
"As entry criteria are highly variable for each program,
a center-by-center comparison of results is not valid."
The current national average (which is
probably the most useful information due to patient selection and other issues - see About Pregnancy Rates) is
a summary of 1995 data. In 1995, 22.3% of egg retrievals resulted in a live birth. This is slightly ahead of the
20% live birth rate in reproductively normal couples. It should be noted that scientific improvements, such as
ICSI, started to gain popularity in 1996.
The American Society of Reproductive
Medicine is "Infertility's" self-governed body. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology is where
fertility centers must report their statistics. Both societies state that any advertisements of comparative pregnancy
rates include the following:
