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Success Rates
In order to bring you the latest pregnancy
rate data available, we have evaluated our most recent 522 IVF cycles
from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. Our results are once again
among the best in the nation. Our pregnancy rates are
particularly notable as FSAC does not deny treatment for
patients simply based on age, FSH level, or prior outcome.
Please note that these pregnancy rates are derived from
ALL PATIENTS, including those with poor ovarian reserve/egg
quality (elevated FSH levels) and other conditions which
negatively impact pregnancy rates.
IVF Pregnancy Rates
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Age |
(+) β-hCG
Pregnancy Rate |
Ongoing/Delivered
Pregnancy Rate |
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<35 yrs old |
67% |
56% |
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35-37 yrs old |
60% |
47% |
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38-40 yrs old |
45% |
35% |
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41-42 yrs old |
30% |
21% |
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43 yrs old |
19% |
15% |
|
Egg Donor |
73% |
68% |
We are pleased to report that our IVF Program
continues to develop and grow. As one of the busiest
programs in the Western U.S., we are again on track to
perform well over 600 IVF cases (including those with ICSI
and PGD) this year. We are fortunate to have experienced
tremendous growth since we opened our doors in 1999, yet we
care for our patients today the same way we treated the
first patient who walked through our doors – with respect
and compassion.
We are constantly striving to improve each aspect of our
patient care. FSAC comprehensively reviews each IVF cycle
with the entire FSAC team (physicians, embryologists, and
nurses). This facilitates optimal tailoring of the
medication regimen, laboratory techniques, and embryo
transfer for each patient. A direct consequence of this
attention to detail and constant review of protocol is our
ever-increasing pregnancy rate.
Our pregnancy rates reflect the care and dedication of the
entire FSAC team. Dr. Buyalos, Dr. Hubert, and Dr. Kumar use
the most successful ovarian stimulation protocols
(medication regimen). They personally monitor follicular
growth for each patient and use ultrasound guided-embryo
transfers. The expertise of Man Li, Ph.D., HCLD, ELD, (Laboratory Director), and Frederick
Miller, ELD combined with the new state-of-the-art
laboratory facilitate the highest embryo quality available
today.
Pregnancy Rates with Other
Treatments
Fortunately, most of our patients conceive
without needing expensive or elaborate treatments. Our
philosophy is to thoroughly evaluate the causes of
infertility in all couples, and when indicated, give
patients a regimen of ovulation induction therapy with
intrauterine insemination, rather than rushing all patients
directly to IVF.
In fact, nearly half of our patients
conceive without requiring IVF. In 2006-2007, for example,
more than 2,400 inseminations were performed resulting in
pregnancy rates of over 20% per treatment cycle as a result
of ovulation induction with intrauterine insemination.
Our success in treating infertility without
IVF is due to meticulous physician monitoring of
follicle/endometrial growth and direct physician performance
of all ancillary procedures, including intrauterine
inseminations. All procedures, including ultrasounds, are
performed by board-certified reproductive endocrinologists,
not nurse practitioners or technicians. This personalized
approach ensures that our patients receive the highest
medical and psychological support possible.
Many of our patients have had unsuccessful
treatment elsewhere before coming to see us. Subtle
difficulties with ovulation, endometrial thickness,
fibroids, and polyps have been diagnosed in many patients
who have gone on to achieve successful pregnancies at FSAC.
SART & CDC Statistics
We report our statistics to the Society for
Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) division of the
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the
central reporting agency that ensures the accuracy of
pregnancy rate data. Not all programs are registered with
SART. We encourage you to examine pregnancy rate data from
all programs by contacting ASRM or by going to the Center
for Disease Control web site. The ASRM asks us to remind you
that as entry criteria are highly variable for each program,
a center-by-center comparison of results is not valid.
Please contact us for additional
information or questions.
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