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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

Age

(+) β-hCG
Pregnancy Rate

Ongoing/Delivered
Pregnancy Rate

<35 yrs old  67% 56%
35-37 yrs old 60% 47%
38-40 yrs old 45% 35%
41-42 yrs old 30% 21%
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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How can Sandy and I thank you for the gift that is our son? Everything that he is and will be has the loving imprint of you and your fabulous staff. He would not; we would not truly know the joys of this life without your help in creating another.  Thanks for being patient with all the stupid questions, the panicked phone calls, and for helping is become parents, the best job in the world.

- Dirk & Sandy

 

 

 


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