Does In Vitro Fertilization Work?
Yes! Since 1981, when IVF was first performed in the United States through 1998 the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and its affiliate, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), have counted more than 91,000 births of babies conceived through IVF. And due the highly successful triumphs in modern medicine and technology, it has further jumped through the end of 1999 to more than 177,000 babies.
Yes. IVF was introduced in the United States in 1981 and from 1985 through 2000 ASRM and its affiliate, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), have counted more than 139,000 births of babies conceived through IVF. Through the end of 2002, almost 300,000 babies have been born in the US as a result of reported Assisted Reproductive Technology procedures (IVF, GIFT, ZIFT, and combination procedures). IVF currently accounts for about 99% of ART procedures with GIFT, ZIFT and combination procedures making up the remainder.The average live delivery rate for IVF in 2000 was 29.9 per cent per retrieval–a little better than the 20 per cent chance in any given month that a reproductively healthy couple has of achieving a pregnancy and carrying it to term. Currently rates for women under 35 are approaching 50% per cycle. In 2002, approximately one in every hundred babies born in the United States was conceived using ART.
While an IVF cycle may have to be repeated several times before conception takes place, it is a successful treatment overall. It is estimated that more than 91,000 births occurred by IVF conception from 1985 to 1998. The average live delivery rate for IVF in 1998 was 29.1% per retrieval-a little better than the 20% chance in any given month that a reproductively healthy couple has of achieving a pregnancy and carrying it to term. [Back to Top] What is artificial insemination? Artificial insemination is now more commonly referred to as Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). It is a procedure used for couples with unexplained infertility, minimal male factor infertility and women with cervical mucus problems. The procedure uses the sperm of the male (partner or donor), washing and treating the sperm and injecting it into the woman during her time of ovulation. IUI is less successful with poor quality sperm. Couples considering IUI should be sure the male partner has a semen analysis in which t
