Stats

I have a love/hate relationship with statistics.

First, my experience with it in college wasn't so great. I'm terrible at math. TERRIBLE! As in, I still couldn't do basic addition/subtraction in my head in 6th grade. This is also the year that my math teacher hit my hands with a rule because I couldn't to the math quick enough. Anyway...I digress...

Stats can be really helpful, and they can also be misinterpreted. So...tread forward carefully...

Did you know that if you go to the CDC's website, you can find the exact reported success rates for all fertility clinics? I discovered this the other day and I have been pouring over my clinic's number vs a clinic in another state (which I would have been going to had God not provided this amazing new job for my hubby!) and am THRILLED to be in an area where the 'numbers' look so much better!

(disclaimer...I feel bad that I am not giving credit to my clinic for these numbers, but in an effort to remain anonymous, it's necessary. I've given the link to the CDC's website where you can look at the numbers from ANY clinic across the country.)

The information might be a bit confusing (I know it still is for me, and I've already done a ton of research!), but I'll post it for you to view anyway...

My Clinic (2010):

2010 ART CYCLE PROFILE
Type of ART a IVF 100% Procedural Factors GIFT 0% With ICSI 80% ZIFT 0% Unstimulated 0% Combination 0% Used gestational carrier 5% Used PGD 3% With eSET 6%		Patient Diagnosis Tubal factor 4% Other factor 6% Ovulatory dysfunction 4% Unknown factor 4% Diminished ovarian reserve 4% Multiple Factors: Endometriosis 10% Female factors 31% Uterine Factor 2% Female & Male factors 21% Male factor 15%

2010 PREGNANCY SUCCESS RATES	Data Verified By Ringland S. Murray, MD
Type of Cycle	Age of Women
	<35	35-37	38-40	41-42	43-44 d
Fresh Embryos From Nondonor Eggs
Number of cycles	31	5	2	0	2
Percentage of embryos transferred resulting in implantationb	41.8	2 / 13	1 / 6		0 / 2
Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnanciesb	51.6	1 / 5	1 / 2		0 / 2
Percentage of cycles resulting in live birthsb,c	48.4	1 / 5	1 / 2		0 / 2
(Confidence Interval)	(30.2–66.9)
Percentage of retrievals resulting in live birthsb,c	51.7	1 / 5	1 / 2		0 / 1
Percentage of transfers resulting in live birthsb,c	55.6	1 / 5	1 / 2		0 / 1
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live birthsb	37.0	1 / 5	1 / 2		0 / 1
Percentage of cancellationsb	6.5	0 / 5	0 / 2		1 / 2
Average number of embryos transferred	2.0	2.6	3.0		2.0
Percentage of pregnancies with twinsb	5 / 16	1 / 1	0 / 1
Percentage of pregnancies with triplets or moreb	1 / 16	0 / 1	0 / 1
Percentage of live births having multiple infantsb,c	5 / 15	0 / 1	0 / 1
Frozen Embryos From Nondonor Eggs
Number of transfers	5	2	0	0	0
Percentage of transfers resulting in live birthsb,c	2 / 5	1 / 2
Average number of embryos transferred	2.4	2.5
			All Ages Combined e
Donor Eggs	Fresh Embryos			Frozen Embryos
Number of transfers	3			2
Percentage of transfers resulting in live birthsb,c	2 / 3			2 / 2
Average number of embryos transferred	2.0			2.0

Current Clinic Services and Profile
Current Name: Tennessee Reproductive Medicine
Donor egg?	Yes	Gestational Carriers?	Yes	SART Member?	No
Donor embryo?	Yes	Cryopreservation?	Yes	Verified lab accreditation?	Yes
Single women?	Yes

aReflects patient and treatment characteristics of ART cycles performed using fresh nondonor egges or embryos.

b When fewer than 20 cycles are reported in a age category, rates are shown as a fraction and confidence intervals are not given. Calculating percentages from fractions may be misleading and is not encouraged.

c A multiple-infant birth is counted as one live birth.

d Clinic-specific outcome rates for women older than 42 or 44, depending on reporting year, undergoing ART cycles using fresh or frozen embryos with nondonor eggs are not included because of small numbers. Readers are urged to review national outcomes for these age groups.

Clinic in previous state (2010): 2010 ART CYCLE PROFILE Type of ART a IVF 100% Procedural Factors GIFT 0% With ICSI 89% ZIFT 0% Unstimulated 0% Combination 0% Used gestational carrier <1% Used PGD 1% With eSET 1% Patient Diagnosis Tubal factor 11% Other factor 3% Ovulatory dysfunction 8% Unknown factor 6% Diminished ovarian reserve 16% Multiple Factors: Endometriosis 2% Female factors 24% Uterine Factor <1% Female & Male factors 16% Male factor 14% 2010 PREGNANCY SUCCESS RATES Data Verified By Laurel A. Stadtmauer, MD Type of Cycle Age of Women <35 35-37 38-40 41-42 43-44 d Fresh Embryos From Nondonor Eggs Number of cycles 98 54 61 18 12 Percentage of embryos transferred resulting in implantationb 22.0 23.5 11.7 11.1 0 / 14 Percentage of cycles resulting in pregnanciesb 29.6 33.3 16.4 4 / 18 0 / 12 Percentage of cycles resulting in live birthsb,c 27.6 27.8 14.8 2 / 18 0 / 12 (Confidence Interval) (19.0–37.5) (16.5–41.6) (7.0–26.2) Percentage of retrievals resulting in live birthsb,c 28.4 30.0 16.4 2 / 18 0 / 7 Percentage of transfers resulting in live birthsb,c 29.3 31.9 18.0 2 / 15 0 / 6 Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live birthsb 18.5 27.7 14.0 2 / 15 0 / 6 Percentage of cancellationsb 3.1 7.4 9.8 0 / 18 5 / 12 Average number of embryos transferred 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 Percentage of pregnancies with twinsb 31.0 3 / 18 3 / 10 0 / 4 Percentage of pregnancies with triplets or moreb 6.9 1 / 18 0 / 10 0 / 4 Percentage of live births having multiple infantsb,c 37.0 2 / 15 2 / 9 0 / 2 Frozen Embryos From Nondonor Eggs Number of transfers 35 17 15 10 4 Percentage of transfers resulting in live birthsb,c 45.7 3 / 17 6 / 15 2 / 10 0 / 4 Average number of embryos transferred 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.8 1.8 All Ages Combined e Donor Eggs Fresh Embryos Frozen Embryos Number of transfers 41 25 Percentage of transfers resulting in live birthsb,c 46.3 16.0 Average number of embryos transferred 2.1 2.4 Current Clinic Services and Profile Current Name: Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine Donor egg? Yes Gestational Carriers? Yes SART Member? Yes Donor embryo? Yes Cryopreservation? Yes Verified lab accreditation? Yes Single women? Yes aReflects patient and treatment characteristics of ART cycles performed using fresh nondonor egges or embryos. b When fewer than 20 cycles are reported in a age category, rates are shown as a fraction and confidence intervals are not given. Calculating percentages from fractions may be misleading and is not encouraged. c A multiple-infant birth is counted as one live birth. d Clinic-specific outcome rates for women older than 42 or 44, depending on reporting year, undergoing ART cycles using fresh or frozen embryos with nondonor eggs are not included because of small numbers. Readers are urged to review national outcomes for these age groups. e All ages (including ages >42 or >44 depending on reporting year) are reported together because previous data show that patient age does not materially affect success with donor eggs.   Sorry I'm having trouble with the footnotes in the graph, and I can't get the one box to line up...but you get the point!