Wondering if in vitro fertilization (IVF) will help you get pregnant? If so, educate yourself on the latest IVF success rates here.
Age affects IVF
It is important to know that age is one of the biggest factors influencing IVF success. Here are IVF success rates by age from the year 2010. These percentages show the percentages of women that gave birth following IVF. These IVF success rates are separated by women that used fresh embryos and women that used frozen embryos.
IVF success rates with fresh embryos
- Women under 35: 42 %
- Women 35-37: 32 %
- Women 38-40: 22 %
- Women 41-42: 12 %
- Women 42: 4 %
IVF success rates with frozen embryos
- Women under 35: 39 %
- Women 35-37: 35 %
- Women 38-40: 29 %
- Women 41-42: 21 %
- Women 42: 15 %
If you are unsure how to interpret these success rates, check with your local fertility center or visit the website of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART) to learn more.
IVF success rates for donor eggs
Considering donor eggs? In 2010, donor egg cycles had very high success rates. More than half of the fresh embryo transfers using donor eggs resulted in live births. About 1 in 3 of the transfers using frozen embryos made from donor eggs resulted in live births.
How many embryos should you transfer?
Has your doctor told you how many embryos he or she wants to transfer during IVF? You may wonder if transferring more embryos with IVF might increase your chances of IVF success. This is an issue currently being studied at length by fertility researchers.
If you are under 35, transferring more than 2 embryos will probably increase your chances of becoming pregnant. However, multiple embryo transfer can increase your chances of having multiples (twins, triplets, or more). No matter what your age is, ask your doctor if you are eligible for single embryo transfer.
How many IVF cycles should you do?
At least one study reports that couples have the best chances of IVF success when going through at least 3 IVF cycles before calling it quits. Experts say that your chances of IVF success double when you commit to three IVF cycles. Therefore, you may want to consider trying IVF several times before giving up.
If you are concerned about how to pay for one or several IVF cycles, our Attain IVF Programs provide a course-of-treatment option to help you pay for IVF.
Ask your fertility clinic about IVF success rates
IVF clinic success rates depend on different factors, including:
- The expertise of the clinic's staff and physicians
- The clinic's lab specifications and capabilities
- The types of patients the clinic works with
When choosing an IVF clinic, make sure to ask questions about your chances of IVF success at that clinic. When comparing clinics, make sure to ask about their patients' live birth success rates (also called the take home baby rate), not just their pregnancy rates. Discuss how your age, personal lifestyle habits, and infertility problems may affect your personal chances for IVF success.
We wish you the best with IVF
The good news is that more women are getting pregnant using IVF than ever before. We hope that you will be one of those women soon.
Sources: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology: Success Rates IntegraMed: IVF Success Rates: The IVF Success Rate Odds
