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Researchers from the University of Western Australia have published a study suggesting IVF effectiveness could be improved by undergoing more cycles.
study suggest IVF has the potential to be more effective if women, especially those over 35, are able to undertake more than the usual two to three cycles”.
The effectiveness of IVF treatment was assessed by retrospective analysis of IVF success rates in Western Australia. It was found that between 1993 and 2002, IVF was 47 per cent effective overall in women who received an average of three IVF cycles.
An additional observation made in this report was that a significant number of women went on to have IVF treatment-independent births after they stopped IVF treatment. Specifically, 21 per cent of women in their 20’s and 11 per cent of women in their early 40’s.
It was more effective in younger women, with 58 per cent of women in their 20’s having success, compared with 22 per cent of 40 to 44-year-olds.
Fertility expert Dr Mitchell Rosen of the University of California, San Francisco, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters Health, “It is pretty obvious that the number of cycles that you do adds to the likelihood of success, but it gets smaller every time. At some point the psychological side-effects and the cost become prohibitive”.
The group noted that the cumulative probability of IVF success increased with each successive cycle for at least the first five cycles. Lead author Louise Stewart, researcher at the School of Population Health, stated, “The results of this
If you would like a copy of the study from Fertility and Sterility, email denise@fssc.com.au with your request. Adapted from an article in BioNews 598 by Leo Perfect. The study was published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
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