Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 2013: results generated from European registers by ESHRE

AbstractSTUDY QUESTIONAre there any changes in the treatments involving ART and IUI initiated in Europe during 2013 compared with previous years?SUMMARY ANSWERAn increase in the overall number of ART cycles resulting from a higher number of countries reporting data was evident, the pregnancy rates (PRs) in 2013 remained stable compared with those reported in 2012, the number of transfers with multiple embryos (3+) was lower than ever before yet the multiple delivery rates (DRs) remained unchanged, and IUI activity and success rates were similar to those of last years.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADYSince 1997, ART data in Europe have been collected and reported in 16 manuscripts, published inHuman Reproduction.STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATIONRetrospective data collection of European ART data by the European IVF-monitoring Consortium for ESHRE. Data for cycles between 1 January and 31 December 2013 were collected from National Registers, when existing, or on a voluntary basis by personal information.PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTINGS, METHODSFrom 38 countries (+4 compared with 2012), 1169 clinics reported 686 271 treatment cycles including 144 299 of IVF, 330 367 of ICSI, 154 712 of frozen embryo replacement (FER), 40 244 of egg donation (ED), 247 of IVM, 9791 of PGD/PGS and 6611 of frozen oocyte replacements. European data on intrauterine insemination using husband/partner's semen (IUI-H) and donor semen (IUI-D) were reported from 1095 IUI labs in 22 countries. A total of 175 467 IUI-H and 43...
Source: Human Reproduction - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research