RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rates and outcome of pregnancies achieved in the first 4 years of an in-vitro fertilization program
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 167
OP 172
VO 140
IS 2
A1 A. A. Yuzpe
A1 S. E. Brown
A1 R. F. Casper
A1 J. A. Nisker
A1 G. Graves
YR 1989
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/140/2/167.abstract
AB Between Feb. 1, 1984, and Dec. 31, 1987, 578 couples were treated in the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) program at University Hospital, London, Ont. The 160 confirmed pregnancies resulted in 86 deliveries and the birth of 108 babies. There were 20 spontaneous abortions, 12 ectopic pregnancies, 11 presumptive pregnancies, 4 neonatal deaths and 1 stillbirth. At the time of writing, 41 pregnancies of 20 weeks' gestation or more were in progress. Except for a high cesarean section rate the obstetric outcome of pregnancies achieved with IVF does not appear to be different from that expected for a group of infertile couples treated with conventional therapies. The pregnancy rates varied according to the denominator used.