Research Article

Use of Cumulative Live Birth Rate per Total Number of Embryos to Calculate the Success of IVF in Consecutive IVF Cycles in Women Aged ≥35 Years

Table 2

Cycle outcomes of the treatments according to the number of embryos transferred to reach live birth (ETRL).

From 1–3 ETRL
(n=810)
From 4–6 ETRL
(n=392)
From 7–9 ETRL
(n=111)
More than 10
(n=31)
Overall
P

GN dose2887.62±1235.812707.54±1139.933017.82±748.732963.75±625.580.9482
(HCGDay)E23413.76±3499.265412.12±7646.494196.45±3757.994317.33±3867.310.0652
No. of retrieved oocytes7.72±5.2511.76±6.4216.12±7.6220.83±8.480.2450
No. of embryos transferred2.02±0.714.68±0.797.77±0.7311.35±1.500.0466
Pregnancy335( 41.36%)154( 39.29%)50( 45.05%)10( 32.26%)
Miscarriage /pregnancy (%)52( 15.52%)28( 18.18%)8( 16.00%)4( 40.00%)
Live birth283( 34.94%)126( 32.14%)42( 37.84%)6( 19.35%)
 Singleton (%)248( 30.62%)110( 28.06%)39( 35.14%)6( 19.35%)
 Twins (%)35( 4.32%)16( 4.08%)3( 2.70%) 
No live birth527( 65.06%)266( 67.86%)69( 62.16%)25( 80.65%)