Does IVF work?
Every year around the world thousands of babies are born after IVF treatment. However IVF treatment certainly cannot guarantee a pregnancy.
Your chance of conceiving with IVF depends on several things. IVF is more likely to be successful when the woman is below the age of 35 years or a couple have been suffering with infertility for a short period of time (less than five years).
Trinidad IVF & Fertility Centre Success rates for 2014-2016
Fertilisation rate is the percentage of mature eggs that fertilise out of all that were collected.
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2014 – 2016 |
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Age group |
<35 |
35-37 |
38-40 |
>40 |
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Positive pregnancy test |
46% |
50% |
50% |
14% |
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Live birth |
33% |
34% |
27% |
3% |
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Fertilization rate |
62% |
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Average # Embryos Transferred |
1.7 |
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Twin Rate |
4.7% |
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Higher multiple pregnancy rate |
0% |
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