A couple is considered infertile as they be inflicted with been unable to conceive a outcome after a time.   As conservative treatments not make the grade, physicians often recommend fertilizing the female’s eggs further than the womb, a process renowned as in vitro fertilization (“IVF”).

IVF involves artificially stimulating egg manufacture in a female by use of fertility drugs.  The resulting eggs are then surgically removed from the female’s ovaries, and combined with sperm in a laboratory.  The strongest, healthiest embryos are then re-inserted in the female.

This course of action overcomes numerous blocks to fertility, but it comes at a steep price.  IVF can expense over $10,000 per sequence and is ordinarily not covered by insurance.   Therefore, before a couple considers this high-priced course of action, it is vital that they discuss IVF success rates with their fertility expert.

IVF success rates vary based on the physical characteristics of the couple undergoing the course of action, and the behavior methods ancient by the physician.

Age is the most vital judge of IVF success rates because the quantity and quality of eggs produced reduces as the female ages.  On the average, live births per sequence are approximately 30% for women under age 35, 25% up to age 38, 15-20% up until age 40, and under 10% over age 40.   The average implantation rate is 20%.

Additional factors in IVF success rates are the condition of the female’s uterus, the quality of her partner’s semen, the ability of the female to tolerate the course of action itself, the number of embryos which can be transferred, and whether the female has a luteal period defect affecting implantation.

Although such factors make it hard to compare clinics, the Center for Disease Hegemony and Prevention publishes clinics' success rates on its website.   Though, this information can be misleading.  Some clinics boost their success rate by refusing to acknowledge older women into their programs.  Others implant multiple embryos to boost their statistics.

Each couple is only one of its kind, and, notwithstanding national averages, IVF success rates cannot be predicted by a chart.  It is vital to discuss the likelihood of success with a trusted doctor.