How pregnancy rates are presented
Success rates are presented as:
• Positive pregnancy tests (biochemical pregnancies)
• Clinical pregnancies (embryos with heart beat at 6 weeks)
• On going pregnancies (>12 weeks)
• Live births
either per embryo transfer or per treatment cycle.
The presentation of results can also be based on special parameters, like:
• Age of woman, e.g. pregnancy success rates for women below 40 and over 40, or for women <35, 35-40, 40-43, ΄>43 years of age.
• The treatment method: in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) transfer of cryopreserved embryos (FER), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD, PGS), oocyte or embryo donation (OD, ED), in vitro maturation oocytes (IVM), etc.
• Cause of infertility, etc.
National register
The national register of pregnancy rates of all IVF Units in Greece would provide with candidate couples with a reliable selection criterion. This already happens in several countries (USA, UK, France, Germany, Australia). In Greece, the function of the independent authority of Assisted Reproduction has been temporarily withheld. One of its duties was to collate and publish pregnancy rates of ART Units in Greece. It is anticipated that this national register will soon come into force and will become a formal conformation of success rates for each Unit so that candidate couples can compare Greek and foreign ART Units.
Advancing Reproductive Medicine Through Research
Every day, scientists around the world contribute new knowledge that advances reproductive medicine. Publishing research in peer-reviewed medical journals not only recognizes researchers’ contributions but also deepens our understanding of the field and strengthens the evidence that guides clinical practice. High-quality research requires a thorough understanding of the latest scientific literature, reliable data and rigorous statistical analysis. These elements form the foundation of evidence-based medicine and support continuous progress in assisted reproduction.
