Preferences of subfertile women regarding elective single embryo transfer: additional in vitro fertilization cycles are acceptable, lower pregnancy rates are not

Moniek Twisk; Fulco van der Veen; Sjoerd Repping; Maas-Jan Heineman; Johanna C Korevaar; Patrick M M Bossuyt

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.004

Preferences of subfertile women regarding elective single embryo transfer: additional in vitro fertilization cycles are acceptable, lower pregnancy rates are not

Fertil Steril. 2007 Oct;88(4):1006-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.004. Epub 2007 Apr 9.

Authors

Moniek Twisk¹, Fulco van der Veen, Sjoerd Repping, Maas-Jan Heineman, Johanna C Korevaar, Patrick M M Bossuyt

Affiliation

¹ Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 17416363
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.004

Abstract

With identical pregnancy rates after elective single embryo transfer (ET) and double ET strategies consisting of three cycles of IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) plus transfers of thawed/frozen embryos if available, 46% of the women undergoing IVF/ICSI favor elective single ET. If elective single ET lowers pregnancy chances with 1%, 3%, or 5%, the percentage of women preferring elective single ET drops to 34%, 24%, and 15%, respectively. If four, five, or six cycles with elective single ET are needed to match the success rate of three cycles with double ET, the percentage of women with a preference for elective single ET drops from 46% to 40%, 36%, and 35% respectively.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude to Health
Embryo Transfer / psychology*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro / psychology*
Humans
Infertility, Female / psychology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate*
Pregnancy, Multiple
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