Cohort follow-up of couples with primary infertility in an ART programme using frozen donor semen.
Hum Reprod
; 17(6): 1525-31, 2002 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-12042272
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study was designed to determine the crude cumulative live-birth rates in a cohort initiating frozen donor semen treatment until completion.METHODS:
This cohort study included 588 couples with primary infertility in one University Hospital centre. The treatment sequence involved first artificial insemination (AID) followed by IVF if necessary (IVF-D). Live birth, drop-out for personal or medical reasons and recourse to IVF-D were recorded for all patients. Live births and drop-out were expressed both as rates per cycle and crude cumulative rates.RESULTS:
At the completion of AID and IVF-D cycles, 406 couples in the cohort (69%) achieved a live-birth and 182 couples (31%) discontinued treatment. In most cases, couples stopped treatment for personal reasons (74%) whereas fewer couples were denied further treatment for medical reasons (26%).CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first report on the crude cumulative live-birth rate in a cohort after AID and IVF-D cycles. Although calculation based on crude cumulative live-birth rate shows lower results in comparison with life table analysis, this method allows patients to obtain an insight into their actual chances of achieving a successful pregnancy.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infertilidade
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Inseminação Artificial Heteróloga
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article