AIHW National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, 2010

Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand 2008

Wang YA, Chambers GM, Sullivan EA

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Key figures

Treatment activity, 2008

Measure Value Source
Total ART treatment cycles reported, 2008 61,929 Summary
Growth in ART treatment cycles from 2007 to 2008 9.0% Summary
ART cycles carried out at Australian fertility centres, 2008 91.9% Summary
ART cycles carried out at New Zealand fertility centres, 2008 8.1% Summary
Autologous ART cycles, 2008 58,740 Summary of treatment
Autologous cycles that were fresh cycles, 2008 63.5% Summary of treatment
Autologous cycles that were thaw cycles, 2008 36.5% Summary of treatment
Autologous fresh cycles among women aged 40 or older, 2008 26.6% Summary (age and parity)

Pregnancy and birth outcomes, 2008

Measure Value Source
Treatment cycles resulting in a clinical pregnancy, 2008 22.6% Summary
Treatment cycles resulting in a live delivery, 2008 17.2% Summary

Babies born and multiples, 2008

Measure Value Source
Live deliveries from ART treatment, 2008 10,633 Summary
Liveborn babies from ART treatment, 2008 11,528 Summary
Multiple delivery rate for ART treatment cycles, 2008 8.4% Summary
Multiple delivery rate for ART treatment cycles (2007, for comparison) 10.0% Summary
Multiple delivery rate for ART treatment cycles (2004, for comparison) 16.4% Summary

Embryo transfer practice, 2008

Measure Value Source
Single embryo transfer (SET) share of embryo transfer cycles, 2004 to 2008 40.5% to 67.8% Summary (multiple births)
Embryo transfer cycles using blastocyst culture, 2004 to 2008 17.1% to 38.6% Summary
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer, single embryo transfer, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 24.2% Table 10
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer, double embryo transfer, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 21.2% Table 10

Live birth rate by maternal age, autologous fresh cycles 2008

Measure Value Source
Live deliveries per embryo transfer cycle, youngest maternal age band, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 35.9 Report text
Live deliveries per embryo transfer cycle, second-youngest maternal age band, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 31.5 Report text
Live deliveries per embryo transfer cycle, middle maternal age band, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 22.8 Report text
Live deliveries per embryo transfer cycle, second-oldest maternal age band, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 9.0 Report text
Live deliveries per embryo transfer cycle, oldest maternal age band, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 0.5 Report text
Live deliveries per embryo transfer cycle, overall average across age bands, autologous fresh cycles, 2008 23.0 Report text

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Topics

Wang et al. 2010, Wang 2010

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