AIHW National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, 2011

Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand 2009

Wang YA, Macaldowie A, Hayward I, Chambers GM, Sullivan EA

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Key figures

Treatment activity, 2009

Measure Value Source
Total ART treatment cycles in Australia and New Zealand, 2009 70,541 Summary
Share of ART cycles performed at Australian fertility centres, 2009 92.4% Summary
Share of ART cycles performed at New Zealand fertility centres, 2009 7.6% Summary
Autologous ART cycles, 2009 67,229 Report text
Fresh cycles among autologous ART cycles, 2009 43,352 (64.5%) Report text

Patient profile, autologous cycles 2009

Measure Value Source
Autologous fresh cycles undertaken in women aged 40 or older, 2009 26.8% Summary (age and parity)
Average age of women undergoing autologous ART treatment, 2009 35.8 years Summary (age and parity)

Pregnancy and birth outcomes, 2009

Measure Value Source
Clinical pregnancy rate per ART treatment cycle, 2009 22.6% Summary
Live delivery rate per ART treatment cycle, 2009 17.2% Summary

Babies born, 2009

Measure Value Source
Live deliveries from ART treatment, 2009 12,127 Summary
Liveborn babies from ART treatment, 2009 13,114 Summary
Singleton babies born at term with normal birthweight, 2009 9,732 Summary

Embryo transfer practice, 2009

Measure Value Source
Single embryo transfer (SET) share of autologous fresh embryo transfer cycles, 2009 65.2% Table 11
Double embryo transfer (DET) share of autologous fresh embryo transfer cycles, 2009 33.8% Table 11
Live delivery rate for single embryo transfer (SET), autologous fresh cycles, 2009 24.6% Table 11
Live delivery rate for double embryo transfer (DET), autologous fresh cycles, 2009 20.3% Table 11

Outcomes by maternal age, autologous fresh cycles 2009

Measure Value Source
Live delivery rate per initiated cycle, women aged 30-34, 2009 26.8% Summary (age and outcomes)
Live delivery rate per initiated cycle, women aged over 44, 2009 less than 1% Summary (age and outcomes)
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer cycle, youngest maternal age band, 2009 34.0 Report text
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer cycle, second-youngest maternal age band, 2009 32.5 Report text
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer cycle, middle maternal age band, 2009 22.5 Report text
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer cycle, second-oldest maternal age band, 2009 9.4 Report text
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer cycle, oldest maternal age band, 2009 0.8 Report text
Live delivery rate per embryo transfer cycle, all maternal age bands combined (overall average), 2009 23.0 Report text

One-year trend, 2008 to 2009

Measure Value Source
Change in total ART treatment cycles, 2008 to 2009 13.9% Summary

Five-year trend, 2005 to 2009

Measure Value Source
Change in total ART treatment cycles, 2005 to 2009 48.0% Summary
Multiple birth delivery rate for ART, 2005 and 2009 14.1% to 8.2% Summary (multiple births)
Share of cycles that were single embryo transfer, 2005 and 2009 48.3% to 69.7% Summary (multiple births)

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Topics

Wang et al. 2011, Wang 2011

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