National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, 2020

Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand 2018

Newman JE, Paul RC, Chambers GM

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Key figures

Treatment activity, 2018

Measure Value Source
Total ART treatment cycles reported, Australia and New Zealand, 2018 84,064 Summary
ART treatment cycles reported in Australia, 2018 76,341 Summary
ART treatment cycles reported in New Zealand, 2018 7,723 Summary
Share of ART treatments that were autologous cycles, 2018 94.1% Summary
Share of autologous cycles using frozen and thawed embryos or oocytes, 2018 36.9% Summary

Patient profile, 2018

Measure Value Source
Average age of women in autologous ART cycles, 2018, in years 35.8 Patient age section
Share of autologous cycle women aged 40 or older, 2018 23.7% Patient age section

Pregnancy and birth outcomes, 2018

Measure Value Source
Clinical pregnancy rate per initiated ART cycle, 2018 23.2% (19,514) Treatment outcomes section
Live birth rate per initiated ART cycle, 2018 18.4% (15,475) Treatment outcomes section
Clinical pregnancy rate per embryo transfer, all ART cycles, 2018 34.4% Treatment outcomes section

Live birth rate by cycle type, 2018

Measure Value Source
Live birth rate per initiated autologous fresh cycle, excluding freeze-all cycles, 2018 16.8% Treatment outcomes section
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, autologous fresh cycles, 2018 24.5% Treatment outcomes section
Live birth rate per initiated autologous thaw cycle, 2018 28.5% Treatment outcomes section
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, autologous thaw cycles, 2018 29.4% Treatment outcomes section

Live birth rate by age, 2018

Measure Value Source
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, autologous fresh cycles, women under 30, 2018 40.4% Age-stratified outcomes section
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, autologous thaw cycles, women under 30, 2018 34.9% Age-stratified outcomes section
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, autologous fresh cycles, women over 44, 2018 0.8% Age-stratified outcomes section
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, autologous thaw cycles, women over 44, 2018 7.8% Age-stratified outcomes section

Babies born and multiples, 2018

Measure Value Source
Total babies born following ART treatment, 2018 16,140 Babies born section
Liveborn babies following ART treatment, 2018 15,980 Babies born section
Share of ART babies that were full-term singletons of normal birthweight, 2018 81.5% Babies born section

Five-year trend, 2014 to 2018

Measure Value Source
ART multiple birth rate, 2014 to 2018 4.9% to 3.2% Multiple birth trends section
Single embryo transfer rate, 2014 to 2018 79.2% to 90.6% Multiple birth trends section
Live birth rate per embryo transfer, 2014 to 2018 24.3% to 27.3% Trends section
Rise in live birth rate per embryo transfer, 2014 to 2018 12.3% Trends section

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Topics

Newman et al. 2020, Newman 2020

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