Jeffrey B. Russell, MD Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist, Infertility Specialist Yale University Trained
Success Rates
Patients often use national reporting of clinic-specific pregnancy rates to assess the quality of an infertility center’s program. Unfortunately, comparing these “success rates” can be somewhat misleading and complicated. What patients often do not understand is that a report showing high pregnancy rates per cycle and not per patient.
To boost success rates, some centers may exclude less than ideal candidates or recommend in vitro fertilization to patients who would otherwise conceive with simpler approaches. They also can choose to exclude patients who have a less than ideal prognosis with IVF such as patients who do not produce a large quantity of eggs, FSH levels greater than 9, who smoke, have only one ovary, or have severe male factor infertility. Centers with fewer numbers of overall cycles may in fact be carefully selecting certain patients to help ensure high pregnancy rates.
At the Delaware Institute for Reproductive Medicine (DIRM), we adhere to the highest ethical standards, educating our patients about their disorder and recommending the most cost effective treatment. Quality for us is a satisfied patient who understands their condition and its treatment, feels that the best advice was given and that the treatment, if indicated, was attempted with the best possible medical supervision and service.
And our success rates remain high. DIRM truly is a place “Where through Science Dreams become Reality ” with the most ethical and compassionate approach.
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