Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on July 17, 2007
Human Reproduction 2007 22(9):2455-2462; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem183
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Predicting ongoing pregnancy chances after IVF and ICSI: a national prospective study
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen 6500 HB, The Netherlands 2 Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 National Poisons Information Center, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands 4 Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
5 Correspondence address. Tel: +31-24-3619573; Fax: +31-24-3668597; E-mail: a.lintsen{at}obgyn.umcn.nl
BACKGROUND: The Dutch IVF guideline suggests triage of patients for IVF based on diagnostic category, duration of infertility and female age. There is no evidence for the effectiveness of these criteria. We evaluated the predictive value of patient characteristics that are used in the Dutch IVF guideline and developed a model that predicts the IVF ongoing pregnancy chance within 12 months.
METHODS: In a national prospective cohort study, pregnancy chances after IVF and ICSI treatment were assessed. Couples eligible for IVF or ICSI were followed during 12 months, using the databases of 11 IVF centres and 20 transport IVF clinics. Kaplan–Meier analysis was performed to estimate the cumulative probability of an ongoing pregnancy, and Cox regression was used for assessing the effects of predictors of pregnancy.
RESULTS: 4928 couples starting IVF/ICSI treatment were prospectively followed. On average, couples had 1.8 cycles in 12 months for both IVF and ICSI. The 1-year probability of ongoing pregnancy was 44.8% (95% CI 42.1–47.5%). ICSI for severe oligospermia had a significantly higher ongoing pregnancy rate than IVF indicated treatments, with a multivariate Hazard ratio (HR) of 1.22 (95% CI 1.07–1.39). The success rates were comparable for all diagnostic categories of IVF. The highest success rate is at age 30, with a slight decline towards younger women and women up to 35 and a sharp drop after 35. Primary subfertility with a HR of 0.90 (95% CI 0.83–0.99) and duration of subfertility with a HR of 0.97 (95% CI 0.95–0.99) per year significantly affected the pregnancy chance.
CONCLUSIONS: The most important predictors of the pregnancy chance after IVF and ICSI are women's age and ICSI. The diagnostic category is of no consequence. Duration of subfertility and pregnancy history are of limited prognostic value.
Key words: IVF/ICSI/pregnancy/prediction model/prognostic factors
Submitted on March 5, 2007; resubmitted on May 21, 2007; accepted on May 22, 2007.
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