2007 ART Report Section 2-ART Cycles Using Fresh, Nondonor Eggs or Embryos (Part A)

Figure 5 is a bar graph representing the outcome of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, by stage, 2007.

• 101,897 cycles started
• 90,295 retrievals
• 82,347 transfers
• 36,079 pregnancies
• 29,556 live–birth deliveries

Figure 6 is a pie chart representing the reasons ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos were discontinued in 2007. Note: The statistics below are based on 11,602 ART cycles.

• No or inadequate egg production 80.6%
• Patient withdrew for other reasons 13.0%
• Too-high of a response to ovarian stimulation medication 5.4%
• Concurrent illness 1.0%

Figure 7 is a bar graph representing the measures of success for ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2007.

• Cycles resulting in pregnancies 35.4%
• Cycles resulting in live births 29.0
• Retrievals resulting in live births 32.7%
• Transfers resulting in live births 35.9%
• Cycles resulting in singleton live births 22.5%
• Transfers resulting in singleton live births 24.7%

Figure 8 is a pie chart representing the results of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2007.

• No pregnancy 63.9%
• Ectopic pregnancy 0.7%
• Clinical pregnancy 35.4%, which is subdivided as follows:
• Single-fetus pregnancy 21.7%
• Multiple-fetus pregnancy 11.5%
• Not able to determine the number of fetuses because the pregnancy ended in an early miscarriage 2.2%

Figure 9 is a pie chart representing outcomes of pregnancies resulting from ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2007.  Note: Maternal deaths prior to birth are not displayed due to small numbers (n=2).

• Miscarriage 15.8%
• Induced abortion 1.0%
• Stillbirth 0.6%
• Total live births 81.9%, which is subdivided as follows:
• Singleton birth 56.3%
• Multiple-infant birth 25.6%

The outcome was not reported for 0.7% of pregnancies.

Figure 10 consists of two pie charts, A and B, representing the risk of having a multiple-fetus pregnancy and the risk of having a multiple-infant live birth from ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2007.

• Pie chart A represents 36,079 pregnancies
• Singletons 61.2%
• Total multiple-fetus pregnancies 32.5%, which is subdivided as follows:
• Twins 28.8%
• Triplets or more 3.7%
• Not able to determine the number of fetuses because the pregnancy ended in an early miscarriage 6.3%
• Pie chart B represents 29,556 live births. Note: total does not equal 100% due to rounding.
• Singletons 68.7%
• Total multiple-infant live births 31.2%, which is subdivided as follows:
• Twins 29.4%
• Triplets or more 1.8%

Figure 11 is a bar graph representing the percentages of preterm births from ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, by number of infants born, 2007.

• 12.5% singletons from single-fetus pregnancy were preterm
• 19.9% singletons from multiple-fetus pregnancy were preterm
• 61.7% twins were preterm
• 96.1% triplets or more were preterm

Figure 12 is a bar graph representing the percentages of low-birth-weight infants from ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, by number of infants born, 2007.

• 8.4% singletons from single-fetus pregnancy had low birth weights
• 16.5% singletons from multiple-fetus pregnancy had low birth weights
• 56.2% twins had low birth weights
• 91.5% triplets or more had low birth weights

Figure 13 is a line graph representing the age distribution of women who had ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2007.

• Age <24, 0.58%
• Age 24, 0.47%
• Age 25, 0.87%
• Age 26, 1.33%
• Age 27, 2.06%
• Age 28, 2.91%
• Age 29, 3.79%
• Age 30, 4.55%
• Age 31, 5.28%
• Age 32, 6.07%
• Age 33, 6.45%
• Age 34, 7.00%
• Age 35, 7.43%
• Age 36, 7.86%
• Age 37, 7.78%
• Age 38, 7.21%
• Age 39, 7.02%
• Age 40, 6.01%
• Age 41, 5.26%
• Age 42, 4.10%
• Age 43, 3.06%
• Age 44, 1.66%
• Age 45, 0.70%
• Age 46, 0.31%
• Age 47, 0.15%
• Age 48, 0.06%
• Age >48, 0.06%

Figure 14 is a line graph with three lines representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in pregnancies, live births, and singleton live births, by age of woman, 2007. Note: For consistency, all percentages are based on cycles started. 

• Age <24, Pregnancy 44.0%, Live birth 37.6%, Singleton live birth 23.9%
• Age 24, Pregnancy 46.9%, Live birth 38.7%, Singleton live birth 21.1%
• Age 25, Pregnancy 49.6%, Live birth 44.2%, Singleton live birth 26.2%
• Age 26, Pregnancy 48.5%, Live birth 42.7%, Singleton live birth 27.6%
• Age 27, Pregnancy 47.2%, Live birth 42.1%, Singleton live birth 27.0%
• Age 28, Pregnancy 47.3%, Live birth 41.1%, Singleton live birth 25.4%
• Age 29, Pregnancy 46.9%, Live birth 41.5%, Singleton live birth 26.4%
• Age 30, Pregnancy 47.7%, Live birth 41.9%, Singleton live birth 26.2%
• Age 31, Pregnancy 45.7%, Live birth 40.2%, Singleton live birth 25.9%
• Age 32, Pregnancy 46.3%, Live birth 40.1%, Singleton live birth 26.8%
• Age 33, Pregnancy 43.7%, Live birth 37.2%, Singleton live birth 25.1%
• Age 34, Pregnancy 42.8%, Live birth 36.3%, Singleton live birth 24.8%
• Age 35, Pregnancy 39.2%, Live birth 32.9%, Singleton live birth 22.2%
• Age 36, Pregnancy 37.2%, Live birth 30.9%, Singleton live birth 21.7%
• Age 37, Pregnancy 35.2%, Live birth 27.8%, Singleton live birth 19.7%
• Age 38, Pregnancy 31.3%, Live birth 24.5%, Singleton live birth 17.8%
• Age 39, Pregnancy 27.9%, Live birth 20.5%, Singleton live birth 16.0%
• Age 40, Pregnancy 24.6%, Live birth 17.1%, Singleton live birth 13.6%
• Age 41, Pregnancy 20.4%, Live birth 13.1%, Singleton live birth 10.9%
• Age 42, Pregnancy 15.9%, Live birth 9.5%, Singleton live birth 8.2%
• Age 43, Pregnancy 11.9%, Live birth 6.5%, Singleton live birth 5.9%
• Age 44, Pregnancy 7.2%, Live birth 3.2%, Singleton live birth 3.0%
• Age >44, Pregnancy 4.4%, Live birth 1.8%, Singleton live birth 1.5%

Figure 15 is a bar graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in pregnancies, live births, and singleton live births among women aged 40 or older, 2007. Note: For consistency, all percentages are based on cycles started.

• Age 40, Pregnancy 24.6%, Live birth 17.1%, Singleton live birth 13.6%
• Age 41, Pregnancy 20.4%, Live birth 13.1%, Singleton live birth 10.9%
• Age 42, Pregnancy 15.9%, Live birth 9.5%, Singleton live birth 8.2%
• Age 43, Pregnancy 11.9%, Live birth 6.5%, Singleton live birth 5.9%
• Age 44, Pregnancy 7.2%, Live birth 3.2%, Singleton live birth 3.0%
• Age >44, Pregnancy 4.4%, Live birth 1.8%, Singleton live birth 1.5%