The commonest question patients ask us : What is your pregnancy rate ? Though this seems like a simple question , which should be easy to answer, it's actually a very difficult question to answer honestly and completely.

The reason for this is that the pregnancy rate in any IVF Center will depend upon a number of factors - and one of the most important variables is the patient.
 

	What is the wife's age ?
	Was there a male factor?
	How many oocytes did we get?
	What was the quality of oocytes?
	How many embryos were transferred ?

In general, the pregnancy rate in an IVF cycle depends upon:
how many embryos are transferred;
the quality of the embryos;
the endometrial thickness on TVS;
and the ease of the embryo transfer.

The pregnancy rate is related directly to how many embryos are transferred. In our clinic, our clinical pregnancy rate for women who are less than 37 years old, for whom we transfer 4 or more embryos is 35% . The " take-home baby rate " per treatment cycle is 30%. This rate is comparable to the European & American Regulatory Standards, and one of the reasons it is so good is that we can transfer as many embryos as the patient desires - and the more the embryos transferred, the greater the pregnancy rate. With this approach the risk of a multiple pregnancy is higher (our rate of twins is 20%; and triplets is 8%). Each patient needs to decide how many embryos to transfer for themselves and we always suggest that the couple decide independently after counseling for multifetal reduction. Multifetal reduction for triplets & above is offered at our Center and carries a first trimester miscarriage rate of 10%