IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life-table analysis.
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Deonandan, R; Campbell, MK; Ostbye, T; Tummon, I; Robertson, J
Published in: J Assist Reprod Genet
February 2001
PURPOSE: Our purpose was to explore two methods of expressing the performance of IVF programs. METHODS: Using life-table methods, hazard and cure rates and a "monthly fecundability rate" were calculated for an Ontario IVF clinic. The rates were evaluated for their meaningfulness as indicators of the clinic's performance. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: While the hazard rate describes monthly fertility among those who will eventually become pregnant, the fecundability rate describes fertility for all patients who enter the program, making it the more appropriate index for program comparisons. However, from a prospective patient's perspective, both methods are valid indices for summarizing a program's performance.
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J Assist Reprod Genet
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ISSN
1058-0468
Publication Date
February 2001
Volume
18
Issue
2
Start / End Page
73 / 77
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- Survival Analysis
- Pregnancy Rate
- Pregnancy
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Male
- Humans
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Female
- Birth Rate
- 3215 Reproductive medicine
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Deonandan, R., Campbell, M. K., Ostbye, T., Tummon, I., & Robertson, J. (2001). IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life-table analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet, 18(2), 73–77. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1026526523666
Deonandan, R., M. K. Campbell, T. Ostbye, I. Tummon, and J. Robertson. “IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life-table analysis.” J Assist Reprod Genet 18, no. 2 (February 2001): 73–77. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1026526523666.
Deonandan R, Campbell MK, Ostbye T, Tummon I, Robertson J. IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life-table analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2001 Feb;18(2):73–7.
Deonandan, R., et al. “IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life-table analysis.” J Assist Reprod Genet, vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 2001, pp. 73–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1023/a:1026526523666.
Deonandan R, Campbell MK, Ostbye T, Tummon I, Robertson J. IVF births and pregnancies: an exploration of two methods of assessment using life-table analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2001 Feb;18(2):73–77.
Published In
J Assist Reprod Genet
DOI
ISSN
1058-0468
Publication Date
February 2001
Volume
18
Issue
2
Start / End Page
73 / 77
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- Survival Analysis
- Pregnancy Rate
- Pregnancy
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Male
- Humans
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Female
- Birth Rate
- 3215 Reproductive medicine