Reproductive Technology (In Vitro Fertilization)

Age, Length of Infertility, Are Key Factors

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 9th, 1996

Age, the length of infertility, and previous pregnancies are key factors in the success or failure of in vitro fertilization, according to British researchers.

Women between the ages of 25 and 30 who have had previous pregnancies and have been infertile for a short period have the best chance of producing test-tube babies, the researchers found. The success rate drops dramatically after the age of 37 and no pregnancies were recorded in women over 45, according to the study published in November 22, 1996 issue of The Lancet.

Researchers discovered that the outcome of in vitro fertilization was not affected by the cause of the woman's infertility. In...

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