Infertility

Improved Infertility Treatments Increase Delivery Success Rates

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 22nd, 2000

Changes in ovulation-inducing treatments appear to be the primary reason for the recent increase in success rates for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), according to a study in the January 2000 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The 2 specific treatment changes were an increase in the use of highly purified forms of gonadotropins and a decreased use of GnRH agonists in short-course regimens.

Daniel W. Cramer, MD, ScD, from the Ob-Gyn Epidemiology Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues from the Boston area examined detailed treatment-related information and outcomes on...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-01-22)

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