[Success rates in in vitro fertilization--a mathematical problem? Comments on the article by M. M. Seibel in Obstet. Gynecol. 72 (1988) 265].
In vitro fertilization, GIFT and related methods have given new perspectives for the treatment of sterility and are applied worldwide. Despite an increasing application of these methods success rates are still relatively low. It may be difficult for sterility patients and their gynecologists to get a clear imagination about the success rates of an IVF-program. This was mentioned in the "Green Journal" by M.M. Seibel, the article of whom has been taken as a basis for some thoughts about the problem. Unclear statements and different bases for reports of success rates may lead to unrealistic expectations concerning the chance for a successful treatment by IVF. Therefore, in discussion with patients only comprehensible figures should be mentioned, e.g. a rate involving numbers of term pregnancies and oocyte retrievals. Taking this as a crucial point the patient and her partner should be informed about their chances depending on their individual findings and the facilities of the sterility centre.
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Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Bereichs Medizin der Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität Rostock.
Wilken
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Erfolgsraten bei der In-vitro-Fertilisation--ein mathematisches Problem? Gedanken zum Artikel von M.M. Seibel in Obstet. Gynecol. 72 (1988) 265.