[Age and in vitro fertilization. French National Register on In Vitro Fertilization].
The mean age of IVF patients women and men is always increasing, this is probably due to the late desire for pregnancy nowadays. Pregnancy rate decreases with the age of wife and in a minor way with the age of man. The most important factor is the quality of woman answer to ovarian stimulation. Among women of 42 or over, the one with a high estradiol level on hCG day (> 4000 pg/ml) are the only older women with a correct pregnancy rate.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D010331:Paternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012042:Registries