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To: netmilsmom

The reason most IVF patients in the U.S. are not interested in single-embryo transfers (SETs) is that the pregnancy rate of SETs is lower than the traditional IVF transfer of 2-3 embryos, although the pregnancy rate is improving every year.

An IVF cycle costs around $10K, and with SET pregnancy rates around 20%, and traditional IVF pregnancy rates around 40%, many patients still avoid SETs, especially after multiple failed cycles.


291 posted on 12/12/2008 11:40:56 AM PST by olivia3boys
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To: olivia3boys

>>The reason most IVF patients in the U.S. are not interested in single-embryo transfers (SETs) is that the pregnancy rate of SETs is lower than the traditional IVF transfer of 2-3 embryos, although the pregnancy rate is improving every year.

An IVF cycle costs around $10K, and with SET pregnancy rates around 20%, and traditional IVF pregnancy rates around 40%, many patients still avoid SETs, especially after multiple failed cycles.<<

You’re correct and the poster I was answering didn’t understand that.


292 posted on 12/12/2008 11:43:46 AM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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