The German IVR Registry as a quality assurance tool and for use in patientcounseling

Citation
R. Felberbaum et W. Dahncke, The German IVR Registry as a quality assurance tool and for use in patientcounseling, GYNAKOLOGE, 33(11), 2000, pp. 800-811
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine
Journal title
GYNAKOLOGE
ISSN journal
00175994 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
800 - 811
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-5994(200011)33:11<800:TGIRAA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The public demand for information and clarity in the highly sensitive area of human reproductive medicine is more than justified. Only after a reliabl e evaluation and an open discussion of the results which have been achieved will the success of these forms of treatment be socially accepted and at t he same time misunderstandings prevented. Furthermore, such an analysis rep resents a Valuable aid for reliable counseling of the couples involved. To meet this challenge, national registries in 19 European countries are co llecting and evaluating pertinent data. In Germany there are records of rep roductive medical treatments dating back to 1982. Over the years the number of participating centers and registered treatments has increased drastical ly. Although a detailed presentation of the German IVF registry data would show remarkable results,further improvement is still required. Our goal should be to require complete data on all treatments which have be en conducted in Germany, complete follow-up of all pregnancies which have b een achieved and the children born of them, and a neutral control of all pr acticing centers.