A military health care facility has high in vitro fertilization success rates

Citation
Jy. Phelps et al., A military health care facility has high in vitro fertilization success rates, MILIT MED, 165(12), 2000, pp. 935-937
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
MILITARY MEDICINE
ISSN journal
00264075 → ACNP
Volume
165
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
935 - 937
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-4075(200012)165:12<935:AMHCFH>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to describe in vitro fertilization (IVF) succe ss rates at our military health care facility, A retrospective analysis was performed for all IVF cycles initiated at Wilford Hall Medical Center from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1998, During this period, there were 214 IVF cycles initiated with gonadotropin therapy. The overall pregnancy rate, with an intrauterine pregnancy identified by transvaginal ultrasonography, was 45.3%. IVF services can be provided at a military health care facility with a high rate of success.