Why we should talk about compliance with assisted reproductive technologies (ART): a systematic review and meta-analysis of ART compliance rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the rate of compliance with assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and examine its relationship with treatment success rates.

Methods

Six databases were systematically searched from 1978 to December 2011. Studies were included if they reported data on patient progression through three consecutive standard ART cycles. Compliance was estimated for the first three ART cycles (typical ART Regimen Compliance, TARC) and after the first and the second failed cycles (CAF1, CAF2). Treatment success rates for all patients who started ART and for those who fully complied with the three ART cycles were estimated.

Results

Ten studies with data for 14 810 patients were included. TARC was 78.2% [95% co

SUBMITTER: Gameiro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3576003 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature