Current status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea, 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Great advances have been made in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) since the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born in Korea. This study was designed to report on the current status of ART therapy in South Korea between January 1 and December 31 of 2010.

Methods

A revised survey, originally developed by the International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies, was sent to all available ART centers via email in 2013. Fresh embryo transfer (FET) cases were categorized into standard IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injections. These cases, the thawing embryo transfer (TET) cases, and other related procedures were surveyed.

Results

Data from 30,785 ART procedures were provided by 78 clinics. Of the 28,200 cycles in which

SUBMITTER: Lee GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4390679 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature