CARTR Plus: the creation of an ART registry in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

What is the status of fertility treatment and birth outcomes documented over the first 6 years of the Canadian Assisted Reproductive Technologies Register (CARTR) Plus registry?

Summary answer

The CARTR Plus registry is a robust database containing comprehensive Canadian fertility treatment data to assist with providing evidence-based rationale for clinical practice change.

What is known already

The rate of infertility is increasing globally and having data on fertility treatment cycles and outcomes at a population level is important for accurately documenting and effecting changes in clinical practice.

Study design size duration

This is a descriptive manuscript of 183 739 fertility treatment cycles from 36 Canadian clinics over 6 years from the

SUBMITTER: Lanes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275630 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature