IVF & ICSI -A Closer Look
The two main treatment types during fertility treatment are IVF and ICSI. IVF and ICSI are advised for individual patients according to their investigations and history.
Please note the 2017 live birth results and the 2018 clinical pregnancy results shown have not yet been validated by the HFEA.
For 2017, 314 treatment cycles using the patients’ own eggs resulted in an embryo transfer. 38.2% of these cycles were ICSI (120/314). Split cycles (where some eggs are used with IVF and others with ICSI), using the patients’ own eggs and resulting in an embryo transfer, accounted for 2.2% of cycles in 2017; split cycles are not included in the following table.
For 2018, 289 treatment cycles using the patients’ own eggs resulted in an embryo transfer. 41.9% of these cycles were ICSI (121/289). Split cycles (where some eggs are used with IVF and others with ICSI), using the patients’ own eggs and resulting in an embryo transfer, accounted for 4.2% of cycles in 2018; split cycles are not included in the following table.
| 2017. For all ages. | 2018. For all ages. | |||
| Live births per embryo transfer cycle | Live births per embryo transferred | Clinical pregnancy events per embryo transfer | Foetal hearts per embryo transferred | |
| IVF | 59/187, 31.6% | 63/244, 25.8%
55 singletons, 4 twins |
62/156, 39.7% | 66/188, 35.1%
58 singletons, 4 twins. |
| ICSI | 33/120, 27.5% | 35/154, 22.7%
31 singletons, 2 twins. |
41/121, 33.9% | 42/142, 29.6%
40 single, 1 twin. |
IVF & ICSI – HFEA validated
The below table shows the live births per embryo transferred for IVF and ICSI treatment types for different age categories from July 2014 to June 2015. These results have been validated by the HFEA.
| Treatment type | Live births per embryo transferred | Comments | |
| Clinic results | National average | ||
| IVF | 62/238, 26% | 21% | Consistent with national average |
| ICSI | 39/170, 23% | 20% | Consistent with national average |
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