Explanation of Figures, Section 2: ART Cycles Using Fresh, Nondonor Eggs or Embryos

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Figure 16: How does the risk for miscarriage differ among women of different ages?

Figure 16 is a line graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in miscarriage, by age of woman, 2005.

• Age <25, 10.0%
• Age 25, 11.2%
• Age 26, 12.1%
• Age 27, 9.1%
• Age 28, 9.5%
• Age 29, 10.6%
• Age 30, 10.5%
• Age 31, 10.4%
• Age 32, 10.6%
• Age 33, 13.0%
• Age 34, 13.3%
• Age 35, 13.5%
• Age 36, 14.8%
• Age 37, 17.8%
• Age 38, 21.4%
• Age 39, 23.4%
• Age 40, 27.1%
• Age 41, 33.1%
• Age 42, 40.0%
• Age 43, 43.1%
• Age >43, 64.2%

Figure 17: What is the risk for pregnancy loss at different times during pregnancy among women of different ages?

Figure 17 is a line graph with four lines representing the percentages of pregnancies that continued past a given gestational week among women who had ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, by age of woman, 2005.

• Age <35, Gestational Week 4, 100%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 6, 99.2%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 8, 95.3%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 10, 91.9%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 12, 90.6%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 14, 90.1%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 16, 89.7%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 18, 89.1%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 20, 88.4%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 22, 87.7%
• Age <35, Gestational Week 24, 87.2%

• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 4, 100%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 6, 98.9%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 8, 93.7%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 10, 88.7%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 12, 86.8%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 14, 86.1%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 16, 85.7%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 18, 85.2%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 20, 84.4%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 22, 83.7%
• Age 35–37, Gestational Week 24, 83.2%

• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 4, 100%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 6, 98.8%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 8, 90.1%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 10, 81.4%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 12, 78.8%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 14, 77.8%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 16, 77.2%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 18, 76.2%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 20, 75.7%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 22, 75.1%
• Age 38–40, Gestational Week 24, 74.7%

• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 4, 100%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 6, 97.9%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 8, 84.1%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 10, 71.6%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 12, 66.2%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 14, 64.6%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 16, 63.7%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 18, 62.8%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 20, 62.1%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 22, 61.6%
• Age 41–42, Gestational Week 24, 61.2%

• Age >42, Gestational Week 4, 100%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 6, 97.3%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 8, 76.1%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 10, 56.5%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 12, 51.0%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 14, 47.8%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 16, 47.6%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 18, 46.4%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 20, 45.7%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 22, 45.4%
• Age >42, Gestational Week 24, 45.2%

Figure 18: How does a woman's age affect her chances of progressing through the various stages of ART?

Figure 18 is a bar graph representing outcomes of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, by stage and age group, 2005.

• Age <35, Retrieval 92%, Transfer 86%, Pregnancy 43%, Live birth 37%
• Age 35–37, Retrieval 88%, Transfer 82%, Pregnancy 36%, Live birth 29%
• Age 38–40, Retrieval 85%, Transfer 78%, Pregnancy 27%, Live birth 20%
• Age 41–42, Retrieval 81%, Transfer 71%, Pregnancy 18%, Live birth 11%
• Age >42, Retrieval 78%, Transfer 64%, Pregnancy 8%, Live birth 4%

Figure 19: What are the causes of infertility among couples who use ART?

Figure 19 is a pie chart representing diagnoses among couples who had ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2005. Note: Total does not equal 100% due to rounding.

• Tubal factor, 10.6%
• Ovulatory dysfunction, 6.1%
• Diminished ovarian reserve, 8.2%
• Endometriosis, 5.6%
• Uterine factor, 1.5%
• Male factor, 18.3%
• Other cause, 7.2%
• Unexplained cause, 12.2%
• Multiple factors, female only, 11.7%
• Multiple factors, female + male, 18.5%

Figure 20: Does the cause of infertility affect the chances of success using ART?

Figure 20 is a bar graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in live births, by diagnosis, 2005.

• Tubal factor, 29.1%
• Ovulatory dysfunction, 34.4%
• Diminished ovarian reserve, 14.5%
• Endometriosis, 32.2%
• Uterine factor, 23.6%
• Male factor, 33.5%
• Other cause, 24.3%
• Unexplained cause, 30.4%
• Multiple factors – female only, 23.7%
• Multiple factors – female + male, 26.1%

Figure 21: How many women who use ART have previously given birth?

Figure 21 is a pie chart representing the number of previous births among women who had ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos, 2005. Note: Total does not equal 100% due to rounding.

• None, 71.9%
• One, 20.5%
• Two, 4.8%
• Three or more, 2.7%

Figure 22: Do women who have previously given birth have higher ART success rates?

Figure 22 is a bar graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in live births, by woman’s age and number of previous live births, 2005.

• Age <35, No previous live births 36.4%, 1 or more previous live births 40.3%
• Age 35–37, No previous live births 28.6%, 1 or more previous live births 31.4%
• Age 38–40, No previous live births 18.8%, 1 or more previous live births 21.6%
• Age 41–42, No previous live births 9.9%, 1 or more previous live births 11.9%
• Age >42, No previous live births 3.2%, 1 or more previous live births 4.7%

Figure 23: Is there a difference in ART success rates between women with previous miscarriages and women who have never been pregnant?

Figure 23 is a bar graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in live births, by woman’s age and history of miscarriage, among women with no previous births, 2005. Note: Women reporting only previous ectopic pregnancies or pregnancies that ended in induced abortion were not included in these statistics.

• Age <35, No previous pregnancies 36.7%, 1 or more previous miscarriages 35.7%
• Age 35–37, No previous pregnancies 28.2%, 1 or more previous miscarriages 29.4%
• Age 38–40, No previous pregnancies 18.4%, 1 or more previous miscarriages 19.5%
• Age 41–42, No previous pregnancies 9.5%, 1 or more previous miscarriages 10.4%
• Age >42, No previous pregnancies 3.2%, 1 or more previous miscarriages 3.2%

Figure 24: How many current ART users have undergone previous ART cycles?

Figure 24 is a pie chart representing the number of previous ART cycles among women undergoing ART in 2005 with fresh nondonor eggs or embryos.

• Zero, 57.2%
• One, 19.7%
• Two, 10.8%
• Three, 5.7%
• Four or more, 6.6%

Figure 25: Are success rates different for women using ART for the first time and women who previously used ART but did not give birth?

Figure 25 is a bar graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in live births, by woman’s age and history of previous ART cycles, among women with no previous births, 2005.

• Age <35, No previous ART and no previous births 38.5%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and no previous births 32.0%
• Age 35–37, No previous ART and no previous births 30.0%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and no previous births 26.4%
• Age 38–40, No previous ART and no previous births 19.9%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and no previous births 17.4%
• Age 41–42, No previous ART and no previous births 10.1%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and no previous births 9.7%
• Age >42, No previous ART and no previous births 2.8%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and no previous births 3.5%

Figure 26: What are the success rates for women who have had both previous ART and previous births?

Figure 26 is a bar graph representing the percentages of ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos that resulted in live births, by woman’s age and history of previous ART cycles, among women with one or more previous birth, 2005.

• Age <35, No previous ART and 1 or more previous births 40.9%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and 1 or more previous births 39.8%
• Age 35–37, No previous ART and 1 or more previous births 32.8%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and 1 or more previous births 30.2%
• Age 38–40, No previous ART and 1 or more previous births 22.8%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and 1 or more previous births 20.8%
• Age 41–42, No previous ART and 1 or more previous births 11.3%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and 1 or more previous births 12.4%
• Age >42, No previous ART and 1 or more previous births 3.8%, 1 or more previous ART cycles and 1 or more previous births 5.3%

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