Erschienen in:
01.12.2010 | Assisted Reproduction Technologies
Opinion
How should we define success in assisted reproduction? Is live birth rate the gold standard measurement?
verfasst von:
Ulun Ulug, Izhar Ben-Shlomo, Mustafa Bahceci
Erschienen in:
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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Ausgabe 12/2010
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Excerpt
The dictionary defines “success” as the favorable or prosperous result of attempts or endeavors. This definition is too simplistic at times, especially as it relates to assisted reproduction technologies (ART). Currently, there is a consensus that live birth rates are the best measurement to assess the success of ART. This is evidenced by the multitude of scientific papers reporting on the success of ART using live birth rate as the outcome measure. …