[Results of IVF treatment methods in Germany in 1998--the German IVF Registry]

We used data in Germany IVF registar 1998 from 86 (94.6%) centers which take upon IVF procedures. The total documentary were treated 46730. The cultivated data were 45459. The visible is increase number of group which use IVF procedures and growth IVF/ICSI centers with options KRYO preservations. In Germany 1998, IVF ICSI, KRYO and GIFT procedures were treated 30,009 women, on an average 1,515 cycles per year. The endurance leaning of children was amoung 2 and 8 years for both procedures. In stimulated cycles on an average were taken 9.04 eggs (follicule punction). During IVF procedures it was 22.64% clinical pregnancy and ICSI procedures 23.53% clinical pregnancy. In most of the cases cycles were stimulated with long gonadotropine protocol, with GnRH-agonists, after suppression adenohypophysis. Considering pregnancies and abortions in addiction to chosen gonadothropine it was not possible to confirm significant difference neither for IVF of ICSI procedures. Results of therapy showed clear addiction to age of women and become worse after 39 the year of life and distintcly less after 49th year for both procedures. During transvaginal ultrasonography follicule punction reported is 253 (0.67%) complications. Severe cases such as ovarial hyperstimulation syndroms (OHSS III) were reported in 1.12% cases.