ART in Europe, 2017: results generated from European registries by ESHRE

Area of Science:

• Reproductive Medicine
• Clinical Data Analysis
• European Health Trends

Background:

• The European IVF-monitoring Consortium (EIM) has collected and analyzed aggregated data on assisted reproductive technology (ART) since 1997.
• Data are gathered from national registries, clinics, or professional societies and published annually.
• The 21st report covers data from 39 European countries for treatments performed in 2017.

Purpose of the Study:

• To report on the 2017 data for ART, IUI cycles, and fertility preservation (FP) interventions.
• To compare 2017 data with previous years and identify long-term trends.
• To analyze outcomes such as pregnancy rates (PR) and delivery rates (DR).

Main Methods:

• Data collected by EIM for ESHRE from 39 European countries, covering treatments from January 1 to December 31, 2017.
• Reporting by National Registries or medical/scientific associations.
• Analysis of 940,503 ART cycles and 207,196 IUI cycles, alongside 18,888 FP interventions.

Main Results:

• A total of 940,503 ART cycles and 207,196 IUI cycles were reported across 39 European countries.
• Clinical pregnancy rates (PR) remained stable compared to 2016 for both ART and IUI.
• Frozen embryo replacement (FER) cycles showed higher PR and DR compared to fresh IVF/ICSI cycles, with a continued trend of single embryo transfer and reduced multiple delivery rates.

Conclusions:

• The 21st ESHRE report indicates a continuous increase in ART, IUI, and FP interventions across Europe.
• Improvements in frozen embryo replacement outcomes and a reduction in multiple delivery rates were observed.
• Continued efforts are needed to optimize data collection and reporting for enhanced quality control and transparency in reproductive medicine.