Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in Canada: 2007 results from the Canadian ART Register

Multiple Pregnancies Following Assisted Conception

“…2 In the same year, the multiple birth rate in Canada after fresh IVF cycles was 20.5%. 3 In the USA, data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that approximately 46% of infants born in 2011 following IVF treatment were either twins or higher order multiples. 4 Although a difficult decision, selective embryo reduction may be considered to reduce the number of multiple births following IVF.…”

Fertility Preservation in Reproductive-Age Women Facing Gonadotoxic Treatments

“…The ovarian pool of oocytes and their individual reproductive potential decline with age, as reflected in diminishing fecundity rates and pregnancy rates with medical fertility treatments [9][10][11] . Chemotherapeutic agents appear simply to accelerate that process 12 .…”

Oncofertility in Canada: cryopreservation and alternative options for future parenthood

“…Donation has the added advantage of preventing the passage of genetic material that may be associated with the patient's cancer (for example, BRCA genes) 8 . Despite pregnancy and live birth rates being comparable or better in donor cycles than in cycles using autologous oocytes (donor oocytes often come from young, healthy women) 95 , accessibility is a limitation 96 . Canada places restrictions on financial compensation to oocyte donors (only reimbursement of expenses incurred by the oocyte donor are allowed) and also prohibits oocyte sharing programs in which the donor receives financial incentives 97 .…”