Is the probability of multiple pregnancy increased after a stimulated cycle?
Due to the fact that several follicles can mature during a stimulated cycle, the probability of multiple pregnancy is increased compared to natural conditions.
What are the risks of hormonal ovarian stimulation?
In rare cases, the so-called hyperstimulation syndrome, an overreaction of the ovaries, can occur. This is accompanied by the formation of ovarian cysts, in extreme cases with accumulation of fluid in the lungs and abdominal cavity. An in-patient stay in the clinic is rarely necessary.
What is the clinical pregnancy rate after inseminations?
The average pregnancy rate after inseminations is about 11%.
What is the clinical pregnancy rate after IVF or ICSI treatment?
The average pregnancy rate according to IVF or ICSI is approx. 32% (Yearbook 2004/German IVF Register).
What is the clinical pregnancy rate for transfers of cryopreserved embryos?
The expected pregnancy rate after cryopreservation is about 15%.
Is the probability of multiple pregnancy increased after IVF treatment?
With a transfer of two embryos, the probability of the occurrence of a twin pregnancy is approx. 20 %, with a transfer of three embryos, the probability of the twin pregnancy is approx. 27 % and the occurrence of a triple pregnancy approx. 3-4 % depending on the age of the mother.
Is the risk of malformation after IVF or ICSI-born children greater than that after spontaneous conception-born children?
Individual examinations indicate that assisted reproductive medicine only leads to a very slight increase in the incidence of malformations. For the most part, this is due to a somewhat increased genetic background risk of the couples concerned with an unfulfilled desire to have children.
What do statutory health insurers pay?
For legally insured, married couples, new cost regulations by the health insurance funds will apply with the GMG from 1 January 2004. After that, half of all treatment costs must be borne by the insured! The number of treatments (insemination in the stimulated treatment cycle, in vitro fertilisation [IVF] and intracytoplasmic sperm injection [ICSI]) is limited to three cycles; there is no longer an exception for further cycles. Without the possibility of an exemption, it is also stipulated that both partners must have reached the age of 25. Women who have reached the age of 40 and men who have reached the age of 50 are not entitled to (partly) paid treatment from the statutory health insurance funds
Useful PDFs
- Artificial insemination guidelines
- Current judgements on assumption of costs or reimbursement of costs for fertility treatments (IVF and ICSI treatments)
What do private health insurance companies pay?
Privately insured couples are entitled to reimbursement for three to four treatment cycles. Here, most insurers differentiate according to a so-called polluter-pays principle, i.e. that the cost unit of the partner who is responsible for the childlessness is responsible.
