Current status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea, 2007


Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec;53(12):1052-1077. Korean. Published online December 21, 2010. https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.12.1052
Copyright © 2010 Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology


Current status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea, 2007
Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) committee, Korea.
Corresponding author (Email: ymchoi@snu.ac.kr )

Received July 09, 2010; Accepted August 06, 2010.

Figures


	Fig. 1 Location of certified ART (assisted reproductive technology) clinics in Korea, 2007.
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	Fig. 2 Types of assisted reproductive technology procedures. IVF-ET: in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection, GIFT: gamete intrafallopian transfer, ZIFT: zygote intrafallopian transfer, FER: frozen embryos replacement, OD: oocyte donation.
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	Fig. 3 Percentage of assisted reproductive technology users by ages: in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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	Fig. 4 Clinical pregnancy rates by ages of women, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. CP: clinical pregnancy.
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	Fig. 5 Primary diagnosis for assisted reproductive technology procedures, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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	Fig. 6 Clinical pregnancy rates by cause of infertility, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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	Fig. 7 Pluralities among live births: in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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Tables


	Table 1 Number of IVF centers according to size (total number of treatment cycles in the year)
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	Table 2 Clinical pregnancy in relation to treatment
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	Table 3-1 Number of oocyte retrieval cycles and clinical pregnancies by maternal age
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	Table 3-2 Number of frozen embryo replacement cycles and clinical pregnancies by maternal age
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	Table 4 Number of oocyte retrieval cycles by cause of infertility
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	Table 5-1 Clinical pregnancies by number of embryos transferred
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	Table 5-2 Clinical pregnancies by number of frozen embryos transferred
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	Table 6 Deliveries in relation to treatment
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	Table 7 Oocyte retrieval cycles, transfer cycles and pregnancies using special techniques of sperm collection and/or assisted hatching
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	Table 8 Comparison with data from international registers
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References


1.	ART committee; Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Current status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea, 2006. Korean J Obstet Gynecol 2009;52:1212–1238.

2.	Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, Hauth JC, Gillstrap LC III, Wenstrom KD. In: Williams Obstetrics. 22nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005.

3.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. 2007 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates: National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports. Atlanta (US): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2009.

4.	Nyboe Andersen A, Goossens V, Bhattacharya S, Ferraretti AP, Kupka MS, de Mouzon J, et al. Assisted reproductive technology and intrauterine inseminations in Europe, 2005: results generated from European registers by ESHRE: ESHRE. The European IVF Monitoring Programme (EIM), for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Hum Reprod 2009;24:1267–1287.

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