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Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee, Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Current status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea, 2008
Original Article
Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011; 54(12): 741-763.

Published online: 15 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.12.741

Current status of assisted reproductive technology in Korea, 2008

Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee, Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Corresponding author: Young Min Choi, MD, PhD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2072-2385, Fax: +82-2-762-3599, ymchoi@snu.ac.kr

Received 30 July 2011       Accepted 10 August 2011

Copyright © 2011. Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Figures and Tables

Fig. 1
Location of certified assisted reproductive technology clinics in Korea, 2008.
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Fig. 2
Types of assisted reproductive technology procedures. IVF-ET, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, FER, frozen embryo 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 age of woman, 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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Table 1
Number of IVF centers according to size (total number of treatment cycles in the year)
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IVF, in vitro fertilization.

Table 2
Clinical pregnancy in relation to treatment
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IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; ZIFT, zygote intrafallopian transfer; GIFT, gamete intrafallopian transfer; FER, frozen embryos replacement; CP, clinical pregnancy.

aEstimated.

bIn case of GIFT.

Table 3-1
Number of oocyte retrieval cycles and clinical pregnancies by maternal age
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Values are presented as number (%).

IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; OR, oocyte retrieval; CP, clinical pregnancy.

Table 3-2
Number of frozen embryo replacement cycles and clinical pregnancies by maternal age
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Values are presented as number (%).

FER, frozen embryos replacement; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; CP, clinical pregnancy.

Table 4
Number of oocyte retrieval cycles by cause of infertility
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Values are presented as number (%).

IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; OR, oocyte retrieval; CP, clinical pregnancy.

Table 5-1
Clinical pregnancies by number of embryos transferred
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Values are presented as number (%).

IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Table 5-2
Clinical pregnancies by number of frozen embryos transferred
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Values are presented as number (%).

IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Table 6
Deliveries in relation to treatment
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Values are presented as number (%).

IVF, in vitro fertilization; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; FER, frozen embryos replacement.

Table 7
Oocyte retrieval cycles, transfer cycles and pregnancies using special techniques of sperm collection and/or assisted hatching
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MESA, Microepididymal sperm aspiration; TESE, Testicular sperm extraction.

aPer oocyte retrieval cycle.

Table 8
Comparison with data from international registers
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US, United States; ESHRE, European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology; IVF, in vitro fertilization; CP, clinical pregnancy; FER, frozen embryos replacement; ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

aIncluding ICSI.

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