Assisted reproductive technology report

Assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand 2010 has been released by the AIHW.  The report indicated that in 2010, there were 61,774 assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment cycles performed in Australia and New Zealand. Of these, 23.9% resulted in a clinical pregnancy and 18.1% in a live delivery. There were 12,056 liveborn babies following ART treatments in 2010.  A continuing trend in ART treatment in Australia and New Zealand has been the reduction in the rate of multiple birth deliveries, achieved by clinicians ad patients shifting to single embryo transfer.