Cycles of In-vitro Fertilisation Required for Successful Pregnancy

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health what is the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of cycles required for successful pregnancy for those who undergo in-vitro fertilisation.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: Based on available data from 2008 to 2020, the 25th percentile of cycles undergone by a woman before achieving a successful live birth delivery 1 from in-vitro fertilisation is one cycle. The 50th and 75th percentile of cycles is two cycles.

Note(s) to Question No(s) 10:

1 Data is provided for successful live birth delivery instead of successful pregnancy as the former better reflects the end-outcome of successful IVF. Nonetheless, the data for the two are similar.