What Are the Success Rates of IVF? Everything You Need to Know
Couples, single parents by choice, and LGBTQ+ families often search for clear facts before undergoing in vitro fertilization. What are the success rates of IVF (in vitro fertilization)? How does my age factor into the process? If you’re researching this for yourself, a partner, or someone you care about, you’re in the right place. First Fertility has everything you need to know below.
Your IVF Success Roadmap
Understanding the calendar behind a full IVF cycle prepares you for the physical and emotional commitment ahead:
- Consultation & Testing (2–3 weeks): Medical history review, hormone panels, ultrasound imaging, and semen analysis build a complete reproductive profile.
- Ovarian Stimulation (10–14 days): Daily medication encourages multiple follicles while ultrasound and bloodwork guide dosage.
- Egg Retrieval (20–30 minutes): A brief outpatient procedure collects mature oocytes; most patients resume normal activities within a day.
- Fertilization & Embryo Culture (5-7 days): Embryologists monitor cell development inside incubators designed to mimic uterine conditions.
- Embryo Transfer (20 minutes): A gentle catheter places a single, high‑quality embryo into the uterus, followed by a pregnancy blood test two weeks later.
This whole process typically takes six weeks, but it may take up to 10 weeks depending on your unique needs and journey. Each phase comes with direct access to nurses, financial counselors, and mental‑health resources, ensuring steady guidance throughout the process.
Seeking Success with Our IVF Treatment Centers
Success rates are important, but so is the environment where you receive care. Our clinics prioritize inclusive, affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ patients, single parents by choice, and couples from all backgrounds.
Our network combines leading board-certified reproductive endocrinologists, board-certified reproductive gynecologists, skilled embryologists, and data‑driven care inside state‑of‑the‑art laboratories, helping healthy pregnancies blossom every day.
Each step of the way is designed for success, and that continues in the laboratory. At our partner clinics, our specialists use preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) when appropriate, embryo monitoring, and precise timing to optimize outcomes whether it’s your first cycle or a return visit.
We’re also big believers in eSET (elective single embryo transfer) when appropriate. It’s helped us maintain healthy pregnancy outcomes while keeping twin and triplet rates incredibly low.
What Are the Success Rates of IVF? Learn More at Your Consultation
Age is a factor in IVF success rates, but with smart lab decisions and individualized care, we’re helping families from all communities. Connect with First Fertility to see how your personal family building goals align with these figures and to outline an individualized plan.
Everything you need to know about IVF treatment is just a conversation away.
*A comparison of clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient medical characteristics and treatment approaches may vary from clinic to clinic. Please visit www.SART.org for more success rates information.
