Meta Description Kaylen Silverberg, MD, of our Austin fertility center spoke with Forbes about how to make data-driven and informed decisions about IVF and other fertility treatments.
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Be a Data-Driven, Informed IVF Patient
Kaylen Silverberg, MD, was consulted by Forbes to help patients make informed and data-driven choices about IVF
One of the goals of Texas Fertility Center is to help patients make informed decisions about IVF. As part of this goal, Kaylen Silverberg, MD, from our Austin fertility center spoke to Forbes contributor David Sable. The result of this conversation was an article about how to be a data-driven, informed IVF patient.
There are several considerations that IVF patients must …show more content…
In addition to understanding the norms in the field, here are some other important considerations to help you become an educated IVF patient.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, provides data about assisted reproductive technology, ART, success rates from around the country. This information includes statistics such as how many patients entered treatment and how many had a live birth. You can compare these statistics to the ones provided by fertility centers.
• If one of the fertility centers you are considering is outside the norm when it comes to a certain ART, ask why the center has a different procedure. This information can ease your mind and provide you with insight into the center’s philosophy on patient care.
• Both paternal and maternal age have a significant impact on fertility outcomes, so ask fertility centers if they keep information that combines different maternal and paternal ages to show how many IVF cycles were performed and the outcome of those cycles.
• Ask fertility clinics what percentage of their patients had experienced failed IVF cycles elsewhere. This information can tell you if a clinic rejects tough cases to inflate its
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Be a Data-Driven, Informed IVF Patient
Kaylen Silverberg, MD, was consulted by Forbes to help patients make informed and data-driven choices about IVF
One of the goals of Texas Fertility Center is to help patients make informed decisions about IVF. As part of this goal, Kaylen Silverberg, MD, from our Austin fertility center spoke to Forbes contributor David Sable. The result of this conversation was an article about how to be a data-driven, informed IVF patient.
There are several considerations that IVF patients must …show more content…
In addition to understanding the norms in the field, here are some other important considerations to help you become an educated IVF patient.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, provides data about assisted reproductive technology, ART, success rates from around the country. This information includes statistics such as how many patients entered treatment and how many had a live birth. You can compare these statistics to the ones provided by fertility centers.
• If one of the fertility centers you are considering is outside the norm when it comes to a certain ART, ask why the center has a different procedure. This information can ease your mind and provide you with insight into the center’s philosophy on patient care.
• Both paternal and maternal age have a significant impact on fertility outcomes, so ask fertility centers if they keep information that combines different maternal and paternal ages to show how many IVF cycles were performed and the outcome of those cycles.
• Ask fertility clinics what percentage of their patients had experienced failed IVF cycles elsewhere. This information can tell you if a clinic rejects tough cases to inflate its