IVF success rates

A clinic's IVF success rate indicates the percentage of treatments that resulted in a successful outcome. This could mean:

• The patient becoming pregnant

• The patient having a baby

A higher percentage means more treatments have been successful. However, it's important to remember that this figure doesn't directly reflect how successful IVF is for you personally.

Your individual chances of becoming pregnant depend on factors such as your age, fertility health, and the quality of eggs or embryos.

Looking at the success rate of IVF at a clinic can help you determine whether it meets national standards, allowing you to make informed decisions about where to undergo treatment.

Head to your local TFP Fertility clinic page to see the success rates for our individual clinics. These success rates give you an idea of the percentage of IVF cycles that have resulted in a positive outcome and are broken down by female age and treatment type.

In the UK, success rates for IVF clinics are reported as the number of pregnancies or live births per treatment cycle or embryo transfer.

When reviewing a clinic's success rates, the main thing is that they are in line with national averages. However, when carrying out a comparison, it's important you're looking at the same type of success rate, for example, a clinic's live birth rate vs the national average live birth rate.

There’s no need to focus on small differences in success rates, as this can be due to the age and type of patients the clinic treats.

If you remember one thing from this page, here’s what our fertility experts recommend focusing on:

• Choose a clinic with success rates close to the national average

• Keep in mind that success rates are strongly influenced by a patient’s age and fertility health

• When comparing clinics, always make sure you’re looking at the same type of success rate data