Nordic in Vitro Fertilization Embryo Transfer (IVF/ET) Treatment Outcomes 1982–1989

In the four Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, data were compiled from altogether 30 in vitro fetilization (IVF) clinics regarding their treatment outcomes. Two small, recently established IVF clinics in Finland did not respond to the postal inquiry used for data collection. For each clinic, data were collected from the time they commenced activities until June 1989. Preliminary data for the latter half of 1989 was also gathered. The first IVF-baby in this data set was born in Gothenburg in 1982. Seven years later, in December 1989, altogether 35 clinics in the four countries were in operation and 1,290 children had been born. The largest number of clinics, 12, was to be found in Sweden but the number of treatment cycles in relation to the population was highest in Norway with about 340 treatments per million inhabitants annually during 1988–89, with Sweden in second place: 190 treatments per million inhabitants. The ratio of private to public clinics was highest in Finland, where four...