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ArticleJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association2025

In-depth analysis of the demographic landscape and clinical outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies in Türkiye: a comprehensive survey for the years 2020 and 2021.

Can Benlioğlu, Yunus Aydın, Mehmet Sühha Bostancı, Gürkan Bozdağ, Sibel Bulgurcuoğlu, Ahmet Demir, Serdar Dilbaz, Enver Kerem Dirican, Ahmet Erdem, Elif Ergin and 15 more

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5 · Who and what money

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25 authors.

Can BenlioğluDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assisted Reproduction, Koç University Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-0582-5848
Yunus AydınClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Private Sağlık Hospital IVF Centre, Denizli, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-6790-2058
Mehmet Sühha BostancıDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-4776-6244
Gürkan BozdağClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bahçeci Health Group, Fulya IVF Centre, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-6679-9623
Sibel BulgurcuoğluDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-4267-2158
Ahmet DemirClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heathy Sciences Türkiye, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-3811-1606
Serdar DilbazClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9542-2799
Enver Kerem DiricanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-6230-1229
Ahmet ErdemClinic of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Nova ART IVF Centre, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9944-6894
Elif ErginClinic of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Private Eurofertil IVF center, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0000-4926-825X
Hale Göksever ÇelikDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-5162-3262
İsmail GülerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-8098-2483
Ali Sami GürbüzClinic of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Private Novafertil IVF center, Konya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7747-3074
Mete IşıkoğluClinic of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Private Gelecek IVF Centre, Antalya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-6506-2451
Semra KahramanClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul Memorial Hospital, Assisted Reproductive Techniques and Reproductive Genetics Centre, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-2686-4240
Sezcan MumuşoğluDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7000-7580
Kemal ÖzgürClinic of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Antalya IVF, Antalya, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-5142-8440
Erhan ŞimşekDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Başkent University, Adana, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-1505-5288
Yavuz Emre ŞükürDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-0815-3522
Volkan TuranDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Assisted Reproduction Unit, İstanbul Health and Technology University, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-2287-799X
Gürkan UncuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics ART Center, Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7660-8344
Bülent UrmanClinic Assisted Reproduction Unit, of Mikrogen Genetic Diagnosis Centre, Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-6076-6468
Evrim ÜnsalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assisted Reproduction, American Hospital, Koç University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-3965-7347
Başak BalabanClinic of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7360-2246
Barış AtaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assisted Reproduction, Koç University Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1106-3747

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate patient characteristics and outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles conducted in Türkiye during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (2020-2021). Material and Methods: ART centers in Türkiye were invited to participate in this survey. The questionnaire focused on patient demographics and performance outcomes and was sent to center directors via anonymous Qualtrics™ links. Results: The survey was sent to 167 centers and data were collected from 15 centers in 2020 and 24 centers in 2021. The clinical pregnancy rate from intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures remained similar, with 15.1% in 2020 (1,245 IUI cycles) and 14.5% in 2021 (2,023 IUI cycles), while successful delivery rates were 12.5% and 11.5%, respectively. For ART treatments, the clinical pregnancy rate from fresh embryo transfers increased from 45.1% in 2020 (3,119 transfers) to 50.4% in 2021 (8832 transfers), with similar live birth rates, 34.2% vs. 34.4%. Frozen embryo transfers resulted in clinical pregnancy rates of 47.8% in 2020 (2,498 transfers) and 51.9% in 2021 (12,015 transfers), with live birth rates rising from 39.8% to 42.7%. Preimplantation genetic testing cycles resulted in clinical pregnancy rates of 64.2% in 2020 (271 transfers) and 60.8% in 2021 (2,102 transfers), with live birth rates of 53.5% and 48.2%, respectively. Regarding techniques for fertility preservation in females, 11 prepubertal and 61 postpubertal ovarian tissue cryopreservation procedures were reported, alongside 1,346 cycles performed within the same period. In males, 144 post-pubertal testicular tissue, 871 epididymal and 2,480 ejaculated sperm cryopreservations were reported. During the two years, six ovarian tissue transplantations followed by ART were performed, with 96 women using cryopreserved oocytes. In addition, 40 testicular tissue, 298 epididymal, and 238 ejaculated sperm samples were used for ART purposes. Conclusion: This survey provides a comprehensive overview of ART practices in Türkiye for 2020 and 2021, establishing a long-term, nationallevel analysis while highlighting the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The longitudinal analysis established a foundation for future annual reports and offers critical insights into emerging trends over these two years.

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Assisted reproduction techniquesdata collectionin-vitro fertilizationmedically assisted reproductionregistry

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PMID40495535
PMCPMC12152775

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