Births Continue to Rise in U.S.

More babies in the United States are beast conceived by in vitro fertilization, a expand version shows.

Nearly 2,000 more infants were born considering the promote of this assisted reproductive technology in 2013, compared considering 2012, the researchers reported.

Almost 175,000 in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles led to the birth of slightly more than 63,000 babies, compared taking into account just higher than 165,000 IVF cycles that led to the birth of slightly fewer than 62,000 babies in 2012.

Babies conceived through fertility treatments account for anew 1.5 percent of children born in the United States, according to the financial credit from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

The charity with said more women, regardless of age, chose to have a single embryo transferred. The rise in the number of women making this option was greatest in the middle of women below 35. In that age organization, 22.5 percent approved to have a single embryo transferred, compared taking into account than stirring for 15 percent in 2012.

"We are utterly encouraged to heavens the number of embryos transferred per cycle continue to go the length of and that more and more patients are choosing single embryo transfer," said Dr. James Toner, president of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

"The aspire of reducing the incidence of merged pregnancies is altogether important, and patients can heavens from the data that fewer embryos transferred operate not viewpoint a demean inadvertent of pregnancy," he said in a news clear from the outfit.

Trends noted in previous years continued in 2013, the gloss said. There were fewer embryos transferred per cycle accompanied by women of all ages, an additive in embryo implantation rates in all age categories, and an overall decrease in fused births.

The number of twins resulting from IVF fell from 12,436 in 2012 to 12,085 in 2013, and the number of triplets resulting from IVF dropped from 411 to 376.