The top pregnancy success rates for in vitro fertilization in Michigan are at Wayne State University Physician Group\'s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Among fertility clinics in Michigan, the division has the highest success rate of helping women age 35 and younger achieve pregnancy and birth. The clinic\'s success rate also exceeds the national average.
The clinic achieved a live birth rate of 65.2 percent from IVF treatment with non-donor embryos in women 35 and younger in 2009, the most recent year for which numbers are reported. The national average success rate in 2009 was 47.5 percent.
According to Fertility Success Rates (http://www.fertilitysuccessrates.com/), the WSUPG clinic ranks 11th nationally in achieving live births from in vitro fertilization with non-donor embryos in patients age 35 and younger. Fertility Success Rates based its rankings on data provided to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), which tracks figures for infertility clinics across the nation.
\"Patients come first. Everyone on our IVF team works beyond expectations to achieve these top IVF rates,\" said Elizabeth Puscheck, M.D., M.S., chair and professor of the Wayne State University School of Medicine\'s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. \"In this economy it is important to find not only the IVF clinic with the best pregnancy rates, but also one that offers financial support such as our ARC program provides. We are delighted to make IVF affordable to more people than ever before in Michigan.\"
ARC, or Advanced Reproductive Care, is a national network of premier infertility programs that can provide affordable treatment packages and financing payment plan options for couples seeking to achieve pregnancy.
While SART policy states that a comparison of individual clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient medical characteristics, treatment approaches and entrance criteria may vary from clinic to clinic, the WSU division showed higher levels of success percentage-wise than the national average.
WSUPG\'s reproductive endocrinology and infertility practice is located in Southfield at 26400 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 140. A new office opened in January at 1135 West University Drive, Suite 250, Rochester Hills. For an appointment, call (248) 352-8200 or email info@infertilityupg.com.
The Wayne State University Physician Group (WSUPG) is one of Southeast Michigan\'s largest nonprofit multispecialty physician practice groups, with more than 2,000 physicians providing primary and specialty medical services in close to 1 million patient visits annually. WSUPG has more than 100 locations, and affiliations with the Detroit Medical Center, Oakwood Healthcare System, Karmanos Cancer Center, Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland and St. John Providence Health System. As faculty members of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, WSUPG\'s physicians and staff are on the forefront of technology and bringing the latest in medical advancements to the bedside. In addition to its substantial clinical practice, WSUPG is training the Michigan physicians of tomorrow by providing instructors for more than 1,200 medical students and 900 residents each year.