Table 4.
Characteristics of the 43 infertility centers included in the study. Data recorded from the website of the Italian Institute of Health (IIH) at https://w3.iss.it/site/registropma/pub/centri/centripma.aspx
| Characteristica | n. (%) or median (range) |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | |
| North Italy | 19 (44) |
| Central Italy | 5 (12) |
| South Italy | 19 (44) |
| Type of center | |
| Private centers | 23 (53) |
| Public centers | 16 (37) |
| IIH-affiliated centers | 4 (9) |
| Treatments performed | |
| IVF/ICSI and IUI cycles | 31 (72) |
| IUI cycles alone | 5 (12) |
| Othersb | 7 (16) |
| GD cycles | |
| IVF/ICSI and IUI cycles | 19 (44.2) |
| IUI cycles alone | 2 (4.7) |
| Number of treatments performed yearly | |
| IVF/ICSI cycles | 181 (4—1224) |
| IUI cycles | 54 (1—362) |
| GD cycles | 71 (0—246) |
| Othersc | 77.5 (0—813) |
ET embryo transfer, GD gamete donation, IUI intrauterine insemination, ICSI intracytoplasmic sperm injection, IVF in vitro fertilization
aLast official data available (2019)
bInfertility diagnosis, ovulation monitoring, and so on
cFrozen ET and IVF/ICSI cycles from frozen oocytes