Table 2.
The likelihood of pregnancy by relationship with physician performing embryo transfer
| Odds ratio* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnant (%) | Not pregnant (%) | (95% confidence interval) | |
| All cycles (n=3029) | |||
| IVF MD=ET MD (n=434) | 190 (43.8) | 244 (56.2) | 10. (referent) |
| IVF MD≠ET MD (n=2595) | 1202 (46.3) | 1393 (53.7) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) |
| 1st cycles only (n=1416) | |||
| IVF MD=ET MD (n=210) | 98 (46.7) | 112 (53.3) | 1.0 (referent) |
| IVF MD≠ET MD (n=1206) | 593 (49.2) | 613 (50.8) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) |
Note. IVF MD: the physician who clinically managed the patient's infertility evaluation and treatment plan; ET MD: the physician who performed the embryo transfer.
*Unconditional univariate logistic regression.