A Bahraini Registry of Assisted Reproductive Technology for Period of 2000–2006: Hoping to Stave off Reporting Stalemate

ObjectiveTo report the first Bahrain national registry for ART treatments initiated from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2005.MethodsThe “World Report on ART” forms, prepared by the International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART), were filled from database records of all procedures and their respective outcome carried out at Banoon ART Centre, the Military Hospital, Bahrain during the period of 2000-2006.ResultsA total of 1 490 completed cycles were performed. ICSI constituted 42.68% (636), IVF constituted 35.50% (529), while frozen-thawed embryo replacement cycles represented only 21.18% (325) of all ART cycles. The clinical pregnancy rates per transfer for IVF and ICSI cycles were 26.65% and 21.70%, respectively. The distribution of singleton, twin and triplet deliveries for IVF, ICSI and FET combined were 80.0%, 16.3% and 3.7%, respectively. The average delivery rate per clinical pregnancy for fresh and frozen cycles was 57.3%. As a result of ART services, 266 neonates were born. Complications of ART were solely due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) which constituted 2.26% of all aspirated cycles.ConclusionMultiple pregnancy rate was high due to transferring >3 embryos. Pregnancy loss and OHSS were relatively high thus preventative measures were recommended. This report paves the way for the other IVF centers in Bahrain to provide their own data for the national ART registry.