
Your IVF abroad Podcast
with Emma Haslam
Why Success Rates Don’t Tell You Which IVF Clinic Is Best
10th March 2026
Season 4 Episode 13
Show notes:
When people start researching fertility clinics - especially when considering treatment abroad one of the first things they look at is success rates.
And that makes sense. If you’re investing emotionally, physically and financially into treatment, you want the best possible chance of success.
But the reality is that success rates rarely tell the full story.
In this episode, I explain why comparing fertility clinics based purely on success rates can be misleading - particularly when you're looking at clinics across different countries.
We explore how clinics report their results, why those numbers are often difficult to compare, and what you should really be looking at instead when choosing where to have treatment.
In this episode, we discuss:
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Why success rates are often the first thing people look at when choosing a clinic
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How patient selection can dramatically influence clinic statistics
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Why success rates are reported differently across countries and clinics
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The difference between pregnancy rates, live birth rates and cumulative success
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How marketing can make statistics appear more impressive than they really are
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What actually matters more than success rates when choosing a fertility clinic
Fertility treatment is complex, and the clinic with the highest numbers on a website is not necessarily the right clinic for your situation.
The goal is not simply to find the clinic with the best statistics — but to find the clinic that is best suited to your individual circumstances.
Free Training:
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Links & Resources:
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