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Cumulative live birth

How the chance accumulates across three and six cycles. Part of the success calculator.

Population estimateAn average for people with your inputs, not a prediction for you. Individual outcomes vary widely around it.

yearsYour age÷transfersNumber of transfers=resultCumulative live birth (% at least one live birth)
In short

The chance of at least one live birth across several transfers. Cumulative odds rise with each attempt, which is why single-cycle figures understate what a full course offers.

Source — Calculated as 1 minus the probability of failure raised to the number of transfers, using the HFEA 2023 age bands for live birth per transfer. This treats each transfer as independent, which slightly overstates the true figure: people who do not succeed early tend to have lower per-transfer odds than the age average. Treat it as an optimistic bound, not a prediction.

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The bands on this page are drawn from published sources but have not yet been reviewed by our medical team, and some vary by laboratory or assay. Check against the reference range printed on your own report.

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73% at least one live birth

That falls in the above 70% band.

Per-transfer chanceabout 35%
Transfers3
Cumulative chanceabout 73%
Chance of noneabout 27%
Assumptioneach transfer treated as independent

Where this sits

Your result of 73 % at least one live birth sits in the highlighted band. Bands are reference points used alongside clinical findings — not a diagnosis.

under 20%20 to 45%45 to 70%above 70%
Expected Borderline Below expected Worth discussing
above 70% % at least one live birth

Strong cumulative odds. Bear in mind this assumes enough embryos are available for the number of transfers entered.

Calculated as 1 minus the probability of failure raised to the number of transfers, using the HFEA 2023 age bands for live birth per transfer. This treats each transfer as independent, which slightly overstates the true figure: people who do not succeed early tend to have lower per-transfer odds than the age average. Treat it as an optimistic bound, not a prediction.

Where this sits in the process
Planning
Testing
Cycle
Stimulation
Laboratory
After transfer

These tools apply across the process rather than at one point in it.

Questions this usually raises

Why is this higher than the single-cycle number?

Because each additional transfer is another chance. Three transfers at 27% each give roughly a 61% chance of at least one live birth, provided embryos are available.

Is the independence assumption realistic?

Not entirely. It overestimates, because those who fail repeatedly tend to have below-average odds. Published cumulative rates from real cohorts run somewhat lower than this calculation.

Do I need that many embryos?

Yes — the figure assumes a transfer actually happens each time. If fewer embryos are available, the realistic cumulative chance is lower.

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  • Both partners assessed together — male factor is involved in roughly half of cases

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Assumes each transfer is independent, which makes this an optimistic bound rather than a forecast. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a substitute for assessment by a clinician.

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