TENDENCIES OF USING THE ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN UKRAINE

The aim of this study was to determine the current trends of using the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in Ukraine. In the report of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (2012) it is indicated the beginning of 12,282 ART cycles in 32 clinics of Ukraine, representing 1.92% of all cycles initiated in hospitals from 34 countries that participated in preparation of the European Registry. The rates from regions with a similar number of ART cycles were analyzed to compare the structure of ART cycles in Ukraine using data from 2014 year: Odessa (955 cycles), Lviv (975 cycles), Ternopil (807 cycles) and Ivano-Frankivsk region (1362 cycles). The study determined that the cycles with intracytoplasmic sperm injection are dominating ART cycles in Ukraine (except for Ivano-Frankivsk region) and the cycles with donation of oocytes and preimplantation genetic diagnosis are less often used.