Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

2008 Assisted Reproductive Technology Report

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) report provides an in-depth picture of the type, number, and outcome of ART cycles performed in U.S. fertility clinics. It also includes individual clinic tables that provide ART success rates and other information from each clinic. The report includes submitted and verified 2008 data and appendixes containing the results of data validation visits, technical notes, a glossary, and contact information for reporting and non-reporting clinics in the United States.

The data for this national report comes from the 436 fertility clinics reporting in 2008 that provided and verified data on the outcomes of all ART cycles started at their clinics. The 148,055* ART cycles performed at these reporting clinics in 2008 resulted in 46,326 live births (deliveries of one or more living infants) and 61,426 infants. Data provided by U.S. fertility clinics that use ART to treat infertility is a rich source of information about the factors that contribute to a successful ART treatment—the delivery of a live-born infant.

*Excludes banking cycles and cycles in which a new treatment procedure was being evaluated.

Download the complete 2008 ART Report in PDF format [PDF - 15.75MB]

Download spreadsheet clinic's data for 2008 ART Data in Excel format [XLS - 834KB]

Commonly Asked Questions About the U.S. ART Clinic Reporting System:
Background Information, Data Collection Methods, Quality Control, Content and Design of the Report, and Additional Information About ART in the United States

Acknowledgments

Preface

2008 National Report

Introduction to the 2008 National Report

Section 1: Overview

Section 2: ART Cycles Using Fresh Nondonor Eggs or Embryos

Section 3: ART Cycles Using Frozen Nondonor Embryos

Section 4: ART Cycles Using Donor Eggs

Section 5: ART Trends, 1999–2008

2008 Fertility Clinic Tables

Introduction to Fertility Clinic Tables

Find a Clinic and National Summary

Appendixes

Appendix A: Technical Notes
How to Interpret a Confidence Interval
Findings from Validation Visits for 2008 ART Data

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Appendix C: ART Clinics
Reporting ART Clinics for 2008, by State (contains address, telephone, and laboratory accreditation information)
Nonreporting ART Clinics for 2008, by State

Appendix D: National Consumer Organizations

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Reproductive Health
Atlanta, Georgia

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
Birmingham, Alabama

December 2010