Explanation of Figures, Section 1: Overview

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Figure 1: Where are U.S. ART clinics located, how many ART cycles did they perform in 2004, and how many infants were born?

Figure 1 is a map of the location of ART clinics in the United States and Puerto Rico, 2004.

There are five statistics listed at the bottom of the map:

• Number of ART clinics in the United States in 2004: 461
• Number of U.S. ART clinics that submitted data in 2004: 411
• Number of ART cycles reported for 2004: 127,977. Note: This number does not include 239 cycles in which a new treatment procedure was being evaluated.
• Number of live-birth deliveries resulting from ART cycles started in 2004: 36,760
• Number of live babies born as a result of ART cycles carried out in 2004: 49,458

Figure 2: What types of ART procedures were used in the United States in 2004?

Figure 2 is a pie chart representing types of ART cycles in the United States, 2004.

• 4,919 frozen–donor cycles, 3.8%
• 10,256 fresh–donor cycles, 8.0%
• 18,560 frozen–nondonor cycles, 14.5%
• 94,242 fresh–nondonor cycles, 73.5%
• 239 cycles in which a new treatment procedure was being evaluated, 0.2%

Figure 3: How old were the women who used ART in the United States in 2004?

Figure 3 is a pie chart representing age groups of women who used ART in the United States, 2004.

• Age <35, 52,334, 40.9%
• Age 35–37, 27,259, 21.3%
• Age 38–40, 24,725, 19.3%
• Age 41–42, 11,934, 9.3%
• Age >42, 11,725, 9.2%

Figure 4: Did the types of ART cycles used in the United States in 2004 differ among women of different ages?

Figure 4 is a bar graph representing the types of ART cycles, by age group, 2004.

• Age <35, Fresh–nondonor 78.1%, Frozen–nondonor 18.4%,
  Fresh–donor 2.4%, Frozen–donor 1.1%
• Age 35–47, Fresh–nondonor 77.1%, Frozen–nondonor 16.7%,
  Fresh–donor 4.3%, Frozen–donor 1.9%
• Age 38–40, Fresh–nondonor 77.6%, Frozen–nondonor 11.8%,
  Fresh–donor 7.6%, Frozen–donor 3.1%
• Age 41–42, Fresh–nondonor 71.1%, Frozen–nondonor 7.4%,
  Fresh–donor 15.2%, Frozen–donor 6.4%
• Age >42, Fresh–nondonor 40.2%, Frozen–nondonor 5.0%,
  Fresh–donor 35.5%, Frozen–donor 19.4%

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Previous ART Reports

Implementation of the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992

Assisted Reproductive Technology: Embryo Laboratory