The 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 2006 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 483 fertility clinics in operation in 2006 that provided and verified data on the outcomes of all ART cycles started at their clinics. The 138,198 ART cycles performed at these reporting clinics in 2006 resulted in 41,343 live births (deliveries of one or more living infants) and 54,656 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.

Download the complete 2006 ART Report in PDF format  (PDF 10.9MB)

Download Excel spreadsheet clinic's data for ART 2006 ( 674KB)

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

2006 National Report

Introduction to the 2006 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, 1996–2006

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2006 Fertility Clinic Tables

Introduction to Fertility Clinic Tables

• Important Factors to Consider When Using These Tables to Assess a Clinic
   
• Sample Clinic 
   
• How to Read a Fertility Clinic Table

Find a Clinic and National Summary

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Appendixes

Appendix A: Technical Notes
How to Interpret a Confidence Interval
Findings from Validation Visits for 2006 ART Data

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms Used in This Report

Appendix C: ART Clinics, 2006
Reporting ART Clinics for 2006, by State (contains address, telephone, and laboratory accreditation information)

Nonreporting ART Clinics for 2006, by State

Appendix D: National Consumer Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coordinating Center for Health Promotion
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

November 2008

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Previous ART Reports

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

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Page last reviewed: 12/12/08
Page last modified: 12/12/08
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion