About PlainFertility

Our Mission

We believe patients facing fertility treatment decisions deserve free, transparent access to the same clinic performance data that physicians and researchers use. The CDC publishes this data publicly through the National ART Surveillance System, but navigating raw government reports during one of the most stressful and expensive periods of your life is impractical for most patients.

PlainFertility closes that gap. We organize CDC fertility clinic data into searchable profiles, success rates by age group, cycle volumes, single embryo transfer rates, and donor egg outcomes, all free, no accounts required. Our goal is to help patients ask better questions, not to replace medical advice.

PlainFertility makes IVF clinic success rate data accessible to everyone. We present government data from the CDC's National ART Surveillance System (NASS) in a searchable, organized format, free, with no accounts or paywalls.

Our Data

All data comes directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via the National ART Surveillance System (NASS). The CDC collects this data annually from every ART clinic in the United States as required by the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992.

  • Success rates by age group: Under 35, 35–37, 38–40, 41–42, 43+
  • Cycle volume: Total, fresh, and frozen cycles per clinic
  • Services: Donor egg availability, gestational carrier services
  • Quality indicators: Single embryo transfer rates
  • Geographic coverage: 495 clinics across 51 states and territories

Important Disclaimer

PlainFertility is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. IVF success rates depend heavily on patient age, diagnosis, ovarian reserve, and treatment protocol. A clinic with lower reported rates may treat more complex cases.

Do not use this data as the sole basis for choosing a fertility clinic. Always consult a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who can evaluate your individual situation.

Methodology

We download raw NASS datasets from the CDC, process them through our ETL pipeline, and organize them into searchable pages. No data is modified, interpolated, or editorialized. The CDC reports 41–42 and 43+ as two separate age brackets; PlainFertility keeps them separate throughout the site rather than blending them into a single figure.

Data Currency

PlainFertility currently displays data from the CDC NASS reports covering the 2020 through 2022 reporting years. This is the most recent data available from the CDC at the time of our last update.

The CDC releases updated NASS data annually, typically 1-2 years after the reporting period. Like all federal statistical programs, there is a lag between when clinics report outcomes and when the data becomes publicly available. We update PlainFertility within 30 days of each new CDC release.

Editorial Independence

Content on PlainFertility is compiled by our editorial team. Raw data from the CDC's National ART Surveillance System (NASS) is transformed into readable clinic profiles, then validated against the source before publication. The PlainFertility editorial team, operating under PlainFertility is responsible for editorial standards, methodology, and corrections.

We do not accept payment, sponsorship, or promoted placement from fertility clinics, healthcare providers, professional societies, or any medical organization. Our only revenue source is contextual display advertising served by Google AdSense, advertisers do not influence which clinics we cover or how we present data, and they do not receive preferential placement.

Limitations & Disclaimers

PlainFertility is an informational resource. IVF clinic data should be one factor among many when choosing a fertility provider. Every patient's situation is different.

  • Success rates do not predict individual outcomes. Your chances depend on your age, diagnosis, ovarian reserve, and treatment protocol, not on a clinic's aggregate statistics.
  • Patient mix affects reported rates. Clinics treating older or more complex patients may report lower success rates that do not reflect clinical quality.
  • Data lags reality by 1-2 years. The most recent CDC data reflects outcomes from 2 years ago. Clinics may have changed staff, protocols, or technology since then.
  • Reported data is self-submitted by clinics. While the CDC verifies data, reporting quality varies.

PlainFertility does not provide medical advice. Consult a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist for guidance specific to your situation.

Not Affiliated

PlainFertility is not affiliated with the CDC, any fertility clinic, any professional society (ASRM, SART), or any healthcare organization. We are an independent data portal.

How We Process CDC Fertility Clinic Data

PlainFertility uses the CDC Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) National Summary Report and the National ART Surveillance System (NASS), which collects outcome data from fertility clinics required to report under federal law. We load clinic-level success rates, cycle counts, and patient demographics for the 2020 through 2022 reporting years.

Success rates are presented as the CDC reports them, by patient age group, cycle type (fresh vs. frozen), and outcome measure (transfers resulting in live births, for example). We do not calculate our own composite scores or rank clinics by a single metric, because the CDC explicitly cautions against simplistic clinic-to-clinic comparisons without accounting for patient mix and case complexity.

Contact

For questions or feedback, email hello@plainfertility.com.