Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

2006 ART Report Acknowledgments

This publication was developed and produced by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Coordinating Center for Health Promotion

Kathleen E. Toomey, MD, MPH, Director

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Janet Collins, PhD, Director

Division of Reproductive Health

John R. Lehnherr, Acting Director
Kelly Brumbaugh, MPH, CHES

Women’s Health and Fertility Branch

Maurizio Macaluso, MD, DrPH, Chief
Jeani Chang, MPH
Sherry L. Farr, PhD
Gary Jeng, PhD
Glenda Sentelle, MA, MSHS
Mithi Sunderam, PhD, MA
Daniel M. Wallace

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Robert Rebar, MD, Executive Director

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology

Mark Hornstein, MD, MPH, President
Joyce G. Zeitz

The data included in this report and publication support were provided by Westat under Contract No. 200‑2004‑06702 for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. 2006 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates: National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports, Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2008.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine thank RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and The American Fertility Association for their commitment to assisted reproductive technology (ART) surveillance. Their assistance in making this report informative and helpful to people considering an ART procedure is greatly appreciated. Appendix D has current contact information for these national consumer organizations.

The Division of Reproductive Health in CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion also thanks the following individuals for their many contributions and support of this effort: