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 2005, and how many infants were born?

Figure 1 is a map of the location of ART clinics in the United States and Puerto Rico, 2005.

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

• Number of ART clinics in the United States in 2005: 475
• Number of U.S. ART clinics that submitted data in 2005: 422
• Number of ART cycles reported in 2005: 134,260. Note: This number does not include 358 cycles in which a new treatment procedure was being evaluated.
• Number of live-birth deliveries resulting from ART cycles started in 2005: 38,910
• Number of live infants born as a result of ART cycles carried out in 2005: 52,041
   

Figure 2: What types of ART cycles were used in the United States in 2005?

Figure 2 is a pie chart representing types of ART cycles in the United States, 2005.

• 5,541 frozen–donor cycles, 4.1%
• 10,620 fresh–donor cycles, 7.9%
• 20,657 frozen–nondonor cycles, 15.3%
• 97,442 fresh–nondonor cycles, 72.4%
• 358 cycles in which a new treatment procedure was being evaluated, 0.3%

Figure 3: How old were the women who used ART in the United States in 2005?

Figure 3 is a pie chart representing age groups of women who used ART in the United States, 2005.

• Age <35, 53,567 cycles, 39.9%
• Age 35–37, 29,627 cycles, 22.1%
• Age 38–40, 25,401 cycles, 18.9%
• Age 41–42, 12,951 cycles, 9.6%
• Age >42, 12,714 cycles, 9.5%
   

Figure 4: How did the types of ART cycles used in the United States in 2005 differ among women of different ages?

Figure 4  is a bar graph representing the types of ART cycles in the United States, by age group, 2005.

• Age <35, Fresh–nondonor 77%, Frozen–nondonor 19%, Fresh–donor 2%,
  Frozen–donor 1%, Note: Total does not equal 100% due to rounding.
• Age 35–37, Fresh–nondonor 76%, Frozen–nondonor 18%, Fresh–donor 4%,
  Frozen–donor 2%
• Age 38–40, Fresh–nondonor 77%, Frozen–nondonor 13%, Fresh–donor 7%,
  Frozen–donor 3%
• Age 41–42, Fresh–nondonor 69%, Frozen–nondonor 9%, Fresh–donor 15%,
  Frozen–donor 7%
• Age >42, Fresh–nondonor 40%, Frozen–nondonor 5%, Fresh–donor 35%,
  Frozen–donor 20%

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Previous ART Reports

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

Assisted Reproductive Technology: Embryo Laboratory