IVF Success Rates by Clinic

Success rate is the first number most people look at when choosing a clinic. It is also the one most likely to mislead them.

Age accounts for most of the variation you will see between clinics. Clinic quality accounts for some. Patient selection and counting method account for more than anyone advertises. A clinic that treats complex cases, or one that supports patients banking embryos across back-to-back cycles, can post a lower published rate while delivering excellent care.

Here is how to read the numbers, where to find them for any US clinic, and what else belongs in the comparison.

Where to Find Success Rates for Any Clinic

Every US fertility clinic reports its outcomes to SART, and those reports are public. You can look up any clinic by name through SART's clinic search. The most recent complete year is 2023, and published clinic data always trails by a year or two.

Sunfish partner clinics publish their own reports the same way. If you want the figures for a specific clinic in the Sunfish network, the clinic's own page is the source to use: it will be current, and it will carry the context the clinic wants alongside the numbers. You can browse the network through our preferred provider network.

What the Published Rate Leaves Out

Who the clinic treats. A clinic that accepts patients with a complex diagnosis, low ovarian reserve, or prior failed cycles will report lower numbers than one with tight acceptance criteria. The second clinic is not necessarily better; it is treating an easier population.

How the outcome is counted. SART reports per transfer and per intended retrieval. If you know in advance that you will need more than one cycle, or you are banking embryos across cycles before transferring, per-cycle figures will understate what a clinic can do for you.

How many attempts it assumes. A 60% rate also means four retrievals in ten do not end in a baby. Most people need 3 transfers to have a 95% chance of success, so a single-cycle number was never the whole picture.

What it costs to get there. HHS puts a single IVF cycle at $15,000 to $20,000, and most specialists plan for two to three rounds. Clinics bill each frozen embryo transfer separately, and each additional transfer can cost $4-6k. Our breakdown of the true cost of IVF shows where the money goes.

What to Compare Instead

Rather than ranking clinics by headline rate, weigh these together:

• Age-matched results over three years. One year at one clinic is a small sample. Three years in your own age band is a more honest signal than any ranking.
• Single embryo transfer rate. A high single embryo transfer rate suggests confidence in embryo quality and a lower-risk approach to multiples.
• Cycle volume. A clinic at or above the national rate for your age, with reasonable volume behind it, is doing well. A high rate on very few cycles tells you little.
• Lab standards and physician experience. Less visible than a percentage, and often more predictive of your result.
• What happens after attempt one. Ask what a second and third transfer would cost you at that clinic, because that is the number most people actually end up paying.

How Sunfish Can Help

Sunfish is a family-building platform. Our IVF and egg freezing Success Programs pair an all-inclusive treatment package at a partner clinic with a personal Planning Partner and support from planning through pregnancy.

When we evaluate a clinic for the network we look at IVF success rates, single embryo transfer rates, lab standards, and physician experience. Our medical advisory board of six double board certified reproductive endocrinologists guides that vetting, and credentials are listed on our medical advisors page.

Because the published rate assumes one attempt, the Sunfish IVF Success Program includes all embryo transfers of your eligible embryos at one fixed price for up to a year. Membership runs until a year passes or all eligible embryos have been transferred, whichever comes first. There are no hidden costs, and a guaranteed refund of up to $15,000 applies if our cost prediction proves inaccurate.*

We price each program using a predictive model that reads your age, AMH, BMI, and prior cycle history from your clinic evaluation, then forecasts your cost of reaching a live birth. Two patients at the same clinic can be quoted different numbers because their medical profiles differ. Model your own with our IVF cost calculator, or see local pricing for Seattle, Connecticut, and Charlotte.

Sunfish works alongside your clinic to support your care. Every medical decision stays between you and your doctor. If your clinic is not in the network, fill out a short intake form and our team will reach out.

FAQ

What counts as a good clinic success rate?

Measure it against the national rate for your age. Under 35 with your own eggs, national is 49.7% per intended retrieval. A clinic at or above that for your age band, with reasonable cycle volume, is doing well.

Which clinic has the highest IVF success rate?

The highest published numbers usually belong to clinics with the tightest patient criteria or the biggest donor programs. An age-matched comparison across three years will tell you more than any ranking.

Where can I see success rates for a specific clinic?

Look the clinic up directly through SART's clinic search, or visit the clinic's own page. Both will be more current and more complete than any third-party summary.

How current is this data?

These are 2023 final reports, the most recent complete year. Published clinic data always trails by a year or two.

Will a high-performing clinic accept me?

Possibly. Some clinics and most IVF refund programs screen on age, ovarian reserve, or diagnosis. Sunfish accepts patients into its IVF Success Program at 100% eligibility, with no exclusions on age, diagnosis, or insurance status.

Do donor eggs change the numbers?

Considerably. Donor egg and donor embryo cycles run 42.2% to 52.0% per transfer across all recipient ages. Sunfish supports donor pathways and prices donor costs into your package.

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