Santa Barbara Fertility Center
536 E. Arrellaga St, Suite 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 · (805) 965-3400
SART member · Verified lab accreditation
Ranked #225 of 361 rated clinics nationally · composite score 50.3/100 — how we evaluate clinics
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| Patient age | This clinic | Intended retrievals | National average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 35 | 42.4% | 33 | 49.7% |
| 35–37 | 28.6% | 35 | 36.3% |
| 38–40 | 21.1% | 38 | 23.1% |
| Over 40 | 6.9% | 29 | 7.7% |
Success rates vary with patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons across clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Reported outcomes
- Number of intended retrievals (<35)
- 33 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of intended retrievals (35-37)
- 35 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of intended retrievals (38-40)
- 38 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of intended retrievals (>40)
- 29 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (<35)
- 2.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (35-37)
- 3.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (38-40)
- 4.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (>40)
- 14.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
- 42.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (35-37)
- 28.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
- 21.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
- 6.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
- 33.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
- 28.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
- 21.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (>40)
- 6.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of retrievals (<35)
- 32 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of retrievals (35-37)
- 33 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of retrievals (38-40)
- 36 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of retrievals (>40)
- 28 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
- 43.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (35-37)
- 30.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
- 22.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
- 7.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
- 34.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
- 30.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
- 22.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (>40)
- 7.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (<35)
- 37 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (35-37)
- 39 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (38-40)
- 21 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (>40)
- 10 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
- 37.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (35-37)
- 25.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
- 38.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
- 29.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
- 25.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
- 38.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (>40)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (<35)
- 42.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (35-37)
- 33.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (38-40)
- 20.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (>40)
- 0/14 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (<35)
- 46.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (35-37)
- 42.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (38-40)
- 25 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (>40)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (<35)
- 46.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (35-37)
- 42.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (38-40)
- 25 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (>40)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (<35)
- 1.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (35-37)
- 1.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (38-40)
- 1.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (>40)
- 1.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (<35)
- 1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (35-37)
- 1.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (38-40)
- 0.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (>40)
- 0.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (Fresh Embryos Fresh Eggs)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (Fresh Embryos Frozen Eggs)
- 0 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (Frozen Embryos)
- 21 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Number of transfers (Donated Embryos)
- 5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Fresh Eggs)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Frozen Eggs)
- 0 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Frozen Embryos)
- 19 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Donated Embryos)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Fresh Eggs)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Frozen Eggs)
- 0 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Frozen Embryos)
- 19 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Donated Embryos)
- — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
- Total cycles (<35)
- 50 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Total cycles (35-37)
- 83 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Total cycles (38-40)
- 74 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Total cycles (>40)
- 72 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Total cycles (Total)
- 279 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (<35)
- 20 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (35-37)
- 8.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (38-40)
- 4.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (>40)
- 10 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (Total)
- 9.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (<35)
- 8.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (35-37)
- 3.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (38-40)
- 20.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (>40)
- 24.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (Total)
- 14.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (<35)
- 8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (35-37)
- 10.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (38-40)
- 1.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (>40)
- 1.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (Total)
- 5.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (<35)
- 3.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (35-37)
- 9.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (38-40)
- 10.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (>40)
- 0 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (Total)
- 6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (<35)
- 86.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (35-37)
- 87.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (38-40)
- 93.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (>40)
- 97.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (Total)
- 91 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (<35)
- 70 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (35-37)
- 92.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (38-40)
- 82.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (>40)
- 35.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (Total)
- 70.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (<35)
- 46.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (35-37)
- 75.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (38-40)
- 72.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (>40)
- 67.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (Total)
- 66.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Male factor
- 25 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Endometriosis
- 6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Tubal factor
- 10 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Ovulatory dysfunction
- 8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Uterine factor
- 16 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Preimplantation genetic testing
- 7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Gestational carrier
- 3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Diminished ovarian reserve
- 29 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Egg or embryo banking
- 34 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Recurrent pregnancy loss
- 8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Other factor, infertility
- 12 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Other factor, non-infertility
- 15 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
- Reason for ART: Unexplained factor
- 6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022