University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Center for Advanced Reproductive Care

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1360 N. Dodge St, Suite 2000, Iowa City, IA 52245 · (319) 356-8483

SART member · Verified lab accreditation

Ranked #36 of 361 rated clinics nationally · composite score 81.3/100 — how we evaluate clinics

Reported live-birth rate per intended egg retrieval, by patient age — CDC NASS 2022 Final ART Summary
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Under 35: this clinic 60.6% (312 retrievals); national average 49.7% 60.6% Under 35 35–37: this clinic 54.8% (124 retrievals); national average 36.3% 54.8% 35–37 38–40: this clinic 33% (103 retrievals); national average 23.1% 33% 38–40 Over 40: this clinic 18.3% (60 retrievals); national average 7.7% 18.3% Over 40
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Patient age This clinic Intended retrievals National average
Under 35 60.6% 312 49.7%
35–37 54.8% 124 36.3%
38–40 33% 103 23.1%
Over 40 18.3% 60 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)
312 — 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)
124 — 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)
103 — 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)
60 — 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)
1.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (35-37)
1.8 — 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 (38-40)
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 live-birth delivery (>40)
5.5 — 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)
60.6 — 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 (35-37)
54.8 — 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 intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
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).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
18.3 — 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)
59.6 — 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 (35-37)
52.4 — 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 singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
31.1 — 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)
16.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of retrievals (<35)
299 — 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)
116 — 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)
93 — 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)
57 — 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)
63.2 — 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 (35-37)
58.6 — 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 retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
36.6 — 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 retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
19.3 — 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 (<35)
62.2 — 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 (35-37)
56 — 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)
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 (>40)
17.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (<35)
397 — 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)
135 — 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)
83 — 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)
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).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
47.6 — 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 (35-37)
50.4 — 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 transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
41 — 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)
31.4 — 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 transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
46.9 — 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 transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
48.1 — 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 (38-40)
38.6 — 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 (>40)
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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (<35)
63.6 — 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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (35-37)
64.5 — 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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (38-40)
46.2 — 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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (>40)
13.6 — 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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (<35)
70 — 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)
67.1 — 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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (38-40)
50 — 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)
18.2 — 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 new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (<35)
70 — 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)
68.4 — 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 (38-40)
51.9 — 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 (>40)
22.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
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)
1.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (38-40)
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 intended retrievals per new patient (>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 transfers per intended retrieval (<35)
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 transfers per intended retrieval (35-37)
1.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (38-40)
0.8 — 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 transfers per intended retrieval (>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).
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)
20 — 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)
27 — 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)
31 — 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)
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 live-birth deliveries (Frozen Embryos)
51.9 — 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 transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Donated Embryos)
51.6 — 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 (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)
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 (Frozen Embryos)
51.9 — 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 transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Donated Embryos)
45.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Total cycles (<35)
747 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (35-37)
300 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (38-40)
217 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (>40)
150 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (Total)
1414 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (<35)
5.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (35-37)
6.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (38-40)
8.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (>40)
9.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (Total)
6.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (<35)
13.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (35-37)
12.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (38-40)
8.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (>40)
11.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (Total)
12.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (<35)
1.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (35-37)
6.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (38-40)
2.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (>40)
1.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (Total)
2.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (<35)
0.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (35-37)
4.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (38-40)
0.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (>40)
1.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (Total)
1.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (<35)
57.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (35-37)
70.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (38-40)
58.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (>40)
55.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (Total)
60.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (<35)
67.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (35-37)
54.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (38-40)
57.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (>40)
54.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (Total)
62 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (<35)
17.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (35-37)
29.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (38-40)
44.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (>40)
33.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (Total)
25.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Male factor
29 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Endometriosis
11 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Tubal factor
13 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Ovulatory dysfunction
17 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Uterine factor
7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Preimplantation genetic testing
5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Gestational carrier
0.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Diminished ovarian reserve
12 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Egg or embryo banking
14 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Recurrent pregnancy loss
7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Other factor, infertility
6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Other factor, non-infertility
7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Unexplained factor
16 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022