Note: This post is intended for physicians and other professionals working in the fertility industry. Every year, SART makes a big push to contact fertility clinics listed on this website in an effort to scare them away from advertising or even linking here. They cite their advertising policy which prohibits “advertising/marketing that ranks or compares clinics or … Continued
Dr. Geoffrey Sher just published an insightful blog post outlining some of the deficiencies in the current SART/CDC IVF success rate model. Specifically he mentions: Currently all data collected is self reported by the member clinics and is not audited by a third party. Spot checks are performed on only approximately 10% of member clinics These … Continued
I just finished an excellent patient blog post entitled, How To Get SART Smart. It is written by a, "28 year old married couple facing early Ovarian Failure and discussing our options of IVF or the possibility of Donor Eggs." If medical professionals have any doubts about the patient's ability to understand success rate data … Continued
Do you know that the largest group of fertility clinics in the United States doesn’t want you to compare their IVF success rates? This organization, SART, actually restricts member clinics from comparing their own success rates to other clinics or even to the National Average. There should be a variety of factors that go into … Continued
