CDC-reported assisted reproductive technology live-birth rates may mislead the public  Vitaly A. Kushnir, Jennifer Choi, Sarah K. Darmon, David F. Albertini, David H. Barad, Norbert Gleicher  Reproductive BioMedicine Online  Volume 35, Issue 2, Pages 161-164 (August 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.008 Copyright © 2017 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Effect of banking cycles on 2014 assisted reproductive technology live-birth rates for 458 US assisted reproductive technology clinics. Each clinics' live-birth rates (LBR) is represented by a red X and a blue O based on two methods of calculating LBR. The figure demonstrates that under the current CDC reporting system, which excludes banking from consideration, LBR increase with increasing utilization of banking by assisted reproductive technology clinics. In contrast, if banking cycles are considered according to the FCSRCA mandate, the figure demonstrates a decline in LBR with increasing utilization of banking. The consequence is up to a 4.5-fold difference between LBR calculated by these two methods in clinics with the most extensive utilization of banking. CDC = Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; FCSRCA = Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.) Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2017 35, 161-164DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.008) Copyright © 2017 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Terms and Conditions