Access to assisted reproductive technology centers in the United States Ajay K. Nangia, M.B.B.S., Donald S. Likosky, Ph.D., Dongmei Wang, M.S. Fertility and Sterility Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 745-761 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.037 Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Diagrammatic representation of service areas for assisted reproductive technology (ART) centers (60 minutes driving distance from each ART center) and methodology to define population served by in and out-of-state ART center service areas. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 745-761DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.037) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Total population in the reproductive years per state as a function of the total number of assisted reproductive technology (ART) centers per state—service areas not considered. Each state is color-coded by insurance coverage status for ART to show clustering of populations served. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 745-761DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.037) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Assisted reproductive technology (ART) centers in the United States based on the 2005 SART database overlaid on total population densities in the reproductive years. A driving distance of 60 minutes in all directions (the service area) from each ART center is shown. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 745-761DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.037) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Stratification of percentage of women in the reproductive years (20–44 years) living within 60 minutes of an assisted reproductive technology (ART) center in each state and color-coded by insurance coverage for ART. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 745-761DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.037) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions