Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC's Division of Reproductive Health has a long history of surveillance and research in women’s health and fertility, adolescent reproductive health, and safe motherhood. In response to Congressional mandate, CDC began work to strengthen existing data collection efforts initiated by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) and to develop a national system for monitoring ART use and outcomes. In 1997, CDC submitted to Congress the first annual report, entitled Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates: National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports. In 2002, CDC prepared the first ART surveillance report on ART use and outcomes by state. The ART Surveillance Summary is now published annually as a supplement to CDC'S Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

In 2006, the Division launched the CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), which builds on previous data collection systems and implements CDC model standards for surveillance. Our partners include ASRM and SART, who are involved in framing the surveillance and research questions and in collecting and reporting data from member clinics. Other important partners who represent consumers of ART and infertility services include RESOLVE, the American Fertility Association, and most recently, Fertile Hope. These organizations provide ongoing consultations about the Report and its use for public health communications and education.

http://www.cdc.gov/art/

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/art/Apps/FertilityClinicReport.aspx