IVF Success Rates in Houston
Success rates matter, but only when you read them by age, diagnosis, embryo type, and clinic context.
What success rates can and cannot tell you
IVF success rates are useful, but they are not a scoreboard you can read blindly. A clinic treating harder cases may look worse in raw averages, while a clinic with careful patient selection may look better. Houston patients should use SART and CDC data as a starting point, then ask how those numbers apply to their age, diagnosis, embryo quality, and treatment plan.
Typical IVF live birth ranges by age
| Age group | Typical live birth range per cycle | What changes the odds |
|---|---|---|
| Under 35 | 40-50% | Embryo quality, lab quality, diagnosis |
| 35-37 | 30-42% | Ovarian reserve, euploid embryo availability |
| 38-40 | 20-30% | Embryo aneuploidy risk rises quickly |
| 41-42 | 10-15% | Cycle number, egg yield, donor egg discussion |
| Over 42 | Often below 10% | Donor eggs may change the prognosis |
These are planning ranges, not promises. Clinic-specific data should be checked through SART and the CDC ART reports.
Questions that reveal whether a clinic is being straight with you
- What is your live birth rate for my age group and diagnosis?
- How many patients like me did you treat last year?
- Do these numbers include PGT-A embryos, donor eggs, or only own-egg cycles?
- What percentage of cycles are canceled before retrieval or transfer?
- How do you decide single versus multiple embryo transfer?