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CDC Assisted Reproductive Technology (A.R.T.) Report
bullet Acknowledgements
bullet Preface
bullet Commonly Asked Questions
bullet Introduction to the 2002 National Report
bullet Section 1
bullet Section 2
bullet Section 3
bullet Section 4
bullet Section 5
bullet Introduction to Fertility Clinic Tables
bullet Sample Clinic Table
bullet How to Read a Fertility Clinic Table
bullet Appendix A
bullet Appendix B
bullet Appendix C
bullet Appendix C Non-Reporting Clinics
bullet Appendix D



Acknowledgements

This publication was developed and produced by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (Proposed)
Donna F. Stroup, Ph.D., Acting Director
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

 George A. Mensah, M.D., Acting Director

  Division of Reproductive
  Health
John R. Lehnherr, Acting Director
    Women’s Health and Fertility
    Branch 
Maurizio Macaluso, M.D., Dr.P.H., Chief
Laura A. Schieve, Ph.D., ARTE Team Leader
Meredith A. Reynolds, Ph.D.
Victoria A. Wright, M.P.H.
    Information Technology,
    Statistics, and Surveillance
    Branch
Joy Herndon, M.S., Chief
Gary Jeng, Ph.D.
Michael Chen, Ph.D.
Douglas Cook, M.B.I.S.
Kelly Brumbaugh, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
  Technical Information and
  Editorial Services Branch
Christine Fralish, M.L.I.S., Chief
Linda G. Elsner
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Robert Rebar, M.D., Executive Director
Society for Assisted
Reproductive Technology
Owen K. Davis, M.D., President
Joyce G. Zeitz
Registry Committee Benjamin Gocial, M.D., Chairman
 Elizabeth Ginsburg, M.D.
David Keefe, M.D.

The data included in this report were provided by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology under Contract No. 200-98-0106 for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Publication support was provided by Palladian Partners, Inc., under Contract No. 200-2003-F-01496 for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine thank RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and The American Fertility Association (AFA) for their commitment to assisted reproductive technology surveillance. Their assistance in making this report informative and helpful to people considering an ART procedure is greatly appreciated. Appendix D has current contact information for these national consumer organizations.

The Division of Reproductive Health in CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion also thanks the following individuals for their many contributions and support of this effort.

Heather Breeze Clayton, M.P.H., Association of Schools of Public Health
Connie Butler, Computer Sciences Corporation
Valerie Haynes, Computer Sciences Corporation
Dmitry Kissin, M.D., M.P.H., Division of Applied Public Health Training
Kristi Seed, Computer Sciences Corporation