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Published on: October 24, 2025
Access to assisted reproductive technology centers in the United States
Ajay K Nangia1, Donald S Likosky, Dongmei Wang
1Section of Urology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. anangia@kumc.edu
Objective:
To describe the disparity of assisted reproductive technology (ART) centers in the United States as they relate to residential locations of populations in their reproductive years and state-mandated coverage for infertility services.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Setting:
Population in reproductive years (women 20-44 years; men 20-49 years) based on US Census 2000 data. Assisted reproductive technology centers registered with the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) in 2005.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Populations within service area served by in-state and neighboring state ART centers as defined by a 60-minute travel time along road networks from each center.
Result(S):
Service areas for 387 of 390 ART centers were calculated. Fourteen states had some form of mandated coverage. Underserved states included Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, and West Virginia. The northeastern United States had the greatest percentage of overserved population with 66%-100% study population within 60 minutes of an ART center. Female age stratification showed the highest age group (35-44 years) per state in northern New England and the youngest in Utah and District of Columbia. Median total study population within 60 minutes of an ART center in their own state was higher in mandated versus nonmandated states.
Conclusion(S):
Disparity of access to care for infertility services exists from the standpoint of population service areas for ART centers and state-mandated coverage. Female age stratification may help anticipate future need for services with existing resource distribution.
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