IVF Over 40: CDC Cycle Volumes and Published Age Policies
In the CDC 2022 data, US clinics reported 86,880 ART cycles for patients over 40 (20% of all cycles) and 36,439 intended own-egg retrievals in that age group. The clinic reporting the most was CNY Fertility Center (Syracuse, NY) with 3,724 cycles. CDC publishes one age band above 40; it does not split 41–42 from 43 and older in this dataset.
The 40 clinics reporting the most cycles for patients over 40
| Clinic (CDC name) | Cycles, patients over 40 | Own-egg intended retrievals, over 40 | Total cycles | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Syracuse, NY | 3,724 | 1,437 | 13,537 | CDC record |
Rockville, MD | 2,981 | 1,246 | 12,989 | CDC record |
New Hope Fertility Center New York, NY | 2,184 | 1,794 | 3,955 | CDC record |
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey Basking Ridge, NJ | 1,795 | 813 | 11,232 | CDC record |
HRC Fertility-Pasadena Pasadena, CA | 1,745 | 498 | 5,987 | CDC record |
Weill Cornell Medicine, Center for Reproductive Medicine New York, NY | 1,737 | 1,042 | 6,395 | CDC record |
Boston IVF, LLC Waltham, MA | 1,427 | 659 | 8,050 | CDC record |
Houston Fertility Institute Houston, TX | 1,225 | 313 | 6,850 | CDC record |
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, LLP New York, NY | 1,207 | 502 | 6,330 | CDC record |
Life IVF Center Irvine, CA | 1,114 | 832 | 2,385 | CDC record |
New York, NY | 1,087 | 480 | 5,117 | CDC record |
San Francisco, CA | 1,041 | 416 | 3,473 | CDC record |
Lone Tree, CO | 998 | 419 | 4,275 | CDC record |
New York, NY | 994 | 488 | 3,436 | CDC record |
San Diego Fertility Center San Diego, CA | 946 | 126 | 2,972 | CDC record |
Generation Next Fertility, PLLC New York, NY | 909 | 392 | 1,835 | CDC record |
Utah Fertility Center Pleasant Grove, UT | 764 | 153 | 4,006 | CDC record |
Fertility Centers of Illinois-River North IVF Chicago, IL | 760 | 376 | 3,918 | CDC record |
Chicago, IL | 718 | 313 | 3,427 | CDC record |
LA/OC Fertility, Inc. Redondo Beach, CA | 715 | 533 | 1,252 | CDC record |
Reproductive Partners-Beverly Hills, Redondo Beach & Westminster Redondo Beach, CA | 712 | 214 | 2,714 | CDC record |
Colorado Springs, CO | 710 | 209 | 3,271 | CDC record |
Seattle Reproductive Medicine Seattle, WA | 688 | 261 | 4,421 | CDC record |
New York, NY | 667 | 592 | 1,249 | CDC record |
Southern California Reproductive Center Beverly Hills, CA | 657 | 218 | 2,578 | CDC record |
Texas Fertility Center, Vaughn, Silverberg & Associates Austin, TX | 642 | 202 | 3,391 | CDC record |
Norwalk, CT | 641 | 363 | 3,113 | CDC record |
ORM Fertility-Portland Portland, OR | 622 | 126 | 2,578 | CDC record |
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Chicago, IL | 585 | 290 | 3,202 | CDC record |
Reproductive Biology Associates Atlanta, GA | 580 | 195 | 2,893 | CDC record |
IVF Florida Reproductive Associates Margate, FL | 573 | 245 | 2,483 | CDC record |
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area San Ramon, CA | 565 | 200 | 3,207 | CDC record |
California Fertility Partners Los Angeles, CA | 555 | 208 | 1,527 | CDC record |
Towson, MD | 540 | 218 | 3,408 | CDC record |
Spring Fertility-San Francisco San Francisco, CA | 502 | 347 | 3,059 | CDC record |
Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science, Saint Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ | 502 | 252 | 2,725 | CDC record |
IVFMD/South Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine South Miami, FL | 482 | 202 | 2,874 | CDC record |
Pacific Fertility Center-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 478 | 64 | 1,572 | CDC record |
Boston, MA | 477 | 221 | 2,771 | CDC record |
RMA Long Island IVF Melville, NY | 477 | 285 | 2,242 | CDC record |
Published age policies we verified
| Clinic or program | Own eggs | Donor eggs | Exact wording and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNY Fertility | No fixed age limit stated (published) | Not found online | “Is there an age limit for IVF? There is no universal age limit. CNY Fertility does not deny treatment based on age alone.” |
| UCSF Center for Reproductive Health | Age limit 45 (published) | Not found online | “We will perform IVF for patients up to 45 years of age.” |
| Columbia University Fertility Center | No published number; evaluated case by case (published) | Not found online | “Each patient is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Columbia University Fertility Center has helped women of many ages and with complex conditions achieve their goals of pregnancy.” |
| Duke Fertility Center | Age limit 44 (published) | Age limit 49 (published) | “In fact, we typically don’t offer in vitro fertilization with a woman’s own eggs after age 44.” |
| Yale Fertility Center | Not found online | Not recommended at age 52 or older (published) | “Yale Fertility Center physicians recommend that women over the age of 45 undergo cardiovascular testing and a high-risk obstetrical consultation with Yale Medicine’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists before undertaking IVF with donor eggs. We do not recommend this procedure for women ages 52 and older.” |
| Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) | Age limit 45 (published) | Not found online | “Because of the impact of female age, we limit IVF treatment to women 45 years of age or younger.” |
| Rejuvenating Fertility Center (RFC) | No fixed age limit stated (published) | Not found online | “Many women who were told “ you will never get pregnant with your own eggs ” have conceived at RFC. We have no age or weight cutoff.” |
| Atlantic Reproductive Medicine Specialists (Atlantic Fertility) | Age limit 45 (published) | Age limit 50 (published) | “For patients using their own eggs, treatments are available through age 45.” |
| Effortless IVF | Age limit 45 (published) | Not found online | “Women up to age 45, weigh less than 190 pounds and a BMI less than 35.” |
| Bay IVF | Age limit 43 (published) | Age limit 48 (published) | “For IVF using your own eggs, treatment must begin by age 43 years and 11 months at the start of ovarian stimulation.” |
What ASRM says about age
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): Obesity and reproduction (2021): outpatient-facility safety concern“In the United States, most oocyte retrievals and other fertility enhancing procedures are conducted in outpatient facilities where endotracheal intubation is not readily available and where the ability to manage procedural complications may be limited”Source: asrm.org/practice-guidance/practice-committee-documents/o… · checked Nov 2026
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): Ethics Committee 2025 (advancing paternal and maternal age): replaces the 2016 donation opinion“This document replaces the previously published document titled ‘‘Oocyte or embryo donation to women of advanced reproductive age: an Ethics Committee opinion’’ (Fertil Steril 2016;106:e3–7).”Source: asrm.org/practice-guidance/ethics-opinions/assisted-repro… · checked Nov 2026
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): Ethics Committee 2025: clinics should have written age policies“Clinics should have written policies regarding inclusion and exclusion criteria as they relate to parental age to ensure consistency in assessments and to reduce the risk of bias.”Source: asrm.org/practice-guidance/ethics-opinions/assisted-repro… · checked Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which US clinics do the most IVF for women over 40?
By CDC-reported cycle volume for 2022: CNY Fertility Center (Syracuse, NY): 3,724; Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville (Rockville, MD): 2,981; New Hope Fertility Center (New York, NY): 2,184; Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (Basking Ridge, NJ): 1,795; HRC Fertility-Pasadena (Pasadena, CA): 1,745. Volume shows experience with this age group, not success rates.
Is there a legal age limit for IVF in the United States?
There is no federal age limit. Each clinic sets its own policy, and most do not publish it. Where a clinic states a limit on its website, we quote it above.
How common is donor egg use over 40?
Nationally, CDC reports that 20.6% of cycles for patients over 40 used donor eggs or embryos in 2022.
Know a clinic’s published policy?
Send the official page or a dated clinic letter and we will add it with its source. [email protected] · how submissions work