Northstar Fertility
Honest outcomes

The truth about success rates.

It’s the question on everyone’s mind, and it deserves a straight answer. Here is how we think about outcomes — and why we’ll never reduce your hope to a single, misleading number.

Live birth rate per egg retrieval — patients using their own eggs. Illustrative figures for this template, in the format reported to SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology) and the CDC.
Under 3552%
35–3740%
38–4026%
41–4213%
Over 424%

Live births per egg retrieval — the most patient-meaningful figure, counting a retrieval and all transfers from it.

54%Donor egg (per transfer). Donor-egg outcomes stay high and relatively flat across recipient age, because donor age drives egg quality.

Age-banded, always

Success drops with age — averaging it all together hides the truth. We show every band so you see your real picture.

The metric, named

Per retrieval, per transfer, or cumulative — each tells a different story. We always say which one you’re looking at.

Reported, not invented

Our cycle data is reported to SART and the CDC, the national registries every reputable clinic uses.

No false promises

We will never claim to be “#1” or guarantee a baby. We’d rather earn your trust than win your click.

How to read these numbers

A few things worth knowing.

  • Per egg retrieval is usually the most meaningful figure — it counts a retrieval and every transfer that comes from it, including frozen-embryo transfers later.
  • Per embryo transfer looks higher because it excludes cycles that never reached transfer. Higher isn’t better information — the denominator matters.
  • Cumulative rates show the encouraging reality that many people succeed across more than one transfer from a single retrieval.
  • Donor-egg outcomes stay high across recipient age, because the donor’s (younger) eggs drive the result.
  • The optimal outcome is a single, full-term, healthy baby — which is why we favor single-embryo transfer.

Please read: Success rates shown on this template are illustrative figures for demonstration only and are NOT actual outcomes for any clinic. Individual results vary; success depends on age, diagnosis, and many other factors. A comparison of clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient characteristics and treatment approaches differ from clinic to clinic. National data is reported to SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology) and the CDC. Past results do not guarantee a future pregnancy or live birth.

Talk through your real odds →Read patient stories

Rated 4.9★ across 486 reviews on Google, Healthgrades, Facebook.

Take the first step

Wherever you are, start here.

Book a consultation with a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. No commitment — just honest answers and a plan that fits your life.

New patients welcome · (206) 555-0150 · Board-certified REIs · On-site embryology lab · Inclusive, judgment-free care