According to CDC's state data brief for 2021 (published December 2023, the latest state-level edition), 11 fertility clinics in Ohio reported data, and women living in Ohio had 6,768 ART procedures. That is 2,624 per million women aged 15 to 49, below the U.S. rate of 3,250, and 1.7% of babies born to Ohio residents in 2021 were conceived with ART.
CDC's state-specific surveillance counts ART procedures started with the intent to transfer at least one embryo. For women living in Ohio in 2021:
| CDC measure, 2021 | Ohio |
|---|---|
| Clinics in Ohio reporting to CDC | 11 |
| ART procedures for women living in Ohio | 6,768 |
| Procedures per 1 million women aged 15 to 49 (U.S.: 3,250) | 2,624 |
| Embryo-transfer procedures among them | 5,526 |
| Live-birth deliveries from these procedures | 2,413 |
| Live-born infants from these procedures | 2,540 |
| Babies born in 2021 to Ohio residents conceived with ART | 2,226 of 129,791 (1.7%; U.S.: 2.3%) |
Counted by the patient's state of residence; excludes cycles in which eggs or embryos were only banked. Source: CDC, State-Specific ART Surveillance, 2021 Data Brief (December 2023).
The last row counts babies born during 2021 to mothers living in Ohio: 2,226 of 129,791. The 2,540 live-born infants above instead follow the procedures performed in 2021, so the two numbers measure different things and should not be compared directly.
CDC assigns each procedure to the patient's state of residence. An Ohio woman treated in another state still counts for Ohio, and a woman from another state treated in Ohio counts for her own state. Nationally, 501 clinics performed ART in 2021 and 453 (90.4%) reported to CDC, so the 11 Ohio clinics are the ones that reported, not necessarily every clinic in the state.
These are statewide figures. They do not tell you how one clinic performs for women your age and with your diagnosis, so ask each clinic for its own results. Ask your insurer or HR what your plan pays as well: Ohio's infertility rule reaches only HMO-type plans, and rules and prices change.
Map to the Positive sets technical criteria for choosing a fertility doctor. The minimum is a medical degree plus residency in obstetrics and gynecology, ideally with specialty training in reproductive medicine; in the US, that means REI subspecialty board certification. Then ask directly:
The book adds that the human criteria matter just as much: time in the appointment, explanations at every step, and transparency about costs.
These criteria come from Chapter 31 of Map to the Positive, in Station IV, which also lists the warning signs of a poor fit and when a second opinion makes sense. Chapters 34 and 35 then walk you through the treatment ladder and every phase of IVF, so you arrive at a clinic knowing what to ask.
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References: State-Specific Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance, United States: 2021 Data Brief (CDC, with ASRM, SART and RESOLVE) (2023-12) · State-Specific ART Surveillance (CDC) (2024-10-09) · State and Territory Infertility Insurance Laws: Ohio (ReproductiveFacts.org, ASRM) (accessed 2026-10-30) · Coverage and Use of Fertility Services in the U.S., Appendix 1: State laws requiring private insurance coverage of infertility services (KFF) (2020-05)