According to CDC's 2021 state data brief (published December 2023), 3 clinics in South Carolina reported data, and women living in South Carolina had 2,335 ART procedures, or 2,031 per million women aged 15 to 49 (U.S.: 3,250). ART accounted for 949 of 57,185 babies born to South Carolina residents in 2021, or 1.7% (U.S.: 2.3%).
CDC counts procedures started with the intent to transfer at least one embryo, for patients living in the state:
| CDC measure, 2021 | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Clinics in South Carolina reporting to CDC | 3 |
| ART procedures for women living in South Carolina | 2,335 |
| Procedures per 1 million women aged 15 to 49 (U.S.: 3,250) | 2,031 |
| Embryo-transfer procedures among them | 2,075 |
| Live-birth deliveries from these procedures | 971 |
| Live-born infants from these procedures | 1,006 |
| Babies born in 2021 to South Carolina residents conceived with ART | 949 of 57,185 (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).
Most of South Carolina's procedures were embryo transfers: 2,075 of 2,335. They resulted in 971 live-birth deliveries and 1,006 live-born infants.
These are state-of-residence figures: a South Carolina woman treated in another state counts here, and only clinics that reported appear (453 of 501 nationally in 2021). They describe the state, not any one clinic, so ask each clinic for its results for women your age and with your diagnosis.
This research found no South Carolina law requiring insurers to cover infertility treatment, IVF or fertility preservation. What you pay depends on your plan, so ask your insurer or HR, and check with the state insurance department, because rules change and 2026 bills could not be fully verified.
The usual rule is 12 months of trying before an evaluation if you are under 35, or 6 months if you are over 35. Map to the Positive lists situations in which you should see a specialist right away, including:
The full list of red flags, with the age cutoffs, opens Station IV of Map to the Positive in Chapter 29. The station then covers how to choose a doctor, the treatment ladder and what happens in IVF, so a first visit leads somewhere.
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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) · Coverage and Use of Fertility Services in the U.S., Appendix 1: State laws requiring private insurance coverage of infertility services (KFF) (2020-05) · Health Insurance & Fertility Services: State Laws (Triage Cancer) (2025-09)