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Vechery: The U.S. has only 500 fertility clinics and 2,000 IVF doctors

Afton Vechery · 20VC: Why Entrepreneurs Should Let Everyone Rip Apart Their Business Idea, How To Construct Frameworks for Success & Why You Should Not Always Test Your MVP with Afton Vechery, Founder & CEO @ Modern Fertility · Oct 5, 2018 · at 17:19

Afton Vechery, founder and CEO of Modern Fertility, highlights capacity constraints in traditional U.S. fertility care.

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“There's only 500 infertility clinics in the U.S. And only about 2000 reproductive endocrinologists, which are IVF doctors.”

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The claim, plainly

Modern Fertility founder Afton Vechery stated that there are only 500 infertility clinics and about 2,000 reproductive endocrinologists in the United States.

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Assessment

According to official 2018 CDC Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) data, there were 499 total operating U.S. fertility clinics (456 reporting plus 43 non-reporting), which aligns almost perfectly with Vechery's claim of 500 clinics. However, for reproductive endocrinologists (REIs), 2018 commercial market research estimated around 1,700 active REIs, and 2020 academic analysis using SART membership data identified 1,351 fellowship-trained REIs. Thus, while the clinic count is accurate, the count of ~2,000 REIs is a slight overestimation compared to CDC, SART, and industry data.

CDC 2018 ART report identified 499 total operating U.S. fertility clinics (456 reporting and 43 non-reporting), confirming the ~500 figure.
2018 ResearchAndMarkets industry analysis estimated approximately 1,700 practicing reproductive endocrinologists in the U.S.
2020 study using SART registry and Census data identified 1,351 fellowship-trained REI physicians in the United States.

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[1] ro.co [2] inventiva.co.in [3] cdc.gov [4] cdc.gov [5] nih.gov [6] sart.org [7] prnewswire.com [8] nih.gov

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