San Diego Fertility Center

11425 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130 · (858) 794-6363

SART member · Verified lab accreditation

Ranked #13 of 361 rated clinics nationally · composite score 89/100 — how we evaluate clinics

Reported live-birth rate per intended egg retrieval, by patient age — CDC NASS 2022 Final ART Summary
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Under 35: this clinic 61.1% (149 retrievals); national average 49.7% 61.1% Under 35 35–37: this clinic 44.4% (160 retrievals); national average 36.3% 44.4% 35–37 38–40: this clinic 24.8% (157 retrievals); national average 23.1% 24.8% 38–40 Over 40: this clinic 11.1% (126 retrievals); national average 7.7% 11.1% Over 40
View this chart as a table
Patient age This clinic Intended retrievals National average
Under 35 61.1% 149 49.7%
35–37 44.4% 160 36.3%
38–40 24.8% 157 23.1%
Over 40 11.1% 126 7.7%

Success rates vary with patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons across clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).

Reported outcomes

Number of intended retrievals (<35)
149 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of intended retrievals (35-37)
160 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of intended retrievals (38-40)
157 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of intended retrievals (>40)
126 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (<35)
1.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (35-37)
2.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (38-40)
4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per live-birth delivery (>40)
9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
61.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (35-37)
44.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
24.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
11.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
53.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
40.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
23.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of intended retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (>40)
9.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of retrievals (<35)
143 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of retrievals (35-37)
153 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of retrievals (38-40)
148 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of retrievals (>40)
104 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
63.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (35-37)
46.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
26.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
13.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
55.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
42.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
25 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of retrievals resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (>40)
11.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (<35)
149 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (35-37)
122 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (38-40)
79 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (>40)
30 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (<35)
61.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (35-37)
58.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (38-40)
49.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (>40)
46.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (<35)
53.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (35-37)
53.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (38-40)
46.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (>40)
40 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (<35)
60 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (35-37)
36.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (38-40)
22 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 intended retrieval (>40)
6.9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (<35)
69.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (35-37)
55.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (38-40)
33 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after 1 or 2 intended retrievals (>40)
8.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (<35)
70.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (35-37)
59 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (38-40)
37.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of new patients having live-birth deliveries after all intended retrievals (>40)
9.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (<35)
1.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (35-37)
1.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (38-40)
1.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of intended retrievals per new patient (>40)
1.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (<35)
1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (35-37)
0.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (38-40)
0.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Average number of transfers per intended retrieval (>40)
0.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (Fresh Embryos Fresh Eggs)
— CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (Fresh Embryos Frozen Eggs)
— CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (Frozen Embryos)
654 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Number of transfers (Donated Embryos)
27 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Fresh Eggs)
— CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Frozen Eggs)
— CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Frozen Embryos)
66.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in live-birth deliveries (Donated Embryos)
66.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Fresh Eggs)
— CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Fresh Embryos Frozen Eggs)
— CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Frozen Embryos)
61.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Percentage of transfers resulting in singleton live-birth deliveries (Donated Embryos)
66.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022 Success rates vary by patient age, diagnosis, and clinic patient-selection practices; comparisons between clinics may not be meaningful (CDC).
Total cycles (<35)
684 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (35-37)
676 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (38-40)
666 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (>40)
946 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Total cycles (Total)
2972 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (<35)
4.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (35-37)
5.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (38-40)
6.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (>40)
5.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of intended egg retrieval cycles without any eggs retrieved (Total)
5.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (<35)
4.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (35-37)
9.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (38-40)
8.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (>40)
10.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles discontinued after retrieval and before transfer or banking (Total)
8.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (<35)
15.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (35-37)
17.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (38-40)
16.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (>40)
5.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of cycles for fertility preservation (Total)
12.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (<35)
36.8 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (35-37)
38.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (38-40)
48.5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (>40)
66.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using a gestational carrier (Total)
50.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (<35)
99.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (35-37)
99.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (38-40)
99.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (>40)
98.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers using frozen embryos (Total)
99.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (<35)
90.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (35-37)
86.3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (38-40)
84.1 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (>40)
81.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (Total)
85 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (<35)
72.2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (35-37)
81 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (38-40)
81.7 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (>40)
78.6 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Percentage of transfers of at least 1 embryo with preimplantation genetic testing (Total)
78.4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Male factor
14 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Endometriosis
2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Tubal factor
2 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Ovulatory dysfunction
3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Uterine factor
4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Preimplantation genetic testing
4 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Gestational carrier
19 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Diminished ovarian reserve
19 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Egg or embryo banking
46 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Recurrent pregnancy loss
3 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Other factor, infertility
9 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Other factor, non-infertility
5 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022
Reason for ART: Unexplained factor
10 — CDC NASS 2022, 2022