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Most Americans know IVF success depends on age and health

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A majority of Americans (57%) correctly recognize that IVF success rates hinge on factors like age and health, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. About a third (32%) say they know nothing about the procedure.

Smaller shares endorse false claims: 15% believe IVF usually produces twins or triplets, and fewer than one-in-ten each think it guarantees pregnancy after one cycle (6%), raises the risk of birth defects (6%), involves cloning or genetic modification (6%), or is free where insurance coverage is mandated (5%).

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Most Americans know IVF success depends on age and health.

Which of the following statement(s) about in vitro fertilization (IVF) is/are true?

  • IVF success rates depend on factors such as age and health. 56.7%
  • I don’t know anything about IVF 32.2%
  • IVF usually results in twins or triplets. 15.1%
  • IVF guarantees pregnancy for most people after one cycle. 6.4%
  • People who use IVF are more likely to have babies with birth defects or genetic problems. 6.1%
  • IVF involves cloning or genetic modification 5.8%
  • IVF is free in states that require insurance coverage for fertility treatments 5.1%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
Module 2

Source

Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025

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