Most Americans know IVF success depends on age and health
Core finding
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%).
Selected responses
Most Americans know IVF success depends on age and health.
Which of the following statement(s) about in vitro fertilization (IVF) is/are true?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Which of the following statement(s) about in vitro fertilization (IVF) is/are true?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.