# Most Americans know IVF success depends on age and health

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## Reading

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%).

## Topline

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

Most Americans know IVF success depends on age and health.

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

- 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%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#beliefs-about-ivf](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#beliefs-about-ivf)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#beliefs-about-ivf](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#beliefs-about-ivf)