# Check a fertility clinic's claims before you commit

For people who evaluate fertility clinics: learn what a listing does not prove, how to check a claim against the source, how to read success-rate claims and how to keep a record before you sign.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 55 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- List what a listing, a label and a paid plan do not prove.
- Check a reported figure against the CDC tables and a mark against the clinic and its own body.
- Ask the questions that make a success-rate claim clear: which year, which age band, which patients and which source.
- Keep a written record of each answer and know when to ask a qualified professional before you sign.

## Lessons

1. [What a listing does not prove](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims/what-a-listing-does-not-prove.md) (13 minutes)
2. [Check a claim against the source](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims/check-claims-against-the-source.md) (14 minutes)
3. [Read success claims with care](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims/read-success-claims-with-care.md) (14 minutes)
4. [Keep a record and sign with care](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims/keep-a-record-and-sign-with-care.md) (13 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this a credential for advising families or clinics?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It is not a licence, an accreditation or a professional qualification. It does not replace advice from a doctor, a lawyer or a financial adviser.

### Does the course tell me which claims are true?

No. It shows you what to check and who to ask. It does not judge any clinic.

### Does a Featured or Sponsored label mean a clinic is better?

No. A label shows a paid plan. On this site a paid plan changes how a listing looks and where it appears. It does not change the facts.

Also on the [web page](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims).

> Success rates are whole-clinic figures reported to the CDC; they do not show any one patient's chance of success. Talk to a doctor or other qualified clinician before you choose a treatment.