# Check a claim against the source

Lesson 2 of [Check a fertility clinic's claims before you commit](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims.md), 14 minutes.

A claim is easier to check when you know where to look. Go to the CDC tables To check a clinic, use the phone number on the listing and look the clinic up in the CDC's ART clinic success tables. Compare what you find with the listing. Note the data year. Each clinic reports its own figures to the CD…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Check a fertility clinic's claims before you commit works](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/check-fertility-clinic-claims.md).

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

> 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.