# Success rates are clinic figures

Lesson 3 of [Read a fertility clinic listing](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/read-a-fertility-clinic-listing.md), 15 minutes.

A rate on a listing is easy to over-read. This lesson shows what it counts and what it leaves out. What the figures count A listing shows four live-birth figures: under 35, age 35 to 37, age 38 to 40 and over 40. They count intended egg retrievals that ended in a live-birth delivery, for patients wh…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Read a fertility clinic listing works](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/read-a-fertility-clinic-listing.md).

Also on the [web page](https://fertilityclinics.fyi/academy/read-a-fertility-clinic-listing/success-rates-are-clinic-figures).

> 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.