[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59625-59627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24043]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reporting of Pregnancy Success Rates From Assisted Reproductive
Technology (ART) Programs; Clarifications and Corrections
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces
clarifications for and correction to certain data collection fields,
terminology, and definitions used for reporting of pregnancy success
rates from assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs. This
reporting is required by the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and
Certification Act of 1992 (FCSRCA).
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DATES: These clarifications and corrections will be implemented January
1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeani Chang, Division of Reproductive
Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford
Highway, MS-C107-2, Atlanta, Georgia 30341. Phone: (770) 488-6355.
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 26, 2015, HHS/CDC published a
notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 51811) announcing the overall
reporting requirements of the National ART Surveillance System (NASS).
The notice described who shall report to HHS/CDC; the process for
reporting by each ART program; the data to be reported; and the
contents of the published reports. This current notice, published
November 5, 2019, includes clarifications for some variables and
definitions to improve quality of data. Corrections were made to align
with current terminology. These clarifications and corrections will be
helpful by clarifying reporting requirements in certain unique
situations and updating terminology to align with current practice.
This notice includes the current guidance and definitions that will be
implemented starting January 1, 2020.
Clarifications and Corrections
Section II. When and How To Report
Section A. Reporting Activities
Current: All cycle data must be reported prospectively, i.e.,
reporting of initial cycle intent and select patient details is
required within four days of cycle initiation.
Clarification (to improve the quality of data by clarifying
prospective reporting requirements for natural cycles and frozen
cycles; effective January 1, 2020): All cycle data must be reported
prospectively, i.e., reporting of initial cycle intent and select
patient details is required: (a) At least one day prior to oocyte
retrieval for all natural cycles using fresh embryos created from fresh
eggs; (b) at least one day prior to thaw for all frozen oocyte or
frozen embryo cycles; and (c) within four days of cycle initiation for
all other cycles.
Section B. Cycle Information
Current: Intended banking type (Embryo banking, autologous oocyte
banking, donor oocyte banking).
Clarification (to differentiate oocyte source for banking cycles;
effective January 1, 2020): Intended banking type (Embryo banking from
autologous oocytes, embryo banking from donor oocytes, autologous
oocyte, donor oocyte).
Section C. Patient History
Current: Number of Prior ART cycles (Fresh & Frozen).
Clarification (to clarify question applicability; effective January
1, 2020): Number of Prior ART cycles started with the intent to
transfer oocytes or embryos.
Section F. Stimulation and Retrieval
Current: Date of retrieval.
Clarification (to clarify the definition for different treatment
protocols; effective January 1, 2020): In general, each retrieval
should be reported as its own cycle. This includes egg retrievals for
fertility preservation cycles (e.g., for cancer patients). In the case
of continuous stimulation or dual stimulation to maximize the number of
eggs retrieved in the shortest possible time, the cycle start date for
the subsequent retrieval will be the day that stimulation medication
was restarted after the trigger was administered for the previous egg
retrieval; if the stimulation medication was never stopped, stimulation
start will be the day after the previous egg retrieval.
If a patient is having a second egg retrieval due to a ``failed
trigger'' (i.e., patient medication administration error or poor
response to the trigger that results in unexpectedly low number of
eggs), the second trigger and retrieval date would be used for
reporting as part of the first cycle. In this case, the interval
between the first and second retrieval should not exceed 2 days. If the
interval exceeds 2 days, each retrieval should be entered as its own
cycle.
Section G. Laboratory Information
Current:
Indication for ICSI (Prior failed fertilization, Poor fertilization,
PGD or PGS, Abnormal semen parameters, Low oocyte yield, Laboratory
routine, Frozen cycle, Rescue ICSI, Other)
PGD (Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis) or screening (PGS)
Reasons for PGD or PGS
Technique used for PGD or PGS
Correction (to update the terminology for preimplantation genetic
testing; effective January 1, 2020):
Indication for ICSI (Prior failed fertilization, Poor fertilization,
PGT, Abnormal semen parameters, Low oocyte yield, Laboratory routine,
Frozen cycle, Rescue ICSI, Other)
PGT (Pre-implantation genetic testing)
Reasons for PGT
Technique used for PGT
Section H. Transfer Information
Current: Endometrial Thickness Prior to Embryo Transfer.
Clarification (to clarify the timing of measurement; effective
January 1, 2020): Most Recent Endometrial Thickness.
Section J. Definitions
Current: Cycle start date (cycle initiation date)--
(1) For fresh embryo (both donor and nondonor): The first day that
medication to stimulate follicular development is given in a stimulated
cycle or the first day of menses in an unstimulated cycle. For example:
a. The first day of gonadotropins in a gonadotropin only cycle or
in a long suppression GnRH agonist-gonadotropin cycle;
b. The first day of GnRH agonist in a GnRH agonist flare-
gonadotropin cycle;
c. The first day of clomiphene or letrozole in a clomiphene/
gonadotropin cycle or a clomiphene only cycle;
d. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
(2) For fresh embryo donor cycles:
a. The first day exogenous sex steroids are given to patient to
prepare the endometrium;
b. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
(3) For frozen embryo cycles (both donor and non-donor):
a. The first day exogenous sex steroids are given to prepare the
endometrium;
b. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
(4) For oocyte/embryo banking cycles:
a. The first day of gonadotropins in a gonadotropin only cycle or
in a long suppression GnRH agonist-gonadotropin cycle;
b. The first day of GnRH agonist in a GnRH agonist flare-
gonadotropin cycle;
c. The first day of clomiphene or letrozole in a clomiphene/
gonadotropin cycle or a clomiphene only cycle;
d. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
Clarification (to clarify the definition for different types of
cycles; effective January 1, 2020): Cycle start date (cycle initiation
date)--
(1) For cycles using fresh embryos created from fresh nondonor
eggs: The first day that medication to stimulate follicular development
is given in a stimulated cycle or the first day of menses in an
unstimulated cycle. For example:
a. The first day of gonadotropins in a gonadotropin only cycle or
in a long
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suppression GnRH agonist-gonadotropin cycle;
b. The first day of GnRH agonist in a GnRH agonist flare-
gonadotropin cycle;
c. The first day of clomiphene or letrozole in a clomiphene/
gonadotropin cycle or a clomiphene only cycle;
d. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
(2) For cycles using fresh embryos created from fresh donor eggs:
a. The first day exogenous sex steroids are given to patient to
prepare the endometrium;
b. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
(3) For cycles using frozen eggs or frozen embryos (both donor and
non-donor):
a. The first day exogenous sex steroids are given to prepare the
endometrium;
b. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
(4) For oocyte/embryo banking cycles:
a. The first day of gonadotropins in a gonadotropin only cycle or
in a long suppression GnRH agonist-gonadotropin cycle;
b. The first day of GnRH agonist in a GnRH agonist flare-
gonadotropin cycle;
c. The first day of clomiphene or letrozole in a clomiphene/
gonadotropin cycle or a clomiphene only cycle;
d. The first day of natural menses or withdrawal bleeding in an
unstimulated cycle.
Current: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)--Characterization
of a cell or cells from preimplanted embryos from IVF cycles to
determine the presence or absence of a specific genetic defect.
Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)--Characterization of a cell
or cells from preimplanted embryos from IVF cycles to identify genetic
abnormalities.
Correction (to update the terminology; effective January 1, 2020):
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)--Testing performed to analyze DNA
from oocytes or embryos for determining genetic abnormalities,
including aneuploidies (PGT-A), monogenic/single gene defects (PGT-M),
and chromosomal structural rearrangements (PGT-SR).
Dated: October 30, 2019.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-24043 Filed 11-4-19; 8:45 am]
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