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Objective To quantify the proportion of annual assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles performed at private equity-affiliated fertility practices and to test for differences in services and success rates between private equity-affiliated and nonaffiliated practices. Design Cross-sectional analysis of national data set. Setting Not applicable. Patient (s) None. Intervention (s) Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure (s) The primary outcome measures were the volume of ART cycles performed, the percentage of retrievals resulting in live births, and the percentage of transfers resulting in live births. The secondary outcomes included the median income of the practice location, the use of preimplantation genetic testing, the clinical service availability, and the patient reasons for seeking treatment. Result (s) Of the practices listed on the Centers for Disease Control’s 2018 Fertility Clinic Success Rates Report, 14.7% had a …