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Normally, one egg matures each month, but when we stimulate the ovaries for IVF or ICSI, we attempt to mature multiple eggs for fertilization. In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves removing eggs from the ovaries and fertilizing them outside of the body (“in vitro”). With conventional IVF, many sperm are placed in a dish with a healthy egg, whereas with Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a single sperm is carefully injected directly into each egg.

Ovarian stimulation usually requires 10-14 days of hormonal stimulation and monitoring before the eggs are retrieved. Once the eggs are in our care, we need to consider several key steps:

• Fertilization: Conventional IVF or ICSI? 
• When to plan your transfer: How long should we care for your embryos before transferring or freezing them? 2-3 or 5-6 days?
• Embryo Transfer: Fresh or frozen? If frozen, do we transfer them in the future using a controlled or natural cycle?
• Genetic testing: Do we test your embryos before transferring them?

Based on your history, assessment, and goals, we’ll help you navigate several steps and decision points depending on your particular situation and requirements.

“I was 34 when I decided to be a single mom by choice. Who knew I could create my own love of my life.” -- Regina

Want to build a family on your own? Congratulations on making this choice. It may take a village to raise a child, but not to make one. We’re here to help.

Here’s what it takes:

• A healthy egg from you or an egg donor
• Healthy sperm from someone you know or an anonymous donor
• A way for the sperm and egg to meet: either IUI or IVF

Whatever your needs, we can help. We’ll work with you to assess any obstacles, plan your family and secure appropriate donor sperm, eggs or gestational carriers from our network of stellar agencies.

Let’s find a plan that works for you.

Single Moms by Choice and Choice Moms are two excellent community groups that support women seeking to have a family on their own.

Not necessarily, and at Spring, there’s no such thing as “most people”. While we work with proven protocols, everyone is an individual and each treatment plan is customized to each patient. In order to determine which treatment options are right for you, we’ll conduct a thorough review of your medical history and assessment of both partners to evaluate what’s happening. Then we’ll form a plan to move forward. To get started, book a consult.

PGT-A allows patients the highest chance of success (a live birth) with each embryo transfer. Regardless of age, a chromosomally normal embryo has about a 50% chance of live birth. This allows us greater confidence with each embryo transfer such that most patients transfer only one embryo at a time. Keep in mind that while PGT-A helps us more easily identify the healthiest embryos to transfer (resulting in a higher live birth rate per transfer), it does not increase the chances overall.

The Pros: Highest implantation and live birth rate per transfer, fewer miscarriages, and you are less likely to experience (and pay for) an unsuccessful embryo transfer.

The Cons: Higher upfront cost in order to perform the procedure on the embryos and genetic analysis on sampled cells. And although this procedure is considered safe and effective, the test is about 90% accurate: 4% of cases will result in a "False Positive" (calling a potentially normal embryo "abnormal"), about 4% in a "False Negative" (embryos are determined to be "normal" but later miscarry and are found to have an abnormal chromosome complement), and approximately 2% of the time we do not get sufficient amplification of DNA for the scientists to make a determination on your embryo.

Lastly, it’s important to understand that with PGT-A, it’s possible that you will not have any normal embryos to transfer. Although this is very disappointing to experience, it also means that you did not have to endure a transfer that resulted in a miscarriage, with the associated pain and lost time before a successful transfer.

We take enormous pride in delivering the highest chances of successful IVF, anywhere. Your success will depend greatly on your age at the time your eggs are retrieved. Nationally, women under 35 have nearly 50% success rates, while women over 42 have a 5% chance of success with each attempt using her own eggs. As women age, the number of eggs available declines and the miscarriage risk increases due to ovarian aging, making it harder to conceive. Many women require multiple attempts with IVF. Our job is to help you achieve a live birth in as few attempts as possible. Although aging is the biggest predictor of success, this is due to the age of the eggs and not the uterus. Success rates with donor eggs are over 50% per attempt and depend on the fertility and age of the egg donor.

There are many causes of infertility. For a successful pregnancy to occur: A healthy egg needs to be meet healthy sperm, fertilize, develop and find a good place to grow (a receptive uterus).

Problems at any of these steps can cause difficulties in getting pregnant:

1. A woman’s body might not release an egg each month due to hormone imbalances.
2. The man’s body might not produce enough sperm for successful fertilization.
3. The fallopian tubes can be blocked or non-functional (for example, as a result of scarring from previous infections or inflammatory conditions like endometriosis). This would prevent the egg and sperm from meeting.
4. It’s also possible that the uterus might not be receptive to implantation due to abnormal conditions like polyps, fibroids or infections.

It’s important to note that 30-40% of infertility cases are due to male factors. We need enough motile, swimming sperm to fertilize an egg. A “normal” ejaculate has over 18 million motile (swimming) sperm. Some men produce fewer or no sperm. Other men produce plenty of sperm but have obstructions in their tubes (the vas deferens), preventing sperm from being released. Just because a semen sample appears normal, doesn’t mean that there are sufficient numbers of sperm inside. We need to check with a microscope.

A woman’s ovarian reserve is directly related to age and potential to produce multiple eggs with ovarian stimulation. Ovarian reserve, or egg supply, begins to gradually decline beginning at the age of 30. The amount of medication required to stimulate the ovaries will increase and the number of follicles and eggs produced from the ovaries declines. These factors lower a woman’s chances of pregnancy with our best treatments. Several tests are used to determine a woman’s fertility potential, including blood tests such as Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH), FSH and Estradiol and a pelvic ultrasound to evaluate Antral Follicle Count.

Normal ovulation requires a well-choreographed interplay of numerous hormonal events involving the brain, pituitary gland and ovaries. Stress, medical conditions and other events can throw these off and cause hormone imbalances that affect ovulation. If you are not ovulating every month, we will need to screen for conditions like Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Hyperprolactinemia, Thyroid Problems, as well as other less common conditions. In order to evaluate your case, we may test for additional hormones.

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The long answer is that the optimal number to ensure a single healthy pregnancy varies by age, reproductive history (have you been pregnant before?), and other factors that could make it easier or harder to get pregnant in the future.

The short answer: we recommend having at least 20 mature eggs frozen before your 37th birthday. Why? The largest study to date looking at the average number of mature eggs needed per live birth in patients using IVF suggested that 20 eggs were needed, up until age 37. Beyond age 37 the number was higher (about 40 eggs per baby at age 40 and 60 eggs by age 42). These numbers correlate very well with the national IVF success rates in the United States, as reported by the CDC.

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Although there are several molecular tests of uterine receptiveness, most current tests are not very predictive. The most important tool right now is to make sure the uterus is free of any lesions like polyps or fibroids. This is best done by either a Sonohysterogram, also known as a Saline Infusion Sonogram (SIS) or hysteroscopy. Occasionally, an endometrial biopsy can be performed to rule out chronic infections, or to perform experimental molecular testing.

For men, the evaluation is even simpler. We perform a Semen Analysis to see if there are enough motile (swimming) sperm to reach and fertilize an egg. Low or absent sperm counts can be due to problems producing sperm or in a blockage preventing the sperm from being released. Appearing to ejaculate normally does not mean there are enough quality sperm being emitted.

The basic male evaluation can be addressed with two key questions:

Do you produce a sufficient number of “swimming” sperm to total sperm?
Fertile men typically produce tens of millions of sperm per ejaculate. It’s not enough to produce sperm; the job isn’t done until they reach the egg and fertilize it. Unfortunately, it’s a long journey, and therefore nature provides millions of sperm in the hope that one is able to make it to the egg, attach and fertilize.

Are the sperm able to leave your body?
Just as women have tubes that can be blocked (the fallopian tubes), the same is also true with men. The vas deferens is the tube that carries sperm from the testes to the penis. Sometimes these tubes can be blocked or congenitally absent. With an obstructed vas deferens, a man’s ejaculation may appear normal but lack sperm.

We evaluate sperm with a Semen Analysis, which tests the percent motility, or the number of sperm per ejaculation. We also examine direction and speed, shape, and other factors that can give your doctors insight into your ability to conceive without assistance.

The typical fertility assessment of both partners can be completed within a month (or one menstrual cycle) of an initial consult.

With Spring Fertility, you can know what’s happening in just one day. With our Same Day 360° Comprehensive Evaluation & Action Plan, you and your partner can come in to complete an initial consult, evaluation, and review of treatment options in a single day. By the end of the day, you’ll know your options and probability for success. You’ll leave equipped with a personalized roadmap and treatment plan.

How can we do that? We are one of only a handful of clinics across the country to offer everything onsite, including HSG, AMH testing, and semen analysis. Doing so allows us to shorten your wait for results. We know your time is important, so we’ve designed our workflow around your needs.

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The IVF process is a series of steps that we’ll help you understand so you know exactly what to expect. Typically, the first 8-12 days encompass ovarian stimulation leading up to the egg retrieval. The egg retrieval coincides with preparing sperm for fertilization.

Then, depending on your situation, we’ll decide on what’s best for next steps:

Fertilization: Conventional IVF or ICSI?
When to plan your transfer: How long should we care for your embryos before transferring or freezing them? 2-3 or 5-6 days?
Embryo Transfer: Fresh or frozen? If frozen, do we transfer them in the future using a controlled or natural cycle?
Genetic testing: Do we test your embryos before transferring them?

We can help you decide what to do for each step based on your unique case and requirements.

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Women under 35 have a 2 in 3 chance of having chromosomally normal blastocyst, so would need about 3 blastocyst stage embryos (on average) per live birth. As women age, the chances of having a chromosomally normal blastocyst decline.

At 40, women have a 1 in 3 chance of having a chromosomally normal embryo at the blastocyst stage, so would need about 6 blastocysts for a successful pregnancy. At 42, women have a 1 in 4 chance of having a chromosomally normal blastocyst, so might need about 8 blastocyst stage embryos (on average) per live birth. Women over 42 years have a 1 in 5-6 chance of finding a chromosomally normal embryo. This is why many women over 42 are using donor eggs, unless they froze their own eggs earlier.

For women using donor eggs, the chances of a successful pregnancy depends on the age of the donor. Since most donors are in their 20’s, far fewer embryos will be required per live birth.

Please don’t despair! Although the numbers above may seem discouraging, everyone is an individual and we have patients that beat the odds and have successful outcomes with a 2% chance. The above numbers are to give you a sense of overall probability. Please discuss your case with your doctor to get more individualized answers.

You do not need to transfer every embryo. After you transfer your desired and recommended embryo(s) we can cryopreserve any additional embryos with the potential for implanting. These are saved for a future pregnancy or if this attempt isn’t successful. Embryologists have been cryopreserving embryos since the 1980s. Today, embryo survival is better than 98% and many studies have shown the outcomes with frozen embryo transfers to be as good or better than with fresh embryos. See how we prepare your embryo for transfer:

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Several recent studies have been published that suggest frozen embryos may have higher pregnancy and live birth rates and may even have better live birth outcomes. Our interpretation: For some patients a frozen embryo transfer is going to be safer and result in a higher pregnancy rate. However, not all patients benefit from this approach so we do not recommend freezing all embryos to every patient. We believe we can identify the patients who will benefit from a “freeze all” approach and frozen embryo transfer during their monitoring. In these cases, we recommend cryopreserving all of your embryos without transferring them in order to increase your chance of a successful and healthy pregnancy.

Reasons we might cryopreserve without transferring an embryo:

Elevated early progesterone. The uterus has a “window of receptivity” when it will allow a good embryo to implant. Before and after that window, even a good embryo won’t be successful. Sometimes, the elevated hormone levels seen with ovarian stimulation can “confuse” the uterus into thinking the embryo will be arriving before it is ready. By the time the embryos arrive, the uterus is not receptive to implantation. So, instead of transferring a good embryo into a uterus that is no longer “receptive,” we’ll wait and use a frozen embryo when the timing is better.

New concerns about the uterine lining. Rarely, we detect a new polyp or bleeding that was missed before starting the IVF process.

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. In patients who produce many eggs and embryos, ovaries can become hyperstimulated and need time to ‘cool down’ to allow for successful implantation. This is quite rare, and although it’s disappointing to experience an unplanned delay, it usually means there’s a good chance at a successful pregnancy the next month with a frozen embryo transfer.

Patient choice. One of the most common reasons is that a patient or couple wants to create embryos to transfer later, either for medical or personal reasons.

One decision we’ll consider together is whether you’ll want to do a natural or controlled (medicated) frozen embryo transfer.

If you’ve decided to get genetic testing or are otherwise using frozen embryos, then we’ll work with you to time your transfer. Compared to a “fresh” IVF cycle with ovarian stimulation, a frozen embryo transfer is much easier. Depending on your preferences for timing and your medical history, we can do a controlled cycle or a natural cycle.

• Controlled Cycle: We give you medications to prevent your body from ovulating. We provide all the estrogen and progesterone you need for about 10 weeks.
  
  • Advantages: You can schedule the transfer to your convenience and have more control over the process.
  • Disadvantages: Cost and inconvenience of taking medications for 10 weeks.
    
    
• Natural Cycle: We allow your body to ovulate on its own. As a result, you produce your own estrogen and progesterone and require minimal additional medication.
  
  • Advantages: Lower cost of medication.
  • Disadvantages: There is more initial monitoring to make sure we know when you ovulate and as such, it’s more unpredictable. We cannot control the exact date of the embryo transfer, since your body will ultimately determine when we need to transfer the embryo. We are also unable to give supplemental estradiol before you ovulate, so patients with thin lining may do better with a controlled cycle to supplement endometrial growth.

If you are struggling with infertility, you may have heard of endometrial testing options, such as the ERA (endometrial receptivity analysis), CD138 for chronic subclinical endometritis, or Receptiva Dx which claims to diagnose patients with endometriosis. All these tests boast strong claims of significantly improving patients' chances of carrying a successful pregnancy. Please know that your Spring providers will always recommend any test or intervention that they think will help you be successful. While we are our patients' strongest advocates, we are also data-driven scientists. For a full breakdown on how these tests work, the validity of their claims, and to learn more about specific cases in which we may recommend, you can read more here.

At Spring, we counsel patients who are planning for an egg retrieval when they are 45 or older that we suggest that they consider using donor eggs. We have had successful live births from women ages 44, 45 and 46 with their own eggs, and successful pregnancies have been reported above age 46. However, these chances are low and we transparently counsel and educate patients to make decisions that are right for them. We recognize that the decision to use an egg donor requires careful consideration and we are here to support you. Our primary goal is to help our patients in their journey to have a family, and we strongly believe that DNA is only one component of parenthood. An embryo must implant, develop, and spend 9 months in your womb before you deliver your baby and devote a lifetime of care. The primary determining factor of the health and happiness of your future child is your parenting 😊

Although protocols can vary, typically the process is two weeks involving:

1. 8-14 days of hormone stimulation, culminating in a final “trigger shot” 36 hours before the egg retrieval
2. Usually 5 monitoring appointments
3. The egg retrieval: a 20 minute procedure under sedation (you are asleep with an anesthesiologist present but you are not intubated or paralyzed).

Some patients may additionally benefit from two weeks of hormonal preparation prior to beginning stimulation. The addition of these medications helps follicles grow at the same rate to optimize the number of eggs retrieved.

The idea of giving yourself injections can be intimidating. While many people feel anxious the first or second time, hundreds of thousands of women have safely undergone hormone stimulation and find that they quickly get used to administering their own medications. Some patients have a friend or partner help with the injections. We also work with several nurses who offer home visits to administer nightly injections. 

The night before, you’ll have a hearty dinner and then abstain from any food or drink after midnight. The morning of your retrieval, you’ll check in about an hour before the procedure. Your nurse will guide you over to the lab where you’ll change into a warm robe and place your belongings in a secure locker. You’ll meet the anesthesiologist and embryologist who will be caring for you and your eggs. Under their watchful eye, you’ll fall asleep under anesthesia, while our specialists aspirate your eggs using a very fine needle. 20 minutes later, you’ll awaken in our recovery area.

If a fresh semen sample is used, your partner will produce the sample while your eggs are being retrieved. Otherwise, we will thaw a frozen sample.

Our care team will be there to look after you and ply you with juice and snacks. Most patients walk out the door about 45 minutes later. Most patients take the rest of the day off to rest.

HOW IT WORKS    WHAT TO EXPECT

The transfer itself takes a few minutes and is not painful. The primary discomfort you may experience will likely be from having a full bladder. A full bladder will help your organs stay in the right place so our team can have the best images for transfer.

You’ll arrive early to change and get ready. There’s no anesthesia required, but we recommend Valium to minimize uterine contractions. You’ll watch us on a closed circuit television as we gently draw your embryo into a thin soft catheter for transfer. You’ll then watch by ultrasound as the embryos are returned to your uterus.

HOW IT WORKS

Many people find this a good time to pursue their healthiest habits. Alcohol is fine in moderation until 2-3 days before your egg retrieval but should be avoided post-transfer.

We accept coverage through fertility-specific benefits providers such as Progyny and Carrot in addition to Cigna and Health Plan Services. For our patients with out-of-network benefits, we can provide all appropriate paperwork to submit claims for reimbursement directly to insurance carriers.

This depends on your specific plan. Group plans are more likely to have infertility coverage than individual plans but each case should be verified.

We accept coverage through fertility-specific benefits organizations such as Progyny and Carrot. At this time, we also work with Cigna and Health Plan Services. Additionally, we can provide all appropriate paperwork for patients with out-of-network benefits to submit claims for reimbursement directly to their insurance carrier.”

All initial visits include a pelvic ultrasound. If this is your first visit, we’ll need to determine the answers to four basic questions:

• Are you producing and releasing a healthy egg every month?
• Are there a sufficient number of swimming sperm?
• Are the fallopian tubes open and allowing the egg and sperm to meet?
• Is the uterus receptive to implantation?

Initial consult costs range from $250 - $545, depending on market. This appointment with your doctor includes ultrasound, physical exam, and a physician consult. Because most patients want to become pregnant as soon as possible, we can move quickly. Most testing can be completed within a month (or one menstrual cycle) of an initial consult. Based on your availability and the timing of your menstrual cycle, we’ll plan your specific tests.

While this timeframe works for most patients, we understand that you’re busy and may want answers sooner than later. That’s why we created the Same Day 360º Fertility Evaluation and action plan.


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With our Same Day 360° Fertility Evaluation, you and your partner will complete an initial consult, evaluation and review of treatment options all in one day. No need to wrangle two schedules for multiple visits or come back multiple times, and no need to wait for answers. Within 4 hours, we can provide an understanding of your individual situation and what your options are.

Patients will receive:

• Initial consult
• AMH blood test and pelvic ultrasound to evaluate your ovarian reserve
• Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) for evaluation of the fallopian tubes
• Saline sonogram for uterine cavity assessment in patients who know they want to do IVF
• Semen analysis
• Summary assessment by your physician so you can understand the findings and make a plan to move forward

How can we do that? We are one of only a handful of clinics across the country to offer everything onsite, including HSG, AMH testing, and semen analysis. Doing so allows us to shorten your wait for results. We know your time is important, so we’ve designed our workflow around your needs.

Want to get started? Just contact us to book your consult or 360° today.

You can also learn more about fertility treatments at one of our free monthly info sessions. Check out our events page to RSVP. Friends and loved ones welcome.

No. Most women can get pregnant naturally and their eggs become a backup plan or insurance policy. We encourage you to think about how many children you want when freezing your eggs. Although it may be easy to get pregnant naturally the first time, depending how many children you want, consider freezing eggs for that second, third or fourth child (if that’s your desired plan). You can use our egg calculator to help you plan accordingly.

Cryopreservation places cells into a “glass-like state” where all biologic processes stop by rapidly changing the temperature to -196°C using liquid nitrogen. The cell can be maintained in this state for years without aging. Your doctor will determine a protocol that’s right for you. Bioidentical hormones are used to help the ovaries produce multiple eggs from multiple follicles. These eggs are then retrieved from your body and cryopreserved a few hours later.

A woman’s age at the time an egg is released is the single most important factor affecting fertility. Beginning in your 20s, there's a gradual decline in the ability to become pregnant. Around age 35, fertility begins to decline more rapidly. Freezing your eggs gives you more options for the future by preserving your eggs (and their current quality) today.

Two factors lead to this decline: fewer and lower quality eggs.

Fewer: eggs, unlike sperm, are only produced before a baby is born. At birth, a female is born with 1-2 million eggs. These eggs are called primordial follicles and are suspended in a state of partial maturity that is not completed until ovulation (often decades later). They are gradually released over the next 50 years. Total eggs remaining in the ovaries:
At birth: ~1-2 million
At puberty: ~400-500,000
At age 35: ~25,000

Quality: While the total number of eggs available declines daily, egg quality also starts to drop as the long term effects of minor environmental damage add up. The cumulative effects of aging become apparent by your mid 30s, when eggs are more likely to produce chromosomal errors (called “aneuploidy”), leading to miscarriages and infertility.

Turns out, cryopreservation of eggs takes lots of expertise. Prior to freezing, the embryologist safely replaces all the water from an egg with cryoprotectants. Your embryologist then rapidly moves the egg cell through different solutions and then must freeze (vitrify) the eggs in 1 microliter of water (that is 1/1000 of a milliliter). The whole process is still done by hand, and the best protocols are still considered trade secrets. At Spring, we’re proud to work with the best embryologists who have the best equipment to innovate and improve existing protocols.

The best way to decide on whether and when to freeze your eggs is to have an initial consult. During this 60 minute appointment, we'll perform a pelvic ultrasound and blood test to assess your ovarian function. Then we can discuss your treatment plan. The plan we choose depends on your unique situation. We want to understand your goals and concerns, and provide the best option for you.

At Spring, we believe it’s our responsibility to provide our patients with transparent and realistic expectations as to the likelihood that freezing your eggs will result in a successful future pregnancy. The oldest reported woman to successfully freeze and warm an egg that resulted in a live birth was 42 at the time she froze her eggs.  We want to leave room to “move the needle” and advance the field, so we will allow well-counseled women to freeze their eggs through age 43 (understanding that no 43 year old women have successfully frozen eggs that resulted in a live birth).  For women aged 44 and up, the probability of having a baby from frozen eggs is too low and the success rate unproven, so we will not freeze eggs at this time. To get a better idea of your individual chances for success based on your age and the number of mature eggs you can expect to retrieve, you can visit our Egg Calculator.

Protocols can vary but egg freezing is typically a two week process involving:

1. 10-14 days of hormone stimulation, culminating in a final “trigger shot” 36 hours before the egg retrieval
2. Usually 5 monitoring appointments
3. The egg retrieval: a 20 minute procedure under sedation (you are asleep with an anesthesiologist present but you are not intubated or paralyzed)

Some patients may additionally benefit from two weeks of hormonal preparation prior to beginning stimulation. The addition of these medications helps follicles grow at the same rate to optimize the number of eggs retrieved.

HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT

The idea of giving yourself injections can be intimidating. While many people feel anxious the first or second time, hundreds of thousands of women have safely undergone hormone stimulation and find that they quickly get used to administering their own medications. Some patients have a friend or partner help with the injections. We also work with several nurses who offer home visits to administer nightly injections. 

We’ve created medication instruction videos in case you need extra support during the process. You can browse our full library of videos here.

Alcohol is fine in moderation (1-2 drinks per day) until 2-3 days before your egg retrieval. Abstinence is fine too. Many people find this a good time to pursue their healthiest habits.

Come visit us at Spring Fertility for a consult. Just contact us to book and we’ll send you a questionnaire, so we can review your file in advance of our first meeting. Not ready for a consult? Come for a free info session. You can meet our team, tour our lab, and get more information about egg freezing. We’re here for any and all your questions!

We believe in simple, transparent pricing. If you are self-paying in full, with no coverage:

• Initial Consult: Initial consult costs range from $250 - $545, depending on market. This appointment with your doctor includes ultrasound, physical exam, and a physician consult.
• Egg Freezing Cycle: (SF) - $9960; Egg freezing cycle (NY) - $9960, includes all monitoring appointments (ultrasounds and blood work), anesthesia, egg retrieval, and cryopreservation.
• Additional Storage: (SF) - $795 per year; (NY) - $960 per year

The total costs for each patient vary based on insurance and which protocol. Medication Packages from our pharmacy partners range from $3,900-$4,900 in NY and $4,100 - $5,100 in CA, depending on your specific protocol and requirements. 

Because some women require multiple cycles, we offer 10% off successive rounds of egg freezing (self pay only).

Another important financial consideration is the subsequent cost of thawing and fertilizing your eggs, then transferring embryos in the future. This is not included in the initial cost of egg freezing.

Egg Freezing Payment Plan (set up ACH when treatment initiated)

We are pleased to offer the following special payment plan on egg freezing with a no down payment and zero interest.

No Down Payment & No Interest Payment Plan (for 1 cycle)  Includes ultrasound and blood monitoring, monitoring appointments, anesthesia, egg retrieval procedure, and egg freezing.

Cost =

$0 Down

$249/month

Initial consult and hormone medications not included. We’re not a pharmacy, but we do have special package deals and lower rates from our pharmacy partners.

Help a family have a family. Egg donors give the greatest gift of all: they help others achieve their dreams of a family. We’re pleased to support some amazing women willing to donate their eggs to people in need.

Qualifying applicants meet the following criteria

• Motivated young women aged 21 to 30
• Nonsmoking and in good overall health
• No tattoos or piercings in the last year
• Have not lived in the United Kingdom for over 3 months
• Have not travelled to Zika endemic areas in the last 6 months

Donors must meet FDA and ASRM guidelines, and undergo a medical and psychological screening process with our team to ensure they’re ready. All ethnicities are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Curious if you qualify? Email [email protected] and we’ll get in touch.

We accept coverage through fertility-specific benefits providers such as Progyny and Carrot in addition to specific traditional commercial insurance providers, Cigna and Health Plan Services. For our patients with out-of-network benefits, we can provide all appropriate paperwork to submit claims for reimbursement directly to insurance carriers.

Curious about egg freezing and whether it's right for you?

Come in for an egg freezing consultation, which includes:

• One hour with the physician to review your health history
• Pelvic ultrasound to assess ovarian reserve and antral follicle count

In just one hour, you’ll know your options. Then you can decide what’s right and when’s right for you.

Book a Consult online today or call us at 415-964-5618 to schedule.

You can also learn more about egg freezing at one of our free monthly info sessions. Check out our events page to RSVP. Friends and loved ones welcome.

Not sure just yet and want to learn more? Join us for one of our free info sessions at Spring. You'll be able to meet our team, tour our facility, and learn all about how we approach egg freezing as well as the facts and data to consider in planning for your future. Bring all your questions! Friends and loved ones welcome.

Reserve your spot today. Call us at 415-964-5618, email [email protected]  or RSVP on our events page.

We also hold community events to raise awareness about egg freezing and fertility care. Keep an eye on our events page for the details, and get in touch if you'd like to organize a talk with us.

Host a private info session Curious about egg freezing and have friends who are too? We now offer private info sessions for groups of 6 or more. Each can be tailored to your group’s specific questions and interests. We can even bring snacks.

Contact us today: 415-964-5618 or [email protected].