The In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program at The Hospital for Advanced Reproductive Services provides comprehensive care to individuals requiring traditional IVF, as well as ancillary procedures such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), assisted hatching and embryo cryopreservation.

Our IVF program has success rates that surpass the national average. Current figures are available upon request Our Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Laboratory meets the standard requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA). Our laboratory is also accredited by the world health organization (WHO). Traditional IVF During traditional IVF, you take several medications so you will develop multiple ovarian follicles that contain mature eggs capable of fertilization. We closely monitor this process using blood tests and vaginal ultrasounds. Mature eggs are retrieved through a simple procedure under ultrasound guidance. We then expose the retrieved eggs to sperm and transfer the resulting embryos back into your uterus. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) ICSI, or assisted fertilization, is a procedure that has dramatically improved the treatment of severe male factor infertility. A relatively common cause of infertility in couples is a low sperm count. With ICSI, a single sperm can be injected into the egg resulting in a significantly higher likelihood of fertilization. This process is used in conjunction with IVF. Assisted Hatching Assisted hatching is another laboratory procedure which enhances pregnancy rates in certain women undergoing IVF. In this procedure, a small opening is made in the shell surrounding the embryo just prior to transfer of the embryo into the uterus. This increases the likelihood that the embryo will implant into the wall of the uterus, thus resulting in a successful pregnancy

Cryopreservation Cryopreservation, or freezing of embryos, allows you to store excess embryos for later use. During a traditional cycle of IVF, we usually transfer 2 to 4 embryos to the uterus to maximize the chance of conception while minimizing the likelihood of multiple births. If pregnancy does not occur during the stimulated cycle, the frozen embryos may be thawed and transferred to the uterus during a spontaneous menstrual cycle. If conception does result from the initial stimulated cycle, cryopreserved embryos can be used later in an attempt to achieve another pregnancy