Our Services
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
Intrauterine Insemination – or IUI is used to get sperm into the uterus at the time of ovulation. To accomplish this washed or processed sperm is injected via a thin catheter through the cervix and into the uterine cavity thus enabling the sperm to be in the right place at the right time.
In Vitro Fertilization
In Vitro Fertilization – IVF – A woman takes hormonal medications to stimulate the development of multiple eggs( in her ovaries) which are then retrieved, fertilized in the laboratory with her partner’s sperm, cultured and grown for 5 or 6 days, and then selectively transferred to her uterus. There are multiple indications for this procedure.
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection – also called ICSI – entails selecting and injecting individual sperm into eggs. It can be used to improve the chances of fertilization when there is severe male factor infertility.
Epididymal or Testicular Sperm Aspiration
Epididymal or Testicular Sperm Aspiration- If a man’s sperm is unable to travel from his testicles and into his ejaculate they can be obtained directly from the testicles with a thin needle or via a simple microsurgical technique.
Use of Donated Sperm
Use of Donated Sperm – This option is available for couples with severe male factor infertility , single women and same-sex couples. Sperm is purchased from accredited banks and shipped to our office where it is stored and subsequently used for IUI or IVF.
Use of Donated Eggs
Use of Donated Eggs – Used primarily by menopausal women or by those in their late 30s and 40s with “egg factor infertility”, this option utilizes eggs from young, healthy egg donors to help “intended mothers” achieve healthy, ongoing pregnancies.
Assisted Hatching
Assisted Hatching – A tiny incision is made in the protein coat that surrounds the embryo. This allows the embryo to “hatch” out of its confines so that it can implant in the uterine lining.
Blastocyst Transfer
Blastocyst Transfer - Embryos are cultured or grown for 5 or 6 days in the laboratory to the blastocyst stage of development. This is the stage at which embryonic stem cells are able to be seen and counted. Embryos with adequate number of stem cells are appropriate for transfer to the uterus.
Gestational Surrogacy
Gestational Surrogacy – Women who have difficulty with embryo implantation or with carrying a pregnancy to term may consider using a gestational surrogate. Couples may use IVF with their own or with donor eggs (and/or sperm) to create embryos. The embryos are transferred to the uterus of the surrogate who carries the pregnancy until delivery.
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
PGD screens embryos for genetic disorders before they are transferred to the uterus. It is recommended for couples who are carriers of certain genetic disorders. In some cases it may be used to screen embryos of couples who have suffered from recurrent miscarriage.
