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Advanced Fertility Services: Hugh Melnick MD
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Advanced Fertility Services: Hugh Melnick MD

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Last Update: 09/21/2022

Description

Advanced Fertility Services, Dr Hugh Melnick MD is a fertility specialist in NYC. They treat patients from the New York area in person and also have Telemedicine appointments available for continental and international patients.

According to information found on the website, Dr Melnick is a reproductive endocrinologist offering a range of treatments to help patients overcome their fertility problems. He specialises in infertility due to hypothyroidism, menopause treatment and the use of Platelet Rich Plasma therapy.

This clinic accepts most of the major insurance plans and also have financing options available.

However, all this information could not be verified by the inviTRA specialists.

If you want to know how to get to the clinic click here.

Fertility treatments

Below, you'll find a table with all fertility treatments offered by Dr Hugh Melnick:

Embryo cryopreservation$2,250
Fertility preservationPrice not available
Frozen Embryo Transfer$6,500
In Vitro Fertilization / ICSI$9,500
IUI with Donor SpermPrice not available
IUI with Partner's SpermPrice not available
IVF with Donor Egg & Donor SpermPrice not available
IVF with Donor EggsPrice not available
IVF with Donor SpermPrice not available
Low medication IVFPrice not available
Preimplantation Genetic DiagnosisPrice not available
Prolonged embryo cultivationPrice not available

In addition, Dr Melnick details on his website the tests and techniques included in each of the budgets we have indicated above.

For example, the first IVF cycle costs $9,500 and includes ultrasounds, monitoring and embyro transfer but does not include medications.

A frozen embryo cycle costs $6,500 and includes the blood tests, embryo thawing and transfer and pregnancy test.

Cyropreservation of embryos is $2,250 which includes the first year of storage and then each additional year of storage is $700

Complementary techniques

To increase the chances of success of the treatments and the probability of achieving pregnancy, Advanced Fertility Services have the techology to perform the following complementary techniques:

If you're still unsure which fertility treatment is right for you and would like to know more about it, we suggest you read on here: Fertility Treatment Overview.

In assisted reproduction, like any medical treatment, it is necessary for you to trust the professionalism of the doctors and the clinic you choose.

This Tool generates you a personalized report with all information necessary about the treatment you will need. Besides, there is a list of clinics in your area which we have chosen based on our selection criteria with their budget plan included. Last but not least, you will find a series of useful tips for your first clinic visit.

Diagnostic tests

In order to best treat the infertility, Dr Melnick offers a variety of diagnostic tests, procedures and therapies to find the right treatment plan for each patient. These include:

  • Female fertility testing.
  • Male fertility testing.
  • Female reproductive surgeries.
  • Hypothyroidism treatments
  • Recurrent pregnancy loss study.
  • Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.
  • Ovarian rejunventation with Platlet Rich Plasma Therapy.

However, all this information has not been verified by the inviTRA specialists.

Success rates

This data has been collected by the American CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the year 2016. Directly comparing pregnancy rates between different clinics can lead to mistakes.

IVF/ICSI

Realized cycles

Number of total cycles performed by the clinic in a year.

The CDC stipulates both the total number of cycles realized per clinic in general and number of cycles performed by the patient's age group: under 35 years, between 35-37 years, between 38-40 years, between 41-42 years and above 43 years.

This is the total number of performed cycles by Advanced Fertility Services: Hugh Melnick MD in a year.

More information
Cycles with fresh eggs: 15 per year
Cycles with frozen eggs: 14 per year

Pregnancy probability per transfer

Probability that an embryo transfer will lead to a pregnancy, regardless of the number of embryos transferred.

Cycles with fresh eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 2 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 3 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
no data
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 1 case
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 4 cases

Cycles with frozen eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
28.6%*
* Percentage extracted from 7 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 1 case
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 2 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
no data
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
no data

IVF with egg donation

Realized cycles

Number of total cycles performed by the clinic in a year.

In regards to egg donation cycles, these are the ranges of annual cycles carried out by Advanced Fertility Services: Hugh Melnick MD.

More information
Cycles with fresh embryos: 1 per year
Cycles with frozen embryos: 1 per year

Pregnancy probability per transfer

Probability that an embryo transfer will lead to a pregnancy, regardless of the number of embryos transferred.

Fresh embryo transfer
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 1 case only
Frozen embryo transfer
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 1 case only

Medical team

Hugh D. Melnick MD
Hugh D. Melnick MD
OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Reviews

The reviews for Dr Hugh Melnick found on the internet with regards to fertility treatments are positive. Ine the following section we are going to list some of the comments on Google Reviews:

Within the reviews we can see Donna who says that the doctor is knowledgable and the staff are helpful. April was very happy with the kind and patient service she received and Val praises Dr Melnick and his staff after achieving a successful pregnancy following her procedure.

If you have an experiences with this clinic and would like to share it with us, whether it was positive or negative, we encourage you to do so in our comment section.

Location: how to get to the clinic?

Advanced Fertility Services is located within the Ruppert Yorkville Towers Condominium at 1625 3rd Avenue in New York City. You can find this building at 3rd Ave and E92nd Street. The nearest subway stations are 96th Street, about 5 mins walk away, or 86th Street about 5 -10 mins walk. Many bus lines run along 3rd Avenue and the stop at 3rd Ave & East 91st Street is right outside the building.

If you are coming from out of state or internationally, John F Kennedy International airport is 17 miles away and Newark Liberty International is at a distance of 26 miles.

Last Update: 09/21/2022