Certified Medical Magazine by WMA, ACSA, HON
California IVF Fertility Center
33
0

California IVF Fertility Center

Analyzed by (invitra staff).
Last Update: 06/05/2020

Description

The California IVF Fertility Center is located in Sacramento, the capital of the state of California. The founder and Director of this fertility clinic is Ernest Zeringue who works together with a multidisciplinary team of fertility specialists, embryologists, urologists, IVF, coordinators, etc.

California IVF also has its own IVF laboratory in order to carry out all treatments in the clinic without the need to travel. Furthermore, according to information published on their website, this center offers fertility financing programs since they collaborate with medical loan organizations.

However, all this information has not been 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 California IVF:

Embryo Adoption
Embryo cryopreservation
Fertility preservation
Frozen Embryo Transfer
In Vitro Fertilization / ICSI
IUI with Donor Sperm
IUI with Partner's Sperm
IVF with Donor Eggs
IVF with Donor Sperm

This center also provides the possibility of surrogacy since the country's legislation allows this treatment.

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.

The treatment costs may vary significantly depending on the tests or techniques included or not, such as the seminogram, medication, fertility testing, medical visits, prolonged culture or embryo vitrification.

This Tool helps you to find out the exact costs of the different fertility clinics (what's included and what's not) and provides you with lots of useful tips for your first appointment.

Complementary techniques

In addition to all the treatments indicated in the previous section, California IVF has the necessary technology to perform the following complementary techniques to increase the possibilities of success of the treatments:

Diagnostic treatments

At California IVF, it is also possible to perform the following diagnostic tests on men and women to find out the reason for infertility and establish the most appropriate treatment:

  • Female Fertility Testing.
  • Male Fertility Testing.
  • Semen Analysis.
  • Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy.
  • Saline Contrast Sonography.
  • Hysterosalpingogramm (HSG).
  • Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Testing.
  • Pre-conceptual Testing.
  • Vasectomy & Tubal Reversal.

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 californiaivf in a year.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 49 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 204 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
46.7%*
* Percentage extracted from 15 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
33.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 6 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
60%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 3 cases only

Cycles with Frozen Eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
54.9%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
69.5%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
59.5%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
55.6%*
* Percentage extracted from 9 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
20%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases only

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 californiaivf.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Embryos: 5 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Embryos: 207 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
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases only
Frozen Embryo Transfer
61.7%

Medical team

Ernest Zeringue, MD
Ernest Zeringue, MD
Medical Director & Founder
Infertility Specialist
Pravin Goud, MD, PhD
Pravin Goud, MD, PhD
Infertility Specialist
Gary Gross, MD
Gary Gross, MD
Infertility Specialist
John Gould, MD, PhD
John Gould, MD, PhD
Urologist
Ted Tollner, PhD
Ted Tollner, PhD
IVF Laboratory Director
Terry Goldberg, MBA
Terry Goldberg, MBA
Practice Administrator
Tiffany Justice
Tiffany Justice
Billing Supervisor
Linda Goldsworth, RN
Linda Goldsworth, RN
Clinical Supervisor, IVF Coordinator
Maritza Olmos, RN
Maritza Olmos, RN
Clinic Nurse, IVF Coordinator
Katie Paruso, RN
Katie Paruso, RN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Amanda Cole, RN
Amanda Cole, RN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Holly
Holly
Clinical Coordinator
Samantha
Samantha
Clinical Coordinator
David
David
California Conceptions Coordinator
Valerie
Valerie
California Conceptions Coordinator
Hardy
Hardy
Reception, Safety Officer
Hao Chien
Hao Chien
Clinical Coordinator, International Coordinator
Charlene
Charlene
Andrologist
Teresa
Teresa
Laboratory Assistant
Mallory
Mallory
Administrative Assistant
Anna
Anna
Administrative Assistant
Stacey
Stacey
Financial Coordinator
Anu Goud, PhD
Anu Goud, PhD
Andrology and Embryology
Sylvia
Sylvia
Financial Coordinator, Surgery Coordinator
Marielle
Marielle
Administration, Reception
Yadira
Yadira
Administration, Reception
Deborah Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Senior Embryologist
Ernest
Ernest
Technical Support

Reviews

The reviews about California IVF found on the internet are generally very positive. In the following section, we are going to list some of the comments on Google Business.

Clarissa, for example, had an in vitro fertilization treatment in which she experienced several medical setbacks. However, the staff was always supportive and she felt well-informed about her options. After a failed IVF cycle she started her second one in which she got pregnant with twins. Catherine is also content with IVF California. She had a tubal ligation reversal at this center. Despite being a surgical intervention, the staff managed to make the surgery feel more comfortable to her. She will return to the clinic in order to conceive after her tubal ligation reversal. Also, patient Min describes Dr. Zeringue as helpful and has made positive experiences with the clinic's professional services.

However, there are also some negative comments. Yana, a former egg donor at California IVF, says that while the staff is friendly, she felt miserable after her donation as it was all about business. She complains about the lack of follow-up calls and visits after her egg retrieval. She would have liked to have a more personalized treatment. Also, Erin describes her experience as discouraging as she felt that as a patient you need to do research on your own, otherwise they would go straight to IVF.

Location: how to get to the clinic?

IVF California is located in 2590 Venture Oaks Way Suite 103, Sacramento, California.

The nearest airport is Sacramento International Airport and a 15-minutes drive to the clinic via I-5 S. Alternatively, there are tren connections from the airport. With approximately 1h 30 minutes, however, it would take much longer to California IVF.

Last Update: 06/05/2020