Columbia University Fertility Center

Description

Columbia University Fertility Center, previously known as Columbia University Center for Women's Reproductive Care, see patients from 2 locations, one in Midtown Manhattan and the other in Westchester County. They also have virtual visits and telehealth appointments if getting to the clinic is problematic.

This clinic provides a wide range of fertility treatments to help patients in the search to become parents, and support LGTBQ family building with third party reproduction options available.

According to their website, Columbia University Feryility Center offers help for women who are suffering from recurrent miscarriage, and accept patients who may have low ovarian reserve and have been refused by other clinics. They have their own on site molecular biology and genetics station within their laboratory and specialise in Preimplanation Genetic Diagnosis. In addition, they also have a pre-baby monitoring service whereby patients can check on the progress of their embryos.

There is a team of patient financial coordinators to help patients navigate the economic side of their treatments and they also have their "Coral-IVF" (Columbia Oral IVF) available, which claimes to save money on hormonal injections. This clinic also participates in the New York State Department of Health Infertility Demonstration programs which provides financial support to those whose insurance doesnt cover IVF.

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 Columbia University Fertility Center:

In addition, this center also provides help with gestational carriers or surrogate carriers, since the country's legislation allows this treatment.

Complementary techniques

In addition to the treatments indicated, Columbia University Fertility Center has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow the personalization of fertility treatments to try and maximize the chances of pregnancy:

• Preimplantation Genetic Screening.
• PESA and MESA.
• TESE.

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.

Diagnostic tests

In addition to all the treatments indicated in the previous section, Columbia University Fertility Center has the necessary technology to perform the following complementary techniques to increase the possibilities of success of the treatments as well as to establish the most appropriate treatment:

• Female Fertility Testing.
• Male Fertility Testing.
• Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation ad testing.
• Hormonal analysis.
• Sperm analysis and seminogram
• Female Fertility Surgeries.

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.

Pregnancy probability per transfer

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

Fresh embryo transfer

Frozen embryo transfer

IVF with egg donation

Realized cycles

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

Pregnancy probability per transfer

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

Medical team

Eric Foreman, MD, HCLD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist, Embryologist

Medical and Laboratory director

S. Zev Williams, MD, PhD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Chief of Divison

Briana J. Rudick

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Director of Third Party Reproduction Program

Ashley M. Wiltshire, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Alex Robles, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Rogerio Arnaldo Lobo, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Sinem Karipcin, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Rachel A. McConell, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Beth W. Rackow, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Jenna M, Tuocy, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Priyanka Ghosh, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Lauren A. Bishop, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Paula C. Brady, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Iris Insogna, MD

OB/GYN, Reproductive endocrinologist

Reviews

The reviews of Columbia University Fertility Center found on the Internet are both positive and negative. In the following section, we are going to list some of the comments on Google Reviews:

In the positive reviews we have Supriya who found Dr Foreman and his team excellent, polite and helpful, and was very impressed with the quick, efficient service. Emerald also highly recommeneds this clinic and Dr Bishop, and says the team assigned to her worked really well together.

Columbia University Fertility Center Reviews

In contrast, Frances had a negative experience, with many problems in contacting the clinic and was very disappointed with the virtual appointment which they feel was set up with an inappropriate specialist.

If you would like to tell us about your experience with Columbia University Fertility Center, whether it was positive or negative, we encourage you to do so in our comment section.

Location: how to get to the clinic?

The Columbia University Fertility Center operates from two New York Locations.

Manhattan Location

The clinic in Manhatten is found in suite PH of the building 5 Columbus Circle.

There are numberous subway stations very near this location, including 57th Street station (lines N Q R and W) and 59th Street Columbus Circle station (lines 1 and 2). If using the bus, the Port Authority bus terminal is 1 mile away and numerous bus lines stop nearby on Boradway, including lines M5, M7, M20, M12, M31, M57.

If arriving by private car there is very limited parking available on the street, but Icon parking garage 0.2 miles away along W 58th Street, or Parking Central Park garage on W 58th Street approximately 0.5 miles away.

If arriving from out of state or internationally, New York is served by two international airports both within 16 miles of this location: John F Kennedy International and Newark Liberty international.

Westchester Location

The clinic in Westchester is found in suite 211 of the building off Westchester Ave, and if arriving by private car there is a parking lot outside the building.

The building can be reached from the westbound Westchester Avenue, which runs alongside Interstate I-287, accessible from the intersections of I-287 with I-684.

If using public transport to get to this center, the bus lines 0003, 0012, 0013 and 0062 stop at Westchester Ave & 244 Westchester which is right outside the building.