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Fertility Centers of Illinois – Highland Park IVF Center
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Fertility Centers of Illinois – Highland Park IVF Center

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Last Update: 02/08/2022

Description

Fertility Centers of Illinois - Highland Park IVF Center is a fertility clinic directed by Infertility Specialist Dr. Brian R. Kaplan, MD. It´s situated in Highland Park, Illinois. They are specialized in LGBTQ+ care and Surrogacy, as well as many diagnostic and surgical procedures and Fertility preservation.

Their multidisciplinary team consists of several specialists like endocrinology, andrology, gynecology, and obstetrics. They are within the Fertility Centers of Illinois and share resources as well as Doctors' opinions.

As stated on their website, Highland Park IVF Center also provides fertility financing programs and is contracted with many health insurance providers. 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 Highland Park IVF Center:

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
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Reciprocal IVF
Sperm freezing

Furthermore, this center also provides surrogacy since the country's legislation allows this treatment.

Complementary techniques

In addition to the treatments indicated, Highland Park IVF Center has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow to personalize fertility treatments and try to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

  • Preimplantation Genetic Screening.
  • Blastocyst Transfer.
  • Embryo Biopsy.
  • Assisted Hatching.
  • Dilation and Curretage

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 addition to all the treatments indicated in the previous section, Highland Park IVF 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:

  • Transvaginal Ultrasound.
  • Hysterosalpingogram (HSG).
  • Histeroscopy
  • Saline infusion Sonohysterogram (SIS).
  • Female Fertility Testing.
  • Male Fertility Testing.

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 Fertility Centers of Illinois - Highland Park IVF Center in a year.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 539 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 833 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%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
42.9%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
31.7%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
16.6%*
* Percentage extracted from 18 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
12.5%*
* Percentage extracted from only 16 cases

Cycles with Frozen Eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
57.7%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
55.5%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
53.4%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
43.8%
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
45.8%

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 Fertility Centers of Illinois - Highland Park IVF Center.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 11 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 188 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
48%*
* Percentage extracted from only 11 cases
Frozen Embryo Transfer
58.2%

Medical team

Meike L. Uhler
Meike L. Uhler
OB / GYN
Brian R. Kaplan
Brian R. Kaplan
Reproductive Endocrinologist
Allison K. Rodgers
Allison K. Rodgers
Reproductive Endocrinologist and Gynecologist

Reviews

The reviews about the Highland Park IVF Center found on the internet are both positive and negative. In the following section, we are going to list some of the comments on Fertility IQ:

On the negative side some patients, a patient stated that they had a problem with booking their appointment and couldn´t get ahold of them to reschedule. Another patient also states that she had to wait more than an hour in the waiting room and the organization of the clinic was deficient. A different patient highlighted that the staff kept on changing and she felt there was no continuity.

On the positive side, Mackenzie highlights the professional and compassionate attention from the staff. Another patient explains her experience highlighting Dr. Rodgers's attention, she says the dr and up to date and knowledgeable.

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

Location: how to get to the clinic?

As stated above, Fertility Centers of Illinois- Highland Park IVF Center is based in Chicago, Illinois. It is easily accessible thru route 41 or 294 north. It is located within Highland Park Hospital, closer to the second entrance, in the MEdical Office Building.

Last Update: 02/08/2022
2 comments / opinions
    1. I hear they have facilities for people from out of state, I live in Indiana and heard this clinic was pretty good. I want to have a visit with Dr. Rogerds but not sure if this is possible. Thanks!

      • Hello Amber,

        As stated on their website the highland park IVF center has an online portal that helps connect the patients with the staff.

        I recommend you talk to the clinic and express your concerns and characteristics to figure out how to accommodate and make it work.

        I hope I have helped you,

        All the best