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Island Reproductive Services PC

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Last Update: 10/14/2022

Description

Island Reproductive Services are a fertility center based in Staten Island, New York, with 2 offices on Staten Island. They offer a wide range of fertility treatment, testing and sugeries to help their patients fulfil their dreams of becoming parents.

According to information found on their website, this center has a team of financial coordinators to help you sort through the process of insurance converage and financing.

They also offer Future Family financing, a medication discount program, discounts for military families and veterans, and operate within the WINfertility treatment program.

At Island Reproductive Services, they have a third party assisted reproduction program with gestational surrogacy.

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

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

Fertility treatments

Below, you'll find a table with all fertility treatments offered by Island Reproductive Services:

Embryo AdoptionPrice not available
Embryo cryopreservationPrice not available
Fertility preservationPrice not available
Frozen Embryo Transfer$4,000
In Vitro Fertilization / ICSI$10,500
IUI with Donor SpermPrice not available
IUI with Partner's Sperm$1,250
IVF with Donor Egg & Donor SpermPrice not available
IVF with Donor EggsPrice not available
IVF with Donor SpermPrice not available
Low medication IVF$6,000
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis$1,500
Prolonged embryo cultivationPrice not available
Reciprocal IVFPrice not available

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

In addition, Island Reproductive Services details on its website some of the tests and techniques included in the estimates indicated above.

For example, an initial consulation is charged at $200.

An IVF cycle costs $10,500, and includes oocyte retrieval and embryo transfer, bloodwork, monitoring ultrasounds, sperm preparation and initial pregnancy test, but does not include, medications, anesthesia, embryo vitrification or storage.

For a cycle of frozen embryo transfer, the price of $4,000 includes embryo thawing and culture, ultrasounds and bloodwork.

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.

Complementary techniques

In addition to the treatments indicated, Island Reproductive Services have the expertise and knowhow to perform the following complementary techniques to try and maximize the chances of pregnancy:

Diagnostic tests

In addition to all the treatments indicated in the previous section, Island Reproductive Services have the necessary technology to perform the following techniques to increase the possibilities of success of the treatments as well as to establish the most appropriate treatment:

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 Island Reproductive Services PC in a year.

More information
Fresh fertilization cycles: 117 per year
Vitrified embryo cycles: 189 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

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
53.8%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
50.0%*
* Percentage extracted from 14 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
58.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 12 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 10 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 1 case

Frozen embryo transfer

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
56.3%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
40.5%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
46.4%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
45.5%*
* Percentage extracted from 11 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from 2 cases

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 Island Reproductive Services PC.

More information
Cycles with fresh embryos: 9 per year
Cycles with frozen embryos: 10 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
42.9%*
* Percentage extracted from 7 cases
Frozen embryo transfer
60.0%*
* Percentage extracted from 10 cases

Medical team

Eric Knochenhauer, MD
Eric Knochenhauer, MD
OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinologist
Medical director
Michael Traub, MD
Michael Traub, MD
OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinologist
IVF director, 3rd party reproduction program director
David Bangura, MS
David Bangura, MS
Office manager
Katie Tantillo, RN
Katie Tantillo, RN
Nurse
Sally Cracolici, RN
Sally Cracolici, RN
Nurse donor coordinator
Praful Vaid
Praful Vaid
Embryologist
Laboratory director
Melissa Loughlin, RN
Melissa Loughlin, RN
Nurse
Brenda GOnzales, RN
Brenda GOnzales, RN
Nurse
Karen Ferrando, RN
Karen Ferrando, RN
Nurse
Daniel Mui
Daniel Mui
Embryologist
Jessica Tempest
Jessica Tempest
Financial coordinator
Shannon Bruce
Shannon Bruce
Financial coordinator
Jane Quesada
Jane Quesada
Financial coordinator
Selena Nobile
Selena Nobile
Financial coordinator
Jane Huang
Jane Huang
Financial coordinator

Reviews

The reviews for Island Reproductive Services found on the internet are mostly very positive. In the following section, we are going to list some of these found on Google Reviews.

The patient Jessica has written a very detailed review praising Dr Taub and the team, the good communication and the honesty of the doctor. After her treatments she is now expecting a baby.
Carolyn has also had success at this clinic and again praises Dr Taub for his work and attitude. Dr Knochenhauer and the team are highly recommended in the review from Christine.

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?

Island Fertility Services have two offices on Staten Island.

Staten Island Main Office

The main office of Island Reproductive specialists is found on Richmond Valley Road.

If driving to this office, whether approaching from New Jersey or New York, you can access it via Highway 440 (Korean War Veterans Parkway). The building is located within a commercial area and opposite a large roller rink. There is a parking lot available for their patients in front of the building.

Public transport options to get to this clinic include the train, with route SIR stopping half a mile away at Richmond Valley Station, or Arthur Kill station 0.6 mils away.

Local bus routes S74 and S78 stop on the corner of Arthur Kill Road / Richmond Valley Road, 0.2 miles from the center.

Staten Island Clove Road

The Medical Arts office on Clove Road is accessible from Interstate I-278. If arriving from the west you use intersection 13 onto Milford Drive, which becomes Clove Road. If approaching from the east, you need intersection 13B onto Narrows Road, then turn left onto Richmond Road to cross under the interstate and then second left into Clove Road. There is a small parking lot behind the building.

If using public transport, Grasmere Station, on the SIR route is 0.5 miles away and bus routes S53 and S78 stop right outside the building at CLove Road/Rhine Road. Routes S93, S76, S74, S84 and S86 all stop nearby on Narrows Rd S / Richmond Road.

Last Update: 10/14/2022