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IVFMD

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Last Update: 01/27/2021

Description

The fertility clinic IVFMD was founded in 1992 and is located in South Miami with other practices throughout Florida.

IVFMD does not only employ a multidisciplinary staff of fertility specialists but has also its own andrology and IVF laboratory at the main clinic in Miami in order to carry out the treatments in the clinic.

Furthermore, and according to the information on their website, those laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists. Apart from this, patients at IVFMD may get counseling during their fertility treatments as well as financial assistance by discount programs or fertility loans.

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

The fertility treatments performed at IVFMD are listed in the table below.

Embryo Adoption
Fertility preservation
In Vitro Fertilization / ICSI
IUI with Donor Sperm
IUI with Partner's Sperm
IVF with Donor Eggs
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Reciprocal IVF
Sperm freezing

This clinic also offers surrogacy since the state's legislation allows those treatments.

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 the treatments indicated, IVFMD has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow to personalize fertility treatments and try to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

  • Ovulation Induction.
  • EmbryoScope.
  • Invocell.
  • Endometrial Receptivity Analysis (ERA).
  • Sperm selection via ZyMot™.
  • Assisted Hatching.
  • Blastocyst culture.

It is advisable to ask in the clinic what the costs are for these techniques before starting the treatment in order to avoid surprises in the budget.

Diagnostic tests

Before determining the appropriate assisted reproduction treatment, the following diagnostic studies can be performed at IVFMD according to the information on its website:

  • Female Fertility Testing.
  • Male Fertility Testing.
  • Semen analysis.
  • Saline Infusion Sonogram / Sonohysterogram.
  • Myomectomy.
  • Tubal Reversal.

However, all of this information could not be 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 IVFMD in a year.

More information
IVF cycles with fresh eggs: 534 per year
IVF cycles with frozen eggs: 439 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 recipient: under 35 years old
57.4%
Age of recipient: between 35 and 37 years old
65.2%
Age of recipient: between 38 and 40 years old
68.2%
Age of recipient: between 41 and 42 years old
8.0%
Age of recipient: over 43 years old
25%*
* Percentage extracted from 4 cases only

Cycles with frozen eggs

Age of recipient: under 35 years old
72.4%
Age of recipient: between 35 and 37 years old
73.9%
Age of recipient: between 38 and 40 years old
70.9%
Age of recipient: between 41 and 42 years old
48.6%
Age of recipient: over 43 years old
68.2%

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 IVFMD.

More information
Total cycles with fresh embryos: 0 per year
Total cycles with frozen embryos: 44 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
No information
Frozen embryo transfer
% - 69.0%

Reviews

The majority of the reviews found on the Internet about IVFMD are excellent. Below, we will show some of the comments made on Google Business Reviews.

Cristina, for example, describes Dr. Palmerola as kind, professional and patient. Also, User Yose made a positive experience with the clinic. The patient coincides with the description of the doctors and her first IUI was successful as well. Yusisleidy was also able to become a mother.

However, there is one negative comment about IVFMD, too. Melisa complains about the fact that her husband was not allowed to accompany her during the process due to the COVID restrictions.

If you would like to tell us about your experience with IVFMD, whether it was positive or negative, we encourage you to do so in our comments section.

Medical team

Juergen Eisermann, MD
Juergen Eisermann, MD
Clinical Director
Fertility Specialist
Inea Collazo
Inea Collazo
Lab Director
Senior Embryologist

Location: how to get to the clinic?

IVFMD is located at 7300 SW 62nd Pl 4th floor in South Miami, Florida 33143.

Due to its central location, IVFM is also easily accessible for out-of-town patients since the Miami International Airport is only 20 minutes from the clinic taking FL-826 S.

Last Update: 01/27/2021
2 comments / opinions
  1. Featured

    My wife and I are struggling to get pregnant. Where can I get in contact with specialists?

    • Hi Stan,

      if you have problems conceiving then it’s time to see a fertility specialist. Therefore, I invite you to fill out our Fertility Report. This tool is completely free of charge and helps you with finding a specialist or fertility center in your preferred area. Apart from this, you’ll get also a description of the fertility treatment process, a cost estimate, and more.

      Hope this is of use,

      best wishes