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Midwest Centre for Reproductive Health

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Last Update: 11/13/2023

The Midwest Center for Reproductive Health (MCRH) clinic closed at the end of last year, 12/31/2022 and Dr. Corfman retired.

Description

The Midwest Centre for Reproductive Health, MCRH, was founded by Dr Randle Corfman in 1992, and is located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. They treat patients from their facility in Maple Grove and across the Upper Midwest in various satellite clinics.

MCRH offers regular fertility treatments, fertility surgery, fertility preservation and have an egg and sperm donor program.

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 the Midwest Centre for Reproductive Health:

Embryo cryopreservation
Fertility preservation
Frozen Embryo Transfer
In Vitro Fertilization / ICSI
IUI with Donor Sperm
IUI with Partner's Sperm
IVF with Donor Egg & Donor Sperm
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Sperm freezing

In addition, this center also provides 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.

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, The Midwest Centre for Reproductive Health has a multitude of complementary techniques that allows personalization of fertility treatments to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

Diagnostic tests

In addition to all the treatments indicated in the previous section, The MCRM 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:

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 MCRH in a year.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 143 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 61 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
53%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
53.3%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
43.8%*
* Percentage extracted from 16 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 43 years old
66.7%*
* Percentage extracted from 3 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 1 case only

Cycles with Frozen eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
50%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
27.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 11 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
60%*
* Percentage extracted from 10 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 43 years old
no data
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
0.0%*
* 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 MCRH.

More information
Total cycles with fresh embryos: 3 per year
Total cycles with frozen embryos: 17 per year

Pregnancy probability per transfer

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

33.3%
42.9%

Medical team

Dr Corfman
Dr Corfman
OB / GYN, Reproductive Endocrinologist
Kepler
Kepler
Embryology Lab Director
Maria
Maria
Embryologist / Andrologist
Paige
Paige
Andrologist
Holly
Holly
Nurse
Jennifer
Jennifer
Nursing supervisor
Lauren
Lauren
Physician assitant
Judy
Judy
Nurse
Julie
Julie
Third party coordinator
Kelly
Kelly
Nurse
Tiffany
Tiffany
IVF coordinator

Reviews

The reviews for the Midwest Centre for Reproductive Health found on the internet are mostly positive with some negative comments. In the following section, we are going to list some of the comments on Google Reviews:

On the positive side, we can see patients like Annie and Jessica express how Dr. Corfman and his team are friendly, caring and recommend them heartily. Many patients mention thier empathy, knowledge and professionalism.

On the negative side, the patient Janalyn states that this clinic is not a good option for larger patients with a BMI of over 30, but did think the staff were very nice.

If you would like to tell us about your experience with The Midwest Center for Reproductive Medicine, 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 the MCRM is located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. It is on the 3rd floor of the Arbor Lakes Clinic, next to the Arbor Lakes Retail Centre.

Minneapolis St Paul International airport is an approximately 9 minute drive, taking Winnetka Ave N to 93rd Ave N, and then Highway 169 / Jefferson Highway, before turning into Elm Creek Boulevard.

Plenty of off-street parking is available at this location.

Last Update: 11/13/2023
2 comments / opinions
    1. Hey there, I like the sound of this clinic but it is a long way for me to go for a consult. Do they do phone consultations? Thanks in advance for any help!

      • Hi Chicmom29

        According to their website, the MCRM offers it´s services across the upper Midwest, and partners with satellite clinics for phone consultations, to help provide resources and information for their patients.

        I hope this answers your question!