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Midwest Fertility Center

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Last Update: 01/26/2022

Description

Midwest Fertility Center is a fertility clinic directed by Infertility Specialist Dr. Amos E. Madanes, MD. It´s situated in Downers Grove, Illinois. They are specialized in routine infertility care as well as inclusive treatment for the LGBTQ+ community.

Their multidisciplinary team consists of two gynecologists and their staff, nurses, and office workers. They are the main office, they have other 3 locations where they can visit patients, another one in Illinois and two more in Indiana.

This clinic has its own laboratory and is located in Downers Grove, although it also has another center in Illinois for follow-up visits. In addition to the Illinois clinics, Midwest Fertility Center has two locations in Indiana, but only one of them has its own laboratory.

As stated on their website, Midwest Fertility 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 Midwest Fertility Center:

Embryo Adoption
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, Midwest Fertility Center has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow to personalize fertility treatments and try to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

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, Midwest 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:

  • Tubal Ligation Reversal
  • Hysteroscopy.
  • Hysterosalpingogram (HSG).
  • Ovarian Reserve testing.
  • 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 MFC in a year.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 124 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 34 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
25.5%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
12.5%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
37.5%*
* Percentage extracted from only 16 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
11.1%*
* Percentage extracted from only 9 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
16.6%*
* Percentage extracted from only 12 cases

Cycles with Frozen Eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
41.6%*
* Percentage extracted from only 12 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
10%*
* Percentage extracted from only 10 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
25%*
* Percentage extracted from only 8 cases
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
50%*
* Percentage extracted from only 2 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
0%*
* Percentage extracted from only 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 MFC.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 0 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 2 per year

Pregnancy probability per transfer

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

Frozen Embryo Transfer
50%

Medical team

Dr. Amos E. Madanes, MD
Dr. Amos E. Madanes, MD
Director
Resproductive Endocrinology
Dr. Kansal
Dr. Kansal
Urologist

Reviews

The reviews about the Midwest Fertility Center found on the internet are both positive and negative. In the following section, we are going to review ome of the comments on Google Review:

Izzy, for example, states that she felt very welcomed and secure with nurse Claudia, she was able to open up about her concerns and the nurse explained everything that was going on.

However, the negative comments that there is a problem with the billing department, where many years after the treatment is finished they are still unable to resolve the bills.

If you would like to tell us about your experience with Midwest 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?

As stated above, Midwest Fertility Center is based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The clinic is along route 34, close to Downers Grove Highschool and the local Starbucks. The other Illinois clinic is located next to Wilson beach right off W. Wilson Avenue.

The offices in Indiana are located one next to Centennial Park and the other one a couple of miles away close to Forst Park Golf Course.

Last Update: 01/26/2022
3 comments / opinions
    1. Hi, I would like to know if this clinic is LGBT-friendly. My wife and I want to start with some treatment but we have bad experiences with clinics.

      • Hi ladylady765,

        Midwest fertility center has an LGBT section listed on their website. Depending on your needs and situation they will recommend one treatment or another. There is the possibility of both AI and IVF with donor sperm.

        If you are unsure of what treatment to get, I recommend you fill out our fertility report.

        I hope I have answered your question,

        Best regards.

    2. I have been at the clinic for a couple of months and I am quite happy with the treatment I am receiving, the doctor is quite attentive and the nurses are lovely, I would recommend it, for now, I will let you know how things go.