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New England Fertility Institute

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Last Update: 09/08/2020

Description

New England Fertility Institute is a private fertility clinic located in the city of Stamford, although it also has another location in New York. This center is directed by reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Gad Lavy. Furthermore, New England Fertility Institute has a team made up of nurses, laboratory personnel, coordinators, etc.

According to the information on its website, New England Fertility Institute is equipped with its own laboratory to carry out assisted reproduction treatments and a waiting room with various couches and chairs for patients.

The staff at New England Fertility Institute also offers financial counseling to patients to find the treatment plan that best suits their needs. However, all this information has not been verified by the inviTRA specialists.

Find out how to get to the clinic by clicking here.

Fertility treatments

The fertility treatments performed at New England Fertility Institute are listed in the table below.

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

New England Fertility Institute also offers surrogacy and sex selection services, since the country's legislation allows these 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.

Diagnostic tests

The following diagnostic tests can also be performed at the New England Fertility Institute on both men and women to find out the reason for infertility:

  • Female Fertility Testing.
  • Male Fertility Testing.
  • Myomectomy and Polypectomy.
  • Gynecological Surgery
  • Semen Analysis.

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 New England Fertility Institute in a year.

More information
Cycles with fresh eggs: 57 per year
Cycles with frozen eggs: 96 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
66.7%*
* Percentage extracted from 18 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
41.7%*
* Percentage extracted from 12 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
17.6%*
* Percentage extracted from 17 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
14.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 7 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
33.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 3 cases only

Cycles with frozen eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
67.7%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
87.5%*
* Percentage extracted from 16 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
50%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
33.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 9 cases only
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
50%*
* Percentage extracted from 6 cases only

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 New England Fertility Institute.

More information
Total cycles of fresh embryos: 35 per year
Total cycles of fresh embryos: 51 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
34.5%
Frozen embryo transfer
64.7%

Medical team

Dr. Gad Lavy, MD, FACOG
Dr. Gad Lavy, MD, FACOG
Medical Director
Emanuela Molinari, PhD, HCLD, ELD
Emanuela Molinari, PhD, HCLD, ELD
Lab Director
Franci Sheehan, APRN, MS
Franci Sheehan, APRN, MS
Nurse
Grace Stocco, RN, BN, MSN, FNP-C
Grace Stocco, RN, BN, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse
Linda Acevedo
Linda Acevedo
Practice Manager
Morgan Neary, LMSW
Morgan Neary, LMSW
Surrogacy Coordinator
Brittany Desatnick, LMSW
Brittany Desatnick, LMSW
Surrogacy Coordinator
Rani Clarkin, Esq
Rani Clarkin, Esq
Surrogacy Coordinator

Reviews

On the Internet, you can read both positive and negative comments about New England Fertility Institute Stamford. For example, in Fertility IQ, there is a user who comments that the clinic staff is friendly, punctual, and organized. He also emphasizes that the clinic responds to phone calls immediately. This user also says that Nurse Susan's care is excellent and she provides detailed explanations of each step of treatment.

In these statements, he agrees with another patient, who says that the staff is supportive and courteous. This client talks about Nurse Francie and says that she is very thorough in her explanations and is always willing to answer questions.

However, it is also possible to read negative opinions. This is the case of a user who complains about the lack of communication among the clinic staff. She also comments that the financial department of New England Fertility Institute Stamford is quite cold.

Location: how to get to the clinic?

New England Fertility Institute is located at 1275 Summer St, Stamford, Connecticut. Specifically, Connecticut is an American state with Hartford as its capital. Moreover, Stamford is a city that belongs to Fairfield County in the state of Connecticut.

The closest airport is the La Guardia International Airport, as it is approximately a 37-minute drive along I-95 N to the clinic.

Last Update: 09/08/2020