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Pacific in vitro fertilization institute

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Last Update: 12/09/2021

Description

Pacific in vitro fertilization institute in Honolulu, in the US state of Hawaii.

Their multidisciplinary team consists of five board-certified physicians (expertise in IVF, reproductive endocrinology, fertility, and OB/GYN. Their staff includes a Ph.D. embryologist, nurses, office workers.

Furthermore, the main office has its own IVF laboratory and helps patients finance their treatments by accepting many insurance plans. Although our InviTRA specialists were not able to confirm this information.

For more information about how to get to the clinic, visit this link.

Fertility treatments

The fertility treatments performed at the Pacific in vitro fertilization institute are listed in the table below.

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
Reciprocal IVF
Sperm freezing

This clinic also offers surrogacy since the state's legislation allows this treatment.

Pacific in vitro fertilization institute states that they offer advanced technology and personalized-accessible care, they offer online weekly formative sessions as well as 7 days per week office hours, which can accommodate patients' needs. They also provide outside monitoring service for patients that are travelling to Hawaii and are enduring a treatment in a clinic in another country.

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, Pacific in vitro fertilization institute has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow to personalize fertility treatments and try to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

It is advisable to ask 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 Pacific in vitro fertilization institute according to the information on their website:

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 Pacific in vitro fertilization institute in a year.

More information
Cycles with fresh eggs: 152 per year
Cycles with frozen eggs: 125 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
26.3%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
27.7%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
16.6%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
13.3%
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
7.7%

Cycles with frozen eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
68.4%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
48.5%
Age of the recipient woman: under 41 years old
40.0%
Age of the recipient woman: under 43 years old
23.0%
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
5%

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 Pacific in vitro fertilization institute.

More information
Total cycles with fresh embryos: 1 per year
Total cycles with frozen embryos: 126 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
0%
Frozen embryo transfer
47.0%

Reviews

Most of the reviews found on the internet about Pacific in vitro fertilization institute are positive. Below, we are going to show some of the comments made on FertilityIQ.

Generally, the comments are positive, for example, a patient highlighted her experience with the staff, which was accommodating and compassionate, she felt encouraged to choose the treatment that best suited her needs. However, they are a couple of comments that refer to communicating problems, making the patients feel rushed, and not getting the information they needed on their treatments.

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

Medical team

Dr. Thomas S. Kosasa
Dr. Thomas S. Kosasa
Gynecologist
Medical Director
Dr. Celia Dominguez
Dr. Celia Dominguez
Obstetrics and Gynecologist
Co- Director
Dr. Thomas Huang
Dr. Thomas Huang
Embryologist
Laboratory Director

Location: how to get to the clinic?

The address of the clinic of Pacific in vitro fertilization institute is 1319 Punahou Street in Honolulu, HI 96826. It´s located 25 minutes away from the Daniel K. Inouye Airport, next to the Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Last Update: 12/09/2021