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RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists

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Last Update: 03/29/2022

Description

RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists is a fertility clinic, their main office is located in San Ramon, California. This clinic specifically is located within the clinics in Park Place Medical.

There are also 3 other clinic locations, one in Los Gatos clinic, a new location in Oakland, a Foster city location, and lastly, IVF monitoring services are offered in Daly City, Modesto, and Monterey

Their multidisciplinary team consists of several specialists like OB/GYNs, reproductive endocrinologists, nurses, physician assistants, laboratory technicians, and embryologists. The fact that this is a hospital helps with the interconnection of the patients in different medical areas providing complete care for them.

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 RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists:

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, RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow to personalize fertility treatments and try to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

  • Preimplantation Genetic Screening.
  • Blastocyst Transfer.
  • Embryo Biopsy.
  • Assisted Hatching.

If you're still unsure which fertility treatment is right for you and would like to know more about it, we suggest you read 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, RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists 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:

  • 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 RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists in a year.

More information
Total Cycles with Fresh Eggs: 536 per year
Total Cycles with Frozen Eggs: 836 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
63.2%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
60.2%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
50.0%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
33.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 12 cases
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
40%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases

Cycles with Frozen Eggs

Age of the recipient woman: under 35 years old
69.4%
Age of the recipient woman: between 35 and 37 years old
68.1%
Age of the recipient woman: between 38 and 40 years old
74.0%
Age of the recipient woman: between 41 and 42 years old
62.7%
Age of the recipient woman: over 43 years old
61.5%

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 RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists.

More information
Total cycles with fresh embryos: 4 per year
Total cycles with frozen embryos: 131 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
33.3%*
* Percentage exctracted from 3 cases
Frozen embryo transfer
69.6%

Medical team

Sheldon B. Josephs
Sheldon B. Josephs
Executive Director
Hospital administration
Oleksii Barash
Oleksii Barash
Laboratory Director
Embryologist
Mary Hinckey, M.D.
Mary Hinckey, M.D.
IVF Medical Director
Reproductive Endocrinology
Laura Eisman, M.D.
Laura Eisman, M.D.
Reproductive Endocrinology
Michael Homer, M.D.
Michael Homer, M.D.
Reproductive Endocrinology
Sara Reid, M.D.
Sara Reid, M.D.
Reproductive Endocrinology
Evan Rosenbluth, M.D.
Evan Rosenbluth, M.D.
Reproductive Endocrinology
Debora Wachs
Debora Wachs
IVF Practice Director
Managing Partner
Louis Weckstein
Louis Weckstein
Founding and Senior Partner
Christina Gee
Christina Gee
Physician Assistant
McKenzie Kipe
McKenzie Kipe
Physician Assistant

Reviews

The reviews about RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists found on the internet are both positive and negative. 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 Blanka who thanks Dr. Rosenbluth for the first visit, they felt understood and the Dr. was able to explain what they needed specifically addressed to their own circumstances. Ashley also shares her experience where she highlights the attentiveness, compassion, and quick responses received by the staff.

On the negative side, we can see several patients that have had problems with the billing department, like Monica that shares her experience was chaotic and the billing system a disaster.

If you would like to tell us about your experience with RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists, 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, RSC Bay Area Fertility Specialists have several offices around the California area, we will see how to access them below:

RSC of the San Francisco Bay Area

The main office is located in San Ramon, California. The clinic is part of Park Place Medical where the San Ramon Surgery Center is also located. This medical complex is accessed right off route 680, close to the Bishop Ranch Regional Preserve.

There is designated parking shared with the patients of both the Reproductive Science Center and the San Ramon Surgery Center but it is enough to accommodate everyone.

RSC in Foster City

This office is located at 1098 Foster City Blvd #210, Foster City, California. It is next to Ketch Park and Sea Could Park. The clinic is located within a commercial court where there are plenty of designated parking spaces.

RSC in Oakland

This office is located in the Oakland area, it is close to the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, next to Mosswood Park. Parking is limited but there are several parking garages with hourly fees.

RSC in Los Gatos

This office is located next to the Ros Creek river, at the intersection between Union Ave and Los Gatos Almaden Rd. There is a designated area for parking but it is not very large.

Last Update: 03/29/2022