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University of Miami Fertility Center

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Last Update: 01/13/2021

Description

The University of Miami Health System is an academic medical center that has its own assisted reproduction unit. The Director of this division is Dr. George Attia who is also an Associate Professor at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.

Among the services offered by the Fertility center at the University of Miami, there are standard fertility treatments as well as third-party reproduction services like egg donation and surrogacy. Apart from this, there are also fertility financing possibilities and discount programs on IVF cycles.

Furthermore, and according to the information on its website, the clinic provides also robotic-assisted gynecological surgeries.

However, all of this information could not be verified by the inviTRA specialists.

If you want to know how to get to the location, click here.

Fertility treatments

The fertility treatments performed at the University of Miami Fertility Center are listed in the table below.

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

This clinic also offers 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.

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, the University of Miami Fertility Center has a multitude of complementary techniques that allow us to personalize fertility treatments and try to maximize the chances of pregnancy:

It is advisable to ask in 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 the University of Miami Fertility Center according to the information on its website:

  • Female Fertility Study.
  • Male Fertility Study.
  • Semen Analysis.
  • Laparoscopy.

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 University of Miami Fertility Center in a year.

More information
IVF cycles with fresh eggs: 119 per year
IVF cycles with frozen eggs: 65 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 recipient: under 35 years old
65.6%
Age of recipient: between 35 and 37 years old
31.3%
Age of recipient: between 38 and 40 years old
34.6%
Age of recipient: between 41 and 42 years old
42.9%*
* Percentage extracted from 7 cases only
Age of recipient: over 43 years old
20%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases only

Cycles with frozen eggs

Age of recipient: under 35 years old
72.7%
Age of recipient: between 35 and 37 years old
53.3%*
* Percentage extracted from 15 cases only
Age of recipient: between 38 and 40 years old
41.7%*
* Percentage extracted from 12 cases only
Age of recipient: between 41 and 42 years old
100%*
* Percentage extracted from 3 cases only
Age of recipient: over 43 years old
40%*
* Percentage extracted from 5 cases only

Reviews

Most of the internet reviews about the University of Miami Fertility Center are positive. Below we will show some of the Google Business Reviews that refer to the division director Dr. George Attia.

Patient Marulis, for example, was being able to become a mother. According to her, the team is attentive and welcoming. Ketty, on the other hand, had been trying to conceive for 12 years. She got pregnant at her first IVF cycle. Also, Maly describes her treatment as successful. The nurses are described as helpful and friendly.

However, there are also some negative reviews. User Andy complains about the availability of the office. Patient Jennifer was diagnosed with polyps but wasn't told about this by her doctor.

If you would like to tell us about your experience with the University of Miami Fertility Center, whether it is positive or negative, we encourage you to do so in our comments section.

Medical team

George Roshdy Attia, MD
George Roshdy Attia, MD
Clinic Director
Reproductive Endocrinologist

Location: how to get to the clinic?

The UH Health Fertility Center is located at 1400 NW 12th Ave #5, Miami, FL 33136, United States.

For out-of-town patients, the nearest airport is the Miami International Airport with being about 15 minutes from the clinic via FL-836 E.

Last Update: 01/13/2021