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Empowering straight couples to build their families

Boston IVF offers advanced fertility care to help heterosexual couples overcome fertility challenges and achieve their dream of parenthood. With personalized treatment plans and a wide range of options, our experienced team provides compassionate support at every stage of the journey.

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While we are proud to provide exceptional options for couples navigating infertility and family building, we understand that this may not be how you envisioned your path to parenthood.

Take heart in the knowledge that Boston IVF has helped thousands of families grow over the years and developed many of the standards in fertility care that are used around the country today.

Here’s what you can expect when you take the first step with us.

A Detailed Fertility Assessment
When you initiate treatment at Boston IVF, diagnostic testing and health history from both partners gives us insight into several dimensions of your fertility as a couple. This gives your care team an accurate baseline of your unique circumstances.

A Personalized Treatment Plan
Based on what we learn in your fertility assessment, your care team will put together a treatment approach just for you. Your next steps might include more testing or surgery before jumping into conception assistance, or you could begin a treatment like ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination (IUI), or in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Second Opinions
If you've previously undergone fertility treatment elsewhere, Boston IVF ensures a smooth and streamlined transition to our clinic, making your second opinion experience seamless. Our team specializes in difficult and rare infertility cases, and many couples who have had unsuccessful treatment elsewhere go on to get pregnant at Boston IVF.

Compassion comes with experience. We have plenty of both.

I approach each patient with an open mind and an open heart. The journey to success is complicated and emotional.

— Josette Dawkins, MD Reproductive Endocrinologist

Fertility services for straight couples

There’s more to treatment than IVF
Though in vitro fertilization (IVF) is often thought of as the primary treatment for infertile couples, it’s not the only option. Conception assistance is any treatment that can help you or your partner get pregnant, each with its own timeline and level of medical involvement.

Typically a treatment plan progresses from the easiest treatments to those that are more involved, but not all treatments are right for all couples. Your Boston IVF reproductive endocrinologist will help decide what’s best for your circumstances.

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Ovulation Induction

Some people don’t ovulate predictably or at all – their body doesn’t release a mature egg from the ovary at regular intervals. Without an egg to fertilize, you can’t get pregnant. We can use medications to promote ovulation and improve your chances of conceiving through sex.

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IUI

In IUI, we place a flexible catheter through the cervix and introduce sperm directly into the uterus around the time of ovulation, which may be facilitated by medications and/or monitoring. If egg and sperm meet up, you could become pregnant.

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IVF

In vitro fertilization involves stimulating the ovaries with medication to develop mature eggs. Eggs are retrieved under anesthesia and fertilized in the lab with the partner’s sperm. An embryo is then transferred to the uterus. In some instances, there may be additional embryos to freeze.

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Donor Services

Sometimes, one partner of a couple can’t contribute eggs or sperm for one reason or another. Parenthood is still possible for these couples through donor eggs, sperm, or embryos, which all offer an abundance of choices.

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Growing High-Quality Embryos

Once a person undergoes IVF, it’s up to the lab to give any embryos the best possible conditions to grow in. Boston IVF utilizes the most cutting-edge technology to maximize embryo development and help your clinical team select the best embryo for transfer.

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What’s behind infertility?

Affecting about 1 in 6 straight couples, infertility is a common diagnosis that can be caused by quite a few underlying conditions. Learn about some of the causes of infertility that Boston IVF reproductive endocrinologists typically treat.

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I want this process to feel less daunting, and I will work to bring hope, science, and compassion to your fertility journey.

— Hadi Ramadan, MD Reproductive Endocrinologist

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Fertility care beyond fertility treatments

Boston IVF's fertility center in Waltham, MA is proud to be home to New England’s only on-site wellness center with holistic treatments to complement our best-in-class medical care. Address the stress of building your family by seeing one of our fertility-focused acupuncturists, social workers, or nutrition experts.

For patients in ME, NH, NY, and RI – inquire with your clinical team to receive a comprehensive list of local resources.

Learn more about The Wellness Center at Boston IVF

Therapy

Talk therapy with licensed mental health professionals experienced in the unique social and emotional challenges of infertility

Acupuncture

Our licensed practitioners specialize in using acupuncture techniques to reduce stress and prepare the body for conception

Nutritional Counseling

Personalized nutritional coaching from a registered dietitian can address underlying causes of infertility and optimize fertility treatments

We started our journey at Boston IVF having just experienced the lowest low we could have imagined, a miscarriage. What Boston IVF gave us was hope and support to make it through

Lauren & Tom, New Hampshire

Male Factor Infertility

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Insurance, Financing & More

Your care team includes a financial coordinator who verifies your insurance benefits, helps you explore all available financing options, and advocates on your behalf to expand insurance coverage for fertility treatments.

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INSURANCE

Our finance team will work with your insurer to maximize your fertility care benefits and help you advocate for yourself.

FINANCING

If you are responsible for the costs of treatment, financing can help make this expense more manageable. Talk to our financial team about your options.

MILITARY DISCOUNT

Boston IVF offers 25% off IVF and donor egg IVF for all active-duty military, reserves, veterans, and retirees – including their spouses.