Answers to the questions patients most often ask before starting fertility care with us, organized by topic. Pick a section below — or if you don't see your question, call us at (212) 685-2229 and we'll answer directly.
IVF — In vitro fertilization
How an IVF cycle works, timing, medications, embryo transfer and how many cycles patients typically need.
Read the IVF questions →IUI — Intrauterine insemination
When IUI is the right first step, success rates by age, medicated versus natural cycles, and when to move on to IVF.
Read the IUI questions →Egg freezing & fertility preservation
How elective egg freezing works, the best age to freeze, medical fertility preservation before cancer treatment, and long-term storage.
Read the Egg freezing questions →PGT — Preimplantation genetic testing
PGT-A, PGT-M and PGT-SR explained — when testing helps, what it costs, and what the results actually tell you.
Read the PGT questions →Egg donation
How donor matching works, the medical and legal process, success rates and what recipient parents should expect.
Read the Egg donation questions →Gestational surrogacy
When surrogacy is the right path, New York's Child-Parent Security Act, agency versus known carrier, and how the medical process works.
Read the Surrogacy questions →Infertility testing & getting started
When to see a fertility specialist, what a first appointment looks like, and the diagnostic workup that maps a treatment plan.
Read the Testing & getting started questions →Cost & insurance
How pricing works, which insurance plans we accept, the New York State infertility mandate, and financing options.
Read the Cost & insurance questions →LGBTQ+ & family building
Reciprocal IVF, donor IUI, surrogacy for two-dad families, and the legal and medical pieces of LGBTQ+ family building.
Read the LGBTQ+ questions →Male fertility
Semen analysis, what the numbers mean, lifestyle factors that affect sperm quality, and when to see a reproductive urologist.
Read the Male fertility questions →