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Infertility

Infertility is by far the most common reason why patients seek treatment at the Alta Bates IVF Program. Traditionally, infertility has been defined by lack of a live birth after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Recently, in recognition of the major impact of age factor (What Is Age Factor?), the interval has been shortened to 6 months for women at 35 years and beyond.

Patients often think that they need to either monitor ovulation or otherwise “actively try” to get pregnant, but this is not the case. In the absence of using contraception, the “default setting” for the woman is to get pregnant without any special efforts beyond intercourse.

Alta Bates IVF Program provides the full range of infertility services, including IVF, ICSI, MESA, Donor Eggs, Gestational Surrogacy, IUI, Ovulation Induction and Reproductive Surgery. The program was established by Dr. Richard Chetkowski in 1984 and it operates in affiliation with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, California. The Alta Bates IVF Program offers the best of clinical care to infertile couples, same-sex couples, single men and women in a warm, comfortable, and supportive community hospital setting. Each patient receives personalized care from a single highly experienced physician. Many of our patients have complex infertility factors or have failed treatments elsewhere, so they often benefit from the individualized care, meticulous attention to detail and the depth of clinical experience unique to our program.

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