Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine Launches Fertility Assessment Program

DENVER, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As corporate titans Apple and Facebook announce plans to cover their employees' egg freezing costs, the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) today announced the launch of its Fertility Assessment Program. The program offers women under 40 years of age valuable information about their fertility health. Fertility Assessment testing includes:

• New Patient Physician Consult
• 3D Baseline Ultrasound – Evaluation of the uterus and the number of eggs stimulated during a menstrual cycle
• Day 3 Hormones including FSH, LH and Estradiol testing – Assessment of the quality of eggs
• Anti-Mullerian Hormome (AMH) – Assessment of the quantity of eggs
• Regroup – Appointment with a physician to review test results

If a fertility issue is detected early, it allows the patient more time and options in planning for a future pregnancy. All too often, patients find out at a later age there is a fertility problem that makes it more difficult for them to have a family.

"With the advancements in egg freezing over the last five years, more women would benefit from knowing the status of their egg quality as early as feasible," says William Schoolcraft, M.D., medical director of CCRM. "Women whose eggs are still viable might feel more comfortable waiting to start their families depending on their age. While women whose eggs have a decrease in quality or quantity may consider preserving their fertility by freezing eggs or embryos before further compromise occurs because of age or other medical factors."

Recently, the topic of women's reproductive rights has been widely covered in the media and earlier this week, Facebook and Apple announced that their insurance plans will cover the cost of elective egg freezing. A Fertility Assessment would be beneficial to women who are contemplating egg freezing to let them know if it is a necessary step they should take to preserve their fertility.

CCRM has completed egg freezing cycles on more than 500 women. Although many of the eggs are frozen for long-term storage and fertility preservation, more than 300 egg thawing cycles have been completed with an oocyte survival rate of greater than 90 percent. The pregnancy rate following egg thawing, fertilization, and embryo transfer is 74.0 percent with a live birth rate per embryo transfer of 64.3 percent as of September 2014.

Women whose mother or siblings have experienced infertility might consider undergoing these tests, as well as women who want to wait to have a family for various reasons including their career opportunities or because they haven't found the right partner.

The pre-pay, non-insurance package price for Fertility Assessment Testing is $700, which is a 40 percent discount from the regular price of $1,230. 

For more information on the Fertility Assessment Program or to schedule an appointment, please contact a new patient coordinator at 303-788-8300, extension 5 for Lone Tree, 303-355-2555 for Denver, and 303-665-0150 for Louisville.

About the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine
Founded in 1987 by Dr. William Schoolcraft, the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine is one of the nation's leading infertility treatment centers, providing a wide spectrum of infertility treatments ranging from basic infertility care to advanced in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology. Today, joined by Drs. Eric Surrey, Debra Minjarez, Robert Gustofson and Laxmi Kondapalli, Dr. Schoolcraft and his staff achieve some of the highest pregnancy rates in the country. CCRM has been ranked "The #1 Fertility Center in the U.S. with the Greatest Chance of Success" by Child.com. For more information, visit www.ColoCRM.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Katie Trexler Kern, Evolution
303.941.4118 or katie@becausemessagematters.com

SOURCE Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine