| a couple is searching for an office that can best help | | | | about what factors might attribute to those |
| them with infertility needs, it pays to do a bit of | | | | numbers. Going with the clinic with the highest |
| homework before settling on a particular location. For | | | | success rate may mean the couple is in for |
| example, a Tallahassee, Florida location. Most couples | | | | aggressive treatment that they may not want or |
| find that they spend a significant amount of time at | | | | need. Clinics with a success rate below the national |
| this facility, between the testing and treatments that | | | | average may not be the best value either. Finding a |
| take place during a typical infertility workup. Being | | | | facility with positive numbers and an overall |
| comfortable with the staff and clinic will make that | | | | philosophy that best mirrors the couple is usually the |
| time much more pleasant indeed. | | | | best choice. |
| One of the first questions to ask a fertility clinic is | | | | While cost should not be the primary factor leading |
| precisely what types of procedures they are set up | | | | the decision about a fertility clinic, it is certainly |
| for. A quality clinic will usually provide a broad range | | | | something to ask about so a couple can be prepared |
| of services, including some of the latest and greatest | | | | for the necessary payment. Most insurance |
| in the field. Since one big advantage to working with | | | | companies will not cover all fertility treatments, but |
| a fertility clinic is access to the latest technology, it | | | | some will cover the cost of select ones. It is |
| makes sense that a couple will want to find a facility | | | | important to be prepared for the high cost of some |
| that is up to date on current trends. | | | | of the treatments so that a couple doesn’t |
| It is also a good idea to find out if a fertility clinic will | | | | end up overextended financially in their quest to have |
| provide emotional support in terms of counseling or | | | | a baby. |
| support groups. Many couples find themselves | | | | Another important factor is who gets to make the |
| stretched to the emotional limit during the infertility | | | | decisions during the treatment process. Most couples |
| process, and need professional services or the help | | | | want to have some say in how the treatments will |
| of peers to get them through. If the services are | | | | progress, particularly if they have ethics issues dealing |
| offered through the clinic the couple chooses, it will | | | | with multiple embryos. It is also important to find a |
| be much easier to seek that help when necessary. | | | | doctor that will not push beyond the amount of |
| However, most clinics that do not include those | | | | treatment that a couple is willing to undergo. |
| services will probably have referrals available, so this | | | | Finding the right fertility clinic is an important part of |
| factor should not make or break a decision on which | | | | making the infertility process as easy and |
| clinic to use. | | | | comfortable as possible. The time spent finding an |
| Another good question to ask is about success rates. | | | | office to work with will be well worth it in the long |
| However, couples should qualify questions about the | | | | run. |
| success of the fertility clinic with follow up questions | | | | |