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| | Center for Advanced Reproductive Endocrinology (CARE)
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Laboratory for Implantation, Fertilization, and Embryology (LIFE)
Dr. Mick Abaé and the staff of C.A.R.E.
and L.I.F.E. have a reputation for providing highly-personalized infertility
and reproductive endocrinology services in South Florida since 1993.
We treat each patient as an individual, with a treatment protocol that
fits their own needs. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art
reproductive health care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment,
in an outpatient setting designed to maximize patient comfort and convenience.
Our Philosophy
Our primary goal is to provide services
to all patients, as exemplified by our broad policy of acceptance
of patients into the A.R.T. program. We do not select patients based
on pre-set parameters, such as age, ovarian responsiveness, or uterine
factors, for example, that are known to lead to higher success rates.
We are proud that we have given the chance of achieving pregnancy to
patients who had failed prior attempts or were not accepted at other
centers due to age or severity of their condition. We have a very
low cancellation rate, such that most patients who initiate a cycle
will complete it, and we limit the number of embryos that we transfer,
which increases the number of good quality embryos available to freeze
and utilize in subsequent cycles. In addition, by limiting the number
of embryos transferred, we are able to decrease the risk of higher
order pregnancies (greater than twins), and provide the best chance
for a happy and healthy outcome for both mother and baby.
Our Success
Since the introduction of our blastocyst
culture and transfer program last fall, we are very pleased to report
a 54% ongoing pregnancy rate per treatment cycle for
those patients under 40 years of age with a normal uterus who received
at least one blastocyst-stage embryo. For more information on this procedure,
please refer to the A.R.T. section of this web site. Overall, given
our very broad criteria for inclusion of patients into our A.R.T. program,
we are proud to have achieved a 41% ongoing pregnancy rate
for all patients undergoing this procedure.
Special Financial Programs
We are pleased to announce the introduction
of our IVF Refund Program. For those qualifying couples who elect
this option, 90% of the pre-treatment payment will be refunded
if a live birth does not occur following a complete treatment of IVF-ET.
Alternatively, qualifying couples may select our IVF Choice Program,
whereby if a live birth is not achieved following a complete treatment
of IVF-ET , subsequent second and third attempts will be available at
50% savings, if performed within 9 months of commencement. These
financial risk-sharing plans allow the patient to choose how to best
utilize their resources, while not necessarily exhausting them, in order
to achieve a live birth. For exclusions, covered services, qualifying
conditions, and more details, please see the Financial Programs page
of this website, or contact our office. |
