Fall IVF Specials

Fall IVF Specials

$6,000*
• Up to 2 IVF cycles.
• $3,000 deposit at retrieval.
• 12 months interest free financing.
• $250 monthly payment deducted from credit/debit card.
• If a pregnancy is achieved prior to 2nd cycle, contract is completed.

$9,000*
• Up to 4 IVF cycles.
• $4,500 deposit at retrieval.
• 12 months interest free financing.
• $375 monthly payment deducted from credit/debit card.
• If a pregnancy is achieved prior to 4th cycle, contract is completed.

$13,500*
• Up to 6 IVF cycles.
• $6,750 deposit at retrieval.
• 12 months interest free financing.
• $562.50 monthly payment deducted from credit/debit card.
• If a pregnancy is achieved prior to 6th cycle, contract is completed.

*This program includes ICSI, Assisted Hatching, Retrieval, Embryo Transfer, storage of frozen embryos and FET cycles for one year Patient is responsible for all labs, ultrasounds and medications. We will bill insurance for monitoring and accept what insurance pays minus the co-pays, co-insurances and deductibles. If patient has frozen embryos, they must be used prior to proceeding with the next fresh IVF cycle.

Donor Program

$16,500**
• Up to 2 donor IVF cycles.
• $10,000 deposit at Lupron start.
• 12 months interest free financing.
• $541.67 monthly payment deducted from credit/debit card.
• If a pregnancy is achieved prior to 2nd cycle, contract is completed.

$30,500**
• Up to 4 donor IVF cycles.
• $20,500 deposit at Lupron start.
• 12 months interest free financing
• $833.33 monthly payment deducted from credit/debit card
• If a pregnancy is achieved prior to 4th cycle, contract is completed.

$44,500**
• Up to 6 donor IVF cycles.
• $30,000 deposit at Lupron start.
• 12 months interest free financing.
• $1208.33 monthly payment deducted from credit/debit card.
• If a pregnancy is achieved prior to 6th cycle, contract is completed.

** This program includes ICSI, Assisted Hatching, Retrieval, Embryo Transfer, Storage of frozen embryos and FET cycles for one year. Patient is responsible for all medications for client and donor. The recipient’s medication cost is approximate. If a patient has frozen embryos, they must use their frozen prior to proceeding with a fresh cycle.
* Prices subject to change. Offer may be cancelled at any time.

4th Quarter 2009 Newsletter

 

April’s journey to fertility: Week nineteen

April is a CNY Fertility Center patient and has been on her journey to fertility for approximately two years. April will share candid stories and a unique perspective on the fertility challenges many women and couples face.

Week Nineteen: The Changing Seasons

I cannot believe I have been writing my online articles since early May! Thank you to those who have commented and encouraged me along the way. I have to say, I love reading your comments!!!

As autumn begins, I think we are all adjusting to more rigid schedules. Although I often mourn the loss of summer, I have to say I am thankful to have had such a spectacular summer! In my Week Nine article I discussed how summer is an excellent time to simply enjoy the moment, and I am happy to report I did just that. The dog and I took many walks, my husband and I enjoyed a late summer vacation in the Berkshires and I read a number of fiction and non-fiction pieces, some of which I shared in my weekly online articles.

Just as I set a summer intention to be more spontaneous and to live in the moment, I realize that I need to develop a new intention for this new season. As I ponder what my mind, body and spirit need most, I know I must remember that there will always be a pile of work waiting for me and my to-do list will never quite be complete. Whose is? I have to confess that in the midst of my summertime spontaneity, I neglected some of the more significant parts of my routine, primarily my Gratitude List and yoga. Read more

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Words of Support and Encouragement Week of September 28, 2009

Good morning, and I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  It appears as though the season is quickly changing over, and bringing in some beautiful colors, smells, and tastes.

I will often receive emails, or questions about retaining one’s identity during the fertility process.  Sometimes we can feel as though we have lost a bit of ourselves in all of the appointments, medications, waiting, and stress.  It is common to hear ‘but I promise, I used to be so happy, and relaxed.’  It is very easy to feel as though the happy, and easygoing ‘you’ is gone.  However, I want to emphasize that the person you speak of has not been lost.  You are still you.  We cannot always play one role in life, our concerns and focus moves freely as we grow older and change various circumstances in our lives.  For example, you cannot be the same person you were in college as you are now while you are trying to conceive.  That fun-loving and carefree college student is not gone, but that role is not in the forefront of your mind and heart.

I can promise you that you will smile and laugh again.  You will evolve and change through this process, but you will not completely abandon who you are.  In The Voice of Knowledge Don Miguel Ruiz has a wonderful quote about accepting ourselves, and allowing ourselves to live as we feel – not how others tell us to.  You may encounter situations similar to this when you are feeling down because of some bad news such as a negative pregnancy test, and someone tell you to ‘cheer up’ or ‘let it go’. It is easy for them to say because they are not feeling exactly what you feel.  Try not to get too down on yourself for feeling these emotions of sadness and depression.  They are completely normal, and it is what your mind, body, and spirit need to feel.  If you find you are having difficulty moving past these emotions once you have fully experienced them, then I suggest you try the process I outlined for you last week.  However, remind yourself that what you are feeling is normal, and good because you are just how you are supposed to be.

Take a moment to reflect on Don Miguel’s words, and if you would like to further discuss any of this, I am always available.

The first step toward improving your relationship with yourself is to accept yourself just the way you are.  You don’t need to learn how to love yourself.  You need to unlearn all of the reasons why you reject yourself, and by nature you love yourself.  You love not the image you project or the way you are, but you love yourself because of what you are.  Then you start to enjoy yourself until you love yourself so much that you give yourself everything you need.  You don’t leave yourself until last anymore.  The more you enjoy the presence of yourself, the more you enjoy your life, and the more you enjoy the presence of everyone around you. (p. 169)

Take care and enjoy this beautiful season!

Lisa

Lstack@cnyfertility.com

315-744-8073

PICSI/HBA Multi-Site Clinical Trial

CNY Fertility Center Syracuse is recruiting patients to participate in a multi-site clinical trial of the PICSI dish’s effectiveness. A PICSI dish is used to select mature sperm which bind to hyaluronan, and the sperm is then injected into an egg during an ICSI.

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is used for about 99% of patients at CNY Fertility Center who are doing an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle. It is the process in which an embryologist directly injects one sperm into a mature egg, in an attempt to fertilize the egg, creating an embryo.

The embryologist selects the sperm using a microtool called an ICSI needle, under a large, high-tech microscope. The sperm are evaluated for their progression (swimming), as well as their morphology (shape), however neither of these attributes can definitively tell the embryologist that the sperm is mature.

A PICSI dish contains hyaluronan microdots, to which only mature sperm can bind. Once the sperm are added to the dish the embryologist is able to select only the bound (mature) sperm, using them for injection into the egg. The concept is that mature sperm are more likely to be chromosomally normal, potentially increasing the fertilization rate and subsequent pregnancy rates.

CNY Fertility Center Syracuse is participating in a multi-site clinical trial of the PICSI dish’s effectiveness. We are currently recruiting patients to be in the clinical trial. If you are interested in participating and potentially having a PICSI dish used for the selection of sperm for your ICSI please speak to your nurse, doctor or contact Deb Woodhouse at dwoodhouse@cnyfertility.com.

Intralipids

CNY Fertility Center in Syracuse, Rochester and Albany now offer an innovative new treatment called Intralipids to help women who have had recurrent miscarriage, multiple failed IVF cycles or multiple failed IUI cycles. Intralipids deactivate natural killer cells in a woman’s body which may prevent embryos from implanting and growing properly in the uterus.

New research has suggested that women who have experienced
recurrent miscarriages or multiple failed IUI or IVF cycles as a
result of natural killer cell activation may benefit from the use of
intralipids. Intralipids are synthetic and made from 1.2% egg
yolk phospholipids, 10% soybean oil, 2.25% glycerin and water.
It is administered through an IV 4-7 days before embryo transfer
or insemination.

Natural killer cells are regulated by the immune system. In
women who have autoimmune issues, the natural killer cells can
react abnormally to an implanting embryo, treating it as an
invading cell and signaling for the body to attack it. Studies
have found that intralipids can help to deactivate the natural
killer cells, allowing the embryo to implant on the uterine wall
and grow normally. Intralipids are re-administered 4-5 weeks
following a positive pregnancy test, to keep the natural killer
cells deactivated until the pregnancy can override the signals
being sent by the immune system.

Intralipids (approximately $100 per administration) are far less
expensive than Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) (approximately
$2000 per administration), and initial studies show
comparable efficacy for deactivation of natural killer cells and
pregnancy rates. Intralipids are well tolerated by patients with
few side effects and are created synthetically, unlike IVIG which
is a blood product. It takes about an hour and a half to two
hours for the intralipids to be administered through the IV.

For more information about intralipids call CNY Fertility Center or
ask your nurse if you are a candidate at your next appointment.

April’s journey to fertility: Week eighteen

April is a CNY Fertility Center patient and has been on her journey to fertility for approximately two years. April will share candid stories and a unique perspective on the fertility challenges many women and couples face.

Week eighteen: Grand Opening

Not only does Dr. Kiltz know how to throw a Grand Opening party, he knows how to reach out to others. The minute he greets anyone he gives him or her a hug, and when a patient leaves his office, a hug usually accompanies any necessary paperwork as well. Additionally, he strives to meet his patients’ needs by offering daily words of encouragement and numerous workshops for couples dealing with infertility. He also strives to integrate Eastern and Western medical practices. Dr. Rob’s desire to help his patients achieve their dreams of creating a family is reflected in his truly caring demeanor. By reaching out to each patient, he takes the monotony out of the process and gives each patient a personal boost of encouragement.

Too often, we don’t make the time to reach out to others. What I truly appreciate about CNY is that someone there always takes the time to reach out to me, and at the Rochester Grand Opening on Tuesday, CNY reached out to over 100 people! Everyone from the employees of the medical office next door to current and past patients to town officials were in attendance. In fact, many attendees were current patients who had their families stop by for a visit as well, myself included. Read more

Kristen Magnacca presents Dr. Rob’s Love & Infertility Workshop

Once again, Dr. Rob Kiltz has invited Kristen Magnacca to share the Love and Infertility Workshop Series at his CNY Fertility Centers and CNY Healing Arts Centers in NY. It begins with Part I ~  “I just want a baby! Change the questions that you’re asking yourself and succeed.” Are the questions that you’re asking yourself driving you crazy? Why can everyone else get pregnant but me? What will happen if I don’t … create enough follicles? Ovulate? What will happen if this cycle does not work?

The series will run a bit different from the last session, as she will be rotating each month between the three center locations:

Syracuse on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, 6:00-8:30pm – there’s still time to register.
Albany on October 6th, 2009, Tuesday, 6:00-8:30pm
Rochester November 17th, 2009, Tuesday, 6:00-8:30pm
December offers a Tele Workshop for all three centers, details coming.

If you already attended the series please know that this session will have a refresher of some already presented material along with new tid-bits, insights and strategies.

**Please feel free to email Kristen if you should have any questions and also to RSVP at kristen@cnyfertility.com.

Words of Support and Encouragement Week of September 21, 2009

‘We will see you in two weeks for your blood test.’  This simple phrase is loaded with excitement, anticipation, and anxiety.  Two whole weeks until you are able to find out if the cycle was successful.  What do you do for two weeks?  How do you keep yourself occupied?  What about all of those anxious ‘what ifs’?   I receive a request for help regarding the two-week wait almost weekly.  This is an incredibly common challenge for our patients- and I remember that terrible, sinking feeling myself.

Recently I posted a response to the CNY Fertility Discussion Forum (found here: Discussion Forum) regarding how to cope with these moments of anxiety and questioning during this dreaded wait.  Although I cannot tell you exactly how to free yourself of these feelings, I can hopefully offer some advice and a process that worked for me.  Below you will find the process I used, and also posted.

In regards to getting through this final week, try not to let your worried thoughts become repetitive. This can sound challenging to do, but it is incredibly important. If we allow our mind to continually travel to negative thoughts and questions, it can cause a cycle of greater anxiety and depression. Although we cannot completely prevent negative or anxiety producing thoughts, we can actively work towards moving past them.

One way of doing this is to follow a few simple steps:
1. Acknowledge the emotion or thought. If you find yourself feeling anxious, don’t just bury the emotion. Instead Read more