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NYS DOH Infertility Demonstration Project

Montefiore's Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Health has been offered the unique opportunity to participate in the New York State Department of Health Infertility Demonstration Project. This program will provide eligible New York state residents financial support for in vitro fertilization. The financial responsibilities to the patients will vary based on guidelines provided by New York State regarding household income levels.

The program will provide a unique opportunity to a number of patients to access IVF services they have been unable to afford in the past. The patient must meet specific financial, demographic and medical criteria.

Patients must:

be 21-44 years of age
be a New York State Resident
have a 2006 combined household income of less than $200,000
have commercial insurance coverage (Medicaid or Medicare recipients are not eligible)
have a medical history which includes 4 cycles of ovulation induction with or without insemination unless there is a known tubal factor or severe male factor infertility.

Patients are ineligible for the program if they:

have had 3 or more failed or cancelled IVF cycles
have a high day 3 FSH or have a medical contraindication to pregnancy
are Medicaid or Medicare recipients

Patients who are interested and meet these criteria should contact Safeta Vukic at (718) 405-8243. Once the application is reviewed, patients will be contacted regarding their eligibility.

This program covers most services associated with IVF, however, there are exclusion such as donor egg fees, ovulation induction, general gynecological care, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, surgery, MESA, TESE, and PESA.

If you have any further questions about the NYS Infertility Demonstration Project, contact Safeta Vukic at (718) 405-8243.

Dine with the Experts

Montefiore's Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Health hosts "Dine with the Experts – an Evening of Informational Sessions with Infertility Specialists in Westchester," at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, N.Y.

Discussion topics are:

Donor eggs
Male infertility
Preimplanation genetics
Multiple pregnancy and complications
Mind-body medicine
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
FSH Levels
Primary & Secondary Infertility
Embryology

Please check back for future dates.

Need answers? Ask one of our physicians as they participate in the online Web Angels program for the American Infertility Association's message board (http://www.americaninfertility.org/ ). You can post questions on the message board and one of the following scheduled Web Angels will respond to your inquiries every Monday: Dr. Harry Lieman or Dr. Staci Pollack.