Reproductive Medicine

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Conveniently located in Staples, Lakewood Health System has become northern Minnesota’s center of excellence for those seeking reproductive and infertility treatment. We specialize in finding solutions to help you achieve your dream of becoming a parent. Using a team approach, we combine high quality medical care with the latest technology and a caring, compassionate staff to achieve success which is well above the national average. Lakewood Health System partners with Reproductive Medicine & Infertility Associates, (RM&IA) to provide our patients with a comprehensive program which includes basic fertility evaluation and a wide range of reproductive services.

Our Service Options Include:

IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
In this procedure, eggs are removed from the mother, and then fertilized in a laboratory using sperm from the mother’s partner or a donor. After fertilization and incubation, the reproductive endocrinologist transfers the embryos back to the mother’s uterus or to a gestational carrier.

EGG DONATION PROGRAM
This is an important option for women who are unable to produce enough ovarian reserves for viable eggs. Once the eggs are obtained from a donor, an embryologist fertilizes them with the mother’s partner, or a donor’s sperm. After incubation, a reproductive endocrinologist transfers the embryos back to the mother’s uterus.

GESTATIONAL CARRIER
A gestational carrier is a woman who is willing and able to carry another woman’s baby to term. After an embryologist uses the mother’s partner, or a donor’s sperm to fertilize the mother’s eggs, the viable eggs are incubated in the laboratory. A reproductive endocrinologist will transfer viable embryos to the gestational carrier’s uterus.

Assisting You...

The field of medicine has made significant strides in fertility treatment options. As advanced as these options are, most insurance companies do not cover these treatments.

RM&IA understands what the financial implications can mean to prospective parents. To assist in your financial concerns, RM&IA has established a financial risk-sharing program through a Fertility Cost Warranty Program (FCWP). Candidates who do not qualify for FCWP do have other options available to them to aid in assuring that funds will be available for other alternatives to becoming a parent.