NorthshortfertilityisafertilityclinicinIllinois.ItislocatedintheChicagoareaofSkokie,Illinois,withconvenienttransportation.Ourmissionistoprovidethebestcareforinfertilecouplesseekingfertility.Wefocusoncompassionate,personalizedcareascouplescopewiththephysical,emotionalandfinancialpressuresassociatedwithinfertility.Ourentirefertilityclinicstaffhasadaptedtothechallengesfacedbyinfertilecouples.About11%ofcouplesexperienceinfertilityatsomepointduringchildbearing,whichincreasesaswomenapproachtheirmid-30s.In"normalbirthcouples"whohaveregularsex,thechanceofpregnancyis25%permonth,andmostpeoplewillgetpregnantwithinayear.TheAmericanSocietyforreproductivemedicinedefinesinfertilityasinabilitytoconceiveafterayearofregularsexualintercourse.Whenyouareover35,thetimewillbeshortenedtosixmonths.Althoughinfertilitywasonceconsidereda"femaleproblem,"wenowknowthathalfofallinfertilecoupleswillhavemaleinfertility.Specialcarewillbetakentoensurethatmenarethoroughlyexaminedbeforereceivinganyfemaletreatment.Dr.AnneBorkowskiisapostgraduateinfertilityspecialistdedicatedtoprovidingthehighestqualityofcareinacompassionateandcaringenvironment.Shehasextensivetrainingandexperienceinallfertilitytreatments.OurIllinoisinfertilityclinicservicesincludethediagnosisandtreatmentofmaleandfemaleinfertility,includingstandardfertilitytestsusedtoassessinfertility.Weprovidemedicaltreatmentssuchasclomid,fertilitydrugs(FSH),intrauterineinsemination(IUI)andadvancedreproductivetechnology(Art),includinginvitrofertilization(IVF),intracytoplasmicsperminjection(ICSI)andpreimplantationdiagnosis(PGD).Wehaveaverysuccessfuleggdonationprogramthatcanhelpwomenwithreducedovarianreserve.Weworkcloselywithmanyeggdonors,sometimespatientsprovideknowndonors.Thesuccessrateofeggdonationprogramisusuallyequaltothesuccessrateofdonoragegroup.Forexample,ifa20-year-oldeggisusedintheIVFcycleofa38year-oldfertilizedperson,thesuccessrateisequaltothe20-year-oldgroup.Wealsohaveaprocedureforfreezingeggstoprotectwomen'sfertility.Whenyoung,eggsarefrozenandfertilizeduntiltheyarereadytoconceive.Itisveryimportanttoconsultaninfertilityspecialistintheearlystageoftreatment.Whenacoupleisinthecareofafertilityspecialistandcanusuallybettercontrolthecostoftreatment,itiseasytoconceive.Weunderstandthespecialneedsofcoupleswithinfertilityandtheirtreatment.Wetreateachpatientasapersonandtailorthetreatmentplanaccordingtotheuniqueneedsofeachperson.Westrivetoensurethateverypatientgetsthepersonalized,personalizedandcompassionatecaretheydeserve.Ourwebsitecontainsextensiveinformationaboutthediagnosisandtreatmentofinfertility.Wecanalsoansweranyquestionsyoumayhavebyphone.