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Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group
Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG) is a fertility clinic in Greenville, South Carolina with satellite office locations in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina.
At Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, Dr. John Nichols and Dr. John F. Payne are happy to be able to offer you an alternative practice of reproductive endocrinology and infertility treatment. The fertility clinic offers attentive patient care and extremely high success rates, treating infertility patients from SC, NC, GA, TN and VA. The PREG infertility experts incorporate a uniquely personal and deeply caring attitude and environment to help you to achieve your goals of a successful family and excellent reproductive health care.
Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group infertility treatments will be recommended by fertility specialists based on you and your partner's medical history, physical findings, infertility testing, evaluation and prior infertility treatments. Fertility clinic offices in Greenville and Spartanburg, SC, and Asheville, NC, make it possible for patients to undergo infertility treatment in a compassionate, private setting.
Dr. Nichols and Dr. Payne specialize in advanced infertility treatments including In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI) and Donor Inseminations, as well as laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgical procedures. The fertility doctors at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group have operating privileges at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Eastside Medical Center, St. Francis Women's Hospital and Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Village at Pelham, Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg, Mary Black Memorial Hospital, and Mission Hospital (Memorial and St. Joseph Campuses) in Asheville.
In addition to state-of-the-art infertility treatments, Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group offers a range of complementary services and procedures. The fertility clinic is equipped for on-site hysterosalpingography (HSG) for your convenience. PREG also has a surgical suite that has been accredited by AAAASF to perform affordable out-patient microsurgical tubal reversal procedures in our private surgical suite
Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group offers an on-site andrology lab for semen analysis and intrauterine inseminations (for both husband/partner and donor sperm), as well as a DPC Immulite serum chemistry analyzer for doing same-day hCG (pregnancy test), Progesterone, and Estradiol levels and other endocrine testing.
For women who may not be able to conceive a child using their own oocytes (eggs), PREG has a compensated egg donor program available through the fertility clinic. PREG's experienced staff can help potential egg donation recipients explore this option.
Dr. Nichols, Dr. Payne, and the staff at PREG's infertility centers can also provide both evaluation and treatment of various pubertal disorders, menopause, and other complicated gynecological problems. These additional services and evaluations allow patients to receive comprehensive care for a range of needs.
The fertility doctors at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group offer a range of fertility treatments for SC and NC infertility patients, including first-line treatments or more advanced assisted reproductive options. Dr. John Nichols and Dr. John Payne, offer fertility care that includes infertility consultation and diagnosis, fertility tests, fertility medication, ovulation induction, reproductive surgery, and advanced reproductive technology options, like IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Fertility treatments provided at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group include:
Fresh IVF Success Rates
According to the most recent report published by the CDC, Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA in Greenville, South Carolina performed 120 IVF cycles with fresh embryos in 2010. The number of IVF cycles and babies born, broken down by patients' age is as follows:
| Clinic Name | City | Number of Cycles by Age | Live Birth Rate By Age (%) | ||||||||
| <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | ||
| Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA | GREENVILLE | 73 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 57.5 | 29.6 | 3 / 14 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 |
Frozen IVF Success Rates
According to the most recent report published by the CDC, Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA in Greenville, South Carolina performed 120 IVF cycles with frozen embryos in 2010. The number of IVF cycles and babies born, broken down by patients' age is as follows:
| Clinic Name | City | Number of Cycles by Age | Live Birth Rate By Age (%) | ||||||||
| <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | ||
| Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA | GREENVILLE | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 / 19 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 3 | ||
The fertility doctors at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group diagnose and treat a number of conditions that can result in infertility and may make trying to conceive even more difficult. The fertility doctors see patients in Asheville, NC, Spartanburg, SC, and Greenville. SC.
The fertility doctors at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group treat the following infertility conditions:
For more information about clinical trials, contact Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group directly.
Egg Donation Success Rates
As reported by Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA in Greenville, South Carolina to the CDC in 2010, the fertility clinic performed 37 donor egg cycles in that year; 13 cycles used fresh donor eggs and 24 cycles used frozen donor eggs.
| Clinic Name | City | Fresh Donor Eggs | Fresh Live Births | Frozen Donor Eggs | Frozen Live Births |
| Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA | GREENVILLE | 13 | 9 / 13 | 24 | 37.5 |
As a service to patients Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG) understands the financial burden of infertility testing and treatments whether is intrauterine inseminations (IUI), surgery, or In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). That why PREG has contracted with most major insurance carriers and makes every effort to bill your insurance providing you have the infertility benefits. PREG suggests that you verify your infertility benefits before you begin treatments. The fertility clinic's financial counselor will be happy to assist you in getting your benefits and informing you of costs involved. You may contact someone in our financial department by dialing 864-232-PREG.
The following information is provided as a guideline to determine cost of fertility treatments at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG). Please contact a financial specialist at the fertility clinic for specific questions on fertility treatment costs for your specific treatment plan.
Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group Fertility Treatment Costs
- Ovulation induction: $100-$150 per cycle
- Ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination (IUI): $600-$900
- Minimal IVF: $6,000
- Standard IVF:$12,000
- Frozen embryo transfer: $3,000
- Donor egg IVF: $18,000



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