Laurence C Udoff M.D.

Genetics & IVF Institute

Reproductive Endocrinology

3015 Williams Drive

Fairfax, VA 22031

Physician's Statement:

Laurence C. Udoff, MD, FACOG is a fertility doctor with the Genetics & IVF Institute, a fertility clinic with locations in Fairfax, VA, and North Bethesda, MD.

Dr. Udoff is board certified in reproductive endocrinology and subspecialty board certified in infertility. He joined Genetics & IVF Institute from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where in addition to maintaining a clinical practice, he was Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences.

During his tenure at the University of Maryland, Dr. Udoff was Director of the Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) program. He taught hundreds of students and residents.

Prior to joining the Maryland faculty, Dr. Udoff practiced at the highly successful infertility program of The University of Utah School of Medicine, where he helped to establish the first PGD program in the Intermountain West.

Dr. Udoff’s special interests include PGD and methods to improve IVF outcomes.

Dr. Udoff maintains his affiliation with the University of Maryland, where he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor and shares his medical expertise with medical students and residents.

Dr. Udoff provides services in infertility, donor egg IVF and family balancing including MicroSort IUIs. Dr. Udoff is also the lead physician on donor egg and egg vitrification.

Fertility Treatment:

Dr. Laurence Udoff provides a wide range of treatments for patients experiencing infertility. In addition, Dr. Udoff is the lead physician at Genetics & IVF Institute on egg donation and egg freezing.

Fertility treatments provided by Dr. Udoff at Genetics & IVF Institute include:

Blastocyst culture and transfer

CGH (Comparative Genomic Hybridization)

Consultation

Donor egg

Donor sperm

Egg freezing

Embryo freezing and storage

Embryo transfer

Family Balancing

Fertility drugs

Fertility workup

Frozen embryo transfer

Hysteroscopy

Hysterosalpingogram

ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection)

IUI (intrauterine insemination)

IVF (in vitro fertilization)

Laparoscopy

Ovulation Induction

PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis)

Semen analysis

Sonogram

Sperm freezing and storage

Surgery

Surrogacy

TESE (testicular sperm extraction)

Ultrasound

Conditions Treated:

Dr. Laurence Udoff at the Genetics & IVF Institute treats the following conditions that can contribute to infertility:

Androgen excess

Endometriosis

Fallopian tube abnormalities/diseases

Female infertility

Genital tract abnormalities

Inheritable Genetic Disorders through PGD

Male infertility

Menstrual abnormalities

Miscarriage/Recurrent Miscarriage

Ovarian Cysts

Ovulatory Dysfunction

Pelvic abnormalities

PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)

Premature ovarian failure

Reproductive Hormone Imbalance

Unexplained infertility

Uterine fibroids

Uterine Polyps

Uterine Septum

Clinical Trials:

For information on clinical trials, please contact the Genetics & IVF Institute directly.

Egg Donation Success Rates:

As reported by Genetics & IVF Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, to the CDC in 2009, the fertility clinic performed 199 donor egg cycles in that year; 137 cycles used fresh donor eggs and 62 cycles used frozen donor eggs.

Clinic Name	City	Fresh Donor Eggs	Fresh Live Births	Frozen Donor Eggs	Frozen Live Births
Genetics & IVF Institute	FAIRFAX	137	54.7	62	46.8

IVF Success Rates:

According to the most recent report published by the CDC, Genetics & IVF Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, performed 362 IVF cycles with fresh embryos in 2009. 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
Genetics & IVF Institute	FAIRFAX	127	94	81	35	25	35.4	24.5	18.5	8.6	4.0

According to the most recent report published by the CDC, Genetics & IVF Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, performed 362 IVF cycles with frozen embryos in 2009. 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
Genetics & IVF Institute	FAIRFAX	24	39	16	2	2	41.7	25.6	6 / 16	0 / 2	0 / 2

Paying for Fertility Treatment:

Building a family requires a significant emotional and financial investment. The Genetics & IVF Institute is committed to helping you cope with both and offers financial programs for IUI, IVF, Donor Egg IVF, and Family Balancing and PGD. GIVF offers a Fairfax Egg Bank Multicycle Contract, as well as a Salute Military Discount for men and women in military service and a First Responders Salute Discount for police, firefighters and EMTs.

GIVF financial counselors are available to assist you in choosing the program that best fits your needs. To speak with a financial counselor, call 800-552-4363 or 703-698-7355.

Board Certifications:

Yes

Education:

Dr. Laurence C. Udoff graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Delaware with a degree in Biology and received his medical degree from the University Of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland. He completed one fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Maryland and another at the University of Utah.

Insurance:

For information on infertility insurance, please contact the Genetics & IVF Institute directly.

Professional Memberships:

Dr. Laurence Udoff is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Society for Gynecologic Investigation (full member), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society.

Languages:

English