Infertility Fast Facts6.1 MillionCouples approximately in the United States, or 10 percent of all couples of childbearing age, have difficulty conceiving. |
State-of-the-Art Laboratory Helps Dr. Brown Achieve SuccessOur Valley Fertility clinic provides a range of therapies for couples attempting to overcome infertility. Having a top quality laboratory gives Dr. Brown and our team the best chances of enabling couples to successfully conceive. For your convenience, our South Texas IVF lab is located in the clinic, which lets patients consolidate visits and save time. In our McAllen, Texas IVF lab, we can perform in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and assisted hatching. As well, we offer advanced IVF procedures like parental genetic testing and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Parental genetic testing allows potential parents to know if they carry certain diseases such as Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. If both parents are found to be carriers, Dr. Brown and our team can take steps to make sure the affected couple can have a healthy child. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can screen embryos to look for specific diseases, abnormalities that might cause miscarriage and chromosomal abnormalities that would result in fatality or grave illness at birth. Improve your odds of conception. Contact our clinic to schedule a consultation with Dr. Brown. Our Lab is CAP-Certified![]() Most fertility clinics have a laboratory, but not all labs are created equally. In our Valley Fertility clinic, we want to ensure the best possible chance of success. Accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), our center goes beyond just regulatory compliance, committed to delivering the highest standards of clinical excellence. We have designed our laboratory to foster an optimal environment for the growth and development of patient embryos. Our lab features a “clean room,” specifically established to remove contaminants that can compromise embryo quality and lead to lower pregnancy rates. Count on our embryologists and support team to ensure the health and wellbeing of your embryos, right from the start. About Our Embryologists
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Yinzhong Bing, Ph.D | View Yinzhong Bing's CV |
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Li Mei Che | View Li Mei Chi's CV |
Dr. Brown and our embryologists want patients to enjoy safe, healthy pregnancies. We have dedicated ourselves to helping you accomplish the goal of bringing home a healthy baby. We continue to stay up-to-date on the latest research and offer leading edge techniques that can increase treatment success. Our embryologists will take excellent care of your “baby” until implantation, when your body can take over the job.
By offering innovative technology and advanced procedures, more South Texas couples can attain the babies they desire. In our Valley Fertility clinic, our IVF success rates rival national numbers. Committed to truth in reporting, we regularly provide our numbers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To view our most recent rates, see the following tables.
| YEAR | Age <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 47.8 % | 0/7 | 50.0 % | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| 2008 | 38.2 % | 33.3 % | 27.3 % | 1/3 | 0/1 |
| 2007 | 54.5 % | 20.0 % | 28.6 % | 0/2 | 1/1 |
| 2006 | 42.3 % | 33.3 % | 10.0 % | 0/1 | NA |
| 2005 | 44.4 % | 26.5 % | 37.5 % | 0/2 | NA |
| 2004 | 54.8 % | 55.6 % | 70.0 % | 0/2 | NA |
| 2003 | 46.4 % | 58.8 % | 33.0 % | No cases | NA |
| YEAR | Age <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 66.7 % | 0/2 | 50.0 % | No cases | No cases |
| 2008 | 36.3 % | 0/2 | 67% | No cases | No cases |
| 2007 | 50% | 100% | 100% | 0/1 | No cases |
| 2006 | 37.5 % | 33.3 % | 0/4 | No cases | NA |
| 2005 | 50% | 0/4 | No cases | No cases | NA |
| 2004 | 40 % | 50% | No cases | No cases | NA |
| 2003 | No cases | ||||
| YEAR | FRESH CYCLES | FROZEN EMBRYOS |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 87.5 % | 0/2 |
| 2008 | 2/5 | 0/1 |
| 2007 | 7/8 | 0/1 |
| 2006 | 1/3 | 0/2 |
| 2005 | 2/2 | No cases |
| 2004 | 0/1 | No cases |
| 2003 | 50% | No cases |