Brigham and Women's Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery: Published BMI, Age & Price Policies

Hospital / university program · Verified: Nov 2026

Published: BMI limit 60Published: hospital-based retrievals

On its official website, Brigham and Women's Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery publishes a BMI limit of 60 for IVF or egg retrieval, a BMI limit of 60 for embryo transfer and where egg retrievals are performed (hospital-based). We did not find a published maximum age with own eggs or maximum age with donor eggs on the pages we checked in Nov 2026.

What Brigham and Women's Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery publishes

Policies quoted from official pages, checked Nov 2026
Policy	Published value	Exact wording and source
BMI limit for egg retrieval / IVF	BMI limit 60 (published)	“In fact, as part of a tertiary care hospital staffed by highly trained anesthesiologists, the Center performs oocyte retrievals and embryo transfers for patients with BMIs up to 60.” Source: brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/07/15/ivf-need-not-be-wi… · checked Nov 2026
BMI limit for embryo transfer (FET)	BMI limit 60 (published)	“In fact, as part of a tertiary care hospital staffed by highly trained anesthesiologists, the Center performs oocyte retrievals and embryo transfers for patients with BMIs up to 60.” Source: brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/07/15/ivf-need-not-be-wi… · checked Nov 2026
Maximum age with own eggs	Not found on the clinic's public website	Ask the clinic before booking a consultation.
Maximum age with donor eggs	Not found on the clinic's public website	Ask the clinic before booking a consultation.
Published self-pay IVF price	Not found on the clinic’s public website	Ask for a written fee schedule.
Where egg retrievals are done	Hospital-based	“In fact, as part of a tertiary care hospital staffed by highly trained anesthesiologists, the Center performs oocyte retrievals and embryo transfers for patients with BMIs up to 60.” Source: brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/07/15/ivf-need-not-be-wi… · checked Nov 2026

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Other statements on the official site

IVF offered for patients with BMI of 40 or more
“The Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is one of only a few in the U.S. offering IVF for patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m”
Source: brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/07/15/ivf-need-not-be-wi… · checked Nov 2026

System-wide general statement about own-egg age at 'most programs' (not stated as this program's own limit)
“Most programs will not use a patient’s own eggs if they are over the age of 44. In that case, you could explore donation if a donor program is available.”
Source: massgeneralbrigham.org/en/health-wellness/choose-ivf-trea… · checked Nov 2026

System-wide statement on body weight and hospital-based programs
“extremes of body weight, which can impact a person’s fertility. Such patients typically require a hospital-based program as opposed to a freestanding clinic.”
Source: massgeneralbrigham.org/en/health-wellness/choose-ivf-trea… · checked Nov 2026

CDC-reported activity (2022)

1 CDC clinic record(s) matched to Brigham and Women's Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery reported 2,771 ART cycles for 2022, 477 of them for patients over 40. These are volumes, not success rates.

CDC National ART Surveillance System, 2022 reporting year
CDC clinic record	Total cycles	Cycles, over 40	Own-egg intended retrievals, over 40	Donor egg/embryo transfers	Source
Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology Boston, MA	2,771	477	221	108	CDC record

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Verified: Nov 2026. Each quote was re-checked against the linked page on 2026-11-10. Policies change; the linked page is the authority.

Frequently asked questions

Does Brigham and Women's Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery have a BMI limit for IVF?

BMI limit 60 (published). The clinic’s own wording: “In fact, as part of a tertiary care hospital staffed by highly trained anesthesiologists, the Center performs oocyte retrievals and embryo transfers for patients with BMIs up to 60.”

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