Shady Grove Fertility: Published BMI, Age & Price Policies
Fertility network · Verified: Nov 2026
On its official website, Shady Grove Fertility publishes a BMI limit of 40 for IVF or egg retrieval, a BMI limit of 50 for embryo transfer and eligibility criteria for a refund program. 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 Shady Grove Fertility publishes
| Policy | Published value | Exact wording and source |
|---|---|---|
| BMI limit for egg retrieval / IVF | BMI limit 40 (published) | “At Shady Grove Fertility, patients must have a BMI of less than 40 before initiating an IVF or egg freezing cycle and a BMI less than 50 before initiating an ovulation induction , intrauterine insemination (IUI) , or frozen embryo transfer cycle.” |
| BMI limit for embryo transfer (FET) | BMI limit 50 (published) | “At Shady Grove Fertility, patients must have a BMI of less than 40 before initiating an IVF or egg freezing cycle and a BMI less than 50 before initiating an ovulation induction , intrauterine insemination (IUI) , or frozen embryo transfer cycle.” |
| 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. |
| Refund / multi-cycle program criteria | Published | “Eligibility: Medically indicated for the proposed treatment Patient carrying pregnancy must be 40 upon completion of the IVF cycles Patients 41 and older can participate in Shared Risk if using donor eggs Patients using an egg donor must use a known or agency-recruited egg donor” |
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Other statements on the official site
IVF center locations (where retrievals are performed)“Shady Grove Fertility’s IVF centers are located in: Denver, CO Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Rockville, MD Towson, MD Raleigh, NC Chesterbrook, PA Clear Lake, TX Fairfax, VA Norfolk, VA Richmond, VA”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/article/egg-retrieval/ · checked Nov 2026
Procedures performed at IVF centers“At our IVF centers, Shady Grove Fertility performs a range of outpatient procedures, including: Egg retrievals Hysteroscopy”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/article/egg-retrieval/ · checked Nov 2026
Houston - Texas Medical Center office: monitoring only; surgery at hospital, retrievals at Clear Lake“Consultations, testing, ultrasounds and monitoring take place at this center. Surgical procedures are performed at Houston Methodist, and egg retrievals and embryo transfers take place at our Clear Lake location.”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/locations/texas/houston-texas-med… · checked Nov 2026
North Raleigh office: monitoring only; surgical procedures at Cary“Surgical procedures are performed at our Cary location. Most visits, such as consultations, testing, ultrasounds, and monitoring, take place in North Raleigh.”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/locations/north-carolina/north-ra… · checked Nov 2026
Shared Risk structure“Patients selecting this program may attempt up to 6 IVF or donor egg cycles and any subsequent frozen embryo transfers (FETs) for a flat amount.”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/refund-programs-for-infertility-t… · checked Nov 2026
Shared Risk pricing not published; payment plan partner“Costs: Pricing for Shared Risk is dependent on age and services. Please speak with your financial counselor for exact costs. Eligible patients may also do a monthly payment plan through CapexMD”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/refund-programs-for-infertility-t… · checked Nov 2026
Shared Risk for frozen embryos: age criterion“Embryos must be cryopreserved before the patient turned 39 or created with donor eggs”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/refund-programs-for-infertility-t… · checked Nov 2026
Shared Risk for returning egg-freezing patients: age criterion“Minimum of 10 frozen mature eggs All thaw cycles must be completed by age of 51”Source: shadygrovefertility.com/refund-programs-for-infertility-t… · checked Nov 2026
CDC-reported activity (2022)
8 CDC clinic record(s) matched to Shady Grove Fertility reported 26,607 ART cycles for 2022, 5,269 of them for patients over 40. These are volumes, not success rates.
| CDC clinic record | Total cycles | Cycles, over 40 | Own-egg intended retrievals, over 40 | Donor egg/embryo transfers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shady Grove Fertility-Rockville Rockville, MD | 12,989 | 2,981 | 1,246 | 805 | CDC record |
Shady Grove Fertility-Towson Towson, MD | 3,408 | 540 | 218 | 165 | CDC record |
Shady Grove Fertility-Pennsylvania Wayne, PA | 3,084 | 421 | 96 | 266 | CDC record |
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond Richmond, VA | 1,954 | 294 | 61 | 104 | CDC record |
Shady Grove Fertility-Atlanta Atlanta, GA | 1,666 | 389 | 149 | 114 | CDC record |
Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay Tampa, FL | 1,536 | 309 | 81 | 100 | CDC record |
New York Fertility Medical Practice, PLLC dba, Shady Grove Fertility New York New York, NY | 1,154 | 240 | 98 | 63 | CDC record |
Shady Grove Fertility Colorado Greenwood Village, CO | 816 | 95 | 20 | 32 | CDC record |
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Verified sources & official links
- Official website: shadygrovefertility.com/
- shadygrovefertility.com/article/bmi-and-your-fertility/
- shadygrovefertility.com/refund-programs-for-infertility-t…
- shadygrovefertility.com/article/egg-retrieval/
- shadygrovefertility.com/locations/texas/houston-texas-med…
- shadygrovefertility.com/locations/north-carolina/north-ra…
- CDC National ART Surveillance System, 2022 final clinic data
- shadygrovefertility.com/article/faqs-about-donor-egg-trea…
- shadygrovefertility.com/treatments/donor-egg/
- shadygrovefertility.com/article/age-infertility-qa/
- shadygrovefertility.com/affording-care/
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 Shady Grove Fertility have a BMI limit for IVF?
BMI limit 40 (published). The clinic’s own wording: “At Shady Grove Fertility, patients must have a BMI of less than 40 before initiating an IVF or egg freezing cycle and a BMI less than 50 before initiating an ovulation induction , intrauterine insemination (IUI) , or frozen embryo transfer cycle.”
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