Your RADfertility SafeJourney Plan

• Telemedicine will be utilized for most consults and teaching appointments
• Only essential appointments will occur within the office building
• You will check in remotely once you arrive at the parking lot
• After your screening, you will be escorted directly to your exam room and will not need to wait in the waiting room
• Support persons will no longer be allowed to accompany you to your appointments. This is to help decrease the number of potential exposures in the office
• You will see only a limited number of providers
• RADdad, an at-home sperm collection kit for semen analysis and sperm freezing can be provided so that our male patients do not need to make a trip to our offices. Order or register your RADdad at-home sperm collection kit

• For patients: Symptom screening via telemedicine prior to your travel to our offices
• For patients: Personalized Covid testing protocols prior to and during treatments, prior to surgery, and prior to diagnostic testing visits
• For staff: Pre-emptive interval Covid testing, daily symptom review, and daily temperature assessment

• For patients: Cloth face coverings are mandatory at all times during an office visit and will be available
• For staff: State-of-the-art personal protective equipment (PPE) including medical grade masks will be used at all times

There is no evidence that fertility treatments including diagnostic testing, laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, cycle monitoring, intrauterine insemination (IUI), egg retrieval and/or embryo transfer (IVF) etc. are affected by Covid-19. However, given the nature of fertility assessment/treatments which necessitate multiple office visits, even with widespread testing and risk mitigation strategies, there is no guarantee that you will not be exposed to the virus. You should discuss your individual risks with your healthcare provider.

If you suspect you’re sick with Covid-19, seek medical care immediately. Tell your doctor about your recent travel and your symptoms. Avoid contact with others and contact RADfertility with your condition as soon as possible.

Any diagnostic testing, infertility treatment, surgery or other services will be suspended should you become symptomatic or test positive for Covid-19.

Our expert lab team adheres to the highest standards and is well above regulatory compliance levels set by state and federal government. They execute the same laboratory protocols used every day for our liquid nitrogen tanks whether the office is open or closed. This includes a visual inspection of the tank, they measure its liquid level and fill if necessary. All tanks are monitored 24 hours a day by alarm, so if they are not in the office and there’s a problem, we are notified immediately. You can rest assured that your eggs, sperm and embryos are safe!

At the current time, the full risks of contracting Covid-19 prior to or during pregnancy are NOT known, including potential risks to a woman’s health as well as risk(s) to her fetus.  The unique and new clinical course of Covid-19 infection makes it difficult to compare Covid-19 to other viral infections in pregnancy, including non-Covid-19 coronavirus infections that have previously been studied.  Risks from viral infections during pregnancy are typically evaluated after large amounts of outcomes data are obtained, and can include: 1) higher rates of miscarriage and pregnancy loss in all trimesters; 2) congenital fetal malformations (birth defects); 3) restricted fetal growth; and 4) prematurity due to maternal and/or fetal problems.  It is also possible that Covid-19 can infect the placenta and the newborn at the time of birth.