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For more information about our infertility services - including egg donation - contact IVF New Jersey; we also serve Bucks County, and international patients.

Somerset Office: 81 Veronica Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873; map and directions; Phone: 732-220-9060; Fax: 732-545-1164
Freehold Office: 495 Iron Bridge Road
Suite 10 (2nd Floor)
Freehold, NJ 07728; map and directions; Phone: 732-577-6500; Fax: 732-577-6510
Lawrenceville Office: 3100 Princeton Pike
Building 4
Third Floor, Suite I
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; map and directions; Phone: 609-799-5666; Fax: 609-219-0742
Annandale Office: Concourse at Beaver Brook
1465 Route 31 South
Annandale, NJ 08801; (Located in Additional Shops building, main entrance at the rear parking lot); map and directions; Phone: 908-238-1220; Fax: 908-238-1225

Infertility Services - for Egg Donation Recipients - Serving New Jersey, Bucks County

IVF New Jersey has many infertility-related services available for egg donation recipients and our other patients in New Jersey, Bucks County, and beyond. See below for a list of our services and further information about them.

Patients From Distant Places
Acupuncture Treatment for Infertility at IVF New Jersey
Infertility Counseling
Early Pregnancy Classes
Glossary of Infertility/Reproductive Terms

Patients From Distant Places

Egg donation recipients travel to IVF New Jersey from within the state, from Bucks County, and from all over the nation and the world, including Canada, Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean. If you cannot travel for infertility treatment at IVF New Jersey, we can arrange to have your infertility treatment monitored at home by your personal physician. You only have to come to our practice on the days of egg retrieval and embryo transfer. If you would like to find out if you would be a good candidate for infertility treatment or the egg donation program for Bucks County, New Jersey, and worldwide patients, contact IVF New Jersey today.

Traveling to IVF New Jersey

If you do need to stay with us for your infertility treatment, Newark Airport in New Jersey is a major international airport and is serviced by most domestic airlines. We recommend the nearby New Brunswick Hyatt Regency Hotel, which is a 10-minute taxicab ride from IVF New Jersey. The phone number of the Hyatt is (732) 873-1234.

Transportation from Newark Airport to the Hyatt is provided by Country Club Limousines (1-800-246-2287). You must book the Country Club Limousine prior to your arrival in Newark. You can also take a taxicab from Newark Airport to the New Brunswick Hyatt. The fare is comparable to the limousine fare, and no reservations are needed.

Egg donation recipients and other infertility patients at IVF New Jersey can make arrangements to enjoy the cultural and recreational facilities offered by New York City while waiting for their egg donation procedures - the retrieval and transfer. New Brunswick is a 45-minute train ride from midtown Manhattan. The train station is one block from the hotel.

Our highly regarded egg donation program provides infertility options for our patients in New Jersey, Bucks County, and all over the world.

Hotels Convenient to IVF New Jersey

Brunswick Hilton & Towers
(At Exit 9, N.J. Turnpike)
3 Tower Center Blvd.
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
(732) 828-2000
Fax: (732) 828-6958

Holiday Inn Somerset
195 Davidson Ave.
Somerset, New Jersey 088873
(732) 356-1700

Hyatt Regency
2 Albany St.
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Toll Free Reservations (800) 233-1234
(732) 873-1234
Fax: (732) 873-6666

Summerfield Suites Hotel
260 Davidson Ave.
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
Toll Free Reservations: (800) 833-4353
(732) 356-8000
Fax: (732) 356-3782

The Heldrich Hotel
10 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Toll Free Reservations: (866) 609-4700
(732) 729-4670
Fax: (732) 729-4672

Acupuncture Treatment for Infertility at IVF New Jersey

Acupuncture is the method of inserting fine needles into very specific points on a meridian representing various organs and ailments. During an acupuncture visit, specific points on the meridian may be indicated based on either the examination and/or the condition the acupuncturist is attempting to treat. In regards to infertility, points are selected on their ability to regulate menstruation, thicken the lining of the uterus, relax the uterus, warm or dispel heat from the uterus, build blood/energy in the body, and provide stress relief - all of which are important in the treatment of infertility. The needles are used one time only, and the infertility treatments are virtually painless. While the needles are in place (for about 30 minutes), most people experience a deep sense of relaxation and usually fall asleep.

Infertility Treatment Frequency

If a patient is expecting to undergo an in vitro fertilization cycle, acupuncture treatment for infertility is recommended once or twice a week for at least one month prior to the approximate date of transfer. Optimally, on the day of the transfer, acupuncture is given 25 minutes prior to and after the transfer. Acupuncture treatment for infertility is also recommended two to three days after transfer. Patients who are undergoing intrauterine insemination can also utilize this acupuncture treatment for infertility at IVF New Jersey.

Cost of Treatment

The initial visit is approximately 1 1/2 to two hours in length. It includes a traditional Chinese medicine consultation and an infertility treatment at IVF New Jersey or the Princeton Wellness Center. The cost is $120. The follow-up infertility treatment takes up to one hour. The cost is $65. For acupuncture treatments on the day of the transfer, the total cost is $150 ($75 per treatment, before and after the transfer). A discounted rate for a series package of 6, 8, or 12 infertility treatments is available. Payment is expected at the time of your visit. It is recommended that you contact your insurance provider to verify whether acupuncture is covered under your policy. You will be given a bill that you can submit to your insurance provider. Personal checks and major credit cards are accepted.

A Study of Effectiveness for Infertility/In Vitro Fertilization

Two teams of researchers in Germany and the People's Republic of China found that adding acupuncture to the infertility treatment regimen of women using assisted reproductive techniques to have a child can dramatically improve a woman's chances of getting pregnant. Their findings, published in the April 2002 issue of Fertility and Sterility (Paulus W, et al. April 2002;77(4): 721-4) and widely reported in the popular press, may bring new hope to thousands of couples who would like to have children but have been dealing with infertility. Patients in both groups received hormone therapy - before and after the embryo transfer - to increase the odds of a successful pregnancy. Patients in the acupuncture group also received two acupuncture sessions: the first treatment 25 minutes before embryo transfer, and the second treatment 25 minutes after transfer.

Six weeks after the embryo transfers were performed, the women were given an ultrasound examination. In the control group, the presence of a fetal sac, the scientists' criteria for a clinical pregnancy, was found in 21 women (26.3%). In the acupuncture group, the pregnancy rate was "considerably higher," with 34 women (42.5%) carrying a fetal sac at the time of the examination.

"Acupuncture seems to be a useful tool" for patients looking to increase their chances of becoming pregnant following assisted reproduction therapy, the authors concluded. They added, "As we could not observe any significant differences in covariants between the acupuncture and control groups, the results demonstrate that acupuncture improves pregnancy rate."

The researchers believe point selection played a key role in acupuncture's success. "We chose acupuncture points that relax the uterus according to the principles of tcm," they wrote, adding that because of acupuncture's influence on the autonomic nervous system, needling specific points would "optimize endometrial receptivity."

Mimi Vassilev Baker, Certified Acupuncturist

Mimi Vassilev Baker is a certified acupuncturist, licensed by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners. She is also a certified diplomate in acupuncture by the National Board. She has been appointed by the Governor of New Jersey to be one of nine members of the State Acupuncture Examining Board.

For eight years, Mimi dedicated her education to the health sciences. As an undergraduate at the University of Delaware, she studied biology and nutrition. After experiencing the positive results of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, she enrolled as a graduate student at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine, where she earned her Master of Oriental Medicine Degree and a second Bachelor Degree in Professional Health Studies.

In China, while interning at the Shandong University of Medicine, Mimi continued to witness the remarkable benefits of combining traditional Chinese medicine with 21st century women's health care. She has chosen to specialize in women's health issues, ranging from infertility to menopause. In 2003, she established an acupuncture treatment for infertility program at IVF New Jersey and the Princeton Wellness Center in Princeton, New Jersey (www.princetonwellnesscenter.com). A significant number of patients at IVF New Jersey have conceived following infertility treatment with a combination of in vitro fertilization and acupuncture.

For women who are dealing with infertility issues in New Jersey, Bucks County, or elsewhere, acupuncture represents yet another hopeful option at IVF New Jersey.

Scheduling Acupuncture Treatment

IVF New Jersey-Somerset: Seven days a week by appointment.

Princeton Wellness Center: Monday–Saturday by appointment.

Call 609-279-0090 to make an appointment.
Fax: 609-279-1455

Ms. Vassilev Baker is an independent practitioner and payments are made directly to her. All treatments and products must be paid for at the time the services are rendered. Visa, MasterCard, and personal checks are welcomed. You will be provided with a bill that can be submitted to your insurance provider.

Infertility Counseling

Here at our fertility center, IVF New Jersey, we understand that undergoing fertility treatment can be difficult and demanding, both physically and emotionally. Infertility and egg donation treatments can be hard on our Bucks County, New Jersey, and international patients. That is why we provide individual and group counseling to relieve the stress and uncertainty during your infertility treatment.

IVF New Jersey also offers patient education seminars and programs for those interested in egg donation and self-help activities to handle in fertility testing, diagnosis and treatment.

Early Pregnancy Classes at IVF New Jersey

An early pregnancy class will be held at IVF New Jersey's Somerset office one Saturday per month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and the last Tuesday of the month from 7to 9:15 p.m. For more information regarding class dates/times and to reserve a class position, please call or email IVF New Jersey.

Glossary of Infertility/Reproductive Terms

Adhesions: Scar tissue in or around the pelvic organs that may or may not interfere with fertility.
Artificial insemination: A technique in which a doctor injects semen directly into a woman's cervix or uterus during her most fertile time of the month.
Assisted reproductive technology (ART): A term used to describe advanced interventions, such as IVF, that infertility specialists use to help egg meet sperm.
Blastocyst: An embryo that is five or more days old
Cryopreservation: Freezing sperm or pre-embryos in liquid nitrogen and storing them for future use.
Egg donation: Extraction of healthy eggs from a third party for subsequent use in IVF.
Egg-retrieval surgery: A surgical technique in which eggs are suctioned out of the ovaries in preparation for IVF or a related procedure.
Embryo: A fertilized egg from initial cell division through the first six to eight weeks of gestation. Thereafter, it is known as a fetus.
Embryologist: A laboratory specialist who concentrates on the fertilization and growth of embryos.
Endocrinology: The study of the body's hormone-secreting glands.
Endometrium (endometrial lining): The lining of the uterus, which grows each month and is sloughed off during the menstrual period, or remains intact to nurture an embryo if conception takes place.
Endometriosis: A cause of infertility, in which the lining of the uterus migrates to other regions of the body, usually in the pelvic region, causing scarring and sometimes damaging the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
Endoscopy: A diagnostic surgical procedure to view the pelvic organs (laparoscopy) or inside of the uterus (hysteroscopy) via a small fiber-optic telescope. Therapeutic surgery may be performed during this procedure.
Estrogen: A group of female hormones vital for sexual development and reproduction; secreted primarily by the ovaries but also by the adrenal glands and, during pregnancy, by the placenta.
Fallopian tubes: Narrow, 4-inch-long ducts that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
Fertility drugs: Prescription drugs used alone or in combination to induce ovulation, including Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid or Serophene), hMG (Humegon, Metrodin, or Pergonal) and GnRH analogs (Lupron Depot®, Synarel).
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates egg maturation in the ovaries.
Gamete: Medical term used to describe both eggs and sperm.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT): The injection of one or more eggs mixed with washed sperm into the fallopian tube(s) in the hope that fertilization will occur.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH): A reproductive hormone secreted by the hypothalamus, which stimulates the pituitary to secrete FSH and LH.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG): A hormone that is produced by the placenta during early pregnancy; hCG stimulates the ovaries to produce other hormones needed to maintain the pregnancy. HCG is used to trigger ovulation before egg retrieval, and is measured to detect pregnancy.
Hypothalamus: A small region of the brain that coordinates the function of the nervous and endocrine systems.
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG): An x-ray that allows the physician to view the size and shape of the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes; also known as the tubal dye test.
Hysteroscopy: An endoscopic procedure in which a doctor views the interior of the uterus.
In vitro fertilization (IVF): A technique in which eggs are harvested from the ovaries and mixed with sperm in a Petri dish and allowed to fertilize to the embryo stage (two to three days) or the blastocyst stage (five to six days). At that point, embryos or blastocysts are transferred to the uterus. IVF is also known as "test-tube" fertilization; it is sometimes used as a catchall term for GIFT, ZIFT, and other types of advanced reproductive technology.
Infertility: The inability to become pregnant, or to make a woman pregnant, after one year of trying; or the inability to sustain a pregnancy naturally.
Infertility specialist: A medical doctor with advanced training in infertility or reproductive endocrinology.
Intrauterine insemination (IUI): A type of artificial insemination in which washed semen is injected into the uterus.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI): Micromanipulating a single sperm captured in a thin glass needle and injected directly into the egg. ICSI assists fertilization in cases of severe sperm dysfunction.
Laparoscopy: A surgical procedure in which a rigid tube is inserted into the abdomen, usually through the navel, to allow the doctor to view or treat the reproductive organs.
Luteinizing hormone (LH): A hormone produced by the pituitary to help stimulate the ovary to mature and release an egg.
Male factor: A catchall term used to describe infertility caused by problems with sperm or its production, such as insufficient numbers, poor motility, odd shape, and so forth.
Micromanipulation: A variety of mechanical procedures that promote the entry of sperm into the egg.
Motility: Term used to describe mobility, or swimming movements, of sperm.
Ovaries: Two almond-sized structures in the pelvis, adjacent to the ends of the fallopian tubes, which release eggs and secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
Ovulation induction: The stimulation of the ovaries by fertility drugs to release one or more eggs.
Pituitary: Known as the "master gland," the pituitary is located in the base of the brain and is responsible for controlling other endocrine glands, which secrete a variety of hormones, including those involved in reproduction.
Pre-embryo: The stage of fertilization that occurs after two days: pre-embryos are transferred to the uterus in IVF.
Progesterone: A female sex hormone secreted by the ovaries after ovulation to aid implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus and to continue pregnancy.
Sperm washing: Laboratory procedures that eliminate dead sperm and debris from the seminal fluid, enhancing sperm's ability to fertilize an egg.
Varicocele: A varicose vein, usually located just above the left testicle, that is believed to cause infertility in certain men by impairing sperm development.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT): An ART in which eggs fertilized to the zygote stage (after 24 hours but before the first cell division) in a Petri dish are transferred to the fallopian tubes.

To learn more about services offered other than egg donation and infertility treatment for New Jersey, Bucks County, and international patients, contact IVF New Jersey.