Nashville Fertility Center (NFC) has been one of Tennessee's most established fertility practices since its founding in 1991, serving patients from across Middle Tennessee and surrounding states for more than three decades. Located at 345 23rd Ave N, Suite 401 in Nashville, TN 37203, the clinic holds a 4.1-star patient rating and was recognized by Newsweek as the #1 Tennessee Fertility Center — a distinction that reflects both clinical outcomes and the breadth of services the practice provides. For patients exploring fertility clinics in Tennessee, NFC is among the largest and most experienced programs in the state. The clinic can be reached by phone at (615) 321-4740.
NFC operates satellite offices in Franklin, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, and Brentwood, giving patients across Middle Tennessee the option to be seen closer to home while accessing the full laboratory and surgical infrastructure of the main Nashville campus. The clinic's IVF laboratory is operated in partnership with Ovation Fertility and holds accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), as well as CLIA certification and Tennessee State licensure.
Physicians and Clinical Team
Nashville Fertility Center is staffed by a team of board-certified reproductive endocrinologists and infertility specialists, each holding dual certification through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) in both OB/GYN and the REI subspecialty. REI fellowship training is a three-year, postresidency program focused exclusively on diagnosing and treating reproductive disorders; achieving subspecialty board certification requires a minimum of thirteen years of advanced medical training beyond a bachelor's degree.
Dr. Glenn A. Weitzman, MD is one of NFC's senior physicians and has been with the practice since 1995. Before joining Nashville Fertility Center, he served as Director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Program and as Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is board certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and specializes in laparoscopic fertility surgery, tubal repair, and IVF.
Dr. Abby C. Eblen, MD earned her medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida. She received her REI subspecialty training at the University of Louisville. Dr. Eblen is board certified in both OB/GYN and REI and has a clinical focus on laparoscopic fertility surgery and PCOS. Patient reviews frequently describe her and her staff as treating patients "like family."
Dr. Kristin Van Heertum, MD earned her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University and her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health in Abington, Pennsylvania, before completing her REI fellowship. She is board certified in both OB/GYN and REI and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), with clinical interests that include PCOS and IVF.
Dr. Meghan B. Smith, MD earned her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed her OB/GYN residency at New York University. She went on to complete a three-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine / Los Angeles General Medical Center (2017–2020), where she also served as a clinical instructor. Her fellowship thesis focused on optimizing the timing of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Dr. Smith is board certified in REI and sees patients in both the Nashville and Franklin offices, with a special focus on unexplained infertility and egg freezing.
Dr. Meredith A. Humphreys, MD joined Nashville Fertility Center in October 2023. She earned her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed both her OB/GYN residency and her REI fellowship at the University of Utah, where she received the Outstanding Resident Award and the Women in Medicine Resident Recognition Award for three consecutive years. She has presented collaborative research at national reproductive medicine conferences and is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Society of Reproductive Investigation.
Dr. George A. Hill, MD is a founding physician who is now listed as retired. His decades of practice helped establish NFC's laboratory infrastructure and contributed to its development as a statewide referral destination.
Services and Treatments
Nashville Fertility Center offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment services for both male and female infertility. The clinic takes an individualized approach to treatment sequencing, beginning with the least invasive options before escalating to more complex interventions.
Diagnostic services include ovarian reserve assessment, semen analysis, hysteroscopy, and structural uterine evaluation. On the treatment side, NFC offers:
- IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) — typically a first-line treatment for mild male factor infertility, unexplained infertility, or ovulatory dysfunction
- IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) — the clinic's primary advanced treatment; for a detailed breakdown of what IVF involves, see the IVF guide
- ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) — used alongside IVF for male factor cases or prior fertilization failure
- PGT (Preimplantation Genetic Testing) — chromosomal screening of embryos before transfer, available for aneuploidy (PGT-A) and specific genetic conditions (PGT-M)
- Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) — for patients who wish to preserve fertility before cancer treatment, surgery, or by personal choice
- Donor egg and donor sperm programs — coordinated through the clinic for patients who need third-party gametes
- Embryo freezing and frozen embryo transfer (FET)
- Ovulation induction with monitoring
- LGBTQIA+ family building — the clinic explicitly supports same-sex couples and single individuals seeking parenthood
Surgical services are performed at the Middle Tennessee Ambulatory Surgery Center, a dedicated outpatient facility that partners with NFC for egg retrievals and minimally invasive reproductive surgeries. Genetic testing services are provided through Reproductive Genetics at NFC, an on-site genetics program that supports PGT and carrier screening.
Laboratory and Success Rates
NFC's laboratory services are managed through Ovation Fertility Nashville, an accredited fertility laboratory partnership that provides andrology, endocrinology, and IVF laboratory functions. Accreditations include CAP, ASRM, CLIA certification, and Tennessee State licensure — the full complement of regulatory standards for a high-complexity reproductive laboratory. Services include ICSI, extended embryo culture, embryo biopsy for PGT, and embryo vitrification.
Verified outcome data for Nashville Fertility Center is reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the national ART surveillance program. Patients can review the clinic's most recent reported success rates directly through the CDC ART Success Rates database, which publishes live birth rates per retrieval cycle broken down by patient age and diagnosis. As with any fertility clinic comparison, patients should focus on age-matched outcomes rather than headline figures, since case mix — the distribution of patient diagnoses and ages — varies significantly between practices.
The clinic emphasizes chromosomal testing of embryos (PGT-A) as a tool for improving single-embryo transfer outcomes, which helps minimize the medical risks associated with multiple gestation while supporting high per-transfer success rates.
Patient Experience
Nashville Fertility Center maintains a 4.1-star rating across patient review platforms, with reviewers consistently praising the clinical team's communication, personalized care, and the quality of nursing support. Dr. Eblen receives frequent mention for her warmth and clear explanations; the front-desk and nursing staff are cited alongside physicians as contributing to a positive experience — a signal of clinic-wide culture rather than individual performance.
The clinic's Monday-through-Friday office hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) reflect a standard outpatient fertility practice schedule. Patients should anticipate early-morning monitoring appointments during stimulation cycles, as follicle checks and bloodwork are typically performed before standard office hours open. The multiple-location network — Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, and Brentwood — is particularly valuable for patients who live south or north of Nashville and would otherwise face long commutes for frequent monitoring visits.
NFC also supports LGBTQIA+ patients explicitly, including same-sex couples, single individuals, and patients requiring donor gametes or gestational carrier coordination. The clinic's three-decade presence in Nashville means it has navigated a wide range of family-building paths and has established referral relationships across the regional medical community.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.
At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while working toward a fertility consultation — or alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an appointment slot.
If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.
Insurance and Financing
Tennessee does not have a state law mandating that health insurers cover IVF or other fertility treatments. In April 2025, Governor Bill Lee signed HB 533 — the Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act — which took effect July 1, 2025. The law affirms the individual right to access fertility treatments but does not require employer health plans or private insurers to pay for those treatments. Coverage at Nashville Fertility Center therefore depends entirely on the patient's specific plan, employer benefits package, and any applicable federal programs.
NFC offers several financial pathways to help patients manage costs. These include IVF refund and multi-cycle discount programs, fertility financing partnerships, and assistance understanding and maximizing insurance benefits. Financial coordinators at the clinic can conduct a benefit review before treatment begins. For a broader overview of what Tennessee law does and does not require, see ReproductiveFacts.org's Tennessee insurance summary.
A single IVF cycle in the Nashville market typically ranges from $15,000 to $25,000 including medications, though individual costs vary based on protocol, add-on procedures (such as PGT), and medication response. Multi-cycle programs can lower per-cycle cost and provide financial certainty for patients who may need more than one retrieval.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Nashville Fertility Center treat LGBTQIA+ patients and single parents? Yes. NFC explicitly serves female couples, male couples, single women, and single men seeking to build families. Services that support these patients include donor egg, donor sperm, donor embryo, and gestational carrier coordination. The clinic has developed pathways for diverse family structures over its three-decade history in Nashville.
What is the difference between PGT-A and PGT-M? PGT-A (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy) screens embryos for abnormal chromosome counts — extra or missing chromosomes — and is the most commonly ordered form of embryo testing. PGT-M (for Monogenic disorders) is used when one or both partners carry a known heritable condition, such as cystic fibrosis or BRCA mutations, and tests embryos specifically for that genetic variant. The appropriate test depends on a patient's diagnosis and family history; physicians at NFC discuss testing options during the treatment planning consultation.
How do I access Nashville Fertility Center's published IVF success rates? NFC reports outcomes annually to the CDC as part of mandatory ART surveillance. Patients can look up the clinic's verified data by name at the CDC ART database. FertilityIQ and SART also publish outcome data from many clinics. When reviewing numbers, compare outcomes for your specific age group and consider the clinic's patient mix.
Does NFC offer egg freezing for non-medical reasons? Yes. Elective egg freezing (also called fertility preservation by personal choice) is available at Nashville Fertility Center. Dr. Meghan Smith has a specific clinical interest in this area and sees patients in both the Nashville and Franklin offices. The process involves ovarian stimulation, egg retrieval, and vitrification (flash-freezing) for storage. A consultation with a physician is the appropriate first step to determine whether egg freezing is clinically suitable based on current ovarian reserve.