Providence Fertility Institute, Inc. is a fertility clinic entity associated with the Women & Infants fertility program in Rhode Island, listed in the Fertlo database with a Cranston, Rhode Island address (1150 Reservoir Ave, Suite 300) and a website pointing to the Women & Infants fertility services page (fertility.womenandinfants.org). Cranston is a city southwest of Providence in Providence County. The Women & Infants Fertility Center listing (slug: women-infants-fertility-center-providence-ri) reflects the same clinical program's Providence Plain Street location. Patients researching either listing are likely exploring the same fertility program operated by Women & Infants Hospital, which may have a satellite or affiliated location at the Cranston address in addition to its main Providence campus. Patients should contact the Women & Infants Fertility program directly to confirm current service locations. Rhode Island has a fertility insurance mandate, and Women & Infants participates with qualifying plans. For a statewide overview of Rhode Island fertility resources, visit our Rhode Island fertility clinics directory.
Physicians and Clinical Team
Providence Fertility Institute's clinical services reflect the Women & Infants Hospital fertility program's physician group, which includes board-certified reproductive endocrinologists with faculty appointments at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School. The care team includes reproductive endocrinology specialists, fertility nurses, embryologists, and patient coordinators. Whether receiving care at the Providence or Cranston location, patients access the same Women & Infants fertility physician group.
Services and Treatments
The clinic provides:
- Comprehensive fertility evaluation — hormonal bloodwork, antral follicle count, hysterosalpingography, saline infusion sonography, and semen analysis
- Ovulation induction — oral and injectable protocols with monitoring
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) — conventional and individualized stimulation protocols
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A and PGT-M)
- Frozen embryo transfer (FET)
- Fertility preservation — egg and embryo cryopreservation for elective and oncofertility
- Third-party reproduction — donor egg, donor sperm, and gestational carrier coordination
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation
Laboratory and Success Rates
Laboratory services are provided within the Women & Infants Hospital fertility program infrastructure. The IVF laboratory employs vitrification cryopreservation and extended blastocyst culture as standard protocols. SART outcome data is reported.
Patients should review the most current cycle-level data published by the CDC's ART Surveillance program and the SART Clinic Summary Report.
Patient Experience
For Cranston and surrounding communities including Warwick, North Providence, and Coventry, a Reservoir Avenue fertility clinic location is more convenient than traveling to downtown Providence for monitoring appointments. The suburban location offers easier parking and shorter commute times from the western and southern Providence metro area. Patients receive the same Women & Infants clinical quality and access to the same physician group regardless of which location they attend.
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Insurance and Financing
Rhode Island has a fertility insurance mandate requiring most state-regulated group health plans to cover fertility treatment, including IVF. Providence Fertility Institute / Women & Infants participates with Rhode Island insurance plans. Self-funded ERISA employer plans are not subject to the Rhode Island mandate.
Other mandate states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland also require insurers to cover IVF and related fertility treatments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Providence Fertility Institute the same as Women & Infants Fertility Center? Both database entries — Providence Fertility Institute, Inc. (Cranston) and Women & Infants Fertility Center (Providence) — reflect the same clinical fertility program operated by Women & Infants Hospital. The Cranston address may represent a satellite monitoring or consultation location, while the Providence Plain Street address is the main campus. Patients should contact the Women & Infants fertility program directly to confirm current service locations and to schedule appointments.
Does the Rhode Island fertility mandate cover patients at the Cranston location? Yes. Rhode Island's fertility insurance mandate applies based on the patient's insurance plan type, not the specific location of care. If your state-regulated group health plan covers IVF, that coverage applies whether you receive care at the Cranston or Providence location.
Which Rhode Island communities are served by the Cranston location? The Reservoir Avenue address in Cranston is most convenient for patients in Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick, North Providence, Johnston, and southern Providence neighborhoods. It is also accessible from Coventry and western Rhode Island.
What happens after a successful IVF pregnancy at Women & Infants? Women & Infants Hospital is renowned for its obstetric and maternal-fetal medicine programs. Patients who achieve pregnancy through the fertility program can typically continue their prenatal care through Women & Infants, which offers a full-service OB/GYN and MFM program well positioned to manage any pregnancy complications that may arise after fertility treatment.