Southern California Reproductive Center (SCRC) operates a Santa Monica location at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, serving patients along the coastal communities of West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Venice, Pacific Palisades, Marina del Rey, and Malibu. This office is part of SCRC's multi-location network that also includes Beverly Hills and Pasadena sites, enabling patients to access monitoring and consultations at multiple campuses depending on their daily schedule. The Santa Monica Blvd address is a major corridor through West Los Angeles, well-served by surface streets and the Expo Line light rail. For a statewide directory of fertility practices, visit the California fertility clinics directory.
Physicians and Clinical Team
SCRC's Santa Monica office is staffed by the same team of board-certified reproductive endocrinologists who rotate across the group's Los Angeles–area locations. This model gives patients access to the collective clinical depth of a physician group — including expertise in complex IVF, donor egg, third-party reproduction, and preimplantation genetics — while being able to schedule appointments at the campus that is most convenient geographically. Nursing coordinators, embryologists, and administrative staff at Santa Monica are integrated with the broader SCRC team to ensure continuity of care.
Services and Treatments
- IVF with fresh and frozen embryo transfer
- ICSI
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A, PGT-M, PGT-SR)
- Egg cryopreservation for elective fertility preservation
- Embryo cryopreservation
- Donor egg cycles (fresh and frozen)
- Donor sperm IUI and IVF
- Gestational carrier coordination
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Controlled ovarian stimulation and monitoring
- Male infertility evaluation and sperm banking
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation
- Surgical referral for uterine and tubal pathology
- LGBTQ+ family-building services
Laboratory and Success Rates
SCRC's embryology laboratory services are shared across the group's Los Angeles campus network. Patients cycling at the Santa Monica location should ask at consultation where embryos are cultured and stored during their cycle and what the logistics of egg retrieval and embryo transfer look like from this site. Laboratory performance metrics — including fertilization rate, blastocyst development rate, and vitrification survival — provide important context beyond published SART summaries. 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
The 2001 Santa Monica Blvd location is centrally placed in West LA, convenient for patients from Santa Monica proper, Venice, Culver City, and Mar Vista, as well as those who commute from the Westside and want to do monitoring appointments close to home before work. The Expo Line's 26th St/Bergamot Station is within walking distance, and the surrounding area has ample parking in nearby lots and structures. Santa Monica's wellness-conscious community culture aligns well with patients who may be actively managing lifestyle factors — nutrition, exercise, stress reduction — alongside fertility treatment. The Pacific Coast location also means a generally pleasant setting for what can be a stressful period of treatment.
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
California does not require insurers to cover IVF. Many Westside Los Angeles employers — particularly in entertainment, media, and technology — voluntarily include fertility benefits in their plans. SCRC is experienced with California commercial insurance and can assist with verification and prior authorization. Self-pay patients have access to multi-cycle packages, shared-risk programs, and third-party financing options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Santa Monica office a full-service fertility clinic or primarily a monitoring site? Patients should clarify with SCRC's scheduling team what services are available at the Santa Monica location specifically, including whether egg retrievals and embryo transfers are performed there or at another campus. The multi-site model sometimes involves routing procedures to a central hub while monitoring occurs at satellite offices.
Can I switch between SCRC locations during a cycle? Yes, the flexibility to use multiple SCRC offices for monitoring is a major advantage of the group model. Confirm scheduling logistics with your care coordinator at the start of a cycle so the team knows which site to expect you at for morning appointments.
Does SCRC serve Malibu residents? Yes, though Malibu's distance from Santa Monica Blvd depends on traffic conditions. During IVF stimulation cycles that require daily or every-other-day monitoring, Malibu patients should plan for early-morning drives and inquire about appointment slot availability.
Is Santa Monica a convenient location for patients who work in Century City or West Hollywood? Yes. Santa Monica Blvd runs through both neighborhoods, and commuting to a monitoring appointment at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd from Century City or West Hollywood is typically a short drive outside peak hours.