West Coast Women's Reproductive Center, led by Dr. Tina Koopersmith, MD, is located at 4835 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, in the heart of the San Fernando Valley's commercial spine. The practice website is at womensreproduction.com, the clinic holds a 4.2-star rating across 20 reviews, and it is listed among California fertility clinics. California does not have a comprehensive state infertility insurance mandate requiring IVF coverage for most privately insured patients.
Sherman Oaks on Van Nuys Blvd is the geographic center of the San Fernando Valley — accessible from Encino, Tarzana, Studio City, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, and points along the 101 (Ventura Freeway) and 405 (San Diego Freeway). For Valley-based patients who prefer to avoid the 405 or Cahuenga Pass to reach Westside or Los Feliz fertility practices, the Van Nuys Blvd location represents a within-the-Valley solution without freeway tunnel commuting.
Physicians and Clinical Team
Tina Koopersmith, MD is the founding and lead physician at West Coast Women's Reproductive Center. Dr. Koopersmith is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who holds ABOG dual certification in Obstetrics & Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, requiring completion of an accredited REI fellowship after OB/GYN residency. She is an active member of ASRM and the practice participates in SART reporting.
Dr. Koopersmith's clinical approach has been described by patients as direct and medically thorough, with an emphasis on clear diagnosis communication and a willingness to discuss the evidence base behind protocol decisions. Her San Fernando Valley practice positions her as the primary REI option serving the Valley's reproductive-age patient population in a setting that is geographically competitive with the Encino and Woodland Hills medical corridors. The practice's size means patients work consistently with Dr. Koopersmith as their primary physician across consultations, monitoring, procedures, and follow-up. Patients new to IVF can review our guide to IVF treatment before their consultation.
Services and Treatments
West Coast Women's Reproductive Center offers a full range of ART and reproductive medicine services:
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) with individualized controlled ovarian stimulation protocols
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male factor infertility
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) with or without ovulation induction
- Ovulation induction using oral medications (letrozole, Clomid) and injectable gonadotropins
- Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) for elective and medical fertility preservation
- Embryo cryopreservation and frozen embryo transfer (FET)
- Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A)
- Preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M)
- Donor egg IVF through established frozen egg banks and fresh donor coordination
- Donor sperm services and therapeutic donor insemination
- Gestational carrier coordination and surrogacy support
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation and management
- Male fertility evaluation including semen analysis
- Ovarian reserve assessment (AMH, FSH, antral follicle count)
- LGBTQ+ family-building services including reciprocal IVF and single-parent donor pathways
Laboratory and Success Rates
West Coast Women's Reproductive Center operates an IVF laboratory supporting the core embryology workflow: fertilization via conventional insemination or ICSI, blastocyst culture, trophectoderm biopsy for PGT, vitrification, and warming for frozen embryo transfer cycles. SART participation subjects cycle outcomes to external review and publication through the SART Clinic Summary Report and CDC ART Surveillance database.
Patients should review the most current cycle-level data published by the CDC's ART Surveillance program and the SART Clinic Summary Report.
The Los Angeles fertility market has a large number of SART-reporting practices, allowing patients to compare published outcomes across a broad set of clinics. When reviewing West Coast Women's published data, note that smaller-volume practices produce wider confidence intervals; the physician-patient conversation during consultation is the most meaningful source of individualized prognosis information.
Patient Experience
Patient reviews of West Coast Women's Reproductive Center center on two themes: Dr. Koopersmith's directness and clinical knowledge, and the accessibility of the Sherman Oaks location. Patients who have attempted fertility treatment at larger Los Angeles IVF practices describe Dr. Koopersmith's willingness to engage critically with prior protocols and explain her own reasoning as a valued quality. The San Fernando Valley location is a practical advantage for the large segment of the LA patient population who live in the Valley and find Westside commutes impractical for high-frequency monitoring visits.
The Van Nuys Blvd office is parking-accessible from the building lot, and the location is served by Ventura Blvd and the Metro Orange Line (now the G Line) for patients commuting without a car. Patients from Studio City, Tarzana, Encino, and North Hollywood describe the commute as manageable within normal Valley traffic patterns.
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 have a comprehensive state mandate requiring health plans to cover IVF for fertility diagnoses. California SB 600 (effective January 2024) requires plans that include maternity benefits to cover fertility preservation for patients facing iatrogenic infertility from medical treatment, which is distinct from general IVF coverage. Patients should verify their specific plan's benefits directly with their insurer before scheduling treatment.
West Coast Women's Reproductive Center's financial team assists with insurance verification, prior authorization, and cost estimation. For patients without qualifying coverage, self-pay pricing and third-party healthcare financing options are available. Medication costs for IVF are a major out-of-pocket expense; the practice can advise on specialty pharmacy options and manufacturer assistance programs. San Fernando Valley patients who work for entertainment industry employers, studios, or major Valley-based corporations should specifically ask their HR team about fertility benefits, as some entertainment industry union plans and major employer groups include voluntary IVF coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dr. Tina Koopersmith, and what is her training background? Dr. Tina Koopersmith is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and the founding physician of West Coast Women's Reproductive Center in Sherman Oaks. She completed an OB/GYN residency and an accredited REI fellowship, and holds ABOG dual board certification. She has practiced in the San Fernando Valley and maintains active ASRM membership. Patient feedback describes her as clinically direct and thorough in diagnostic explanation.
Does West Coast Women's serve patients from the Conejo Valley and Thousand Oaks? The Sherman Oaks location on Van Nuys Blvd at the 101 corridor is accessible from the west San Fernando Valley and has drawn patients from Calabasas, Agoura Hills, and Thousand Oaks who prefer an in-Valley practice over traveling to Santa Monica or Beverly Hills. Patients from the Conejo Valley should evaluate commute time during peak 101 traffic periods before committing.
Does Dr. Koopersmith perform all procedures herself, or is there a covering physician? As the lead and primary physician at a boutique practice, Dr. Koopersmith is the physician of record for consultations, monitoring interpretation, egg retrievals, and embryo transfers. For procedures that fall on days when she is unavailable, patients should confirm the coverage model with the practice at the time of scheduling.
How do I request a new patient consultation at West Coast Women's Reproductive Center? New patients can contact the practice at womensreproduction.com or by phone to request a consultation at the 4835 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 200 office. Gathering prior fertility records — hormone panels, semen analysis, prior imaging — before the appointment allows for a more actionable first visit.