CCRM Fertility of Chicago is a fertility clinic located in Chicago's Milwaukee Avenue corridor, part of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) national network. This Chicago location is listed in the Fertlo database under the slug vios-fertility-institute-chicago-chicago-il-2, which reflects a historical or alternative organizational name entry; the current clinic operates as CCRM Fertility Chicago at 1455 N. Milwaukee Ave. CCRM is a nationally recognized fertility network known for its laboratory science, success rates, and evidence-based protocols developed across multiple clinic locations. Illinois has a comprehensive fertility insurance mandate, making many services at CCRM Fertility Chicago accessible to patients with qualifying state-regulated insurance plans. For a statewide directory of Illinois fertility resources, visit our Illinois fertility clinics directory.
Physicians and Clinical Team
CCRM Fertility Chicago is staffed by board-certified reproductive endocrinologists who operate within CCRM's network-wide clinical protocols. CCRM's physician group is known nationally for expertise in IVF, genetic testing, diminished ovarian reserve, recurrent implantation failure, and complex donor egg cases. The clinical team includes fertility nurses, embryologists trained to CCRM's exacting laboratory standards, genetic counselors, and patient coordinators. The CCRM network's investment in physician education and laboratory science is a distinguishing characteristic of its clinical operations.
Services and Treatments
CCRM Fertility Chicago provides:
- Comprehensive fertility evaluation — hormonal bloodwork, antral follicle count, hysterosalpingography, semen analysis, and genetic carrier screening
- Ovulation induction with monitoring
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) — including CCRM's proprietary stimulation protocols
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A and PGT-M) — CCRM has been a leader in advancing PGT technology
- Frozen embryo transfer (FET) — including CCRM's evidence-based endometrial receptivity protocols
- Fertility preservation — egg and embryo cryopreservation
- Third-party reproduction — donor egg, donor sperm, and gestational carrier coordination
- Recurrent implantation failure evaluation — a CCRM specialty
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation
Laboratory and Success Rates
CCRM is widely recognized for the quality of its embryology laboratories. The CCRM laboratory network employs rigorous quality control standards, advanced culture media, time-lapse embryo monitoring, and proprietary cryopreservation protocols. CCRM's network-wide success rate data has historically been among the highest published by US fertility clinics.
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
CCRM Fertility Chicago's location in the Milwaukee Avenue corridor of Chicago makes it accessible from Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Bucktown, and surrounding neighborhoods via public transit and car. CCRM's brand is associated with a premium clinical experience and a strong emphasis on patient outcomes. Patients seeking CCRM's specific laboratory quality and protocol expertise in a Chicago location will find this clinic a compelling option, particularly those with difficult diagnoses or prior failed IVF cycles at other clinics.
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Insurance and Financing
Illinois has a comprehensive fertility insurance mandate requiring most state-regulated group health insurance plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including IVF. CCRM Fertility Chicago works with Illinois insurance plans. The clinic's financial team can assist with benefit verification and prior authorization.
Self-funded ERISA employer plans are exempt from the Illinois mandate. Patients whose plans are self-insured should verify their specific fertility benefits with their employer HR department.
Other mandate states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Rhode Island also require insurers to cover IVF and related treatments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is this clinic's Fertlo slug labeled as VIOS Fertility Institute when it is CCRM? Database slugs are sometimes assigned based on historical business registration information or prior organizational names that appeared in source data at the time of database compilation. The current clinic at 1455 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago operates as CCRM Fertility. Patients should confirm current clinic branding and physician information directly with CCRM Fertility Chicago.
What makes CCRM's laboratory approach distinctive? CCRM has built a national reputation around laboratory science, including proprietary embryo culture protocols, advanced PGT techniques, and rigorous internal quality benchmarking. The network's research arm has contributed to published advances in IVF stimulation, PGT-A accuracy, and embryo cryopreservation. Patients seeking a clinic with a strong laboratory science emphasis often specifically select CCRM locations.
Is CCRM a good option for patients who have had failed IVF cycles elsewhere? Yes. CCRM's reputation for complex case management and recurrent implantation failure evaluation makes it a common choice for patients seeking a second opinion or a change of approach after unsuccessful cycles at other clinics. The physicians review prior cycle data thoroughly to identify potential modifiable factors.
What is CCRM's approach to genetic testing of embryos? CCRM has been a pioneer in preimplantation genetic testing and employs PGT-A for chromosomal screening in most IVF cycles where clinically indicated. For patients with hereditary conditions, PGT-M custom testing is available. The clinic's genetic counselors provide pre- and post-testing consultation to help patients understand results and make informed transfer decisions.