Bethesda Fertility Center vs Institute for Reproductive Health
Two fertility clinics in the Cincinnati area, about 9 miles apart. Their CDC live-birth rates at every patient age, what each posts for IVF and other treatments, refund programs and services, side by side and cited.
Bethesda Fertility Center (Cincinnati, OH) and Institute for Reproductive Health (Cincinnati, OH) are fertility clinics in the Cincinnati area, about 9 miles apart. For patients under 35, Bethesda Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 46.9% per intended egg retrieval and Institute for Reproductive Health reported 56.3% (CDC data for 2022). Bethesda Fertility Center posts an IVF price of $8,400 on its website. Institute for Reproductive Health posts an IVF price of $8,400 on its website. A higher rate can reflect who a clinic treats as much as how well it treats them, and posted prices cover different services, so read the terms below.
Success rates at every age
Each clinic's CDC live-birth rate per intended egg retrieval, for patients using their own eggs, in each age band (2022 data). Read the row for your age. A dash means the CDC reported no rate for that clinic at that age.
For patients under 35, Bethesda Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 46.9% per intended egg retrieval and Institute for Reproductive Health reported 56.3% (CDC data for 2022). Bethesda Fertility Center reported the higher rate for patients 35 to 37, and Institute for Reproductive Health for patients under 35, 38 to 40 and over 40.
These are averages for each clinic's own patients, who differ in age, diagnosis and treatment history, so a higher rate can reflect who a clinic treats as much as how well it treats them. The CDC's own guidance says "comparisons between clinics should be made with caution", because clinics "have different patient populations or ART treatment methods". See how to read IVF success rates.
What each clinic posts on its website
Each amount is the clinic's own posted figure, linked to the page it was read on, with what it covers. The two clinics' amounts rarely cover the same services, so we never call one cheaper from posted prices: read the terms, then ask both for an itemized quote.
Bethesda Fertility Center
IVF, as its website posts it
The Institute for Reproductive Health, which states that Bethesda Fertility Center is now part of its practice, publishes that costs for a fresh IVF cycle can start as low as $8,400 after discounts. This is a starting/approximate discounted price, not a detailed standard fee schedule. The page does not specify inclusions or exclusions for the $8,400 amount; it separately advises asking about pretesting, medications, procedure costs, ICSI, and embryo freezing. Applicable to the Cincinnati-area IRH/Bethesda practice; exact location-specific eligibility and discount requirements are not stated.
Read Sep 25, 2026. Full terms on its page
Institute for Reproductive Health
IVF, as its website posts it
The clinic publishes that typical approximate costs for a fresh IVF cycle after discounts can start as low as $8,400. This is a discounted starting price, not a stated standard fee schedule. The page says patients should ask the financial coordinator about the full cost, including pretesting, medications, procedure costs, possible ICSI, and embryo freezing; medication costs are discussed separately and are not clearly included in the $8,400 figure. No dated fee schedule or itemized inclusions are published on the page.
Read Oct 2, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workBethesda Fertility Center
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Institute for Reproductive Health
- IRH Money Back Guarantee Program
A refund if no live birth (amount not posted); enrollment up to age 37
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsBethesda Fertility Center
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Institute for Reproductive Health
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsBethesda Fertility Center
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
Institute for Reproductive Health
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
If you are paying without insurance, ask each clinic for a Good Faith Estimate: an itemized list of expected charges it must give you within 3 business days of your request. Two itemized estimates are the only like-for-like price comparison. To see what your own plan would cost, use the IVF cost calculator.
What each clinic offers
From each clinic's own report to the CDC ART Services and Profile dataset. A field marked not reported was left blank in the CDC data.
Where they are, and what insurance must cover
Bethesda Fertility Center is in Cincinnati, OH and Institute for Reproductive Health is in Cincinnati, OH, about 9 miles apart. Both are in the Cincinnati metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Bethesda Fertility Center
10506 Montgomery Rd, Suite 303, Cincinnati, OH 45242
- Phone
- (513) 865-1675
- Medical director
- Isela M. Robertshaw, MD
- CDC status
- Reorganized
Institute for Reproductive Health
3805 Edwards Rd, Suite 450, Cincinnati, OH 45209
- Phone
- (513) 924-5546
- Medical director
- Michael D. Scheiber, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Ohio: Some infertility care, not IVFNot IVF: Ohio law requires some infertility coverage, but not IVF. Ohio's full answer
The law that applies follows your health plan, not the clinic you choose, and it does not reach self-funded employer plans. See what your insurer or employer covers.
Common questions about Bethesda Fertility Center and Institute for Reproductive Health
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Bethesda Fertility Center or Institute for Reproductive Health?
For patients under 35, Bethesda Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 46.9% per intended egg retrieval and Institute for Reproductive Health reported 56.3% (CDC data for 2022). Bethesda Fertility Center reported the higher rate for patients 35 to 37, and Institute for Reproductive Health for patients under 35, 38 to 40 and over 40. These are averages for each clinic's own patients, who differ in age, diagnosis and treatment history, so a higher rate can reflect who a clinic treats as much as how well it treats them.
How much does IVF cost at Bethesda Fertility Center compared with Institute for Reproductive Health?
Bethesda Fertility Center's website posts $8,400 for IVF (read Sep 25, 2026) and Institute for Reproductive Health's posts $8,400 (read Oct 2, 2026). The two amounts do not cover the same services, so the lower number is not necessarily the lower bill: read what each includes, and what it leaves out, before comparing them. If you are paying without insurance, ask each clinic for a Good Faith Estimate: an itemized list of expected charges it must give you within 3 business days of your request.
Do Bethesda Fertility Center and Institute for Reproductive Health offer IVF refund programs?
Bethesda Fertility Center offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and Institute for Reproductive Health offers a program that returns money if treatment fails (each clinic's own website, read on Oct 6, 2026). Before you sign up for any program, ask for the written contract: what counts as success, how much comes back, and which medications and procedures are excluded.
Which is the larger clinic, Bethesda Fertility Center or Institute for Reproductive Health?
Institute for Reproductive Health is the larger clinic: it reported 869 cycles to the CDC and Bethesda Fertility Center reported 192, about 4.5 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Bethesda Fertility Center and Institute for Reproductive Health?
Bethesda Fertility Center is in Cincinnati, OH and Institute for Reproductive Health is in Cincinnati, OH, about 9 miles apart. Both are in the Cincinnati metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Bethesda Fertility Center and Institute for Reproductive Health?
Not IVF: Ohio law requires some infertility coverage, but not IVF. HMOs must cover medically necessary infertility services, such as diagnosis and surgery to correct a reproductive condition. IVF may be covered but is not required. No Ohio law requires coverage of fertility preservation. State insurance laws reach only fully-insured plans, and 67% of covered US workers are in self-funded employer plans, which set their own fertility benefits whatever the state requires. About 50% of employers with 500 or more workers now cover IVF.