Gen 5 Fertility Center vs Reproductive Sciences Medical Center
Two fertility clinics in the San Diego area, about 1 mile 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.
Gen 5 Fertility Center (San Diego, CA) and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center (San Diego, CA) are fertility clinics in the San Diego area, about 1 mile apart. For patients under 35, Gen 5 Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 9.8% per intended egg retrieval and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center reported 65.7% (CDC data for 2022). Gen 5 Fertility Center posts no IVF price on its website. Reproductive Sciences Medical Center posts an IVF price of $30,000 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, Gen 5 Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 9.8% per intended egg retrieval and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center reported 65.7% (CDC data for 2022). Reproductive Sciences Medical Center reported the higher rate in all 3 age bands the two clinics report.
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.
Gen 5 Fertility Center
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 22, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Reproductive Sciences Medical Center
IVF, as its website posts it
Published as “$30,000 up” for an own-sperm/own-egg, self-pregnancy IVF cycle package at RSMC San Diego. The clinic states that it includes one IVF cycle, laboratory facility fees, PGS genetic screening for 1–15 embryos, stimulation-medication reimbursement up to $5,000, 1–3 embryo transfers, and the first year of cryopreservation. This is an all-inclusive package rather than a standalone base-cycle fee; the page does not publish the upper end of the range. Additional eligibility, exclusions, and final pricing require inquiry/contract confirmation. Applicable clinic location listed: 3661 Valley Centre Dr., San Diego, CA 92130.
Read Sep 28, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workGen 5 Fertility Center
- Discounted global cash packages / 2- or 3-cycle IVF plans
A multi-cycle package with no refund; covers up to 3 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reproductive Sciences Medical Center
- Two-Cycle Plus Plan
50% of the program fee back if no ongoing pregnancy; covers up to 2 egg retrievals
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsReproductive Sciences Medical Center
One egg freezing cycle
Includes monitoring and anesthesia
On top: storage ($800 a year)
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
PGT (embryo genetic testing)
What PGT costsReproductive Sciences Medical Center
- $5,000for up to 15 embryos, then $250 per extra embryo
PGT-A (PGS)
Base fee from RSMC's fee guide on its site for international patients
Read Oct 9, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsReproductive Sciences Medical Center
- $800a year
Egg storage
A flat yearly fee, in its own San Diego lab
- Egg freezing cycle, about $18,000
Includes the first year of storage
Medications included; then about $800 a year
Read Oct 10, 2026. Full terms on its page
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsReproductive Sciences Medical Center
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
Gen 5 Fertility Center is in San Diego, CA and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center is in San Diego, CA, about 1 mile apart. Both are in the San Diego metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Gen 5 Fertility Center
3420 Carmel Mountain Rd, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 267-4365
- Medical director
- Samuel H. Wood, MD, PHD
- CDC status
- Open
Reproductive Sciences Medical Center
3661 Valley Centre Dr, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 436-7186
- Medical director
- Minh N. Ho, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- California: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. California'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 Gen 5 Fertility Center and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Gen 5 Fertility Center or Reproductive Sciences Medical Center?
For patients under 35, Gen 5 Fertility Center reported a live-birth rate of 9.8% per intended egg retrieval and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center reported 65.7% (CDC data for 2022). Reproductive Sciences Medical Center reported the higher rate in all 3 age bands the two clinics report. 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 Gen 5 Fertility Center compared with Reproductive Sciences Medical Center?
Reproductive Sciences Medical Center's website posts $30,000 for IVF (read Sep 28, 2026). Gen 5 Fertility Center posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 22, 2026), so its price comes from a quote. A posted price is a starting point: medications, monitoring, anesthesia, embryo freezing and a frozen transfer are often billed separately. 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 Gen 5 Fertility Center and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center offer IVF refund programs?
Gen 5 Fertility Center offers multi-cycle packages, with no refund if treatment fails, and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center 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, Gen 5 Fertility Center or Reproductive Sciences Medical Center?
Gen 5 Fertility Center is the larger clinic: it reported 310 cycles to the CDC and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center reported 142, about 2.2 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Gen 5 Fertility Center and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center?
Gen 5 Fertility Center is in San Diego, CA and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center is in San Diego, CA, about 1 mile apart. Both are in the San Diego metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Gen 5 Fertility Center and Reproductive Sciences Medical Center?
Yes, for many plans: California requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Under SB 729, large-group fully-insured plans (more than 100 employees) must cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including up to three completed egg retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers. Small-group plans only have to offer infertility coverage, and the state employees' plan (CalPERS) follows from July 1, 2027. Fertility preservation: Fertility preservation is a covered basic health service when a covered treatment may cause infertility (all plans except Medi-Cal and self-insured plans). 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.