Illume Fertility vs New England Fertility Institute
Two fertility clinics in the Stamford and Bridgeport 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.
Illume Fertility (Norwalk, CT) and New England Fertility Institute (Stamford, CT) are fertility clinics in the Stamford and Bridgeport area, about 9 miles apart. For patients 38 to 40, Illume Fertility reported a live-birth rate of 23.9% per intended egg retrieval and New England Fertility Institute reported 9.1% (CDC data for 2022). Illume Fertility posts no IVF price on its website. New England Fertility Institute posts an IVF price of $16,000 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 38 to 40, Illume Fertility reported a live-birth rate of 23.9% per intended egg retrieval and New England Fertility Institute reported 9.1% (CDC data for 2022). Illume Fertility reported the higher rate in both age bands the two clinics report. New England Fertility Institute reported 72 cycles, a small base, so its rates can move a lot from one year to the next.
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.
Illume Fertility
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
New England Fertility Institute
IVF, as its website posts it
New England Fertility Institute’s Stamford, Connecticut pricing page states that a single IVF cycle can start at $16,000. The page does not specify which services are included or excluded, whether medications, anesthesia, PGT, embryo freezing/storage, or other ancillary services are covered, nor does it provide a dated fee schedule or payment/eligibility requirements. The page identifies the clinic at 1275 Summer Street, Suite 201, Stamford, CT 06905.
Read Sep 26, 2026. Full terms on its page
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workIllume Fertility
- Sunfish IVF Success Program (Gold)
A refund if no live birth (amount not posted); covers up to 2 egg retrievals; medications extra
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
New England Fertility Institute
- Refund programs for eligible patients (program not named)
Named on the clinic's website without its terms
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsNew England Fertility Institute
One egg freezing cycle
Includes monitoring
On top: medications and storage ($700 a year)
Read Oct 4, 2026. Full terms on its page
New England Fertility Institute
- About $3,000a cycle
IUI with Clomid
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Embryo and egg storage
What storage costsReciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsIllume Fertility
Describes reciprocal IVF as one of its services, without a price (read Oct 11, 2026).
New England Fertility Institute
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
Illume Fertility is in Norwalk, CT and New England Fertility Institute is in Stamford, CT, about 9 miles apart. Both are in the Stamford and Bridgeport metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Illume Fertility
761 Main Ave, Suite 200, Norwalk, CT 06851
- Phone
- (203) 750-7400
- Medical director
- Mark P. Leondires, MD
- CDC status
- Open
New England Fertility Institute
1275 Summer St, Suite 201, Stamford, CT 06905
- Phone
- (203) 325-3200
- Medical director
- Gad Lavy, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Connecticut: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: Connecticut requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Connecticut'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 Illume Fertility and New England Fertility Institute
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Illume Fertility or New England Fertility Institute?
For patients 38 to 40, Illume Fertility reported a live-birth rate of 23.9% per intended egg retrieval and New England Fertility Institute reported 9.1% (CDC data for 2022). Illume Fertility reported the higher rate in both age bands the two clinics report. New England Fertility Institute reported 72 cycles, a small base, so its rates can move a lot from one year to the next. 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 Illume Fertility compared with New England Fertility Institute?
New England Fertility Institute's website posts $16,000 for IVF (read Sep 26, 2026). Illume Fertility posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 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 Illume Fertility and New England Fertility Institute offer IVF refund programs?
Illume Fertility offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and New England Fertility Institute names a refund program on its website without posting its terms (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, Illume Fertility or New England Fertility Institute?
Illume Fertility is the larger clinic: it reported 1,511 cycles to the CDC and New England Fertility Institute reported 72, about 21 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Illume Fertility and New England Fertility Institute?
Illume Fertility is in Norwalk, CT and New England Fertility Institute is in Stamford, CT, about 9 miles apart. Both are in the Stamford and Bridgeport metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Illume Fertility and New England Fertility Institute?
Yes, for many plans: Connecticut requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Fully-insured plans must cover infertility treatment for people covered for at least 12 months, including up to two IVF cycles, four cycles of ovulation induction and three of IUI over a lifetime. Fertility preservation: Fertility preservation is covered when a medically necessary treatment may cause infertility. 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.