IVF1 vs Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Two fertility clinics in the Chicago area, about 28 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.
IVF1 (Naperville, IL) and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine (Chicago, IL) are fertility clinics in the Chicago area, about 28 miles apart. For patients under 35, IVF1 reported a live-birth rate of 59.5% per intended egg retrieval and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine reported 44.0% (CDC data for 2022). IVF1 posts no IVF price on its website. Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine posts no IVF price 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, IVF1 reported a live-birth rate of 59.5% per intended egg retrieval and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine reported 44.0% (CDC data for 2022). IVF1 reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine for patients 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.
A new patient's chance of a baby
For patients new to IVF (no earlier ART cycles) using their own eggs: the share who had a baby after all their egg retrievals, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval. It adds up every transfer, so it runs higher than the per-retrieval rates above.
Donor eggs and donated embryos
Live births per embryo transfer with donor eggs or donated embryos in 2022. The CDC does not split these by age. A dash means it published no percentage (too few transfers for one, or none).
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.
IVF1
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 3, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 1, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workIVF1
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsNorthwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
IVF1
- $1,200a cycle
IUI treatment
Includes ultrasounds, sperm wash and storage
Pinnacle Fertility's Illinois price (ivf1.com now opens Pinnacle's Illinois page)
Read Oct 8, 2026. Full terms on its page
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Posts no IUI price on its website (read Oct 8, 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
IVF1 is in Naperville, IL and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine is in Chicago, IL, about 28 miles apart. Both are in the Chicago metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
IVF1
3 N. Washington St, Naperville, IL 60540
- Phone
- (630) 357-6540
- Medical director
- Randy S. Morris, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
259 E. Erie St, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-1364
- Medical director
- Mary Ellen Pavone, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Illinois: Must cover IVFYes, for many plans: Illinois requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Illinois' 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.
Compare with another Chicago clinic
Keep one of the two and pick any other clinic of the area that reports enough to compare.
Common questions about IVF1 and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Which has the higher IVF success rate, IVF1 or Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
For patients under 35, IVF1 reported a live-birth rate of 59.5% per intended egg retrieval and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine reported 44.0% (CDC data for 2022). IVF1 reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine for patients 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 IVF1 compared with Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Neither IVF1 nor Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine posts an IVF price on its website, so both prices come from a quote, usually after a consultation. 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. Ask what each quote covers: medications, monitoring, anesthesia, embryo freezing and a frozen transfer are often billed separately.
Do IVF1 and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine offer IVF refund programs?
IVF1 offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website, and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine offers no refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (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.
What are a new patient's chances of a baby at IVF1 and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
For patients under 35 who were new to IVF, 75.7% at IVF1 and 59.3% at Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine had a baby after all their egg retrievals in the CDC's 2022 data, counting embryo transfers within a year of each retrieval.
How do IVF1 and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine compare for donor egg IVF?
Of transfers of frozen embryos made from donor eggs in 2022, 47.1% at IVF1 and 46.8% at Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine led to a live birth. The CDC reports donor egg results per transfer and not by age.
Which is the larger clinic, IVF1 or Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine is the larger clinic: it reported 1,587 cycles to the CDC and IVF1 reported 459, about 3.5 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are IVF1 and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
IVF1 is in Naperville, IL and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine is in Chicago, IL, about 28 miles apart. Both are in the Chicago metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at IVF1 and Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine?
Yes, for many plans: Illinois requires some fully-insured health plans to cover IVF. Group plans and HMOs that cover pregnancy must cover infertility treatment including IVF: up to four egg retrievals, plus two more after a live birth (six in a lifetime). Employers with fewer than 25 employees are exempt. Fertility preservation: Individual and group policies must cover fertility preservation when a 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.