Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond vs VCU Reproductive Medicine
Two fertility clinics in the Richmond area, less than a 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.
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond (Richmond, VA) and VCU Reproductive Medicine (Richmond, VA) are fertility clinics in the Richmond area, less than a mile apart. For patients under 35, Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond reported a live-birth rate of 66.7% per intended egg retrieval and VCU Reproductive Medicine reported 56.3% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond posts no IVF price on its website. VCU 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, Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond reported a live-birth rate of 66.7% per intended egg retrieval and VCU Reproductive Medicine reported 56.3% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and VCU 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.
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.
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
VCU Reproductive Medicine
Posts no IVF price on its website (read Sep 27, 2026). Its price comes from a quote, usually after a consultation.
Refund programs and multi-cycle packages
How IVF refund programs workShady Grove Fertility-Richmond
- Shared Risk 100% Refund Program: IVF using own eggs
100% of the program fee back if no live birth; covers up to 6 egg retrievals; enrollment up to age 40; medications extra
Price not posted
Read Oct 6, 2026. Full terms on its page
VCU Reproductive Medicine
Offers no IVF refund program or multi-cycle package on its website (read Oct 6, 2026).
Egg freezing
What egg freezing costsShady Grove Fertility-Richmond
Posts no egg freezing price on its website (read Oct 4, 2026).
Reciprocal IVF
What reciprocal IVF costsShady Grove Fertility-Richmond
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
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond is in Richmond, VA and VCU Reproductive Medicine is in Richmond, VA, less than a mile apart. Both are in the Richmond metro area. Contact details come from the CDC and may have changed.
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond
9030 Stony Point Pkwy, Suite 450, Richmond, VA 23235
- Phone
- (804) 379-9000
- Medical director
- Erika B. Johnston-MacAnanny, MD
- CDC status
- Open
VCU Reproductive Medicine
9109 Stony Point Dr, Richmond, VA 23235
- Phone
- (804) 327-8820
- Medical director
- Richard S. Lucidi, MD
- CDC status
- Open
Insurance law
- Virginia: No state lawNo state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Virginia law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or fertility preservation. Virginia'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 Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond and VCU Reproductive Medicine
Which has the higher IVF success rate, Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond or VCU Reproductive Medicine?
For patients under 35, Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond reported a live-birth rate of 66.7% per intended egg retrieval and VCU Reproductive Medicine reported 56.3% (CDC data for 2022). Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond reported the higher rate for patients under 35, 35 to 37 and 38 to 40, and VCU 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 Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond compared with VCU Reproductive Medicine?
Neither Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond nor VCU 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 Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond and VCU Reproductive Medicine offer IVF refund programs?
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond offers a program that returns money if treatment fails, and VCU 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.
Which is the larger clinic, Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond or VCU Reproductive Medicine?
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond is the larger clinic: it reported 527 cycles to the CDC and VCU Reproductive Medicine reported 226, about 2.3 times as many. Cycle volume shows how busy a clinic is, not how good it is.
How far apart are Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond and VCU Reproductive Medicine?
Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond is in Richmond, VA and VCU Reproductive Medicine is in Richmond, VA, less than a mile apart. Both are in the Richmond metro area.
Does insurance cover IVF at Shady Grove Fertility-Richmond and VCU Reproductive Medicine?
No state law requires it: RESOLVE, the national infertility association, lists no Virginia law requiring insurers to cover IVF, infertility treatment or 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.