The Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago's Gurnee location at 30 Tower Court Suite F serves the northern suburbs of Chicago and extends access to patients in Lake County and southeast Wisconsin. Holding a 4.3-star rating from 175 patient reviews, the practice is recognized for its evidence-based approach, transparent publication of success rate data, and inclusive care environment that explicitly serves LGBTQ+ patients. The Gurnee office is part of the broader AFCC network, which has built a national reputation for data transparency in fertility outcomes reporting. Patients exploring their full range of options in Illinois can also consult the Illinois fertility clinic directory.
Physicians and Clinical Team
The Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago is founded and led by Dr. Richard Sherbahn, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who is widely known in the fertility community for publishing detailed, age-stratified IVF success rate data on the clinic's website—an uncommon level of transparency in the field. The Gurnee location is staffed by trained fertility nurses, embryologists, and patient coordinators who provide coordinated care across northern Illinois monitoring cycles.
Services and Treatments
- IVF with fresh and frozen embryo transfer
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Egg freezing and fertility preservation
- Embryo cryopreservation
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A, PGT-M)
- Donor egg and donor sperm services
- Gestational surrogacy coordination
- LGBTQ+ family-building including reciprocal IVF
- Ovulation induction
- Male factor evaluation and treatment
- Recurrent pregnancy loss workup
Laboratory and Success Rates
AFCC is notable for proactively publishing detailed success rate data on its website, including age-stratified live birth rates and comparisons to national averages—a resource patients can review before even scheduling a consultation. The IVF laboratory operates with protocols refined over many years of high-volume practice. Patients should review the most current cycle-level data published by the CDC's ART Surveillance program and the SART Clinic Summary Report.
Patient Experience
The Gurnee location provides northern Lake County and Wisconsin border-area patients an alternative to the long commute to downtown Chicago or the immediate northern suburbs. The office setting is professional and efficiently organized, and many patients who work in Wisconsin or live north of Lake Forest find the Gurnee site dramatically more convenient than alternatives. Tower Court provides accessible parking with no downtown navigation challenges.
Patient reviews describe a clinical team that communicates clearly and efficiently. The nursing staff at Gurnee is noted for prompt callback times and clear instruction delivery during stimulation cycles—important qualities when patients are managing injection schedules and need timely guidance on monitoring results. Dr. Sherbahn's commitment to data transparency carries through to the patient consultation experience, where treatment rationale and expected outcomes are discussed using actual outcome statistics rather than generalized estimates.
LGBTQ+ patients report that the Gurnee location handles same-sex couple and single-parent consultations with professionalism and that staff are experienced with the legal and logistical requirements of donor-assisted reproduction.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.
At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while working toward a fertility consultation — or alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an appointment slot.
If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.
Insurance and Financing
Illinois has a broad fertility insurance mandate requiring most fully-insured group health plans to cover IVF, IUI, and infertility diagnosis. AFCC's financial counselors are experienced in navigating Illinois mandate coverage and can verify benefits and explain what is covered before treatment begins. Patients on self-funded employer plans not subject to the mandate can discuss self-pay pricing and available financing options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the AFCC — Gurnee location? The clinic is at 30 Tower Ct, Suite F, Gurnee, IL 60031. The phone number is (847) 662-1818.
Does AFCC publish its own success rates? Yes. The Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago is known for publishing detailed, age-stratified live birth rates on its website, which allows patients to review outcomes data before their first consultation.
Does AFCC — Gurnee serve patients from Wisconsin? Yes. The Gurnee location is near the Illinois-Wisconsin border and is accessible to patients from Kenosha, Racine, and surrounding southeastern Wisconsin communities.
Is LGBTQ+ care available at this location? Yes. The Gurnee office serves same-sex couples, single parents by choice, and transgender and nonbinary patients. Services include reciprocal IVF, donor sperm IUI, and coordination with third-party reproduction resources.