Concierge IVF is located at 969 G Edgewater Blvd, Suite 987, Foster City, CA 94404, in San Mateo County on the San Francisco Peninsula. Foster City sits between the San Mateo Bridge and the South Bay, accessible from Highway 92, Highway 101, and the Bayshore Freeway (101), and is within easy reach of San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, and the northern Silicon Valley tech corridor. The practice holds a 4.4-star rating from 7 reviews and has established a distinct identity in the Bay Area fertility market through its concierge-model approach. Practice information is at goivf.com. California patients can browse the California fertility clinic directory.
What Is a Concierge IVF Model?
The term "concierge" in healthcare refers to a practice model that prioritizes high-touch, highly personalized service — often with smaller patient panels, more direct physician access, more flexible scheduling, and more proactive communication than conventional high-volume practices. At Concierge IVF, this means patients can expect:
- Direct access to their physician by phone or message, rather than routing all communication through nurses or coordinators
- Flexible monitoring appointment scheduling, including availability designed around patient work and travel demands
- A lower patient-to-physician ratio, allowing the physician more time per case
- A more comprehensive initial consultation, with time to discuss strategy in depth rather than a rushed first meeting
- Proactive cycle updates without patients needing to initiate every check-in
For Bay Area professionals — particularly those in technology, finance, and startup environments where schedule flexibility is unpredictable and work demands can be intense — the concierge model addresses a real logistical problem. IVF monitoring requires early-morning appointments on specific cycle days that cannot always be predicted in advance; a practice designed around that reality is meaningful.
Physicians and Clinical Team
Concierge IVF is led by a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist with fellowship training in REI. The physician-led, boutique structure means that patients interact primarily with their physician rather than being handed off to a nursing or coordinator team for the bulk of their care. The clinical team includes embryologists and support staff calibrated to the practice's lower patient volume and higher-touch service model.
Services and Treatments
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) with fresh and frozen embryo transfers
- Egg freezing for elective fertility preservation and oncofertility
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A and PGT-M)
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) with partner or donor sperm
- Donor egg IVF with fresh and frozen cycles
- Donor sperm coordination and cryobank selection guidance
- Ovulation induction and cycle monitoring
- Recurrent pregnancy loss and implantation failure evaluation
- Male fertility assessment and sperm banking
- Personalized second-opinion consultations for prior treatment failures
Laboratory and Success Rates
Concierge IVF operates with laboratory support that enables the full IVF cycle. The lab team works under the same quality standards required for SART reporting. For patients choosing a concierge model, it is worth asking at consultation which specific lab metrics — blastocyst rates, fertilization rates, cryosurvival — the practice tracks and how those compare to published benchmarks.
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
Patients who choose Concierge IVF are seeking a different kind of fertility care experience than they would find at a high-volume hospital-affiliated or private-equity-backed practice. Reviews describe the physician as exceptionally accessible, with patients able to reach them directly with questions — a significant difference from practices where nurse lines and portal messages are the primary communication channel. The Foster City location is quiet and less congested than San Francisco or the South Bay tech campuses, and the Edgewater Blvd setting near the lagoon provides a calmer environment for what is often a stressful treatment journey.
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
California does not mandate IVF coverage for private insurers. Many Bay Area technology and finance employers, however, voluntarily offer fertility benefits — often through platforms like Progyny, Carrot, or WINFertility. Patients whose employers offer fertility benefits should confirm whether Concierge IVF is an in-network or out-of-network provider for those programs before assuming coverage applies.
The concierge model sometimes operates on a fee-for-service basis with less reliance on insurance panel participation. This means that patients who prioritize direct-pay, transparent pricing may find the model financially predictable even if it means navigating out-of-network benefits. Ask the practice specifically about its insurance participation and self-pay pricing structure at the initial consultation. HSA and FSA funds apply to fertility treatment costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "concierge" mean specifically at Concierge IVF compared to a standard fertility clinic? The concierge model means a smaller patient panel, more direct physician access, and more flexible scheduling than a high-volume fertility network. At Concierge IVF, you are not sharing your physician's attention with hundreds of other patients simultaneously, and you are not routed through a triage system every time you have a question. The physician is your primary contact throughout the cycle.
Is Concierge IVF more expensive than standard fertility clinics? Concierge practices sometimes charge a premium that reflects the additional service and attention. Ask for a complete fee schedule at your consultation and compare it against other options you are evaluating. For many patients, the value of direct physician access and flexible scheduling justifies any cost premium — particularly for Bay Area professionals whose time is expensive and whose schedules are unpredictable.
Does the Foster City location serve patients from San Francisco? Yes. Foster City is accessible from San Francisco via the Bay Bridge and 101, and many SF patients find the Peninsula location manageable — particularly if they work in South Bay or midpeninsula tech hubs. Early-morning monitoring appointments before a workday commute to Palo Alto or Santa Clara are easily arranged.
Can I switch to Concierge IVF if I had a failed cycle at a different clinic? Yes. Second-opinion consultations and transfer-of-care from a prior clinic are accommodated. Bring a complete record of your prior cycle, including the stimulation protocol, embryo development summary, and any PGT results. The physician will review this data as the basis for a modified approach.