New England Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, LLC (NERMAS) is located at 22 West Street in Millbury, Massachusetts — in Worcester County, just southwest of Worcester city and central to the broader central Massachusetts region. Millbury is a compact, accessible community positioned at the intersection of several major routes serving Worcester and the surrounding towns. For patients in central Massachusetts who are not within easy reach of Boston's major fertility centers, NERMAS provides a locally rooted alternative without sacrificing clinical depth. The practice serves patients from Worcester, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Northborough, Southborough, Upton, Uxbridge, and beyond — areas that have historically been underserved in terms of fertility specialist access. For a broader view of fertility clinics in Massachusetts, explore the state directory.
Physicians and Clinical Team
New England Reproductive Medicine and Surgery is built around board-certified reproductive endocrinologists with subspecialty fellowship training. The "and Surgery" component of the practice name signals something important: the physicians here are not only fertility medicine specialists but also trained in reproductive surgery — the laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures used to address structural causes of infertility such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, polyps, adhesions, and tubal disease. This surgical capability distinguishes practices that can both diagnose and treat anatomical fertility barriers from those that must refer surgical cases out to a different specialist.
The central Massachusetts practice context shapes the clinical culture: patients traveling from Worcester, Grafton, or outlying towns want a practice that can handle the full arc of evaluation and treatment without requiring additional specialist visits in Boston or Providence. The NERMAS team is oriented toward comprehensive, efficient care that minimizes the diagnostic and treatment burden on patients for whom travel is a real consideration.
Supporting staff — nurses, embryologists, and coordinators — are positioned to provide responsive communication for patients managing treatment schedules around work and family responsibilities.
Services and Treatments
NERMAS offers a comprehensive range of fertility and reproductive surgery services:
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) — fresh and frozen embryo transfer cycles with individualized stimulation protocols
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) — for male-factor infertility or fertilization challenges
- Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT-A / PGT-M) — embryo chromosomal screening and hereditary disease testing
- Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) — transfer of cryopreserved blastocysts in medicated or natural cycles
- Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) — a first-line approach for appropriate diagnoses
- Ovulation Induction — monitored cycles with oral or injectable medications
- Egg Freezing (Oocyte Cryopreservation) — elective and medically indicated preservation
- Donor Egg Cycles — for patients unable to use their own eggs
- Male Infertility Evaluation — semen analysis and hormonal assessment
- Reproductive Surgery — laparoscopy for endometriosis, tubal disease, and pelvic adhesions; hysteroscopy for uterine septum, polyps, fibroids, and intrauterine adhesions
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Evaluation — immunological, genetic, and anatomical workup
- Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients — rapid-response protocols before oncology treatment
The surgical capabilities at NERMAS mean that a patient whose diagnostic workup reveals, for example, a uterine septum or moderate endometriosis can receive surgical correction at the same practice rather than navigating a separate surgical referral before fertility treatment can proceed.
Laboratory and Success Rates
The NERMAS embryology laboratory supports the full IVF process: ICSI fertilization, extended blastocyst culture, embryo grading, PGT biopsy, and vitrification. In a regional practice serving central Massachusetts, maintaining high laboratory standards requires consistent investment in protocols, equipment, and embryologist expertise — the same variables that drive outcomes at large urban programs.
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
Millbury's position on Route 146 and near I-90 (the Mass Pike) makes the 22 West Street address accessible from both the Worcester metro and the southern tier of Worcester County. For patients who would otherwise face a 50-to-60-minute drive to a Boston-area fertility clinic, NERMAS substantially reduces the time and cost burden of frequent monitoring appointments.
The practice serves a patient population that spans central Massachusetts — from Worcester's diverse urban communities to the suburban and exurban towns ringing the city. This geographic breadth shapes the practice's clinical culture: physicians and staff are attentive to the practical realities their patients navigate, including long drives for monitoring visits, work schedule constraints, and the emotional demands of fertility treatment far from the metropolitan support networks available in Boston.
The "surgery" emphasis in the practice name is not merely a marketing distinction. Patients who discover structural fertility barriers — endometriosis lesions, uterine adhesions, tubal occlusion — benefit from being able to address those findings surgically at the same practice where they will continue fertility treatment, without losing time or continuity in the process.
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
Massachusetts has a comprehensive fertility insurance mandate. State law requires most employer-sponsored health plans issued in Massachusetts to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including IVF. The Massachusetts mandate covers IUI, IVF, ICSI, and related fertility services for a meaningful number of patients.
As with all state mandates, self-insured ERISA plans — common among large national employers — are exempt. Additionally, plan details vary, and patients should verify the specific terms of their coverage including lifetime maximums, cost-sharing requirements, and whether PGT is covered separately.
NERMAS's administrative team is experienced in navigating Massachusetts insurance mandates and can assist patients with prior authorization, benefit verification, and understanding their out-of-pocket obligations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is a fertility clinic in Millbury relevant for Worcester-area patients? Many central Massachusetts patients face a choice between traveling 50+ miles to Boston for fertility care or accessing a regional specialist closer to home. NERMAS at 22 West Street in Millbury brings comprehensive IVF and reproductive surgery capabilities to the Worcester metro, reducing the travel burden that can otherwise make frequent monitoring visits impractical.
What does the "and Surgery" in the practice name mean for patients? It signals that the physicians are trained in and actively perform reproductive surgery — laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures to treat conditions like endometriosis, uterine fibroids, tubal disease, and intrauterine adhesions. Patients whose infertility has a structural component can receive both surgical correction and subsequent fertility treatment at the same practice.
Does Massachusetts mandate IVF coverage for all patients? Massachusetts mandates IVF coverage for most state-regulated group health plans. However, self-insured ERISA plans are exempt, as are some individual market plans. Patients should verify their specific plan benefits with their insurer and with the NERMAS financial team before beginning treatment.
How do I know whether to start with IUI or IVF? The initial workup — which includes ovarian reserve testing (AMH, antral follicle count), a uterine evaluation (saline sonogram or hysteroscopy), and semen analysis — provides the information needed to make this determination. Patients with no anatomical barriers, good ovarian reserve, and mild male-factor or unexplained infertility often start with IUI. Those with blocked tubes, severe male-factor, poor reserve, or prior IUI failures typically proceed directly to IVF.