Dr. Temeka Zore is a reproductive endocrinologist practicing at Spring Fertility's San Francisco location at 1 Daniel Burnham Ct, Suite 110c, San Francisco, CA 94109, in the Civic Center and Van Ness corridor. Her profile is accessible through springfertility.com/team/dr-temeka-zore. Dr. Zore holds a 4.2-star rating across 5 reviews and is listed in the context of California fertility clinics. California does not have a comprehensive state infertility insurance mandate requiring IVF coverage for most privately insured patients.
This editorial covers Dr. Temeka Zore as an individual physician — her training, clinical focus, and patient experience — and is distinct from the Spring Fertility San Francisco practice overview editorial, which covers the full team, laboratory, and services at the Daniel Burnham Ct location. Patients interested in the practice as a whole, or who have not yet selected a specific physician, should also consult the Spring Fertility SF practice guide.
Dr. Zore has gained a following that extends beyond her direct patient base due to her active presence on social media platforms where she addresses fertility education topics — including ovarian reserve, egg freezing timelines, IVF protocols, and common fertility misconceptions — in a format designed for general audiences. This public education role has made her one of the more recognizable reproductive endocrinologists in the Bay Area among patients who research their care online before scheduling a consultation.
Physician Profile
Temeka Zore, MD is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who holds dual board certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. She completed her medical degree and subsequent OB/GYN residency before pursuing an accredited REI fellowship training program, which is the subspecialty pathway required for board certification in reproductive endocrinology.
Dr. Zore's clinical interests include egg freezing and fertility preservation, third-party reproduction (donor egg, donor sperm, gestational carrier), and care for LGBTQ+ patients and single parents by choice. Her public profile — particularly her social media presence on platforms where she discusses evidence-based fertility information — reflects an interest in reaching patients before they encounter barriers to care, addressing common misconceptions and helping patients understand when to seek an evaluation.
She is an active member of ASRM and SART. Her clinical practice at Spring Fertility SF includes consultations, monitoring, and procedural participation within the Spring Fertility physician team. Patients new to IVF can review our guide to IVF treatment before their first appointment.
Services and Treatments
As part of the Spring Fertility SF physician team, Dr. Zore participates in the full range of services offered at the Daniel Burnham Ct location:
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) with individualized controlled ovarian stimulation
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male factor and fertilization concerns
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) with or without ovulation induction
- Egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) for elective fertility preservation — an area of particular clinical emphasis for Dr. Zore
- Embryo cryopreservation and frozen embryo transfer (FET)
- Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) and monogenic disorders (PGT-M)
- Donor egg IVF through established egg banks and fresh donor programs
- Donor sperm services and therapeutic donor insemination
- Reciprocal IVF for same-sex female couples
- Gestational carrier coordination
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation and management
- LGBTQ+ family-building services and single-parent pathways
- Ovarian reserve assessment (AMH, FSH, antral follicle count)
- Male fertility evaluation including semen analysis and sperm DNA fragmentation testing
Laboratory and Success Rates
Dr. Zore practices within Spring Fertility SF's laboratory infrastructure, which supports in-house embryology including ICSI, extended blastocyst culture, trophectoderm biopsy for PGT, vitrification, and warming for frozen embryo transfer cycles. SART membership requires annual cycle data submission for external review and publication.
Patients should review the most current cycle-level data published by the CDC's ART Surveillance program and the SART Clinic Summary Report.
SART data for the Spring Fertility SF location is reported at the clinic level rather than by individual physician. Patients who want to understand the clinic's overall outcomes should look up the Spring Fertility SF Daniel Burnham Ct registration. Dr. Zore's individual contribution to that aggregate is not separately published; the clinic-level data reflects all physicians and cycles at the site.
Patient Experience
Patients who specifically request Dr. Zore report a consultation experience characterized by thoroughness and an evidence-based communication style. Her public-facing educational work means she is practiced at explaining complex fertility concepts to patients without a scientific background, which translates directly to the consultation experience. Reviewers describe her as approachable and clear in her explanations, and several patients note that they specifically sought her out after encountering her educational content online.
Given Spring Fertility SF's overall patient experience model — which emphasizes digital coordination, extended monitoring hours, and responsive communication — patients who choose Dr. Zore benefit from both her individual physician qualities and the practice's operational infrastructure. The Van Ness/Civic Center location is accessible via multiple Muni lines, the Van Ness Muni Metro station, and multiple transbay bus connections from the East Bay.
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 have a comprehensive state mandate requiring health plans to cover IVF for fertility diagnoses. California SB 600 (effective January 2024) requires plans that include maternity benefits to cover fertility preservation for patients facing iatrogenic infertility from medical treatment, but this is distinct from general IVF coverage.
Bay Area employers — particularly in technology, healthcare, and financial services — have among the highest voluntary rates of employer-sponsored IVF benefit inclusion in the United States. Patients should verify their specific plan's fertility benefits before scheduling. Spring Fertility's financial team assists with insurance verification and prior authorization. For self-pay patients, Spring Fertility has published its pricing transparently, a feature of the practice's patient experience model.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I specifically request Dr. Zore for my consultation at Spring Fertility SF? When contacting Spring Fertility at springfertility.com or by phone, patients can request a specific physician by name when scheduling a new patient consultation. Dr. Zore's availability for new patients may vary; the scheduling team can advise on current wait times for an appointment with her specifically versus with another Spring Fertility SF physician.
What is Dr. Zore's particular expertise in egg freezing? Dr. Zore is known for her patient education work around egg freezing timelines, realistic expectations for egg yield at different ages, and how to think about the decision to freeze eggs relative to life plans. Clinically, she has experience counseling patients across the spectrum of egg freezing contexts: younger patients pursuing elective preservation, patients in their late 30s evaluating whether freezing still makes sense, and patients facing fertility-threatening medical treatment.
Does Dr. Zore's public social media presence affect how she practices? Patient feedback suggests that Dr. Zore's public communication style — clear, evidence-based, and oriented toward demystifying fertility medicine — is consistent with how she practices clinically. Patients who have encountered her educational content before scheduling often report that the consultation matched the thoughtfulness of her public-facing work.
How does Dr. Zore's approach to LGBTQ+ care compare to other Bay Area fertility physicians? Dr. Zore lists LGBTQ+ family building as a clinical interest area and has specific experience with reciprocal IVF, donor sperm pathways, and the single-parent journey. San Francisco is among the most welcoming cities for LGBTQ+ fertility care; multiple practices in the Bay Area have experience with these pathways. The differentiator in selecting Dr. Zore specifically is the combination of her clinical expertise, her communication style, and the Spring Fertility SF practice model.