RMA of New York – Long Island: Melville

RMA of New York offers innovative reproductive medicine backed by proven data and effective technologies, leading to success rates above the national average at all of our locations across Long Island, Manhattan, Westchester, and Brooklyn. Our physicians are board certified and world-renowned for their consistent contributions to the field of reproductive medicine.

When it comes to fertility care, you understandably want - and deserve - the best. Finding the right reproductive specialists on Long Island may feel overwhelming at first, but RMA of New York – Long Island is here to make the process as easy as possible. Our physicians hold the highest level of reproductive endocrinology and infertility training, and are consistently recognized year after year as “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly, Super Doctors, and named “Best In Vitro Fertility Practice on Long Island” by Best of Long Island.

At RMA of New York – Long Island, we believe that finances should not be a barrier to achieving your dream of parenthood. Our experienced financial counselors will work with you every step of the way to make growing your family a reality. We’ll consult your insurance carrier to verify coverage, estimate out-of-pocket costs, and if needed, recommend financial assistance programs, packages, and discounts you may be eligible for to reduce your treatment expenses.

Our patients in Melville have access to our advanced technology to increase embryo implantation rates, reduce miscarriage rates, and increase live birth rates for the best chance at making your dream family a reality, without having to leave Long Island. Having an IVF laboratory onsite right in the familiar environment of our office can reduce stress during the fertility treatment process. Our in-office team combines the expertise of top fertility doctors with experienced and highly-trained embryologists and the latest proven technologies.

Our goal is to make your experience as stress-free as possible. Patients undergoing fertility treatment often have to visit the clinic daily or multiple times per week. We have six offices located across Long Island, in Melville, Garden City, Lake Success, East Patchogue, West Islip, and Stony Brook, New York. RMA of New York – Long Island patients can visit the office most convenient to them for these appointments.

Then, when it is time for an egg retrieval or embryo transfer procedure, our patients go to our full-service state-of-the-art IVF laboratory in our Melville office. It can reduce stress to have these procedures in a familiar RMA of New York – Long Island office setting, rather than travel to Manhattan or enter a hospital setting.

A reproductive endocrinologist specializes in diagnosing and treating infertility. A board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, also known as an REI physician, has the most expertise with infertility and other challenges with conceiving and having a baby. RMA of New York – Melville REI doctors have completed medical school, plus a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) and then three more years of fellowship training and education specifically in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI).

At RMA of New York – Melville, we use the latest, most advanced fertility diagnostic testing to understand where you’re starting. You can expect your doctor to conduct initial fertility testing (blood tests and a transvaginal ultrasound) as an essential part of fertility evaluation and treatment. One common place to start is ovarian reserve testing, sometimes known as an egg count test or an egg reserve test. The findings are used to create a roadmap for your fertility care plan.

Women typically get their fertility tested when they have been unsuccessful trying to conceive naturally, when doing family planning, contemplating egg freezing, or when faced with other health or medical conditions.

Yes. Since 1988, RMA of New York – Long Island has provided fertility patients throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties with advanced, high-level fertility care, including comprehensive male fertility testing and urology.

If you’re thinking about freezing your eggs, the first step is to meet with one of our fertility physicians to discuss your medical history and reproductive goals. You’ll also have a fertility evaluation, including blood work and an ultrasound, to analyze your ovarian reserve and overall function. For answers to more commonly asked questions about egg freezing, read our blog post.

As a result of improvements in fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology, more women over 35 and 40 can achieve their dream of becoming a parent. For more information about conception at an advanced age, read our blog post.

Yes, RMA of New York – Long Island: Melville offers treatment options for secondary infertility and advanced maternal age, helping you build the family you desire. Secondary infertility is when a woman has one child and then experiences difficulty when attempting to conceive a second, third, or more children. Secondary infertility is not unusual. Age does not always, but may play a role in secondary infertility since it can be more difficult to get pregnant after 35 or 40, whether or not you have had a child at a younger age.

As a society we are delaying childbearing, so we often recommend fertility preservation as a proactive way to address age related fertility concerns. Fertility preservation has become an important way for individuals or couples who are not currently ready for a family to take control of their timeline, often through egg freezing or embryo freezing.

RMA of New York – Long Island is committed to providing warm and inclusive fertility care and family-building services for LGTBQ+ individuals and couples throughout Nassau County, Suffolk County, and beyond. Our approach is firmly rooted in creating an individualized experience for each patient, using the safest and most effective technologies available, all with the convenience of being a local, neighborhood practice. We offer IUI, IVF, and Reciprocal IVF for lesbian couples and individuals; IVF with gestational surrogacy, a split cycle for two sperm providers, and egg donation for gay male couples and LGBTQ+ men; IUI, IVF, and egg freezing for trans male patients who have not medically transitioned; and sperm freezing, IUI, and IVF for trans female patients who have not medically transitioned.

For more information on family-building options for the LGBTQ+ community on Long Island, please read our blog post.

Dr. Michelle Goldsammler, who sees patients in the Melville and Lake Success locations of RMA of New York – Long Island, holds the distinction of being the only female, orthodox reproductive endocrinologist on Long Island. Rabbinical supervision and Jewish Halacha IVF is available at RMA of New York. In this blog post, Dr. Goldsammler discusses how religious observances can be adhered to while pursuing assisted reproductive technology to build a family.

Becoming a single parent by choice may involve sperm donor conception, egg donor conception, IVF, and/or gestational surrogacy. For individuals hoping to become a single parent in the future, fertility preservation treatment in the form of egg freezing, sperm banking, or embryo freezing allows an individual to preserve their current fertility level to be used for future family-building.