Cleveland Clinic Fertility Center at Beachwood

The Reality of Infertility

and How You Can Help

Infertility is a psychologically devastating medical problem. It can cruelly dash thedreams of couples trying to conceive a child.In vitro fertilization (IVF) has helped manyinfertile couples have children. But IVF is not always successful the first time, and oftencouples need to go through subsequent cyclesto conceive children.

IVF is expensive. Each attempt costs about$10,000, and only about 20 percent ofpatients have insurance that covers IVF. Thusmany couples who have not been successful witha first IVF cycle cannot afford a second one.

The Partnership for Families Fund pays for qualifiedcouples to undergo a second IVF cycle.

Your monetary donation directly helps couplesin need reach their dream of having a family.

The Cleveland Clinic Fertility Center

at Beachwood

The Cleveland Clinic Fertility Center at Beachwoodstaff has long stood at the forefront of in vitrofertilization services. These physicians, includingdirector James Goldfarb, M.D., MBA, wereresponsible for Ohio’s first IVF birth in 1983,and the world’s first IVF/surrogate birth in 1986.The first IVF/surrogate baby was on the cover of LIFE Magazine and featured on PBS’s Nova.

Dr. Goldfarb and his IVF team established theCleveland Clinic Fertility Center at Beachwood in 2001. More than 20 percent of the coupleswho come to this center hail from outside theCleveland area. For the convenience of patients,satellite offices are offered in several locationsincluding Youngstown, Pittsburgh and Erie, Pa.

“We appreciate being considered for this program!

We refinanced our house for the first procedure

(and will be paying for 15 years for it). We will

not be able to go through the procedure again

without your help. Thank you very much!”

— First applicant for

Partnership for Families Fund grant

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Cleveland Clinic Fertility Center at Beachwood

Leadership Board

26900 Cedar Road, Suite 220 South

Beachwood, Ohio 44122

Cleveland Clinic Fertility Center at Beachwood

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Partnership for Families Program

Giving Couples a Second Chance to Have a Family

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What Is In Vitro Fertilization?

IVF is an intense process spanning 40 daysfrom start of medications to the pregnancy test that determines if the process has beensuccessful. A woman must undergo multipleinjections of hormones for 20 days, visit thedoctor’s office for ultrasounds and blood testsevery two or three days, and undergo a minorsurgical procedure to retrieve eggs from herovaries. Eggs are then fertilized with thefather’s sperm in the laboratory, and resultingembryos are transferred back to the mother’suterus. Then everybody waits.... After twoweeks, a pregnancy test is performed.

Imagine the couple whose first IVF attemptfails. Dreams dashed, their disappointment isimmense. And then the realization: “Where will

we find $10,000 to try again?”

If first you don’t succeed...

Partnership for Families Fund

To help couples in this situation, the ClevelandClinic Partnership for Families Leadership Boardwas formed in December 2003. The 23 couples onthe board come from varied backgrounds but allhave an interest in promoting one main goal – tohelp make families possible.

The board has established the Partnership for Families

Fund to provide grants for a second IVF cycle forqualified couples, all of whom have paid for theirfirst unsuccessful IVF cycle and cannot afford a sec-ond try without assistance. The fund provides grantsof $8,000 worth of IVF medical services per couple.In addition, Serono Pharmaceuticals provides about$2,000 in medications for all eligible grant recipi-ents through their Compassionate Care Program.

The Partnership for Families Fund aims to provide grantsto as many qualified couples as possible. That’s whywe need generous supporters like you.

You surely know how important families are. Isn’t itgratifying to know that you can help a couple realizetheir dream of having a family?

Please support the Partnership for Families Program witha contribution — any size is appreciated. Checks canbe made payable to the Partnership for FamiliesFund and sent to:

Partnership for Families Leadership Board

26900 Cedar Road, Suite 220 SouthBeachwood, Ohio 44122

For more information about the Partnership forFamilies Program, please contact the fund’s admin-istrator, Denise Davis at 216/839-2929 or e-mailDavisd3@ccf.org.

Thank you!

“Coming from someone who has faced the possibility

of not having kids, dealing with that, and then being

lucky enough to have four beautiful ones through IVF,

I recognize the sadness of a couple who wants to con-

tinue to try through the program and the only reason

they can’t is money. That is very sad to me — I love

the fact that I may be able to help some of those cou-

ples realize their dreams of having children....”

— Partnership for Families

Leadership Board member

“I think you know how passionately we feel about

the work that you do and how grateful we are for

your help in conceiving our family. We have often

reflected on the agony that couples must feel when

their financial limitations impact their ability to

have a family. We would love to support a place

that does such important work with compassion

and vision for the future.”

— Partnership for Families

Leadership Board member

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