You have access to several massive fertility networks in Maryland. To find the best fertility clinic in Maryland, you can compare specialized laboratory capabilities and live birth rates.

Evaluate Maryland clinics using our breakdown of SART data, average costs and specific agency screening standards.

A surrogacy professional can help you prepare for each step when you reach out.

Fertility Clinics in Maryland

The clinics featured in this guide are SART member clinics with laboratory accreditation through the College of American Pathologists (CAP) or The Joint Commission.

Unless otherwise noted, success rate data is based on SART’s 2024 clinic data.

Shady Grove Fertility

(Annapolis, Baltimore, Bethesda, Columbia, Towson) | (888) 899-3830

Services

• Donor Egg
• Donor Embryo
• Egg Cryopreservation
• Embryo Cryopreservation
• Female Couple
• Gestational Carrier
• HIV Patients
• Male Couple
• Mental Health
• PGT
• Single Men
• Single Women

Success Rates of Frozen Embryo Transfers by Age: With PGT-A 

Age	<35	35-37	38-40	>40
Clinic Success	40.9%	44.1%	39.3%	51.6%

Embryo Transfers with Donor Eggs (Annapolis Clinic)

Live Births (Frozen Donor Eggs)

34.4%

Johns Hopkins Fertility Center

(Lutherville) | (410) 847-365

Services

• Donor Egg
• Donor Embryo
• Egg Cryopreservation
• Embryo Cryopreservation
• Female Couple
• Gestational Carrier
• HIV Patients
• Male Couple
• Mental Health
• Outside Monitoring
• Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation
• PGT
• Single Men
• Single Women

Success Rates of Frozen Embryo Transfers by Age: With PGT-A 

Age	<35	35-37	38-40	>40
Clinic Success	42.4%	48.5%	45.7%	56.2%

Embryo Transfers with Donor Eggs

Live Births (Frozen Donor Eggs)

7/11

Montgomery Fertility Center

(Rockville) | (301) 946-6962

Services

• Donor Egg
• Egg Cryopreservation
• Embryo Cryopreservation
• Female Couple
• Gestational Carrier
• HIV Patients
• Male Couple
• Outside Monitoring
• PGT
• Single Men
• Single Women

Success rate reports pending.

How to Compare Fertility Clinic Success Rates

Live birth rate measures the percentage of transfers resulting in a delivered baby. This metric provides a more reliable comparison than pregnancy rates alone. A positive pregnancy test doesn’t guarantee a live birth.

You must interpret these rates alongside patient age and clinic volume. High-volume clinics handling difficult cases may show lower averages than selective boutiques. Look for consistency across multiple reporting years rather than a single anomalous spike in success.

Understanding the IVF Process

Your chosen fertility center helps you create and freeze healthy embryos. You must finish this medical phase before a surrogacy agency can find your match.

First you will get a fertility workup to establish your baseline reproductive function.

Then you or an egg donor undergo a carefully monitored cycle of medications to stimulate multiple eggs to maturity. A reproductive endocrinologist retrieves the eggs during a short surgical procedure.

Embryologists fertilize the viable eggs and monitor their division over five to seven days. Families commonly use preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A) to screen for chromosomal abnormalities prior to freezing.

The laboratory then cryopreserves the healthiest embryos while you search for a gestational carrier.

Learn how to compare surrogacy agencies when you are ready to use your frozen embryos.

Average IVF Costs in Maryland

While Maryland mandates certain fertility insurance coverage, IVF costs still average $15,000 to $25,000 per cycle.

Laboratory processing and egg retrieval typically account for $10,000 to $15,000. You’ll need an additional $4,000 to $7,000 for stimulation medications, and genetic testing (PGT-A) adds a $3,000 to $5,000 fee if you choose it.

Third-party donor gametes will increase your total budget significantly, and clinics charge $500 to $1,000 per year to store frozen embryos.

Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Fertility Clinic

Your consultation helps you gauge whether a clinic operates effectively and communicates well.

Here are some questions to evaluate their third-party reproduction standards before moving forward:

• What is the live birth rate for my age demographic?
• How many IVF cycles does this clinic typically complete?
• How many gestational carrier transfers do you handle each year?
• Does this location have an on-site embryology lab?
• What add-ons will increase my total costs?
• What is your protocol if the first cycle fails?

 How Fertility Clinics Work with Surrogacy Agencies

Agencies and fertility clinics divide the heavy lifting during the medical phase of surrogacy. Agencies recruit and match candidates, and clinics dictate the medical screening and transfer procedures.

A standard process typically looks something like this:

• You choose a gestational surrogate.
• The reproductive endocrinologist reviews her past delivery records.
• The surrogate travels to the clinic for an in-person clearance exam.
• Attorneys draft and execute the legal contracts.
• The clinic performs the embryo transfer and conducts early monitoring before releasing her to local OB care.

Talk With a Surrogacy Professional About Choosing the Right Fertility Clinic

Selecting your fertility clinic is a defining first step in the surrogacy process. An experienced professional can help you audit these providers based on your distinct medical needs.

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