Choosing a Fertility Doctor: What to Look for in a Fertility Specialist
March 21, 2025
Global Expertise, Local Orange County Care
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RMA Orange County
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Expert Fertility Care in Orange County
Where Personalized Care Meets Proven Results
At RMA Orange County - formerly Rise Fertility - you’ll find world-class reproductive care grounded in compassion, innovation, and individualized treatment. Whether you’re just starting to explore your options or are ready to begin fertility treatment, we’re here to support every step of your journey to parenthood.
Meet Your Care Team
Dr. Sanaz Ghazal is a double-board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and the founding physician of Rise Fertility, which is now part of RMA's network of providers.
Board-certified physicians have undergone rigorous training and examinations to demonstrate their expertise and commitment to excellence in reproductive medicine, ensuring they are up to date with the latest medical practices and technologies.
Patient Testimonials
We proudly serve patients throughout the region, including Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Eastvale, San Clemente, Yorba Linda, Santa Ana, Downey, Dana Point, and Costa Mesa.
After years of failed IVF transfers and feeling unheard, Jacqueline met Dr. Ghazal, who finally supported her wish to try a natural cycle. It worked—Jacqueline became pregnant. After three emotional years, she, Dr. Ghazal, and nurse Molly cried tears of joy together. Today, Jacqueline is a proud mom of two.
Jacqueline - RMA Orange County Patient
Treatment Options
Our Orange County clinics offer an integrated fertility care experience, with an advanced IVF lab, surgical suite, and a complete range of services housed in one facility.
From your initial visit through diagnostics, daily monitoring, and treatments like IVF, all appointments and procedures are handled onsite, minimizing the need to coordinate across multiple locations.
Fertility Testing
Comprehensive fertility testing for both men and women.
Fertility Consultation
During your first visit, your physician will review your medical history and outline the next steps.
In vitro Fertilization (IVF)
IVF is the most well-known and successful form of fertility treatment available.
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
IUI, or artificial insemination, is a very common non-surgical fertility treatment.
Genetic Testing
When preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is paired with IVF, it can increase the chance of a successful pregnancy.
Egg Freezing
Fertility preservation allows women to freeze their eggs to use at a later date.
Additional services include third-party reproduction, ovulation induction, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), fertility bloodwork, ultrasound, hysterosalpingogram (HSG), saline sonogram, LGBTQ+ family building, and genetic testing for sex selection.
Financial Counseling
Every patient at any of our fertility clinics can consult with a financial counselor to explore our affordable care options. These discussions cover the range of insurances we accept, our lending partners, and the discount programs available.
We participates with the following insurance plans, fertility benefits, and financing programs:
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Carrot Fertility
- Cigna
- Gaia
- Maven
- Progyny
- Stork Club
- United Healthcare
- WIN Fertility
We also work with the following financing partners: Ally and Lending Club.
Telehealth Fertility Consultations
Telehealth fertility consults are now available for all Orange County patients.
RMA now offers telehealth appointments, ensuring that distance or busy schedules are no longer barriers to accessing expert fertility care and support.
These virtual consultations provide the same level of personalized care and expertise as in-person visits, allowing patients to discuss their fertility options, receive professional advice, and plan their next steps toward parenthood without leaving the house.
Request an Appointment
Schedule an appointment at one of our California locations to begin your journey to parenthood with confidence. Our fertility specialists are here to guide you through each step.
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Office Information
RMA Orange County is distinct from local fertility clinics as we have an in-house embryology laboratory and surgical center. This means that all your advanced fertility testing, genetic testing of embryos, and treatments, such as IVF, can be performed on-site.
Mission Viejo, California
26800 Crown Valley Pkwy, Suite 455
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Newport Beach, California
3333 W. Coast Hwy, Suite 300
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
In 2024, the price range for a single IVF cycle in the United States falls between $14,000 and $20,000 for those without insurance coverage. Exact IVF costs depend on the treatment center, the services, and insurance coverage.
Each patient at our Orange County offices are paired with one of our financial coordinators, who will be your concierge in all things related to affording care. They will call your insurance, provide financial options, and inform you of any discount programs available.
IVF is a relatively quick process that usually takes 10-14 days. The timeline depends on a variety of factors. These include the individual patient, their response to their prescribed medication, and how the eggs develop during the process.
The state of California does not require insurance carriers to cover IVF treatment, but they do require them to offer some level of fertility treatment. Coverage typically includes physician consultation, diagnostic testing, fertility preservation, and certain genetic testing. You can find the full details on mandated IVF coverage in California at Resolve.org.
All our physicians at our Orange County offices offer IVF second opinion consultations. A second opinion consult may be valuable for patients experiencing failed IVF cycles at another fertility clinic. Contact our office if you are interested in switching fertility clinics.
We have a language line that patients can use to connect with a translator free of charge. It supports translator services for speakers of Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Gujarati, Hindi, Portuguese, and more.
Yes, RMA helps single individuals and couples build families from all sexualities. We are even recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality top performer. Learn more about LGBTQ+ fertility options.
Over the course of the 10-12 day stimulation phase, you will come to the office for about 3-4 quick (15-20 minutes) monitoring visits. Blood work and an ultrasound are performed to check follicular growth. We offer appointments from 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Saturday.
IVF actually has a lower risk of multiple pregnancy compared to other fertility treatments. This is because you decide how many of the embryos are transferred into the uterus. If you transfer one embryo, there is about a 1% chance that embryo will split and lead to a twin pregnancy. Conversely, if you want to increase your chances of a multiple pregnancy, you can implant more than one.
This is a common misconception. The IVF process simply stimulates eggs to grow and mature that would have otherwise died during a cycle. IVF does not remove all your eggs, affect your future fertility, or make you start menopause earlier.