PFCLA international patients and initial consultation process
PFCLA international patient process introduction Zoom, Skype, WeChat remote consultation, translation, local examination and connection to Los Angeles for egg retrieval, culture and subsequent transfer.
Remote initial consultation
The official website lists remote consultation methods such as Zoom, Skype, and WeChat, and provides translation services. The initial consultation focuses on medical history, fertility goals, previous treatments and examination results.
Local inspection and travel to the United States cycle
After the doctor prescribes a pre-cycle examination, some items can be completed locally. The ovarian stimulation monitoring, time to travel to the United States, and egg retrieval location are linked by the specific plan; if you use your partner’s fresh sperm, you also need to arrange sample retention.
Embryo culture and transfer
Coordinator delivers fertilization and culture information; further connects biopsy and reporting when PGT is required. The transfer can be arranged separately, and subsequent pregnancy tests and early pregnancy ultrasounds will be connected with local doctors according to the medical plan.
How to organize existing information
- Basic medical history
- Age, previous pregnancies and surgeries, diseases and medications.
- Fertility check-up
- Hormones, ovarian ultrasound, uterine and fallopian tube examination, semen analysis.
- Past cycles
- ovarian stimulation plan, egg retrieval and number of mature eggs, fertilization and culture reports, detection and transfer records.
- This time’s goal
- The doctor you wish to consult, time, language requirements and the issues you are most concerned about.
Hospital Contact
Hospital phone number:+1 (310) 209-7700
International patient phone number:+1 (310) 759-0986
PFCLA official websiteFrom local testing to treatment records and obstetric follow-up
| Stage | The connection content published by PFCLA official website |
|---|---|
| Remote initial consultation | Zoom, Skype, and WeChat can be used, and translation can be arranged; doctors prescribe pre-cycle examinations, and some can be completed locally. |
| Going to the United States to retrieve eggs and retain samples | Medication, ultrasound and egg retrieval are connected according to the doctor's plan; if the partner's fresh sperm is used and the hospital does not have a preserved sample, the partner needs to be arranged to go to the hospital to retain the sample. |
| Fertilization and Culture | The official website process introduces that the fertilization report will be updated about 1-2 days after egg retrieval, and the embryo culture will take about 5-7 days; when PGT is required, biopsy, inspection and results will be connected. |
| Preparing for subsequent transfer | Arrange with the doctor to prepare for frozen embryo transfer according to the condition of the embryo; the official website lists some pre-transfer examinations and pregnancy tests as links that can be completed locally. |
| Early pregnancy follow-up | The official website process introduces that the local obstetrics and gynecology department will complete the ultrasound at about 6, 8, and 10 weeks. The PFCLA doctor will review the report and hand it over to the routine obstetrics department. |
The above is an example of the hospital's public process; the dates of culture, testing, transfer and follow-up are determined by the individual's plan and medical results, and non-adjustable fixed round-trip itineraries cannot be booked based on this.