In order to create a seamless IUI service for the NYC community, I have partnered with Chloë Lubell of Cosmos Midwifery to create the IUI Collective. The Collective is made up of me (Shira), Chloë, and a number of back-up midwives to provide IUIs 24/7 throughout the year. We perform intrauterine insemination (IUI) either in the comfort of your own home or in my cozy home office, giving you the opportunity to calm your mind and body both before and after the procedure, which has been proven to enhance the probability of conception. 

IUIs are available in my home office in Clinton Hill or in your home within the bounds of THIS map. However, location of IUIs must also be flexible pending the real time schedules of the midwives involved. Outside of the blue, purple, or yellow zones, we are unfortunately unable to travel to your home.

At this time there are three packages available to establish care with me as your midwife in this process. The kind of preconception care we provide is innovative and comprehensive and is based on the prenatal care model. We will have regular visits in which I offer emotional and logistical support and guidance on an ongoing basis within the container of our visits together instead of primarily communicating over email or phone after the initial consultation. 

Packages:

  • Initial Preconception Care visit + three 60 minute follow ups = $750

  • Initial Preconception Care visit  + three 30 minute follow ups = $595

  • Initial Preconception Care visit  + one 60 min follow-up = $450


Package 1: Initial Visit + three 60 minute follow up visits over the course of 3 months After the Initial consultation we will schedule three 60 minute follow-up consultations in which we will address ongoing logistical/physiological/emotional needs. The first visit will be scheduled two weeks after the initial consult, and then the next two will be monthly thereafter with flexibility. If something urgent comes up, it will be possible to move up the timing of the next visit. 

Package 2: Initial Preconception Care visit  + three 30 minute follow ups over the course of two months After the Initial consultation we will schedule three 30 minute follow-up consultations in which we will address ongoing logistical/physiological/emotional needs. The first visit will be scheduled two weeks after the initial consult and the second will be one month thereafter. If during the course of a visit it becomes clear that a 60 minute visit is necessary you can always change packages. If something urgent comes up, it will be possible to move up the timing of the next visit.

Package 3: Initial Preconception Care visit  + one 60 min follow-up within one month After the Initial consultation we will schedule one three 60 minute follow-up consultations in which we will address ongoing logistical/physiological/emotional needs. This visit will be scheduled two weeks after the initial consult.  If something urgent comes up, it will be possible to move up the timing of the visit. If during the course of the visit it becomes clear that a second or third visit is necessary you can always change packages.

Topics covered in these sessions might include:

  • Choosing sperm: donors, fresh vs frozen, vial quality and quantity, etc

  • Conception timeline, when & how to try to conceive

  • Adjusting lifestyle choices to best support your hormones

  • Appropriate testing and imaging to assess fertility

  • Interventions to improve hormone levels, egg quality, and sperm quality

  • Filling out forms you might need to purchase sperm

  • Any other of the many burning questions that always come up along the way


*At this time, we are unable to commit to performing at-home IUIs with fresh sperm due to scheduling conflicts with our day jobs and the available hours for sperm washing hours at the lab. If you are interested in conceiving via IUIs with fresh sperm, please check out Cosmos Midwifery to see if they would be a good match for you, and if so feel free to follow this link to schedule an initial consult with them. If you'd like to talk for a free 15 minute consult (with Chloë) on the phone to figure out if this is the right path for you, use this link to schedule! 

*If you have inflexible hours at work and need IUIs at very specific times of the day, please disclose this information in your inquiry so we can confirm that we are a good match before setting up the initial consult

Cancellation Policy

We understand that signs of ovulation are not always exact and that you may need to shift your appointment time. However, if you decide not to use our services within 24 hours of a confirmed appointment time (including preconception consultations), we will charge a $50 cancellation fee

*Please talk to me if any of these fees are a barrier for you to receive care