Infertility is common. Help is available.
About 13 percent of women ages 15 through 49 have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant.* Both women and men can have health issues that cause infertility. About one-third of infertility cases can be connected to the woman. Another third can be connected to the man. In the rest of the cases, a cause can’t be found.
Aetna® is proud to be the first national insurer* to cover intrauterine insemination (IUI) as a medical benefit on eligible plans.*
More support for your fertility journey
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How long should you try to get pregnant before calling your doctor? Most experts suggest trying for at least one year. If you’re 35 or older, see your doctor after six months of trying. By age 30, fertility naturally declines. By mid to late 30s, even more so.
Some health issues also increase the risk of infertility. So be sure to talk with your doctor if you have:
- Irregular periods or no menstrual periods
- Very painful periods
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- More than one miscarriage
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Treatment includes medicine, surgery, artificial insemination, or assisted reproductive technology (ART). These treatments often may be combined. In most cases, infertility is treated with prescription drugs or surgery.
Doctors recommend specific fertility treatments based on:
- Test results
- How long the couple has been trying to get pregnant
- The age of both the man and woman
- The overall health of the partners
Read our fertility treatment FAQS
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If your doctor suggests IVF, the CDC website can help you understand your chances of success, based on your personal situation.
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You can learn if you have coverage for fertility care by calling Member Services at the number on your ID card. They can tell you if you have a specific network of providers who give this care. You can also log in to your member website to check your plan documents.
You don’t need to get precertification to:
- See a provider to determine why you’re having trouble getting pregnant
- Start orally medicated, timed intercourse cycles
Once there is a plan for fertility treatment, your provider will file the precertification request. Fertility treatment includes ovulation induction with injectable fertility medicines, artificial insemination or advanced reproductive technology (ART).
If you plan to start fertility treatment and have coverage through Aetna, your provider may start the treatment request online using our provider portal on Availity. Providers may also upload clinical documentation, check the status of precertification requests and make changes to existing requests.
Important: Information we need to complete our review
Be sure to send this completed form, along with relevant medical records. This helps avoid a delay in our clinical review or a denial.
Infertility services precertification information request form (PDF)
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We use these clinical policy bulletins as resources to help make coverage decisions. Be sure to review these documents before you fill out the precertification request form:
- Clinical policy bulletin 0327: Infertility
- Clinical policy bulletin 0358: Invasive prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases
Criteria may vary based on state mandates and plan design. For specific plan info, check your plan documents.
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If you need help finding a fertility doctor that participates in your plan, use our provider search tool to find a reproductive endocrinologist.
Aetna has an Institutes of Excellence™ (IOE) infertility network, which includes a limited network of providers with outstanding performance. They offer quality, high-value fertility care. You can also find these providers by using our search tool.
Check with your plan to confirm if you need to use an IOE for fertility services.
- Provider search tool
- IOE infertility facility listing - English (PDF)
- IOE infertility facility listing - Spanish (PDF)
"The clinics we select meet high medical standards and have a demonstrated record of successful treatment outcomes. Women have access to doctors and clinics that can improve their chances for healthy pregnancies and healthy babies."
— Joanne Armstrong, MD
Senior Medical Director and Clinical Head of Women’s Health
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