Respecting Halacha, Guiding Your Journey

Yes. Our team welcomes coordination with your designated observer. We work with you and your rabbinic authority to ensure procedures such as egg retrieval, insemination, or embryo transfer are supervised according to halachic standards.

We follow halachic guidelines to preserve modesty while ensuring accurate testing.

Options can include: producing the sample at home using a special perforated collection condom, collecting in a private setting at our clinic with an approved container, or coordinating with a mashgiach if required.

Our team will discuss your preferences and work with your rabbi to determine the most appropriate method.

We recognize how important Mikvah is for Orthodox Jewish couples.

Our physicians can often adjust monitoring or treatment cycles to align with your schedule, and when needed, medication protocols may be used to help synchronize ovulation with Mikvah immersion.

Illume Fertility has rigorous double-witnessing protocols to ensure the integrity of every sample and embryo. For Orthodox Jewish patients, we can also arrange for halachic supervision (mashgiach) in the lab to provide added assurance.

Whenever possible, treatment calendars are adjusted to avoid procedures on Shabbat or Jewish holidays. If unavoidable, your doctor will discuss halachic considerations and potential options with you and your rabbinic authority.

Your Care Team will be happy to provide recommendations for local accommodations if an overnight stay is needed.

Yes. We strive to provide modesty accommodations whenever possible, including same-gender staff for certain exams, respectful gowning, and private spaces. Our team is experienced in supporting Orthodox patients with sensitivity.

With your permission, we can coordinate directly with your rabbi to clarify halachic requirements at each stage. Many patients also connect us with community organizations like Puah Institute or A TIME to ensure their care is fully aligned.

Yes. We are happy to assist Orthodox Jewish patients who choose egg donation. Our team helps navigate medical, legal, and halachic considerations, and we work closely with your rabbinic advisor throughout the process.

We can provide ingredient information for medications, recommend kosher supplements, and, if needed, connect you with a rabbinic authority who reviews fertility medications. Our nursing team will flag any concerns and help ensure treatments remain consistent with your observance.

We recognize the stigma and isolation that can accompany infertility in close-knit communities. In addition to counseling and support groups, we partner with organizations like A TIME and Yesh Tikva to provide emotional, spiritual, and communal resources.

At Illume Fertility, we recommend comprehensive genetic carrier screening for both partners. Our in-house genetic counselors will guide you through testing, results, and next steps with care and sensitivity.

If you are proceeding with in vitro fertilization (IVF), PGT-M (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Monogenic Disorders) you will have the option to test your embryos for specific inherited conditions.

This is especially important for people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, who are more likely to carry genetic conditions such as Tay-Sachs, Gaucher disease, or Canavan disease. About 1 in 40 also carries a BRCA gene mutation that increases cancer risk.

By identifying which embryos are free of these conditions before transfer, PGT-M can reduce the chance of passing them on.