Our Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists, infertility specialists have years of combined experience, which is available to all of our patients. The UAB infertility treatment program is located in Birmingham and Montgomery, AL which is where our Alabama infertility specialists see patients.

Infertility specialists must complete a Fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility after they complete their obstetrics and gynecology training. The Fellowship consists of working closely with leading fertility specialists, clinic experience, research, advanced surgical techniques, assisted reproductive technologies, and many other learning activities.

After completing their Fellowships, infertility specialists must pass written and oral examinations to achieve their Board Certifications. By choosing the University of Alabama you are assured of the best possible infertility specialist care available. The reproductive endocrinologists at the University of Alabama conduct extensive research and many of their articles are featured in major reproductive medicine journals. See our list of grants and publications.

The choice to see one of our infertility specialists is one of your most important treatment decisions. Studies show that patients who see an infertility specialist are more likely to become pregnant in less time at lower cost. It is particularly important that women over the age of 35, or those with reduced ovarian reserve, see an infertility specialist as soon as possible. Fertility can decline very rapidly in these groups and "time" is definitely the enemy of fertility. 

Fertility specialist care is no different that other disciplines such as neurosurgery, cardiology, orthopedics, etc. You would not visit your general practitioner to remove a brain tumor rather you would choose a specialist with extensive training.  Infertility often has numerous causes and all must be ruled out, especially male factor.  Infertility specialists, like all specialists, focus their studies on the latest advances in their field and are continually updating their knowledge by studying journals, attending seminars, and undergoing additional training throughout their careers.

Infertility specialist care is usually less expensive because the appropriate treatments are administered quickly and if one treatment fails another will be implemented. For example, fertility specialists usually keep appropriate patients on Clomid for 3-6 months and then move to the next treatment phase contrary to some non specialists who will keep patients on Clomid for extended periods often for a year or longer.  Also, the percentage of patients who will require advanced reproductive technologies is small as most patients achieve pregnancy using "first line" treatments such as fertility drugs and/or IUI.

Select the Physicians Name Below for His/Her Biography.

• Richard Blackwell, Ph.D., MD
• Robert W. Rebar, M.D., Clinial Professor  Executive Director of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• G. Wright Bates, M.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Embryology:

• C. Richard Parker, Jr., Ph.D., Professor

Appointment Phone Numbers

Please call (205) 801-7623, 801-7701, or 800-282-1847 to make an appointment.