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ParentSteps®

In the United States, 10 to 15 percent of couples are infertile1. ParentSteps is a discount program organizations may offer to individuals who either do not have infertility benefits, or have exceeded their infertility benefits.

1 MayoClinic.com. “Infertility.” Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infertility/DS00310. Accessed July 15, 2008.

Superior Support and Access to Quality Centers of Excellence at a Discount

The ParentSteps infertility program provides members with discounts for select infertility medications and treatments. In addition, it offers member education, support from experienced nurses and access to Infertility Centers of Excellence. This discount program may be offered through organizations to members with no or limited infertility benefits.


Did you know…

  • From 1980 to 2002, twin births rose 65 percent and triplet births, or births with more multiples, rose 500 percent.2
  • Twins and triplets are more likely to be delivered preterm and ultimately admitted to the NICU — 50 percent and 95 percent, respectively.3
  • The estimated annual cost of care for multiple births as a result of advanced reproductive technology (ART) in the United States is $640 million.4

2 National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 52, No. 10, December 17, 2003.
3 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. “Multiple Pregnancy Associated with Infertility Therapy,” November 2000.
4 2005 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Report, Centers for Disease Control, Accessed October 2008, http://www.cdc.gov/ART/ART2005/.