Monterey Bay IVF
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What is The Fertility & Gynecology Center, Monterey Bay IVF?
It is mainly a fertility and gynecology practice at 9833 Blue Larkspur Lane in Monterey, California, with one office and an IVF laboratory on site. Edward J. Ramirez, FACOG, M.D., MD, is the physician who prescribes at the practice. He is a board-certified OB/GYN and speaks Spanish and Japanese.
Its listed services include IVF, intrauterine insemination, ovulation induction, endometriosis care, recurrent pregnancy loss, minimally invasive surgery, egg freezing, donor egg IVF, gender selection and family balancing, and a wellness exam and evaluation. Menopause management is also on the list. One of its blog posts describes estrogen hormone therapy for menopause symptoms, given as low-dose birth control pills or, when needed, vaginal estrogen. It does not list weight loss, peptide or longevity medicine.
Office hours run 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Friday. Saturday and Sunday are for procedures only. It lists service areas in Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo and San Benito counties, and it accepts out-of-state and international patients. Google shows the practice at 4.4 from 39 reviews. The phone number is 831-649-4483.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or whether it accepts insurance. It does not say whether any fee includes medication. It lists Skype consultations, but it does not say how they work or what they cost.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with the first visit. Ask what a consultation costs, whether the office takes insurance for any part of care, and whether a Skype consultation is available and what it costs. If you are considering menopause treatment, ask who writes the prescription, whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, and whether any fee covers it. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost on top of that. Finally, ask how cancellation works and get the answer in writing before you pay.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you need fertility care or menopause treatment in Monterey and you are ready to get prices in writing before you commit. It is less likely to suit you if you are looking for weight loss, peptide or longevity medicine, since it does not offer those. It is worth a call if your question is about IVF or menopause and you can pay out of pocket.
Sources: montereybayivf.com, montereybayivf.com/blog/hormone-replacement-therapy, montereybayivf.com/blog/overweight-woman-trying-to-conceive-has-irregular-periods-and-multiple-miscarriages
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What we confirmed
Read off Monterey Bay IVF’s own website on 2026-10-18. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “I have continued to recommend HRT in my peri-menopausal and menopausal patients, despite the initial WHI broadcasts.” source