Our Mission

Dr. mandy Katz-JaffeCFFR is on a mission to ensure that all who seek fertility treatment have that joyous moment when they hold their baby for the very first time.

We are a nonprofit collaborative of internationally known researchers dedicated to advancing the field of reproductive medicine. Under the direction of Dr. Mandy Katz-Jaffe and her team of senior scientists and embryologists, research studies will continue to bring hope and new opportunities to couples seeking fertility treatment.

The Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) has worked diligently for the last decade to earn its reputation of excellence in furthering research for infertile couples around the world. Now, CFFR has become the vehicle to maintain this level of excellence, helping couples who long to have children, helping women preserve the chance to have babies in the future, helping children with illnesses get the cord blood they need to survive, and much more.

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How Research Helps

Because of the ongoing research efforts that continue to break new ground in fertility treatment, couples worldwide are experiencing what it’s like to have a family of their own. We have made significant strides in the area of fertility research thanks to the support from individual donors, corporate sponsors and foundations, partners and vendors.

  • Since we are now able to identify the embryos most likely to result in a successful pregnancy, the number of embryos transferred during an IVF cycle has been greatly reduced, making multiple births less of a concern during fertility treatment.

  • Chances of a successful and healthy pregnancy have greatly increased because of our ability to ensure that all 23 chromosome pairs are present in the embryo.

  • Women with cancer and young women can now freeze their eggs for future use thanks to the research done in egg cryopreservation techniques.

As CFFR expands its research, we dedicate our growth to families who have shared in our dream. We also turn to those families to play a role in this legacy, and to help secure the same dream for future generations.

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Recent News

  • CCRM Increases Success Rates to 80 Percent with Comprehensive Chromosomal Screening of IVF Embryos

    Wednesday, July 30, 2008

    The Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) announced today an increase in in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates to 80 percent from its Institutional Review Board-approved clinical preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) study involving comprehensive screening of all 23 pairs of chromosomes on day five embryos (blastocysts).

    In May 2007, CCRM commenced this innovative, world-first clinical study, which screens for all 23 pairs of chromosomes on a few cells—destined to become future placental cells—removed from the blastocyst using a technique called comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). The goal of comprehensive chromosomal screening is to reduce the likelihood of implantation failure, miscarriage, and/or aneuploid offspring (i.e., Down syndrome), by only transferring embryos that ...

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  • First Colorado Baby from Frozen Eggs Born in November

    Friday, November 30, 2007

    The Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM) announced today that their first baby produced from oocyte cryopreservation, or egg freezing, was born this month.

    Sperm and embryos have been frozen successfully for decades, but freezing of unfertilized eggs has only just become a possibility. Previously, researchers had difficulty in egg freezing, because slow cooling leads to ice crystal formation and other damaging effects on the eggs.

    William Schoolcraft, M.D., CCRM founder, visited scientists in Japan and Spain to learn about a new method called vitrification, which involves a very rapid rate of cooling and warming and protects the egg from ice crystal formation. The survival rate with vitrification is greater ...

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Lucas

A few years ago, my husband and I began seeking fertility treatment. Now, we have a 15-month-old son, Lucas. Lucas is a funny, active and healthy toddler who always makes me laugh. He is such a little character and is the light of my life. In great part, I have CFFR to thank for this blessing. The hard work and research they do in the field of fertility treatment helped bring this amazing child into my life.

If every couple with children tried to imagine life without them, then they would realize the void felt by couples with fertility problems. This is why CFFR is so important. Their research makes families, and everyone should have the opportunity to be blessed with a family.

-Sue


Ethan & Mark

We got married later in life but still wanted to build a family together. There were many challenges we had not anticipated. Regular testing from my doctor gave us no answers, but a coworker told us about the research being done in fertility treatment and where we could turn for answers. We began seeking treatment in 2000, and we are now blessed with two boys, Ethan, 7, and Mark, 3.

The most important thing we can tell other couples seeking fertility treatment is not to give up hope. The work being done by CFFR helped us fulfill our dream, and it’s helping couples everywhere create the magic of family. I give thanks every single day for my children and know how lucky we are to have this family. As long as CFFR keeps learning and researching, the dream of having a family is alive.

-Patti


Hannah & Jacob

My wife and I didn’t seem to have a problem getting pregnant, it was staying pregnant that was the issue—the pregnancies terminated within three months. We had convinced ourselves that we would never be able to have children, which was heartbreaking.

We felt hope was lost, but with the advances in fertility research we decided to try again. After a number of tests, it was discovered that the miscarriages were more than likely due to chromosomal abnormalities. We went through an in vitro fertilization cycle and chromosomal analysis of the embryos. Of the nine embryos that fertilized, only five made it to the genetic testing stage. Of those five, only one was genetically normal. We transferred that one embryo and hoped for the best.

Lo and behold the pregnancy took, and not quite nine months later we welcomed a healthy baby girl, Hannah, into our lives. Hannah now has a younger brother, Jacob, whose birth was also made possible through years of fertility research.

-Carl
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