ORM COVID-19 Compassionate Care

Yes! ORM Fertility is here for you and we have resumed all fertility treatment services at this time. Our recent pause in providing most clinical services has provided us with the opportunity to evaluate our treatment protocols in response to COVID-19 and establish a system that will welcome you to our private, standalone facilities in a safe and socially distanced way. Please reach out to our team with any questions you may have regarding your care at 503-274-4994 or [email protected]

At ORM Fertility, the health and safety of our staff and patients is has always been our top priority. We want to assure you that ORM Fertility’s freestanding, well-engineered facilities allow us to care for you in the most protected environment possible. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we have instituted additional measures to further ensure everyone’s safety.

• TELEHEALTH: We will continue to utilize video and teleconferencing for any appointments that do not require an ultrasound, bloodwork or a surgical procedure.
• COVID-19 SCREENING: Prior to entering an ORM clinic we ask that you complete a simple electronic COVID-19 health screening survey. You can find the link here.
• TEMPERATURE CHECKS: Upon entering the clinic one of our staff will take your temperature. Anyone with an elevated temperature will be asked to go home and their appointment will be rescheduled.
• FACEMASKS: We ask that you bring your own facemask to any appointment at an ORM Fertility clinic
• SOCIAL DISTANCING: We will be managing scheduling and patient flow to allow for social distancing. Appointment times have been adjusted to minimize the number of people in the clinic at any given time. While we know this is difficult, we ask that no guests accompany you to your appointment. We appreciate your patience and flexibility in order to accommodate for this!

Yes. Everyone coming to ORM, including staff, will need to wear their own mask to their visit. Anyone without a mask will need to obtain one before entering the building or reschedule their appointment.

For all appointments at this time, we respectfully ask that only individuals who are directly receiving treatment enter the building. This means that partners who do not have their own scheduled appointments will not be allowed to attend visits, and are asked to remain in the car or at home. We understand that not having this support can be difficult and we appreciate you helping us keep everyone safe. During ultrasound appointments, etc. Facetime and video chatting is allowed.

Currently, we are seeing patients at our downtown Portland, OR (which we affectionately refer to as 808) and Bellevue, WA locations. We plan to open our Westside Portland and Southside Portland locations in the near future. All of our physicians are available and seeing patients.

Fertility treatment is considered an essential medical service. We encourage all patients to minimize all non-essential travel (not related to medical care) and to follow their local, state and national guidelines regarding travel and recommendations for isolation following travel
If travel is required here are some things to consider before you go:

• • • Wash your hands often
    • Avoid touching your hands, eyes and mouth
    • Avoid close contact with others
    • Wear a cloth face covering when you are in public
    • For more information you can review the Center For Disease Control (CDC) recommendations for travel.

Although we hope this does not happen, if you are exposed to COVID-19, develop symptoms of or are diagnosed with COVID-19, we will likely recommend postponing further treatment until you are healthy. Your provider will help guide you.

Currently, little is known about the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 on human reproduction and pregnancy. Pregnant women do not appear to be a greater risk of contracting and developing COVID-19 than the general population. There is no current information that infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus increases the risk of miscarriage or birth defects. Several reports have reported healthy babies in mothers with COVID-19 at or near the time of delivery. Preterm (early) delivery has been reported.

It is important that you stay connected with your healthcare provider(s) throughout your fertility treatment and pregnancy. They will be able to update you regarding new information as it becomes available. You may also access information regarding COVID-19 and pregnancy through the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

We have no reason to believe that the COVID-19 coronavirus will lead to future fertility problems for either men or women.