Fertility Clinic Near Middletown, NJ
While there is no fertility clinic within Middletown Township, Damien Fertility Partners is conveniently located just minutes away in Shrewsbury at 655 Shrewsbury Avenue. For most Middletown residents, this location offers a short, straightforward drive along Route 35.
As our primary practice, we house our own on-site embryology lab. This means every step of your care, from initial consultations and monitoring to egg retrieval and embryo transfer, happens here.
You will receive consistent, comprehensive care at one location, avoiding the need to travel between facilities. To explore our treatment options before your first visit, please view our fertility treatments page.
Getting There
Ten minutes south on Route 35. The office is at 655 Shrewsbury Avenue, open Monday through Friday from 7am to 5pm, with a dedicated parking lot directly next to the building.
Patients come from across Middletown Township, from Leonardo and Belford near the bay to Lincroft and Navesink further inland. Route 35 connects most of the township to Shrewsbury without getting on the Parkway.
What the First Visit Looks Like
The first appointment is an evaluation. Baseline bloodwork, a pelvic ultrasound, and a semen analysis if there’s a male partner. The doctor gets a picture of what’s actually happening before recommending anything.
After that, the practice provides:
- Ovulation induction and monitoring, when you need help timing or producing healthy eggs
- Intrauterine insemination, often a first step for mild factors, single parents, or same-sex couples
- In vitro fertilization with fresh or frozen embryo transfer
- Donor egg and donor sperm programs
- Genetic testing of embryos before transfer, to screen for chromosomal differences
- Egg and embryo freezing for medical or personal reasons
- Gestational carrier coordination and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, both done within the practice
Everything, including retrieval and transfer, happens in Shrewsbury. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine has plain-language explanations of each treatment if you want to read up before coming in.
What the Lab Actually Tracks
IVF success isn’t just about the protocol. A lot depends on what happens to your embryos between retrieval and transfer, and that happens in the lab.
Damien Fertility Partners uses advanced imaging technology that watches embryo development through time-lapse imaging inside the incubator. Standard practice at many clinics is a single daily check, which means lifting embryos out into different conditions once a day.
This specialized monitoring system eliminates that. Embryos stay in stable temperature and gas conditions throughout, and the team builds a continuous developmental record for each one rather than a series of snapshots.
That record shows things a daily check misses, like an embryo that divided abnormally at 3am. When it comes to selecting which embryo to transfer, the team is working from a full picture of how each one developed, not a single moment frozen in time.
Laboratory Director Frank Barnes, PhD, HCLD runs the lab. It is accredited by the College of American Pathologists with zero deficiencies and meets FDA and New Jersey Department of Health standards. The practice is a member of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and reports outcomes under Clinic ID 2518.
Who You’d Be Working With
At a lot of clinics, the physician who does your initial consultation isn’t the one managing your cycle three weeks later. At Damien Fertility Partners, it’s the same doctor start to finish. Same person reviewing your monitoring results, same person making the call on timing, same person doing the retrieval and transfer.
Routine monitoring, the early bloodwork and ultrasounds, may be handled by nurse practitioners Gloria Lopez or Liz Piercy, both AANP-certified family nurse practitioners. Egg retrieval and embryo transfer are always done by the physician.
Dr. Miguel Damien, Medical Director and founder, is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who trained at Harvard. He founded the practice here in 1989 and has treated Monmouth County patients for over 35 years. He has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in the New York metro area.
Dr. Barry Perlman is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist focusing on polycystic ovary syndrome and ovarian aging. He sees patients by video as well as in person, so a first conversation doesn’t have to mean a trip to Shrewsbury if your schedule is tight. Dr. Nina Seigelstein is a board-certified OB/GYN and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon. Procedures that many clinics send to an outside surgeon are done in-house.
Across 26 verified reviews on FertilityIQ, the practice holds a 4.9 out of 5. FertilityIQ places that in the top 8% of fertility practices nationally.
Coverage, Costs, and Inclusive Care
Most major insurance plans are accepted. A coverage check happens before treatment starts so you know what your plan covers before any bills arrive. Financing is available, and medication assistance programs can reduce out-of-pocket drug costs for eligible patients.
Some clinics apply BMI thresholds to determine who can start care. This practice doesn’t, which means patients who have been turned away elsewhere for that reason can be seen here.
Care is available in English and Spanish. Dr. Damien is fluent in Spanish and the full website is available en español. LGBTQ+ family building is part of the regular practice, with reciprocal IVF for female couples, gestational carrier guidance for male couples, and support for single parents by choice.
To book a first visit, the How to Begin page has the intake form and walks through what to expect. The office opens at 7am and the team follows up after you submit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a fertility clinic near Middletown, NJ?
The closest fertility clinic to Middletown Township is Damien Fertility Partners in Shrewsbury, about ten minutes south on Route 35. The office is at 655 Shrewsbury Avenue, open Monday through Friday from 7am, with a dedicated parking lot next to the building.
Do I need to go somewhere else for egg retrieval or embryo transfer?
No. The embryology lab is at the Shrewsbury office, and that’s where egg retrievals and transfers happen. Middletown patients handle their full treatment cycle at one location.
What happens at the first appointment?
The first visit is a fertility evaluation. It typically includes baseline bloodwork, a pelvic ultrasound, and a semen analysis if there’s a male partner. The physician uses that information to understand your situation before recommending any treatment.
Can I have a virtual consultation first?
Dr. Barry Perlman sees patients by video as well as in person. A virtual visit is a practical first step if you want to talk through your history and ask questions before coming in for the in-person evaluation.
Where can I find the clinic’s IVF success rates?
Damien Fertility Partners reports its outcomes to SART under Clinic ID 2518. Those figures are in the SART national registry, and the team can walk you through what they mean for your situation at your first consultation.