Your Trusted Infertility Clinic for IVF and Other Treatment Options in Illinois

Welcome to the website of Laurence A. Jacobs, M.D., a Mayo Clinic-trained reproductive endocrinologist and senior partner of Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI). FCI has more IVF babies than the next ten fertility clinics in the Chicagoland area combined. Offering the latest and most advanced treatments as well as tried-and-true conventional techniques, Dr. Jacobs is committed to finding solutions to fertility problems and helping patients fulfill their dreams of having a child. Whether you are seeking fertility testing or IVF, trust our infertility clinics in Illinois to provide the care that you need.

Improving Fitness and Fertility

There is a wide and diverse range of medical problems that can interfere with a person's ability to conceive a child. Some of these are specifically reproductive conditions and others are more general health issues. Because all infertility treatment procedures, including IVF, are generally more effective when a patient is in good health, and because excess weight and poor overall health can contribute to a patient's infertility, Dr. Jacobs has developed a program to help patients at our Illinois infertility clinic improve their fitness as part of their fertility treatment plan. Learn more about the Fit and Fertile program.

Since 1988, Dr. Laurence Jacobs has been providing IVF and other advanced treatments to patients of his infertility clinic who have struggled with infertility. He is the only Chicago-area reproductive endocrinologist to be consistently named in all Castle Connelly's publications, America's Top Doctors (top 1% of specialists in America), and Chicago's Top Doctors (one of the top fertility doctors in the Chicago area) from 2001 to 2008. Dr. Jacobs is also the only doctor in the Chicago area to hold these honors for eight consecutive years. His professional experience gives him the knowledge and skill to accurately assess the problem, recommend the most effective treatment plan, and provide exceptional medical care. His personal experience as a former fertility patient helps him to empathize with his patients and provide the kind of support and encouragement that can make all of the difference. Dr. Laurence Jacobs is ‘ultra-accessible’ by phone or email to help his patients.

"I’ve always had a passion for science and have enjoyed helping people. I like the challenges of detailed, complicated fertility work, not to mention the ‘journey’ from problem to solution. After earning my undergraduate degree in biological science, I chose to become a physician because it provided me an opportunity to apply medical science in a very tangible, personal way. I opted to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology—and then to subspecialize in reproductive endocrinology and infertility—for similar reasons, only to a greater extent. It’s a very interesting cutting edge science, and the results are a tremendous source of pleasure."
-Laurence A. Jacobs, M.D.

For routine testing (ultrasound monitoring and labs), and treatment procedures (intrauterine insemination), FCI has ten locations to serve you. In vitro fertilization is performed at our two IVF centers, located in Highland Park and River North. Laurence Jacobs, M.D., conducts his consultations at the Buffalo Grove and Crystal Lake locations.

Our 10 Locations:

• The IVF Process
• Micromanipulation
• Using a Donor
• Surrogacy
• Cryopreservation
• IUI & Other Infertility Treatments

Contact our infertility clinic for IVF and other treatments in Illinois.