Fertility Patient’s Top 10 Questions Answered
Read answers to the top 10 questions from patients about fertility, IVF, egg-freezing, and more from reproductive specialists and nurses at the Mass General Fertility Center.
About Irene Dimitriadis, MD
Irene Dimitriadis, MD is a fellowship-trained reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at the Mass General Fertility Center. A native of Greece, she received her medical degree from the University of Athens and completed her OB/GYN residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She completed her clinical fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) at Mass General. She subsequently joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School as an instructor of OB/GYN & reproductive biology.
Her clinical interests include caring for women with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, congenital uterine anomalies, polycystic ovarian syndrome, fibroids, uterine polyps, endometriosis and premature ovarian insufficiency, as well as women interested in fertility preservation, preimplantation genetic testing and third party reproduction. She participates in the care of women requiring assisted reproductive technologies, including ovulation induction and IVF.
Dr. Dimitriadis is also actively involved in research. She has authored articles and presented research projects at national and international conferences and received prestigious awards from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. She is interested in understanding how environmental factors can affect the reproductive system and was a part of the NIEHS funded EARTH study, collaborating with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She loves teaching trainees and believes educating is imperative in moving the field forward.
Her care philosophy includes a team-based approach to patient care, with the patient playing a critical role in the team. She believes in individualized care for each patient, in order to help them meet their family-building goals. Most of all, she values the opportunity to foster a trusting relationship with her patients and support them through the unexpected, and sometimes overwhelming, challenges of their journey.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Assisted reproductive technology and invitro fertilization (IVF)
- Cryopreservation (human oocyte / egg freezing)
- Early pregnancy loss
- Elective single embryo transfer
- Fertility preservation
- Hysteroscopy
- Infertility - female
- Infertility - male
- Initial Infertility Evaluation
- LGBT family building
- Medical Education
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Ultrasound
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Greek
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Fertility Center
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 10A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8868
Waltham: Mass General Waltham
Mass General Fertility Center at Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 402
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-726-8868
Medical Education
- MD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine
- Residency, Tufts Medical Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Dimitriadis I, et al. Automated smartphone-based system for measuring sperm viability, DNA fragmentation, and hyaluronic binding assay score. PLoS One. 2019 Mar 13; 14(3):e0212562
Sacha CR, Dimitriadis I, Christou G, Souter I, Bormann CL. The effect of day 2 versus day 3 embryo transfer on early pregnancy outcomes in women with a low yield of fertilized oocytes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 May; 35(5):879-884.
I. Dimitriadis, et al. Medicine’s “Future”: Pilot Data from a US Sample Shows Surgeons More Likely to Encourage Children to Pursue Medicine. J Gynecol Women’s Health 2018; 9(1): 555751.
Dimitriadis I, et al. Mitotically active leiomyoma in a woman with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome. J Reprod Med. 2016 May-Jun;61(5-6):299-301
Dimitriadis I, et al. Racial Disparities in Fertility Care: an Analysis of 4537 Intrauterine Insemination Cycles. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2017 Apr;4(2): 169-177. Epub 2016 Mar 16.
Souter I, Dimitriadis I, Baltagi LM, Meeker JD, Petrozza JC. Elevated day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone in younger women: is gonadotropin stimulation/intrauterine insemination a good option? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014; 211(1):62.e1-8.
Souter I, Smith KW, Dimitriadis I, Ehrlich S, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Hauser R. The association of bisphenol- A urinary concentrations with antral follicle counts and other measures of ovarian reserve in women undergoing infertility treatments. Reproductive Toxicology 2013; 42:224-31.
Dimitriadis I, Zaninovic N, Badiola AC, Bormann CL. Artificial intelligence in the embryology laboratory: a review. Reprod Biomed Online. 2022 Mar;44(3):435-448. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.11.003. Epub 2021 Nov 12. PMID: 35027326.
She is very approachable and patient
He gave me all the information I needed.
Even though we haven't had much time spent with Dr. Dimitriadis, I think that she was very easy to talk to. She was very down to earth and she was very thorough on how she would describe things. She definitely checked every single time she had explained something to see whether or not we were following. She gave us the opportunity to give ... Read More
Dr. Dimitriadis and [redacted] were wonderful to work with. They were both very empathetic to my situation, helpful and responsive. I feel very confident and trust them with curing my infertility. Highly recommend!
Had great success with our first round of IVF, looking forward to working with MGH fertility for our second.
I can definitely recommend whoever needs such a service
Excellent punctual service, he listened to me, sent me all the necessary information and the interpreter was excellent.
Dr. Dimitriadis is kind, direct, knowledgeable, patient, and encouraging. My husband and I immediately felt comfortable with her and her guidance.
[redacted] she did not explain the situation to me or what was happening in terms that I could understand, even though I repeatedly told her that I'm having a hard time following the medical terminology that she was using. [redacted]
Actually, she's a very great provider. She is very helpful, replies all my questions. Whenever I am unsure about the procedure, she just says, like, you're not forcing, like, anything. You can decide which path you're going, like, this kind of stuff. So she's really respectful to my decisions, and that's great. And, like, she is really good at ... Read More