Your family, built with ours.
We don’t just treat fertility — we build a plan, set real expectations, and stay by your side from first consultation to the moment you hold your baby.
per transfer
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Santa Barbara
“I found out more in one hour here than in all my cycles at other clinics. They actually pick up the phone.”
Empower Fertility Patient — FertilityIQ
Precision care. Real clarity. Your plan from day one.
At most clinics, patients describe the same experience: rushed appointments, generic protocols, and answers that come too late. At Empower Fertility, we built a different model. Dr. Rychlik completed his fellowship at the University of Chicago, the birthplace of PCOS research, and has spent 25 years building a practice on one principle: the plan comes before the protocol.
Care here is not assembly-line medicine. Every patient works one-on-one with a dedicated coordinator who knows your case, walks you through each step at your pace, and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks. Your questions get answered. Your calls get returned. Your plan is yours.
The birthplace of PCOS research. Dr. Rychlik trained under the physicians who built that foundation.
Experience that shows in outcomes — and in the way Dr. Rychlik anticipates questions before you know to ask them.
Above the national average. Holds for complex diagnoses too — PCOS, endometriosis, unexplained infertility.
Directs our on-site lab. Results read and acted on without delay — no outside facility, no waiting.
When you call with a question, you hear back the same day. Every time.
You know the full picture before we start — how many cycles, what each involves, what the realistic timeline looks like.
Dr. Rychlik’s research informs how we treat you — not just a credential on a wall.
Everything you need,
under one roof.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Data-driven protocols, multi-cycle planning, and above-average success rates.
PCOS & Endometriosis
Dr. Rychlik trained at the University of Chicago — the birthplace of PCOS.
Third-Party Reproduction
Egg donation, sperm donation, gestational surrogacy — fully supported.
Dr. Dan Rychlik,
Nationally recognized, double board-certified, and the kind of doctor who answers your questions before you’ve thought to ask them. 25+ years of experience, landmark research on PCOS and endometriosis, deeply rooted in the Santa Barbara community.
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What our families say
“I found out more in one hour here than in all my cycles at other clinics. They actually pick up the phone.”
“He made me and my husband feel like human beings and truly cared about my well-being and our desire to start a family. The atmosphere made you feel calm and at peace.”
“We felt like we had a complete team advocating for us at every step. Dr. Dan never made us feel like just another case.”
Rated on FertilityIQ
FertilityIQ is the largest database of verified patient reviews for fertility clinics in the United States.
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Strongly Recommend
Empower Fertility
“He made me and my husband feel like human beings and truly cared about my well-being and our desire to start a family. Not only was the clinic staff friendly, the atmosphere made you feel calm and at peace.”
Verified FertilityIQ Patient
“One of the most remarkable aspects was Dr. Rychlik’s genuine empathy and understanding. He recognized that the process can be overwhelming. Instead of rushing through appointments, they patiently explained each step.”
Verified FertilityIQ Patient
From first call
to first heartbeat.
Schedule online or by phone. Come in, ask every question you have. We’ll have answers you didn’t know to look for.
Comprehensive testing. We use statistical probability to build a realistic, individualized treatment roadmap.
Every appointment, every result — your coordinator is with you. No voicemail. No waiting. No surprises.
We stay with you from retrieval through transfer to the moment you graduate to your OB with a healthy heartbeat.
You deserve a team in your corner.
Come meet ours.
Consultations available in-person and virtually. We call you back the same day.