Audubon Fertility

Dr. Wells is incredible. She’s patient, kind hearted, clearly brilliant, and has great instincts. Honestly cannot imagine going to any other RE in Louisiana. I trust her wholeheartedly. She got us pregnant on our very first transfer. We could not be more thrilled with her.

She has a wealth of knowledge, and is willing to answer any and all questions you have. Do your research ahead of time and ask her everything you want to know. She will never leave you feeling left in the dark.

For egg retrievals, we first tried a birth control primed cycle with the standard antagonist protocol, but when it was clear my ovaries were over-suppressed by the birth control and not responding well to the antagonist protocol, we switched the next cycle to a no priming microdose lupron cycle, which worked out much better

I did a three retrieval package. I believe the total cost ended up being about $45,000, including medications, plus PGS and PGD fees at CooperGenomics (about another $10k), and a polyp removal surgery (about another $3,000 total), so about $58,000 in total for three egg retrievals, PGS and PGD for a very complex probe, a polypectomy, and one frozen embryo transfer

We did an elective frozen single embryo transfer, though Dr. Wells was open to discussing a multiple transfer, though she was clear about the risks of a multiples pregnancy and advised she did not recommend it

Over 6 months time, we only met with Dr.Wells for the consultation, after that only met with NP Jamie. Overall Jamie was amazing and we were told numerous times that she communicates with Dr.Wells about treatment and procedures.

Come in with your research that way you have an idea of what to expect and what questions to ask. I new going in as a same sex couple we wanted to use hormones to boost our chances, we were told by Dr.Wells that a natural cycle could work but with what we know now as unexplained fertility I’m glad we stuck to our guns.

We had 3 iuis, we used letrozole with all three and added an injectable for cycle 3. I produced 3-4 follicles of great size each cycle and there were no abnormalities such as fibroids. Each of the 3 cycles did not produce any pregnancies.

The cost of a medicated iui may have been around $1200.

Dr. Juneau has been amazing every time. In 2017, we originally went for a consultation. She explained everything in detail. She took my concerns seriously when my normal OBGYN did not. When we declined treatment at that time, she said she understood and that she will always be my doctor if I needed her. That statement honestly impressed me which is one of the reasons we went back. We have done a few cycles with her but had a few canceled and only 2 IUI. She is explained every cycle and the risks of continuing (overstimulation, polyp found, etc).

Instead of going in blind, do your research prior. It’s so helpful to understand what treatments are available and medications. Also look into your insurance and check to see if infertility is covered. That way you have an idea of what to expect

cycle #1 Sept 2019was done by the NP. We used femara 5mg for 5 days. Didn’t get a large follicle so she added follistim and checked my values. Turned out I was ovulating on my own so went in for IUI #1. Cycle #2 November 2019 we used the same femara but added follistim 50 for 3 days again. It was cancelled due to my lining being extra thick but I did have a massive follicle. Juneau was concerned that there was a reason (pregnancy or polyp) bloodwork showed negative pregnancy but the saline ultrasound showed a massive polyp. I Had surgery to remove polyp in Jan 2020. Cycle #3 February 2020 was the same protocol as before. This time I had 4-6 follicles from 13-16mm and she was concerned about multiples. We would not have reduced so cycle was canceled again. Cycle #4 March 2020 we used the same femara but no follistim. Only had one good follicle (>20mm) but we went ahead with IUI. I triggered that night but she called the next day saying I needed to come in due to ovulating on my own again. Pregnancy test was negative. We took the next cycle off due to traveling then Covid-19 happened. We haven’t started again.

The HSG was about 500-600. The saline ultrasound and polyp removal was covered under insurance (praise Jesus). The IUI I think is about 1200 which includes ultrasounds, exams, and bloodwork. The femara is super cheap. Follistim was free at first but the second one was $300. Triggers are $80

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She was very informative. She answered all our questions. She gave us other options once our retrieval didn’t turn out like we wanted it too. She didn’t make us feel like a number we felt like a patient or part of a little family.

You have to be open minded. You have to have hope but try to get your ups up because you can receive bad news

I was showed and explained how to use the injections. I went in multiple times for measurements, my meds were adjusted as needed. We set up for the retrieval. We were given all the updates on our embryos. Unfortunately our embryos did have the translocation that I carry. We were called in the office to discuss this and were given the options to have a baby.

I had no issues. They were great with working around my work schedule. No complaints at all

The cost was broken down one payment for the doctor, one for medications and one for the lab

My doctors approach would be to to put one at a time due to multiples being a risk since I’ve lost two children already. She feels you have better results with one at a time.

I was very clear from the beginning that I needed warm and fuzzy so that is what I got. I told her I was emotional but in a good place about egg donors. I wanted all of the facts but not in a harsh way. She was receptive of what I needed and delivered the message in a way that was easy for me to understand. When I walked in with a notebook full of questions, she was patient and took the time to answer all of them. She even let me record some of the responses because I was emotional and couldn't write down everything.

Tell her what you need from your doctor. If you need to the point and blunt, say that. If you need warm and fuzzy, let her know. She is there to help you and make you feel comfortable.

After finding out my AMH had risen from .03 to 1.1, I started treatment that day since it was the first day of my cycle. I was so over the moon excited that I could have my own biological children that I said yes. That cycle went very well for my egg count producing 8 follicles and one pen of follistim. I was monitored every couple days where I received an ultrasound to check the follicles. We did the IUI using my husband's sperm. When that resulted in a negative pregnancy test, we took a month off to regroup. Our dog had died during the time we were doing treatment and I was an emotional mess. The next month, we did an IUI again. My body didn't react as well as it did the first time so she increased my doses of Follistim several times throughout that cycle. I produced 8 follicles that time and it resulted in a negative pregnancy test. We decided to take another month off because our other dog got sick right after that treatment cycle and we spent thousands of dollars on his vet stay. After a month, we decided to schedule a consult for IVF. She was happy to meet with us and explain the details and success rates of IVF. It feels like the best choice for us so now we are saving for our first treatment cycle.

So far, we have about $7,000 in treatment right now with the two IUI's and testing leading up to the IUI's.

My husband and I went to Audubon after a year of unsuccessfully trying to conceive on our own. We had a consultation to discuss future options with Dr. Juneau, and I felt so much more hopeful even after just talking to her. She has been so patient with me and my crazy questions and seems personally invested in our journey. She can somehow make me still feel positive after receiving not so great news. We’re in the middle of prepping for a third egg retrieval, and before we began each treatment, Dr. Juneau sat with me and my husband and helped us decide what was best for us. And she doesn’t stop thinking about your treatment when you leave the clinic. I’ve received multiple calls from her after leaving saying “I’ve thought about this more, and instead of doing X, I think we should do Y...”. I can’t imagine a more compassionate and caring RE.

Ask questions. Since Dr. Juneau is living and breathing infertility treatment every day, sometimes she forgets to explain (or assumes you know) next steps or reasons for why she prescribes certain things.

We started infertility treatment with an “unexplained infertility” diagnosis. IUI - Letrozole for 5 days followed by follistim (don’t recall the dosage...maybe 75 units), with an HCG trigger shot. Had 4 follicles but no pregnancy. IVF retrieval 1 - 150 units menopur, 225 units gonal-F. Cetrotide last 4 days of stims. Lupron trigger (my estrogen was over 5000 so she didn’t want to give me an HCG trigger because she was worried about OHSS risks). Retrieved 16 eggs (she had trouble getting eggs from my left ovary which was hardened), only 6 mature, 5 fertilized, 1 good quality day 5 embryo (PGS normal). IVF retrieval #2 - added omega-3, folic acid, CoQ10 vitamins to improve egg quality since it was identified as an issue. 150 units menopur, 225 units gonal-F. Cetrotide last 3 days of stims. Dual trigger of Lupron + small dose of HCG (2500). My estrogen was still very high again, but Dr. Juneau added HCG trigger to try to improve egg maturity. 26 eggs retrieved, 20 mature, 15 fertilized. I ended up with 2 fair quality day 5 embryos (one PGS normal) and 2 poor quality day 6 embryos (both PGS normal). I had very mild OHSS. IVF retrieval #3 - I’m currently on day 5 of stims under the same protocol as retrieval #2.

The following represents their IVF costs: Procedures and physician fees - $1400 (monitoring, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, injection teaching, etc.) Anesthesia fee - $500 Lab fee - $3,825 (oocyte ID, sperm prep, culture and fertilization, ICSI, assisted hatching, crypto preservation, prep for transfer, 1 year embryo storage) Facility fee - $3600 Medications between $2000-$5000 PGS testing - $4750 (up to 8 embryos; additional $300/embryo above 8)

Dr. Juneau has said that the typical practice is to transfer one good or fair quality embryo at a time. For poorer quality embryos, or if there has been an issue with embryos implanting, they may transfer two.

Dr. Wells was very nice and always able to answer any question that my husband and I had. I never once felt uncomfortable around her or at any appointment. She made sure to explain every step of the IVF process and before moving on made sure that we understood.

I would tell them to make sure they ask a lot of questions and never feel like any question you have is not a good one.

The first thing my husband, myself, and Dr. Wells did was sit down and discuss options and risk. We then moved right into treatment. For a few weeks I gave myself injections until my follicles were at the right size. Once my follicles were big enough I went in for my egg retrieval and they were able to fertilize 17 out of my 20 eggs. By day 6 I have 6 embryos that were frozen. Two months after my egg retrieval I had my first transfer with 2 embryos that both took.

My monitoring appointments were always scheduled to best suit myself. The staff was really understanding of my work schedule and would try their best to accommodate my hours.

It costs about $15,000 for the IVF process which included physician costs, facility cost, procedures, and monitoring. My medications were not included and cost between $4,000-$5,000. The following year after my first IVF transfer I had 2 more transfers that cost $4,800-$5,000 each.

Dr. Wells let my husband and I decide on how many embryos we wanted to transfer. She let us know the risks for the number we chose.

My experience with Dr. Wells and Jamie her NP has been nothing short of amazing. They have been there for me every step of the way and I have trusted every decision they have made regarding my care. Dr. Wells connects with you on a personal level and makes sure you feel comfortable and knowledgeable about what all is going on.

Be open with her about your concerns. She will answer any questions you have to the best of her ability.

I just finished my egg retrieval. I started with Gonal-F injections followed by Menopur and Cetrotide. We were able to retrieve 17 eggs, 15 mature, and 11 fertilized with ICSI. I am schedule for surgery on the 21st to have my right tube removed prior to embryo transfer.

$14,000-$ 15,000

I did not have any concerns as my husband and I are still fairly young. We only wanted a single embryo transfer.

First let me say that Dr. Wells is extremely kind. She explains everything very well. I did not see her as often as I though I would. In fact out of all 6 of my IUI's I don't think she performed any of them. That was kind of disappointing since you pick a clinic based on the dr.

I would forewarn them that they won't be seeing much of her past the initial consultation.

My first IUI I was strictly on femara. When that one didn't work we added injections. That time I did get pregnant, but ended in miscarriage. So the 3rd we stuck with the same protocol as the 2nd since technically it did work. The 4th and 5th we may have done the same. The 6th since it was my final try we amped it up to only injections. I produced multiple follicles each cycle. So the protocol worked. Unfortunately the outcome did not.

I don't really have anything to base it on, but I believe the rates were fair/average.

My husband semen analysis results were not good. He was already self conscious and she did a wonderful job providing support the first time she shared them with us. His results improved and thought we had a good chance should we do an IUI. We proceeded with the IUI and that morning his results were not good again. I think she just wanted to prepare us so we didn't get our hopes up but she made a comment about the results and I could see that it embarrassed him. I jokingly told her that it only takes one sperm and we would pray for the best...in order to keep my husband in a positive mindset.

Be prepared for the honest truth. It can be hard to go in with high hopes only to realize you may have a long road ahead. Also, my insurance does not cover anything fertility related...including blood work. My OB/GYN ordered some of the same tests and it was covered. Just do your research on the costs of everything.

I cannot recall which protocols we followed.

My insurance did not cover anything. Semen analysis for my husband are $200 each (we’ve had 3). Initial consultation labs/genetics were $2,000, IUI including ultrasounds and medications were $1,800-2,000.

Dr. Wells is open and very knowledable. She answered all of our questions and explained how our ivf cycle would go. She was encouraging and gave us different ideas on how to afford or pay for the ivf cycle. She made sure to get labs on me and my husband and explain results and let us know what was needed next.

Be patient and follow directions given.

Certain tests were done before others. She made sure to put me on medications for PCOS for my body to respond to ivf medications when we start ivf.

We were told it would cost about 16,000 dollars including meds for our ivf cycle. The finance dept. explained how the clinic accord payment and ways to pay.

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We had a wonderful experience with Dr. Wells. She was honest and realistic with us, while still being encouraging and supportive through the process. She has a caring and non-abrasive demeanor, and was extremely genuine in the way she treated us and discussed the results of treatment.

Do not be afraid to ask questions. She or her staff will gladly answer any questions you have.

I have endometriosis and diminished ovarian reserve. I was on 300 gonal and 75 menopur for the first few days. I was then upped to 150 menopur with the 300 gonal, and inclusion of the centrotide in order to let my smaller follicles keep growing. With my low AMH, we ended up getting more eggs than expected with this approach.

I was sufficiently educated on the number of embryo transfers and we have elected to do the single embryo transfer

Dr. Wells is honestly the best of the best. She spends time explaining everything you need to know about your procedure & what to expect. We spent about 45 minutes talking to her about IVF and she explained it so well. She is caring, positive, & a great doctor.

They will do anything they can to help you!

During IVF, I was given a list of things to avoid & a list of things to do. Exercise, eat healthy, stay hydrated, etc. I was always given a specific treatment plan to follow, which told me when to take certain meds & give injections. The results were positive because we are now pregnant!

It depended on what the monitoring was for. IVF monitoring must be done in the morning. If you’re doing IUI or another treatment, you can choose any time of the day.

IVF was obviously the most expensive. We paid $15,000 for the egg retrieval, cytopreseervation, and transfer. We paid an additional $4000 for the genetic testing which I highly recommend.

Yes, because of my age, hormone levels, & other factors, Dr. Wells felt very strongly that one embryo would work. And she was right!

Dr. Wells is female and relatively young, making her very relatable. Whenever I have had serious questions (about how much this is going to cost me), she has been frank and honest. She was also straightforward when she advised, after my second failed IUI, that I should start thinking about IVF. This has definitely been a more tortuous journey than I had anticipated, but I have never doubted Dr. Wells' skill, knowledge, or advice. While Dr. Wells is young and relatively personable, there have been a few occasions, early on, when I found her to be a bit standoffish. She did not recognize me on one occasion, and it was after enough visits that I would have expected her to remember me and my story. She definitely knows who I am now, though, after these many months. I believe that she truly wants success for me and the rest of her patients.

Expect competence and honesty.

IUI #1: Unmedicated, unmonitored. I used an at-home opk. Solid smiley on a Thursday evening, IUI on Friday morning. Unsuccessful. IUI #2: Letrozole 5mg + Follistim (125IU? Not sure) and HCG trigger. 5 mature follicles. I felt myself ovulate a few hours after the IUI. Positive at-home pregnancy test morning 11 dpiui (after a few days of negatives). Period started two days later. IUI #3: Follistim alone (300IU? Not sure) and HCG trigger. 5 mature follicles. I felt myself ovulate 14 hours before IUI. IUI #4: Follistim alone (300IU? Not sure) and HCG trigger. 4 mature follicles. I felt myself ovulate 28 hours after IUI. IVF retrieval: 75 Menopur + 300 GonalF. I am on day five of stims. First monitoring appointment tomorrow.

Unmedicated IUI: $450 Medicated IUI: $1600 + meds IVF: ~$20000 PGS testing: ~$5000

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She’s a bubbly, friendly person. We felt comfortable with her instantly. If I had a question I was able to contact her through the portal or by leaving a message with the front desk. I always received a response that same day. She talked me through each ultrasound, explaining what she was doing and seeing. She calls me personally with lab results (this HUGE for me as a patient).

Be honest and don’t be afraid to ask a question.

After bloodwork she had be start Letrozole to stimulate follicles. She felt that this drug was safer for PCOS than Clomid as far as side effects. I went for follow up ultrasounds after to monitor my progress. I responded very well and a trigger shot and IUI were scheduled. Unfortunately, it was not successful, but she explained to us before hand the success rate. We were all hopeful but also not surprised when it didn’t work. I’m grateful that she was willing to try for us when our other doctor refused and would only do IVF.

There are different levels to each treatment and the clinic gives VERY detailed printouts explaining each part of the procedure, the cost associated with it, where the money goes, and financing options available. For our IUI we paid $1,200 and it included baseline and follow up ultrasounds, semen collection, washing, and count, also lab work and office visits associated with the procedure. The trigger shot was $80 (not covered by my insurance). I opted to do the pregnancy test at a local Labcorp to avoid missing more work (we travel 3 hours to get to Dr. Juneau for visits). We will soon be starting IVF and they have gone over cost with us for that as well. Again, it is broken down on a printout detailing each step and the cost associated with it. The total estimated cost was around $14,500 plus optional genetic screening for ~$4,000.

Dr. Juneau is Intelligent, trustworthy, and compassionate. She is extremely kind and makes the patient feel like family. She explains every detail of both the IUI and IVF process. She is very detailed and doesn’t miss a beat. She has been a true blessing. She was with me every step of my infertility process. She made my husband and I feel like family. She is extremely thorough. She knows her stuff! She personally performed my ectopic surgery- even though it took place at a hospital and not the clinic. This was so reassuring during such a scary time. After my ectopic, Dr. Juneau presented my husband and me with all of our possible options. We decided to move forward with IVF/ICSI/PGS and transfer using a frozen embryo rather than fresh. We only transferred one and it worked! We are excited to say we are expecting our first miracle and rainbow baby in December (2018). Dr. Juneau monitored me every week prior to the transfer and after until we reached 10 weeks. We “graduated” and I began seeing my regular OB. The week of my first visit with my OB, Dr. Juneau messaged me to check on us! She didn’t have to do that- but that is th kind of doctor that she is. Leaving Dr. Juneau was bittersweet. Although we were sad to no longer be under her care- we knew it meant things were progressing as they should for a healthy pregnancy! I would recommend, and do, Dr. Juneau to anyone experiencing infertility. She is truly a light in such a dark time!

Trust her! She welcomes questions and concerns and always listens. She gives recommended actions- trust her advice. Infertility is such a difficult time and there are so many decisions that need to be made- trust her and allow her to help take some of thher decision making off of your plate.

HSG- checked to make sure tubes were clear before beginning IUI. They were. 1st: IUI with clomid- transvaginal monitoring and bloodwork .... BFN 2nd: IUI with injectables- transvaginal monitoring and bloodwork... BFP, low HCG to start, but began to double appropriately. Resulted in ectopic, with emergency ectopic surgery and left tube removal. Dr. Juneau performed my entire procedure and checked my right tube as well. IVF- Gonal, Menapur, Cetrotide.... transvaginal monitoring and bloodwork, 15 retrieved, 11 mature and inseminated, 8 fertilized, (3) 5 day blasts (frozen after biopsy sent off for PGS testing). PGS: 2 normal and 1 abnormal. Used birth control to control cycle, started Estrace and PIO (progesterone in oil injections). Monitored often. Transfered 1 embryo when the timing was right- BFP! Dr. Juneau personally monitored the pregnancy until week 10 ( which is when I got off of PIO). Baby due 12/29/18!

About 5,000 for IUI About 24,000 for IVF All process fees stated above included my labs and monitoring, medication. My insurance doesn’t cover- so this was out of pocket fees.

Dr. Juneau recommends transferring 1 embryo. If for some reason the 1 didn’t take- she believes in having a discussion about the possibility to try (2) for the 2nd transfer. Not promised.

My experience as a patient with Dr. Wells has been positive. You can tell that she genuinely wants to help you get pregnant. After our first embryo transfer we got pregnant, but unfortunately lost the pregnancy at 7 weeks and 4 days. We had no idea we had lost the pregnancy until we went in for the ultrasound. One of the nurses came in first and had to break the news when no heartbeat showed. She brought Dr. Wells in to take a second look and to confirm the loss. We were devastated, but I can vividly remember looking up and seeing that Dr. Wells was equally devastated. It is refreshing to meet a doctor who is clearly invested in the treatment and success of her patients. I genuinely look forward to continuing my treatment under Dr. Wells' care.

I would tell any prospective patient to remember to be kind to themselves and be kind to their doctor. Both you and the doctor are doing everything possible to reach a successful pregnancy. Sometimes things do not always go as planned, but that is not your fault or the doctor's.

After our egg retrieval, we were due to have a fresh embryo transfer, but had to postpone as my progesterone levels came back a little too high and Dr. Wells did not want to risk that causing a miscarriage. We decided to transfer (1) frozen fair/fair embryo in September 2016. I was placed on birth control from day (1) of my period and stopped after per the schedule given to me by the nurse, I did the vaginal progesterone, baby aspirin, and pre-natal vitamins along with fish oil. I was placed on bed rest for 72 hours after the transfer. After the miscarriage at 7 weeks and 4 days we had a D&C. The embryo was sent to a lab and the results came back stating that there were no chromosomal abnormalities. Blood work was ordered to see if my blood was too thick and may have possibly caused the miscarriage, but those results came back negative as well. We took about two months to heal from the D&C with no exercise or sexual activity for 4 to 6 weeks. We transferred (2) frozen good/fair embryos in January 2018. I was placed on birth control from day (1) of my period and stopped after per the schedule given to me by the nurse, I did the vaginal progesterone, baby aspirin, and pre-natal vitamins along with fish oil. I was placed on bed rest for 72 hours after the transfer. Unfortunately both embryos did not take. I know that each cycle was treated a little differently, but I do not remember exactly how. I do know that the final transfer is being handled completely different from the prior (2). We decided to take a few months off before transferring the last embryo. We are currently waiting for my next cycle to start so that we may begin the process again.

We had $20,000 max life insurance coverage for infertility. Some costs were out of pocket but the surgery center would call to verify and breakdown the costs and then send a follow up email. Some of the costs out of pocket were labs which were out of network, anesthesia fees, medication costs. Most of the anesthesia and medication costs were covered by insurance but there was some out of pocket due.

We had a thorough explanation from day (1) as to why we should transfer a certain amount of embryos. We started with only one as we did not necessarily fit the profile to transfer more. The one we transferred was a good, healthy embryo. With the second transfer we decided to use (2) embryos as they were frozen at the same time. In order to use (1) we would have had to thaw both and then re-freeze (1) again. The doctor felt confident with this approach too.

Dr. Wells is an overall very friendly and personable Dr. She always made feel comfortable with whatever we had going on at the time. I'm usually a very private person, I keep things to myself and whatever I don't know, I'll figure out on my own. Dr. Wells made sure to explain things to me, I never felt rushed and she never had any issue getting on the phone with me to explain anything I didn't understand.

Don't be afraid to ask questions! They won't know to answer them unless you ask!

The first two IUIs I underwent at Dr. Well's office were just clomid and trigger. Each time I only had at the most 2 mature follicles. The other 2 IUIs were Letrozole, injections, and trigger. The first one was great, I ended up with around 10 follicles (I think) and 2 good sized ones, but we stopped the injections because we didn't want too many to mature. My final IUI I did the exact same medicine and injections, but only ended up with one follicle, so we didn't do the insemination. So now we are moving on to IVF!! I actually start stimulating next week and we are so hopeful this works! We are using a known donor sperm for this. I'm also donating some of my embryos to my best friend so she can get pregnant!

My first two IUIs altogether with medicine and sperm were around $2,500 each. The other two IUIs were around $3,000 each. The IVF (procedure, meds, PGS, etc) will be around $25,000.

Dr. Wells is not only an amazing professional who is dedicated to her work, but also someone who takes the time to look you in the eyes and remember you. She’s been through infertility struggles herself and gives that part of herself to empathize with you. You never feel like a number and you always know that there’s someone who has your back.

Let her in. Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable and emotional. She is the one Dr who didn’t judge my emotions, but instead lent a hug and made me feel like I was normal.

She was very aggressive with my initial fresh IVF protocol due to my AMH being low and me being young. She also was pretty adamant on making sure we understood the single embryo transfer way and positive reasons.

We were out of pocket the entire time. Our first fresh cycle totaled around $20,000. The two frozen transfers came in around $4,000-$6,000.

Dr. Wells is very pro single embryo but is open to discussing up to two.

My husband's sperm count is severely low. Dr. Laborde was compassionate but also honest with our realistic course of action. He remained hopeful but also did not fill us with false hope, which we as a couple struggling with infertility truly appreciate. Specifically, when my husband asked if starting clomid would increase his count enough for IUI, Dr. Laborde told us "He has seen it happen, but it is a huge jump to get to that point". I appreciated the honesty more than he will ever know. We now know what our course of action will most likely have to be and we know what to work towards.

Ask as many questions as you need, he will answer honestly.

We ran a preliminary semen analysis on my husband. We were told that the result count was severely low. Dr. Labored ordered a second semen analysis and also ordered blood work. The blood work came back showing my husband has a low testosterone level. Dr. Laborde started my husband on Clomid, explaining why he could not start him on any kind of testosterone booster (because it would diminish the little count he does have). He explained that the hope is that Clomid will help his body naturally produce testosterone and in turn MAY increase his sperm count. He did tell us that we have quite a way to go before we would be eligible for IUI but that IVF would still be possible for us. He requested that we have blood work done a month after taking clomid and to return to do a semen analysis and to see him after 3 months of the medication. We are still in that process. We are looking forward to the next meeting.

155.00 each semen analysis. I am not sure about the actual visit with Dr. Laborde, my husband has primary and secondary insurance that seemed to have covered it.

Dr. Wells was amazing during our time there, and she gave us encouragement when we wanted to give up. Her attention to detail during our protocol was great, and she answered all of our questions without rushing us. She was always patient and kind, and took the time to explain information, despite having other patients.

I would say that you might not see Dr. Wells every visit, and that’s okay. The staff does a great job at working as a team and the monitoring and protocol is always approved by Dr. Wells.

I first had a laparoscopy and was diagnosed with endometriosis. It was removed during surgery, and started our first IUI protocol soon after. The first IUI was with oral medication only, the second IUI was with oral and injectables. The third IUI was with injectables and oral also, from what I remember. We moved on to IVF. And we transferred our one good/fair embryo, and this one failed. We then transferred two fair/poor embryos, and this one was a natural cycle, and this one failed. We PGS tested our last two fair/poor frozen embryos, and one returned genetically normal and we transferred this last one, and this one failed. We are going to return and try again next year.

The coordination of the costs were organized and thorough, we knew exactly what to expect. Despite my failed transfers, Dr. Wells offers an assurance plan for failed cycles with PGS testing, meaning her physician fees are waived for the next cycle. This speaks volumes!

She is soft spoken and informative. However she doesn't make strong recommendations. She was hard to get in touch with. I was never given a direct number for her. I felt she didn't hold herbstaff accountable.

If you want a clear, concise, confident plan this may not be the doctor for you. She is very informative but not verybsytraight forward with a firm recommendation.

We tried IUI twice. Once medicated with insemination and once medicated with interdourse. Both cycles were jumbled because I ovulated early.

Insurance covered most of it so probably around $200 for semen analysis and then $100 for IUI. Out of pocket for the meds.

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Dr. Wells is very knowledgeable able IVF. She answered questions in office and through email. We we upset that we didn't get more quality eggs and feel that we were not informed of supplements and lifestyle changes before going through with IVF to get better results. Even though things didn't work out as planned we are still grateful for the process with Audubon Fertility.

Be sure to ask what happens if no embryos are made or you are left with a negative pregnancy test and no embryos. Ask all the questions you have and don't depend on Google to answer them.

I stimmed for 12 days with Gonal F, Menopur, Cetritide and triggered shot. We knew going in it would be a frozen transfer. At retrieval, seventeen eggs were retrieved, 12 were mature and seven were fertilized with ICSI. On the day 6 report only two embryos made it to freeze. I requested a natural cycle for transfer and Dr. Wells agreed I was a good candidate. Unfortunately, I ovulated before trigger and that cycle was canceled so instead we did a medicated cycle with Estradiol and PIO. Since we couldn’t afford PGS testing and my age considered as a factor we opted to put the only two embryos we had back in. Unfortunately, I didn't get pregnant.

My insurance does not cover fertility treatment. We paid out of pocket for all treatment, labs, ultrasounds and medications.

Since we couldn’t afford PGS testing and my age considered as a factor Dr. Wells discussed the statistics of a multiple embryo transfer. We know that it didn't increase chances but we opted to put the only two embryos we had back in without success.