Coastal Fertility Specialists

Dr Schnorr was always kind and patient, never rushed us. He always explained why we were doing a certain course of treatment, what his recommendations were, and our chances of success. He was direct and honest but also warm in how he discussed our treatment.

Know that he won't sugar coat things. He'll be kind but he won't give you false hope if he doesn't think you have good chances. And that's a good thing.

We started with unmedicated IUI because I was afraid of fertility drugs as an unexplined infertility patient. He had recommended Femara IUI because he said in his experience people our age with unexplained infertility have a 5% chance per cycle on their own, 5% more with meds, and 5% more with IUI, so he wanted to combine it all for best chance of success. After one failed IUI, we moved on to Femara + Follistim TI cycle to maximize insurance coverage (at the clinic's recommendation). Then we did a Femara + Follistim IUI, and finally we did a Follistim IUI that resulted in a healthy singleton pregnancy. When we returned to conceive again, we did one Follistim TI cycle at the doses that worked the first time, and that resulted in a healthy singleton pregnancy.

I seem to remember IUI cycles cost us $900 - $250 for a monitored cycle administrative fee and $650 fee for the IUI (I may not have those numbers perfect, and it was 2014). They did a great job working with our insurance and finding loopholes to get medication and monitoring covered.

He is extremely intelligent. You can feel it when he walks in the room. He knows exactly what he's going to do the moment he walks in. He knows your case. He knows your treatment. He always has an answer and is confident in his work. I'm a huge fan and trust him whole heartedly.

Tell him everything and let him work his magic.

After a slew of hormone panels and doing a 24 hour postcoital sperm analysis (meaning the sperm was sampled from inside of me 24hrs after sex), he knew I had PCOS and needed to start me on medication. I was cycleless, after all. So we started on BCPs and dexamethasone and realized that wasn't the answer (to down stimulate hormones). Provera (10mg 5days to inside period) So we tried Femara 2.5mg with several ultrasounds to check folicular growth. Nothing. Provera (10mg 5days to inside period) Tried 5mg Femara and had excellent follicle growth, but didn't ovulate. Provera (10mg 5days to inside period) Third cycle we did Femara 5mg with an HCG trigger shot. I became pregnant with that third round. I used vaginally inserted suppositories of progesterone from the day I found out I was pregnant (home pregnancy test) until I was 13wks along to be on the safe side. I didn't have low progesterone, but knew it was a potential effect of the PCOS. I wasn't willing to take chances and specifically requested it. I wasn't offered it. He agreed willingly without ever batting an eye. Made me feel good about my request and how willing he was to prescribe it to me.

$40 co-pay for each visit - included all bloodwork, ultrasounds, etc... $50 for one round of HCG trigger shots.

Dr Cook was very straight forward with us about our diagnosis, she was informative and patient when answering our questions. She was also very kind and caring when we went through difficulties. She seems like she really cares about her patients and is trustworthy.

Ask as many questions as you can, a lot of her answers really helped us decide our course of action and she’s well informed on infertility topics

Because of our specific situation she recommended IVF and not IUI. We did a frozen transfer to give my body a break before transferring which I liked. I had a lot of fear around the progesterone shots, so she let me do suppositories which I chose to do the first time around. I also had my eggs retrieved a few days early because of how I was progressing. We chose to fertilize all 13 eggs per her recommendation to get closer to the number of embryos we hoped to have, which I’m glad we did.

$14,000 egg retrieval $5,000 embryo transfer $500 HSG $2,000 hysteroscopy

Because of my age we were recommended to only transfer one embryo

Dr. Schnorr is kind of like a car salesman; he speaks quickly and doesn't spend too much time covering information that he deems irrelevant to the case he's presenting at that time. I brought up my concern about possibly having PCOS or something else which would be the cause of my irregular cycles and he essentially said nothing points to that at all and I am prime fertility health. My cycles vary from 30-50 days in length and I'm not sure I am even ovulating some cycles as the ovulation predictor kits are coming up positive multiple times a cycle or sometimes not at all. These concerns were brushed off and I was told theres no reason to discuss fertility/ovulation induction medications because there doesn't seem to be a need for them right now because my lab work is fine and my Antral Follicle Count was within normal limits.

Be very direct with your concerns. I have moderate-to-severe social anxiety so when I am in new places I stumble on my words and have a hard time getting them out, because of that I don't think I was able to accurately express my intense worry about not ovulating which put a disconnect in our communication. I think Dr. Schnorr would be a great doctor for someone who has known infertility or is seeking IVF, for us being a supposed non-medicated IUI he seemed uninterested.

Dr. Schnorr refused to discuss medications for my treatment and stated they were not warranted at this time. I would have been content with that answer if he could have offered suggestions at to why my OPKs were unreliable and why my cycles are so wildly unpredictable.

Yes, they've obviously worked with LGBTQ clients before and understood the process of banking sperm in addition to offering suggestions on having IUI performed at the lexington branch which would require me to ship the sperm and bring it to the office on my own or I could ship it to the Mt. Pleasant office where they are able to bank the sperm there until it's needed.

Because we are using donor sperm with my own egg, we were required to get basic prenatal labs (cycle day 3 blood work) in addition to a lot of labs to check for STDs, chicken pox immunity, hepatitis panels, etc. as well as told we would have to do an HSG prior to IUI. Because of my irregular cycles/ovulation, we were given the option to bank our sperm at the Mt. Pleasant office. The HSG cost $890 initial visit for consultation, ultrasound, blood work cost ~800 dollars, a little bit less but not by much. About 350 of that was blood work. The remaining blood work I needed after the labs I had completed at the consultation totaled out to be 790 dollars but I went to my primary care physician and had them ordered there by different coding so it would be covered by my insurance. a non-medicated cycle of IUI = $600 dollars. banking sperm = $500/year, paid in two payments of $250

He was very thorough in clarifying our goals, understanding our concerns, and updating care plan and interventions to meet our needs. He was very available both phone and email and staff called me multiple times just to check in on me. He was also very good at presenting the facts and our difficult prognosis with compassion

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, he’s very kind and thorough and wants to make sure you feel comfortable with your decisions and plan

My treatment involved a lot of high doses due to my low function, I took hcg, max of gonal F, and another drug that burned a lot. Frequent blood tests and ultrasound to check progress with dose adjustments every 24-48 hours, it was a very specific and personalized approach. We managed to get 15 eggs and 4 good embryos so I’m over the moon

Well oiled machine and always speedy

Dr Slowey was about half of what we were paying and they had a lot more options

Not to this point yet

De. Schnorr was very detailed with us from our consultation and continued to be so at every appointment after that. We did not see him for monitoring appointments (he is based in Charleston, we live in Lexington). He did retrieval, transfer, ultrasound after positive pregnancy test and D&C. After getting pregnancy test results from the nurse, he always called to follow up the same day and discuss plans for moving forward.

He is honest in giving you information about possibility for success and makes sure you understand risks involve. He follows recommended guidelines for transfers and his goal is to get you one healthy bay at a time.

After diagnosed hydrosalpinx Dr. Schnorr suggested IVF as our best possibility for getting pregnant. We did one egg retrieval with a freeze-all. I believe this is Dr Schnorr's typical protocol in order to give your body time to recover after stinking and retrieval and get prepared for transfer. Genetic testing was not recommended for us. We transferred day 5 single embryos twice stating with the highest grades embryo (one early miscarriage, one failed). For our third transfer Dr. Schnorr recommended an endometrial scratch to help with implantation and gave us the option to transfer 2 embryos, which we did. This cycle also failed. Next, an ERA has been recommended to test receptivity and make and protocol changes as needed. This will be our next step.

Monitoring appointments are first thing in the morning. They're is never more than one or two other people in the waiting room, if any. On 95% of my appointments I never waited more than 5 minutes to be called back.

I do have some insurance coverage, however we have spent approximately $15k on one stim and retrieval cycle and 3 transfers and one D&C (including all monitoring and blood work) and medications.

Dr. Schnorr highly recommends single embryo transfers unless there are extenuating circumstances. He explains all of the possible outcomes, good and bad, for transferring more than one embryo.

Knowledgeable, and kind. He predicted our numbers based on my age and diagnosis PERFECTLY. That made me feel like he had been doing this for a long time. Had to rely a lot on his staff because of my location but the time sI did talk o him he was honest and to the point.

He will listen to you and take all the time you need to answer questions so have your questions ready!

We were going to try IUI 2 - 3 times but after one failed cycle he was honest and said he didn't think based on husbands numbers we should do a second round. We did anyways for peace of mind and I don't have any regret. Then we did IVF. He suggested a single embryo transfer based on my age 32. He suggest ICSI based on my husbands sperm sample. He suggested frozen transfer transplant based on his success rate.

2k for IUI treatment and medication 14k IVF 3k IVF medication Free consults $200 credit

He said that based on my age 32 I had a 60% chance of implantation. He thought it would be better and less risky to transfer one by one then multiples because of my high implantation chance. We knew it would be more expensive if first transfer doesn't work but we were willing to take the chance to avoid twins.

Dr. schnorr is wonderful at educating the patient. He let me know each step of the way what to expect and why it was that way. If I was uncomfortable with something he would go over it until I was 100% comfortable. There were times I would go in and I could tell they were so busy but he never rushes or pushed us out. When my body didn’t respond or my blood work wasn’t normal he was always the one to call and go over it with me first. After my failed transfer he personally called me to check in. He’s an amazing doctor

listen to him. He knows what he is doing. Don’t be afraid to ask questions or express your concerns. He will answer them with out a doubt.

Blood work for my retrieval came back low AMH & high FSH. I don’t remember the exact dosage but My body didn’t respond like we wanted. I had to up my shots to potential get more eggs. My scans were looking good. My ovaries were showing 8-10 follicles. Unfortunately we were only able to get two

My consult was free because I was coming from another clinic. The base fee for IVF was $17000 paid upfront. I then paid $5000 for meds

Dr Cook was a very good communicator She explained all risks associated with every step of the process. She explained what the numbers meant and what we were shooting for. She remained very positive through the process even when I had had huge doubts. She personally called me several time throughout the process to see how I was doing.

Ask all of the questions you can possibly think of, she takes her time answering each one.

We used gonal -f, ganarelix, human growth hormone, HCG. We ended up with 14 eggs retrieved 7 of which made it to day 5.

total cost for our two cycles was around $14,000

Our Dr only does one embryo on the first transfer due to the risk of a multiples pregnancy. Our first transfer ended in miscarriage so we were given the opportunity to transfer two embryos the second time so we did.

He was direct and effective. We didn’t waste time, which was important to me. I went in August for consult and was pregnant by October. The clinic was very clean and professional and I felt like they knew what they were doing.

Train your head nurse to be more empathetic.

First they checked my husbands sperm and once that checked out I went and got my Fallopian tubes checked. I did have to travel further for that procedure. The experience was good though, minus having to have a catheter put in. The clinic had me with different doctors though so I did not see Dr. slowey for that. Then I was on medication and shots. I got my blood drawn and ultrasound every 3 days to make sure my follicles were growing. Then I was instructed to use a trigger shot. There was a storm and the head nurse told me they wouldn’t be able to do my iui if the hurricane hit. That we would have to try again. So I ovulated a day early without the trigger shot and just had intercourse instead of the iui and we got lucky.

I truly don’t remember it was a couple thousand and then meds were 200-300$ I was suppose to get iui which was another thousand but didn’t end up needing it.

He is a little stand-offish at times but I believe that is cultural difference; i.e., North vs. South. It is also hard to actually meet with him rather than the nurses. I believe that is due to the size and number of branch offices the practice has rather his personal doing. However, he is very compassionate and when meeting, is fully present in the moment with you as a patient.

I would tell them to be prepared to rarely see him but trust in his plan for you, barring a major setback.

Dr. Slowery is very knowledgeable and one of the best fertility doctors. He had to make a special plan for my IVF process due to anatomy issues. He always explained everything in detail and always understood my concerns.

Listen to what Dr. Slowey says and just do all his recommendations if possible.

I first had to lose weight and get my A1c under control before I could proceed with IVF. Once I accomplished that we started IVF. I did 1 round of IVF with the end result of 8 frozen embryos. We did 3 transfers with a singleton every time. The third embryo transfer was successful and I am currently pregnant in my third trimester.

Dr. Slowey explained what I needed to do and what were the stipulations and risk of IVF. He explained each step to me but I wish I would of had more one on one time with him, so that I could gain a level of comfort.

He is straight forward and gets directly to the point.

The cost was way more than i expected especially with the understanding that it was supposed to be covered by insurance

He recommended a single embryo transfer.

I really liked Dr. Cook. She was caring and compassionate, and patient when answering my many questions. I did not have any successful cycles, but I don't think that had anything to do with her. I will probably go back to her once my finances bounce back a little bit.

Know what you want going in.

Dr. Slowey is very knowledgeable and kind. He always made sure we had everything we needed. He made sure I was comfortable during procedures. He answered any questions we had. He never made us wait at our appointments.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions

We started with IUI cycles with gonal-f. After my ectopic pregnancy, he recommended we have our tubes rechecked and from there we went straight to IVF using gonal-f and a couple of other meds that I can’t remember the names of. He had to increase our doses which worked very well to produce plenty of eggs. We also did a frozen cycle. We used Progesterone and estrogen. It was a successful cycle.

I just remember each IUI cycle was around 2000 and the IVF was around 10,000 in total

He recommended that we only transfer one embryo as we are young and have no obvious issues other than unexplained infertility. We were in agreement with him as we didn’t want to chance the possibility of triplets.

Dr. Schnorr now feels like a friend. He was honest and determined from the beginning. He always showed great bedside manner and made us feel comfortable. He was willing to make suggestions and recommendations when promoted and provided excellent care and treatment.

Ask questions! Ask advice. Ask his opinion. He will be honest.

Our first round of IVF failed. We only had one embryo. He said 95% of patients respond well to that particular “recipe” of medication, and I happen to be in the 5% that doesn’t. He gave me a new protocol for round 2, and we got 7 embryos, all of better quality than the one from the first cycle. We transferred the best one and got pregnant!

We had insurance, and it covered our IUIs. i believe they were $1500 each (not sure if that included meds). IVF was about 18k I think.

I really wanted to transfer 2 embryos, and he told me the risks involved for me personally and my health history. He said it was my choice, but after seeing his rationale, we chose to do 1 embryo.

Dr. Schnorr was very patient and through in explaining all the options. He answered all of our questions. I never felt rushed and he made us feel like we mattered to him as patients. When the IUI and IVF treatments were unsuccessful, he called me personally to ask how I was doing and discuss our options. I appreciated the time he took to reach out to me.

I would suggest to listen to his advice and trust in his judgement

We began with IUI. I am not sure of the medication I was on at the time. I was taking injections to stimulate ovulation and egg growth. We began with this because I felt more comfortable with this procedure for personal reasons. After these attempts were unsuccessful we moved to IVF. Dr Schnorr explained that the Endometriosis was likely causing the IUI to fail and that IVF would bypass this problem. We then moved to IVF. I took injections to stimulate egg growth. I had an egg retrieval and 5 embryos were created as a result. The eggs were frozen. I had a 5 day frozen embryo transfer that was no successful. Yeh next month I had another 5 day FET and it resulted in pregnancy and a healthy baby

Out of pocket we paid around $20,000

Dr Schnorr prefers to do single embryo transfer because of the risk factors with multiples

We were very pleased with Dr. slowly. He made it a point to explain everything that he expected and possible issues that could arise. I had already been checked by my obgyn for a blocked Fallopian tube but the minute that dr slowly looked at the hysteroscopy he saw the issue. He was very caring and helpful in our journey for a baby!! Now we have a very loving, and happy son because of it.

Ask all the questions you can he is a wealth of knowledge!!

We had tried for three months on our own and then I went to my obgyn for help as I had always had trouble with my period being abnormal. So he did several months of clomid and letrezole. When that didn’t work my ob refered is to dr slowey. Dr. Slowey ordered a hysteroscopy to check for a blocked tube. I was diagnosed with pcos, a blocked tube, and endometriosis. I had a salpingectomy per dr sloweys suggestion. Once healed dr slowey started me on gonal injections. My body took a large amount of medications to respond. At the end of the first cycle we did an Iui but it didn’t take. We did a second round of medications and an iui and we became pregnant with twins. We had weekly ultrasounds. Week seven we lost one of the babies. We were told that it is very common and that it nature’s way of keeping the stronger of the two babies. Dr. Slowey and his staff were so sweet to us and really tried to help us understand what happened. After that we had a very happy healthy pregnancy!!!!

Most of our cost came from the injectibles.

Dr Schnorr is amazing! He truly cares about his patient's successes and goes above and beyond to find a way for everyone to be able to conceive. We are so greatful for everything Dr Schnorr has done for us.

Trust his course of action

We did a Lipton trigger for me as I have a history of hyperstimulation.

3k FET 14k IVF 3k meds

Single embryo is 100% the way to go.

Dr Slowey is a great doctor. He is blunt and honest but also shows compassion. I appreciated that he didn’t sugar coat anything and told us exactly what our chances were. He was also great about explaining every step of the process. He explained it in medical terms but also “dumbed it down” for us too. He never made me feel like I was bothersome by asking for clarification or asking other questions. We had a few setbacks during our treatment and he always made it a point to make sure we knew it wasn’t our fault. During one follow up appt my husband was visibly upset (quiet and just not himself—which dr Slowey noticed). At my next appt he asked me how he was doing with everything. It definitely made me feel good that he 1- recognized my husband wasn’t acting himself 2- remembered he was having a hard time and 3- cared enough to ask me about it. We had success with our second frozen transfer with dr Slowey. We unfortunately don’t have any frozen embryos to try for another child but we will 100% be back to dr Slowey. We owe him everything for helping us create our baby and I’m hopeful he will help us have additional children.

Be ready to hear the truth. Dr Slowey tells you as it is and doesn’t sugar coat. Which is not a bad thing. False hope is not a good thing so him being upfront is a huge positive.

We used the antagonist protocol. We have male factor fertility and no female issues. He believed we could get a good number of eggs from me (which we did— 20 retrieved, 18 mature). I was on the lowest dose of every medication. He said this would help us get a good amount of eggs while also reducing my risk of OHSS (I did not get this)

I believe our egg retrieval was around 10,000 which included an embryo transfer. A frozen transfer was around 2,500

Dr Slowey said he would only transfer one embryo for us. I was young (25), had never been pregnant, and didn’t have any female fertility issues. We also didn’t have any transfer failures prior to this. He believed I could have success with a single transfer (which I did)

Words cannot fully express my gratitude for Dr. Schnorr and the staff at Coastal Fertility Specialists in Charleston, SC. In 2017, after a year of trying to conceive and an early miscarriage, my husband and I decided to consult with an RE. Initial testing revealed our problem was twofold: a diminished ovarian reserve for me and a decreased sperm count for my husband. We were devastated to learn our chance of natural conception was approximately 5%. Dr. Schnorr spent a great deal of time explaining the fundamentals of fertility and the IVF process as well as answering our many questions. As anyone who has been through fertility treatment knows, the process is an emotional roller coaster. But Dr. Schnorr and our nurse Andrea gave us every assurance that with persistence we could have the family we’ve always dreamed of. One cycle of IVF later, I became pregnant with our son William! We felt incredibly fortunate and grateful that our first cycle was a success. Fast forward nearly two years. We now find ourselves trying to conceive our second child but, sadly, the three remaining embryos from our first cycle did not take. Dr. Schnorr and my nurse (now Haley) called me after each transfer to deliver the disappointing news and discuss the next steps. One thing that truly stands out about Dr. Schnorr is his dedication to his patients — he always takes time to personally call with treatment updates, and his consult visits are never rushed. I have never felt like “just another number” at Coastal. That we are back at square one initially seemed daunting, but I know we are in the most capable hands. We have since moved out of state, but I cannot imagine working with another clinic. The staff is incredibly warm, compassionate, and supportive; each visit feels more like a reunion with friends and family than a medical appointment! Furthermore, Dr. Schnorr and his associates are committed to providing the most ethical and up-to-date treatment methods and technologies. We will gladly make the 4+ hour drive to continue our fertility journey with Coastal. If anyone is experiencing difficulty conceiving, I would wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Schnorr and his team! To Dr. Schnorr and the rest of CFS: You have given us life’s greatest gift. As I look at my sweet little boy I’m filled with hope that, with your help, we’ll be blessed with another child soon. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Unless it is medically indicated, the physicians at Coastal will not transfer multiple embryos due to risk of maternal/fetal complications. Many clinics will transfer multiple embryos to improve their success rate or simply to please the patients, but I think this is unethical. I respect and support Coastal's commitment to providing the most safe and ethical fertility practices. I would advise prospective patients who wanted twins/multiples to keep and open mind and research the risks involved.

I do not remember many specifics, as my cycle took place in 2017. It began with birth control, and I remember using Gonal-F as well as a "trigger shot" as we neared the retrieval. Before my transfers, I used birth control pills followed by estrace and progesterone (injections, suppositories).

If I recall it was preferred that I come in the morning, as the physicians and nurses meet everyday during lunch to discuss treatment plans, but I know they would have been flexible if my schedule didn't allow. Coastal opens at 7 am, so I was able to complete my blood work and ultrasound before going to work. There was little to no wait.

An IVF cycle is approximately $14,000 including monitoring and a transfer. Anesthesia for the retrieval was about $500. Embryo preservation is $400 every 6 months. Medication through Freedom Fertility Pharmacy was between $3000-4000. Coastal works with ATTAIN, a company that provides insurance plans for 2-3 cycles of IVF with money back guarantees.

As previously stated, Coastal physicians will not transfer multiple embryos unless it is medically indicated. They base this decision on ample research detailing potential risks of maternal/fetal complications in pregnancies with multiples.

He was very upfront with what to expect from IVF and told me with my previously diagnosed diminished ovarian reserve that there really was no point in trying to use my own eggs (I was under 40 at the time). He laid out the plan that would give us the most positive results, which were successful. He did all of my pre-procedural tests and one transfer out of two (don't remember why Dr. Schnorr had to do the first one, but it wasn't a problem). I feel comfortable with him and how he explains everything, enough to go back for another round of donor egg IVF.

Ask as many questions as possible. The process is very complicated as every cycle is different. He was very upfront about the pros and cons of anything I asked and never seemed condescending or offended if I questioned why he preferred to do something a certain way.

I really don't remember the protocol strategy used as it was over 5 years ago, but I did use donor eggs so I didn't have to worry about the egg retrieval process. I did become pregnant with twins on the second transfer. We did opt to transfer our last 2 embryos (mainly because we were so tired of trying and failing) and he gave us the odds of 50% of having twins. Our twins are 5 years old and healthy today!

both treatments (2014 and 2020) were around $30,000. The first time we chose a single donor without using the split cycle option. I believe we got 3 cycles with this option with no refund if we weren't successful (really can't remember). For 2020, we are using the split cycle option with a full refund with three cycle attempts without successfully bringing a baby home.

Dr. Slowey did strongly recommend not transferring any more than two embryos since they were donor eggs from a young, healthy person.

Dr. Schnorr explained things thoroughly in terms of my diagnosis and treatment. I was extremely emotional during the consultation to begin treatment and he suggested I see a therapist implying that I was overly emotional. Although I value therapy, I did not want to pursue it and it made me feel as if it was not OK for me to share the emotional impact infertility has had on me with him. At times I felt he became defensive with me when I questioned why I was doing ultrasounds and definitely when we went against his recommendation for our IVF protocol. At times my experiences with him were positive but I preferred interacting with the nursing staff.

Do your own research so that you can be informed and clarify your own expectations. Fertility IQ has been a great resource to fill in the blanks for education the clinic leaves out or to make our own decisions on treatment protocols.

We did three IUI cycles using letrazole, gonal F injections, ovidrel and prometrium. I was happy with the IUI protocols because adjustments were made each protocol that felt individualized, and we were more aggressive with gonal F each round to increase my chance of success. Although our IUI's were not successful it helped me become more comfortable with the clinic and build trust as I got to know staff and they tailored my protocol. I had friends seeing other doctor's tell me that they were disappointed their doctor had not been open to using a similar medication protocol or that they were using clomid with significantly worse side effects which gave me confidence in my treatment. We started IVF with a sonohysterogram and Lupron in the luteal phase.

I had some insurance benefits. We paid about $2200 out of pocket for 3 IUI's which was comparable to what we were quoted. We paid a $6200 cycle fee for IVF and chose not to use insurance benefits for medication and were gives a quote of $3900 out of pocket for medication. Their anesthesiologist is not contracted and you have to pay for anesthesia up front (usually $400) but they will provide you a form for insurance reimbursement. I was told by the pharmacy that the clinic receives a special rate of gonal f pens which is lower than retail.

It was suggested to transfer a single embyro and we did not discuss in any depth a multiple embryo transfer option. Early on Dr. Schnorr provided education on the risks of a multiple pregnancy. Based on research we had done with Fertility IQ we agreed with the decision to transfer a single embryo.

Our experience with Dr. Cook was that she is a caring doctor who does want what is best for the patient. She is very very kind and confident but communicating with her was difficult. It felt like she had a lot of patients to handle.

Make sure you try to communicate as clearly as you can. Ask every question you can imagine.

Will do my best here it's been over a few years. Dr. Cook recommended starting with IUI, we did 3 all resulting in 0 positive pregnancy tests. Medication and protocol was tweaked each round. Here were the meds I was on during those IUI'S- Gonal-F RFF 300IU, Ovidrel 250 MCG, Progesterone 200MG (50 Cap), Letrozole 2.5 MG Tablet (5 tab). If I remember correctly medicine was increased in dosage each IUI round. (especially Gonal, my follicles were slow to grow). IVF Retrieval - Dr. Cook Retrieved 9 eggs (which was not a number we were happy with given I had close to 19 good size follicles my last check up before transfer), 7 fertilized, 2 embryo's made it to day 5, both were frozen for a FET. We were told they were a "good grade" based off their grading system. We did not have them tested, it was not recommended to us because we were young. Waking up from surgery I was told they were unable to retrieve any eggs from my right side then proceeded to ask if we did our trigger shot at the right time. Which we did. I was still groggy and waking up, I personally felt like we were rushed out of there unable to ask the questions needed. Medicine protocol for retrieval- HCG Dilution 100 Units, Cetrotide .25 Mg inj, Gonal F REF #900 IU pen, hCG 10,000 IU dispense 1 vial (trigger), Lupron 4mg/.8 ml trigger kit (did not end up using lupron as a trigger just the hcg trigger), Estrace 1mg 180 tablets, Progestrone in oil 50mg/ml #3- 10ml vials 1ml IM as directed, Prometrium 200 mg #50 insert 1 @ bedtime (as directed). FET #1- Dr. Cook recommended transferring one seemingly healthy day 5 embryo. This resulted in a chemical pregnancy. We were told it was more than likely it was an embryo quality issue Here was our medicine protocol- "Escalating Estrace Protocol CPET" Estrace 1MG tablet 2X/day (am &pm) for 5 days then increase to 2 1mg tablet 2x/day for 4 days then increased to 2mg tablet 3x/day (8 am, 2pm, 8pm) remain on this until otherwise told. They ended up having me do my night time dose vaginally to help thicken my lining, on 13th day begin Progesterone in Oil Injection 1CC am increased to 2x/day the following day until transfer. After Transfer I stopped PM Progesterone Injections and began prometrium one 200 mg capsule vaginally before bed. After our FET #1 Dr. Cook recommended an "endometrial Scratch" to toughen up the lining of my uterus and make it more sticky. She informed us it is a somewhat new procedure that has been shown to help with transfers. We did that before FET #2. Dr. Cook also recommended a round of antibiotics in case there was any inflammation (ie endometriosis) also it is as I understood common to go on after a chemical pregnancy or miscarriage. FET #2- Did not result in a positive pregnancy test. The only difference was adding antibiotic. Medicine Protocol- Started antibiotic first day for 8 days- Escalating Estrace Protocol CPET. Estrace 1MG 2X/Day for 4 days- increased to 2mg 2x/day for 4 days- increased to 2mg 3x/day remain on this until otherwise instructed. 13th day begin Progesterone in Oil Injection 1CC am increased to 2x/day the following day until transfer. After Transfer I stopped PM Progesterone Injections and began prometrium one 200 mg capsule vaginally before bed.

IUI- $625 (NOT including medicine) IVF- (14,890 Total not including medicine + anesthesia) Stimulation Monitoring $5,339, Retrieval Procedure $2,270, Embryology $4,570, FET $2,165 , med apprx $6,188

I don't ever remember there being a conversation about if we even had an option. We knew it was recommended to do a FET and to transfer one embryo because of our age, but other than that there was not much of a conversation. We should have asked more questions.

Dr. Slowey is incredibly knowledgeable and very thorough. He does talk quickly sometimes but will slow down when you ask. He never made me feel like I was bothering him asking questions or wanting to know more. He would talk me through everything he was doing or seeing. He explained every step of the way. He is straight forward and would try to be very compassionate but sometimes his straightforwardness could get in the way. I would definitely go back to Dr.Slowey. Even today after having my girl he is so happy to see us visit the clinic and talks about how things are going.

If you need someone to hold your hand and talk sweet and soft to you this is not the doctor. If you want someone who is going to talk to give you the facts and be straightforward this is the doctor for you. Also never be afraid to ask questions! You are not bothering anyone when you do!

I did a fresh transfer with IVF. I did have to take extra days of Gonal F because my eggs didn't grow large enough as fast as expected. I did have a frozen transfer after miscarrying the first baby at 8 and half weeks. We did a D and C with Dr.Slowey. We did genetic testing and found nothing wrong there. We then prepares for a frozen transfer of my last 2 embryos. I had a live, full term birth in May 2017. Dr. Slowey did say that if I chose to do IVF again he would change some of my protocol because of my lack of response to the medicine during this round. He didn't elaborate on that at the time of the visit. We have not been able to go back to do another round due to money.

For my first consultation I believe the testing and all was around 200 dollars but insurance covered many of the blood tests. The IVF was 12,500. I spent 9500 for medicine. I had 800 in two procedures I had to be put under anesthesia but received some.of that back from insurance. My D and C was covered by insurance. The frozen transfer was 3000 but I was given medicine so I didn't not have to pay for those and I had a little left for insurance for that. All in all after 15000 in insurance we paid just under 18000 for everything, 2 transfers, all testing, monitoring, genetic testing and the D and C.

We discussed the concerns of doing two embryos but felt with my test results two was the best. He was very good about really looking and talking through this choice.