Coastal Fertility Specialists

2021, Successful

Age 30

1 IUI

1 IVF

PCOS

Only Doc Seen

Fertility Medications With Other Docs

Strongly Recommends

Successful

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Not going to Charleston for each visit limited my face to face time with Dr. Cook but I felt like she was very active in my care. Called me to check in whenever we were making next steps. Very thorough and easy to talk to...does talk fast and can get to the point pretty quickly but she is happy to back up and make sure you understand...

very difficult to get in with the practice [Coastal Fertility Specialists]. But once you are a patient, you are definitely treated as more than just a number...everyone you come into contact seems to truly care about you and your outcome...I can be very anxious and [nurse] welcomed every call and email...cared enough to make sure I felt heard...very transparent through the process and kept an open line of communication between the two of us.

How was your experience with Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Make sure your ask all your questions. Dr. Cook is happy to help! she does talk fast and can get to the point pretty quickly but she is happy to back up and make sure you understand.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

I received care from the nurse Practitioner Neely as well as Dr. Cook. Both went out of their way to be supportive. talked to me in a way that made me feel like i was talking with friends and made sure I understood everything!

Describe your experience with your nurse at Coastal Fertility Specialists. (Assigned nurse: Neely)

Neely was fantastic. I can be very anxious and she welcomed every call and email. She cared enough to make sure I felt heard. She was very transparent through the process and kept an open line of communication between the two of us.

Describe your experience with Coastal Fertility Specialists.

Biggest weakness was that it was very difficult to get in with the practice. But once you are a patient, you are definitely treated as more than just a number. They're biggest strength is how friendly everyone is and how everyone you come into contact seems to truly care about you and your outcome.

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Heather Cook

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Coastal Fertility Specialists

Myrtle Beach

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2018, Successful

Age 38

Anovulation

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Uterine Fibroids

Black or African-American

Income $0 - $49K

2nd of 3 Docs

6 Fertility Medications With Other Docs

LGBTQ+

Strongly Recommends

Successful

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Dr. slowly as a dedicated an honest man they put faith in his work to make sure you understand your condition it out come and pros and cons of everything and price is the last thing he tells you he is amazing his weakness is he cares to much for his patience... he sits and go over everything in detail and tell you the outcome and chances until you understand....did ultrasound to check follicles he went over test and outcomes.

This clinic [Coastal Fertility Specialists] is a loyalty and dependable and understanding way or knowledge of his patients conditions and show compassion with them as they was going to the same they have no weaknesses they have open communication you can call them anytime during the hours or have any questions they are special people that I will recommend for anyone to go today clinc... She [nurse] was nice and kind and understanding and out of all my questions

How was your experience with Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Loyalty and dedicated he is a good doctor

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Because he sits and go over everything in detail and tell you the outcome and chances until you understand.

Describe the protocols Michael Slowey used in your cycles at Coastal Fertility Specialists and their degree of success.

Did paperwork did ultrasound to check follicles he went over test and outcomes.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Coastal Fertility Specialists.

She was nice and kind and understanding and out of all my questions

Describe your experience with Coastal Fertility Specialists.

This clinic is a loyalty and dependable and understanding way or knowledge of his patients conditions and show compassion with them as they was going to the same they have no weaknesses they have open communication you can call them anytime during the hours or have any questions they are special people that I will recommend for anyone to go today clinc

Describe the costs associated with your care under Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists.

Ivf with egg donar

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Michael Slowey

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Coastal Fertility Specialists

Myrtle Beach

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2019, Consult

Age 32

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Unexplained

European

Income $100K - $199K

Nurse or HC Services

2nd of 2 Docs

6 Fertility Medications With Other Docs

Neutral

Unsuccessful

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I felt like Dr. Cook was somewhat understanding of our current condition but as we need to do IVF with PGD but she suggested we do several back to back retrievals due the autosomal dominant heart disease my husband carriers due to the cost of the PGD testing to "bank" embryos...was point forward with the steps of IVF but did not have much remorse regarding the cost especially adding on the cost of the IVF. She was able to have a quick explanation of IVF process but did not ellaborate on the medications we will be using or how she was able to count the follicles on my US.

[Costs at Coastal Fertility Specialists] 47,000$ approximately with IVF (two retrievals, medications, blood work and PGD testing one time )...During our initial consult they seemed so open a "one for all" attitude but it has not seem that way...The nurse Becky was compassionate when crying in her office but I do realize they are very busy and when trying to get phone calls back I had to follow up with a few phone calls. Very nice lady...

How was your experience with Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Dr. Cook was point forward with the steps of IVF but did not have much remorse regarding the cost especially adding on the cost of the IVF. She was able to have a quick explanation of IVF process but did not ellaborate on the medications we will be using or how she was able to count the follicles on my US.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

It is a hurry up and wait process. I needed documentation filled out by Dr. Cook and she reported she could get the paperwork done within the next day and it took almost a week in a half to get this valuable documentation but she has been successful with other patients and was easy to talk to during our visit.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Describe the protocols Heather Cook used in your cycles at Coastal Fertility Specialists and their degree of success.

IVF with PGD testing but did not go into the medications

Describe your experience with your nurse at Coastal Fertility Specialists. (Assigned nurse: Becky)

The nurse Becky was compassionate when crying in her office but I do realize they are very busy and when trying to get phone calls back I had to follow up with a few phone calls. Very nice lady

Describe your experience with Coastal Fertility Specialists.

Clinic strengths - have shown successes with many people I know Weaknesses - I was told that Coastal fertility do monitoring for patients going to an outside facility. I have tried to pursue this options since deciding with going with our original fertility specialist back home. It has been very hard to get simple blood work done for our PGD testing without Coastal charging 75$ per person (Self and husband) and then 40$ per person for the "blood work" even though I have everything from the test tubes, the prepaid packaging to send to the labs - all I needed was simply to have the blood taken. During our initial consult they seemed so open a "one for all" attitude but it has not seem that way.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Heather Cook at Coastal Fertility Specialists.

47,000$ approximately with IVF (two retrievals, medications, blood work and PGD testing one time )

Describe Heather Cook's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Coastal Fertility Specialists.

eSET with being hopeful to having healthy embryos

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Heather Cook

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Coastal Fertility Specialists

North Charleston

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2017 - 2018, Unknown Success

Age 27 - 28

Male Factor

Income $50K - $99K

Nurse or HC Services

2nd of 2 Docs

6 Fertility Medications With Other Docs

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Not sure

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If male factor infertility (what our case is), be patient. Dr. Slowey will not start the IVF process until both male and female have had labs done, male has had genetic testing done and has gone to see the urology specialist recommended by Dr. Slowey.... Once we got my husbands semen analysis back and Dr.Slowey saw the drastic decline in numbers and the instant heartbreak his attitude changed. He began to bond with us on a personal level and once we said we would have to pass on IVF because it was out of our price range, he immediately made the decision to freeze my husbands sperm and waived the fee to freeze it.

My care coordinator [at Coastal Fertility Specialists] is Nurse Kelly and she has been awesome so far. In clinic she was able to answe every question we had or she was able to find an answer before we left the clinic. She helped us find the cheapest way to get our lab work done. She has replied back to every annoying email I have sent her while we wait and has emailed all of our lab orders to us the day we requested since we live two hours away. The nursing staff at our appointment was also amazing. Everyone made us feel very comfortable during a very vulnerable time.

How was your experience with Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

At first Dr. Slowey did not seem to show much empathy but as our appointment went on and the discussion of not being able to afford IVF came up how personality shifted. He showed compassion and explained that he knew what it felt like to be in our position. He seems To be incredibly knowledgeable and was able to answer every question we had. Although we have only had one appointment thus far, we are looking forward to our appointments in April and hopefully starting the IVF process then as well. Dr. Slowey made us genuinely feel as though he wanted us to start our family as much as we do ourselves.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Dr. Slowey was pretty blunt with us to begin with and at first we felt like a number. He didn’t seem to show much empathy of the fact that we wanted to try IUI but it just wasn’t an option according to their clinic. Once we got my husbands semen analysis back and Dr.Slowey saw the drastic decline in numbers and the instant heartbreak his attitude changed. He began to bond with us on a personal level and once we said we would have to pass on IVF because it was out of our price range, he immediately made the decision to freeze my husbands sperm and waived the fee to freeze it. He also waived another fee for one of the tests for us. We realized then that we were not just another number to him, but two people he felt like he can help.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Coastal Fertility Specialists. (Assigned nurse: Kelly)

My care coordinator is Nurse Kelly and she has been awesome so far. In clinic she was able to answe every question we had or she was able to find an answer before we left the clinic. She helped us find the cheapest way to get our lab work done. She has replied back to every annoying email I have sent her while we wait and has emailed all of our lab orders to us the day we requested since we live two hours away. The nursing staff at our appointment was also amazing. Everyone made us feel very comfortable during a very vulnerable time.

Describe your experience with Coastal Fertility Specialists.

As a new patient myself, only having one in clinic visit so far, I only have great things to say. Check in was easy and quick, we were called back within ten minutes of arriving, we never felt uncomfortable. The doctor and clinic were generous enough to waive the freeze fee for us since it was an unexpected decision. I truly have nothing negative to say so far, I hope it stays that way!

Describe the costs associated with your care under Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists.

Initial visit, intrauterine ultrasound, semen analysis, all lab work, all covered by insurance. $400 for anesthesia for egg retrieval. Approx $11,800 for ivf with ICSI. $3,250 for embryo biopsy and PGD/PGS testing. We do not have a cost for medications yet as we are still awaiting for other test results.

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Michael Slowey

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Coastal Fertility Specialists

North Charleston

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2017 - 2018, Unknown Success

N/A

Age 33 - 34

2 IUI

1 IVF

Endometriosis

Native American

Income $100K - $199K

Business Executive

Only Doc Seen

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Not sure

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It’s hard to hear that we can’t conceive naturally, but due to my endometriosis it makes it super difficult. Dr. Schnorr has helped us understand why it’s difficult and yet what we can try to better our chances. We are currently trying our first IVF cycle this month. We are excited to try this and we are hopeful. We appreciate how thorough and wonderful he has been.

Andrea [a nurse at Coastal Fertility Specialists-North Charleston] has been my saving grace when I need to ask her any and all questions during the day. She’s easy to communicate with, and always finds time to get back with me. I appreciate her so very much... He [Dr. John Schnorr] has been very thorough, and our nurse has been very, very compassionate and helpful during our treatments.

How was your experience with John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Dr. Schnorr is a wonderful doctor. As stated in our previous statement, he has kept us sane during our treatments and also been very realistic with us. We appreciate his candid nature and would highly recommend him to our friends and family.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Ask as many questions as possible. Dr. Schnorr will answer any and all your questions.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Currently still a patient of Dr. Schnorr. He has been very up front about what our options were regarding trying to conceive. He has been very thorough, and our nurse has been very, very compassionate and helpful during our treatments. It’s hard to hear that we can’t conceive naturally, but due to my endometriosis it makes it super difficult. Dr. Schnorr has helped us understand why it’s difficult and yet what we can try to better our chances. We are currently trying our first IVF cycle this month. We are excited to try this and we are hopeful. We appreciate how thorough and wonderful he has been.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Coastal Fertility Specialists. (Assigned nurse: Andrea )

Andrea has been my saving grace when I need to ask her any and all questions during the day. She’s easy to communicate with, and always finds time to get back with me. I appreciate her so very much.

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John Schnorr

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2008 - 2019, Unknown Success

Age 27 - 38

1 Fertility Medications

PCOS

Tubal Blockage

Black or African-American

Income $50K - $99K

Only Doc Seen

Donor Sperm

LGBTQ+

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

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This time around, I felt like he listened and was sensitive to the needs and desires for my wife and I. He spent a good amount of time breaking things down to us and answering our questions. ... Later scheduled HSG in which I discovered I had left tube blocked. ... Dr. Schnorr was very knowledgeable about my condition and he was very specific using data to help us understand what is needed to get the outcomes we desired.

I love the north Charleston [Coastal Fertility Specialists] office since it is close to my home and on the way to work for early morning hours. The Mt pleasant clinic is very nice but no easily accessible with the amount of traffic in the area. ... Beth called me after every appointment or procedure to check in and offered words of encouragement. I never waited long and she always accommodated my work schedule.

How was your experience with John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Dr. Schnorr was very knowledgeable about my condition and he was very specific using data to help us understand what is needed to get the outcomes we desired. He was able to recall me as his patient from a previous marriage over ten years ago. He congratulated me on significant weight loss while being open and honest with me.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

Go in with an open mind and prepare questions in advance.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists?

This time around, I felt like he listened and was sensitive to the needs and desires for my wife and I. He spent a good amount of time breaking things down to us and answering our questions.

Describe the protocols John Schnorr used in your cycles at Coastal Fertility Specialists and their degree of success.

I had labs drawn in first meeting and vaginal ultrasound to check my uterus and fallopian tubes. Later scheduled HSG in which I discovered I had left tube blocked. I was devastated but he assured expulsion still move forward with iui work the one healthy tube. I have pcos which presents a challenge already so he prescribed a medication regime to stimulate eggs. Once my cycle came on I started seeing the nurse every other day for labs and vaginal ultrasound. All was going well until we discovered my healthy egg was growing on my left side which is blocked. On the gonal f I felt hormonal and emotional, some days I was exhausted and had little appetite. I have limited coverage with my insurance so I'm worried I will not be able to finish this process if I don't produce an healthy egg on my right side in the next few cycles.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Coastal Fertility Specialists. (Assigned nurse: Beth mengult)

Beth called me after every appointment or procedure to check in and offered words of encouragement. I never waited long and she always accommodated my work schedule.

Describe your experience with Coastal Fertility Specialists.

I love the north Charleston office since it is close to my home and on the way to work for early morning hours. The Mt pleasant clinic is very nice but no easily accessible with the amount of traffic in the area.

Describe the costs associated with your care under John Schnorr at Coastal Fertility Specialists.

The cost is reasonable now. My out of pocket cost are still being calculated by billing. I overpaid for HSG procedure but billing is working on refund to my account.

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John Schnorr

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Coastal Fertility Specialists

North Charleston

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