Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine

I felt as if I was just another patient for him, he was unfamiliar with my treatment. He didn't take the time to get to know my husband and I, unlike the other doctors we had. While reviewing genetic results, he misread them and I had to keep explaining that I was already provided results for one test that he said weren't available. They were on the next page of the report I realized once I left my rushed 15 minute consultation. The worst part is he showed me the documents with the gender of the embryos which I did not want to see.

If you're looking for someone who doesn't rush you and throughly explains things, I would not recommend.

$5K and change for first cycle and $1K and change for second, due to deductible being met. Paid $1K and change for the transfer.

We came to Dr. Duffy after 3 attempts at another clinic. We had already been through 4 untested embryos, resulting in a chemical and a missed miscarriage. Dr. Duffy recommended PGS screening and the ERA for us immediately. We ended up miscarrying at 8 weeks with our one normal embryo from that cycle with no reason why. Dr. Duffy proceeded by performing a D&C surgery on me the first week of April. We mourned our loss but wanted to remain positive and move forward to try again. We went through two more IVF egg retrievals with the clinic over the summer, neither of them resulting in a normal embryo. One of the cycles was a mini-IVF and the other was a lupron-flare cycle, both were new protocols to us and looking back, not the best protocols for an endometriosis patient. At this time, we asked Dr. Duffy if we should try the ReceptivaDX biopsy to rule out endometriosis. Having no closure from our 3 previous losses, we were willing to try any test possible for an answer. Dr. Duffy did not think we needed to do the test and did not think that was the cause of my issues. He kept circling back to an egg quality issue. Therefore, he felt moving to donor eggs would be the next best protocol. This was a heavy pill to swallow. I am only 31 years old and have normal AMH, FSH, estrogen, progesterone, and every other level. The Recurrent Loss Panel also showed no discrepancies in my bloodwork. However, with the idea of a baby in mind, we proceeded with the donor egg route. We moved on to transfer the two blastocysts created with donor eggs. Once again, we remained positive and hopeful. Dr. Duffy completed the transfer and one week later I had a positive at home pregnancy test. We were very excited and did not take another test until beta day. However, my beta had dropped to show a chemical pregnancy. We did not understand why my body rejected these two embryos. Dr. Duffy even had me on the antihistamine protocol for this transfer with a series of blood thinner shots, antihistamine medication, estrogen and an increased dose of progesterone. We went back to the drawing board and had our re-consult with Dr. Duffy (again). Now, he wanted to perform the ReceptivaDX biopsy and thought I may actually have endometriosis. From the literature in the brochure and on the ReceptivaDX website, it sounded like I would fit the bill. I was unexplained and had a history of 4 miscarriages now within a 2 year span. This is not a normal diagnosis for a 31 year old healthy female. I was a bit frustrated, as I had requested to do the biopsy before diving into donor eggs and was told it was not necessary. We were glad to see Dr. Duffy had warmed to the idea though. We proceeded with the biopsy in November. Three days later my results came back and much to Dr. Duffy's surprise, I had a level of 3.6, indicating that endometriosis was most likely present in my body. Dr. Duffy was shocked and I believe some of his staff were also surprised. We immediately moved to discuss laproscopic surgery to remove the endometriosis. Dr. Duffy explained he would not know what stage it was until he went in for surgery. The lupron depot protocol was not necessary, as we had no embryos left to transfer. I also was very ready to get to the root of the problem and remove it. I was ready to fight whatever was standing in the way of us and our long-awaited baby. Dr. Duffy performed the surgery on December 12th and diagnosed me as stage 2 endometriosis. The photos were appalling. We cannot believe how long I went undiagnosed. We are happy to have removed it by a talented doctor such as Dr. Duffy but we are also frustrated that it took so long to get here and that we lost so much in the process.

Dr. Duffy frequently runs behind for appointments. Better time management overall is needed in his office. Be your own advocate, because sometimes the doctors are not aggressive enough in treatment protocols.

For the first round, we used birth control followed by gonal f and menopur with our stims cycle. Dr. Duffy had us add in human growth hormone to help with egg quality. After the miscarriage, we tried a lupron-flare round (which did not end up producing any normal embryos) followed by a mini-ivf (which produced 2 eggs and 0 embryos).

Since we have been with dr. Duffy, our insurance coverage has kicked in and has substantially helped with costs.

I never met Dr. Winslow. I only talked to him on the phone. He was supposed to be my doctor and did all of the perscrbing, ect. When we went to Florida I always met with a different doctor. I am not sure what else to say. I never met the man. I only talked to him on the phone one a couple of different occasions.

I am not sure I never met the man. I guess I would ask him up.front if you would ever see him again or if you traveled their if you would have the opportunity to actually meet him in person.

We did two IVF cycles with frozen embryos. The embryos were donor embryos.

About $4,000 for frozen embryo transfer with donor embryos

Both times we transferred 2 embryos. That seemed to be standard procedure with donor embryos.

Dr. Kari seems to care about you and she seems to say all the right things until your next appointment when you realize she says exact same things like a recording machine again. I think she could of adjusted some details after first unsuccessful IUI, but we proceeded right to the second one with the same “program “

Take control in your hands!! You are the owner of your body! If you just need the doc to perform a procedure go there, but if you’re new to the whole thing, I would look for someone else

Dr. Kari treated me as a perfect book patient, who ovulate on day 14. Every single visit she would give me a pregnancy test to pee on just to make sure I’m not pregnant and then charge me like $15 for it. She also did not care much about my schedule

$500 for IUI, $150 copay for every visit, ultrasound 300

Dr. Winslow is obviously smart and trusted in his field. But details were not as readily given and I found myself doing lots of research on my own. I'm a confident, educated person but occasionally found myself feeling apprehensive to ask questions because I felt like a bother. Dr. Winslow seemed to push for IVF immediately and reluctantly did two IUIs at our request. There was preliminary testing for my husband and I, that's it. Only after switching doctors did we get more information into me possibly having PCOS combined with male factor infertility.

The office staff are nice and Dr. Winslow is a no nonsense kind of guy. I love information and being straight to the point, but this is a very personal issue and a little more compassion would have been greatly appreciated.

We were told IVF immediately but did 2 rounds of IUI. I was put on Femara prior to each insemination. Both were unsuccessful.

We spent approximately $1k per IUI procedure.

He is very knowledgeable but majority of the time he seemed scattered and unprepared. After a failed egg retrieval, he was unable to discuss the results effectively with us since he did not review the notes.

He is nice and knowledgeable but you need to be on top of things.

I was placed on a lupron flare protocol with human growth hormone to give me the best chances. Ultrasounds looked good up until egg retrieval, which resulted in less eggs than expected. Unfortunately the eggs were of poor quality and did not form any viable embryos.

There was always a wait at the South office as opposed to the Downtown office.

No insurance coverage.

They prefer to transfer 1-2 embryos.

Dr. WINSLOW is a very terse communicator. He has a lot of knowledge and his years of practice seem to be a draw to him, but he always seems in a rush. I chose to see him because within FIRM he was at least always on time and I had to go to my appointments while working.

He is quick, but only go to him if you are experienced and know what you need to know. He doesn't spend a lot of time explaining anything.