Georgia Center for Reproductive Medicine

I know that the success rate for doctor Blohm is very high, so I don't regret my choice. He explained all the procedures and was very professional during treatment, retrieval and transfer. Both IVFs were successful but the pregnancies were not. What I wish was doctor Blohm to take into consideration my first miscarriage at 10 weeks and monitor me closely after the second transfer, which resulted in a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks again. Maybe change the treatment plan and the POI. We will discuss that further as I had not have the follow up consultation yet after the 2nd miscarriage.

Trust his knowledge and experience.

June Retrieval - start date 05/31/2019 - retrieval date 06/9/2019 I started with Lupron 5units in the morning Gonal F - 350 at night for 2 days and then 375 for 4 days Menopur - 1 vial - 5 days November Retrieval - start date 11/08 - retrieval date 11/17 same as above but 375 Gonal F and then changed to 450 for the last 3 days and no Menopur for last 3 days of the treatment cycle.

I had a fertility insurance trough my employer - $20,000 lifetime maximum. It is a high deductible plan so I had to pay $6500, before the plans start to cover the treatments, after that I have not paid for anything. The deductible of $6500 that I paid covered the medications. I have around $2000 left for a fertility treatment, so for the two IVFs the plan paid $18,000.00.

Doctor Blohm likes to transfer 2 embryos each time but you have the final decision.

Many women do not like Dr. Blohm because he is very blunt and to the point. However, I greatly appreciated this about him. Also, you don't see a PA or a NP whenever you go...you see Dr. Blohm every single visit, which is unheard of. Dr. Blohm is extremely knowledgeable and has been in practice for many years and has seen it all. He doesn't give you false hope. I have had a successful pregnancy and a perfect little girl from my first transfer, and a miscarriage with my second transfer. When he delivered the news to me that I had miscarried, I could see the compassion in his face and I knew it was just as hard for him to tell me as it was for me to hear it. I have zero negative things to say about him. Even if I did not get pregnant either time, I would still know that I was at the right clinic with the right physician.

Understand that even though he is blunt and to the point, he does care and he is compassionate. He has a different way of showing it. He doesn't give false hope, so you may not get the "positive" doctor you are looking for. He is a realist. He sees every patient at every visit, so he is very busy and on a time schedule, but he is very thorough.

I used follistim, lupron, and progesterone in oil during my first cycle. During the FET, I was on 4 estradiol 0.1 mg patches every other day and 1.25 ml of progesterone in oil daily.

He transfers 2 embryos.

Dr Blohm is a very honest doctor. While he does not sugar coat anything, I appreciate his honest opinion. He is always very professional and prompt. He always showed sympathy during our times of loss or failed treatment, but then prepared us for the next course of action.

Go to him for his professional opinion and abundance of knowledge, not expecting him to sugarcoat things for you.

I did follistim injections everyday for about two weeks, monitoring my follicles via ultrasound every 2-3 days. Once they reached 18+ I took pregnyl trigger shot to release them. I then went to the office for IUI two days in a row. I then took a booster pregnyl shot a week later. Then waited another week to test. We did this procedure three times. First one resulted in a chemical pregnancy and I had to get a methotrexate shot to cause a miscarriage because I didn’t miscarry on my own. The second round resulted in a ectopic pregnancy which had to be removed with surgery, but he was able to save my tube. The third round failed completely. I had too many follicles this round and had to have some of them aspirated, yet it still did not work. Between rounds 2 and 3 I had and HSG which showed both of my tubes were clear. We are now encouraged to do ivf but can not afford it.

(All prices are round about estimates). Each ultrasound was $125. Lab work was $75. Medications for each iui were $1500. Dr Blohm tried to work with us and performed all surgeries at the hospital I work at instead of the one his office is at to help with cost.

Everyone in the clinic is great and caring. They do not take on more patients than they can handle at a time and truly care about the questions that you ask. When you call you, a person answers the line automatically. There is not automated system that you have to be annoyed with which speaks volumes in my back.

He is blunt, but he has great outcomes. Be fully prepared when you go to a consultation with him (take charts, Semen Analysis) know when the last day of your period of was, and how long your cycle is. These are things that will help your consultation run smoothly.

Started with one IUI due to Male Factor Infertility, (I also have some insulin resistance which I am on Metformin for). I took 50mg of Clomid for days 3-7 of my cycle, I went in for Vaginal Ultra Sounds starting on day 12. I had a total of three scans, and we did the IUI on cycle day 18. The round was unsuccessful and now we have upped my Clomid dosage to 100mg and are repeating the same process.

Dr Blohm is blunt and doesn't sugarcoat anything. He says things that are hard to hear. However there is no doubt that he is an expert at his process and he expects you to follow his directions. He monitors your hormones like a hawk and tweaks your shots as needed. There are no days off for Dr. Blohm and because of that I made it a point to do whatever he told me to do to a T. If he said I need to do a shot at 7pm, I did it at 7pm on the dot... not 7:10, not 6:45. He asks questions and expects answers quickly... Almost like a demanding professor or boss. He doesn't exude compassion but I think deep down he is. He has a dry personality. I did one cycle, barely had any eggs, made two healthy embryos, implanted both and got my beautiful son. One of the last times I went into the office was when I had already learned I was pregnant from blood work but was getting an ultrasound to confirm. When Dr Blohm entered the room, I said "Hi Five! You did it!" And he said... Let's not celebrate yet... A few minutes later my pregnancy was confirmed with a heart beat. And he did high five me as he walked out of the office and also said something to the effect of, "we were very lucky. Our odds weren't good." It was all matter of fact and that's how it was throughout the process. I will never forget Dr Blohm and am so thankful for him. He changed the course of my life in the most profound way when he gave me the chance of being a mother.

Listen to the facts he's providing. It's just science and statistics. What he's saying is not meant to offend you. He is there to help you reach your goal of being pregnant.

This is from 2018 pricing. If I recall correctly it was around 7500 for one ivf cycle including all meds and treatments. Also included 700 cryo in that price. I would up getting that refunded bc I had no embryos to freeze but I also had to pay for ICSI before embryo transfer which I believe was another cost around 1000 but not certain. I paid for some other labs. My insurance didn't cover fertility so everything was out of pocket. I also did IUI right before IVF but don't recall pricing.

He normally implants 2 unless you specifically ask to do 1 transfer.

Dr. Blohm has thus far provided a wonderful experience throughout our IVF journey. I came into him in November 2017 desperate to create a family with my husband. Both being service members and having had recently returned from Iraq we were eager to get started. Dr. Blohm took the time to go over my medical history with fertility, I had undergone an HSG, blood work and an ultrasound at my local military hospital. I let him know up front I was diagnosed with a bicornurate uterus and explained to him that I have an issue with reacurring miscarriages, without skipping a beat he didn’t even looks at the information I brought from previous doctors and said they are wrong and took me right off to get an ultrasound. Sure enough all these years I have had a full septate uterus and septate cervix. I have had multiple abdominal surgeries and none of them could diagnose me properly, it took him just listening to me to figure out my issue. I also explained I have extreme menstrual pain and previous surgeons noted that I have scar tissue fusing my organs together. He was disgusted that any doctor would leave me this way and not repair me. We got word that we were yet again deploying and we let him know so that he could be informed of our time crunch, he had me in surgery 2 days later, fit me in with an already full day of surgery for him just so I could be taken care of promptly given our situation without skipping a beat. He performed a hysteroscopy to remove the septate and did and endoscopy to check on everything out he feared others may have missed. At my post operative appointment he showed me images of the removed septate and then all my questions of my bodily pain had been answered, I was suffering from stage 3 endodemetriosis, I had pelvic adhesive disease caused by it and a polyp. He removed all of it in exception of the endodemetriosis that encompasses 40% of my ovaries because we plan on using my eggs when we make it to transfer. He always wait two full menstual cycles between these surgeries and IVF start date we would have began in February but when we went back for an HSG in January he found a tiny nun of septum left and recommended he remove it. But ultimately he left all these decisions to us, which I loved that he was always very honest about his opinion and why he would do something a certain way but ultimately give us the end decision making. I just received my new batch of injectibles for our upcoming IVF cycle, we start injections in April and we are thrilled. I will be moving out of state after this pregnancy and when we decide to have another I will travel states just to continue care with Dr. Blohm. I have never met another doctor who cared for his patients success and happiness then him.

One piece of advice I would give someone is take his advice and be open minded he is an extremely intelligent man and he is very blunt about the facts but know that he is an excellent doctor and will take care of you.

Due to our surgical setbacks I will just be starting this round of injectibles next month. However my clinic was kind enough to order our meds early and through a different pharmacy then they usually use to try and see if they can get the price for their military clientele down. I will be using what they referred to as the long Lupron protocol. I will be using BCP which I start this morning, a 2 week Lupron kit, doxycycline, progesterone in oil, HCG trigger, menopur 10 vials and gonal F 5 vials. He expects to see good results with me as he estimated that my egg reserve was well stocked.

Dr blohm for our procedure costs include $7500 for the overall process, includes labs, ultrasound, retrieval, transfer. Since we need ICSI it’s an additional $1000. He intimates his patients for $3500 in meds however with their efforts they found me a pharmacy that got my meds down to $2075. They will help save you money the best they can. Once you are on the IVF schedule you must pay a $1000 deposit. They give you a cost sheet which breaks everything down when you schedule IVF.

Given my age, physique and that we are using ICSI my doctor recommended we transfer one embryo however he will allow us to elect for 2 embryos and is informative of the risks of a multiples pregnancy. They base these suggestions of the person themselves, the egg quality and using ICSI or not and age of the women. They do not transfer more then two as they are not a clinic that will create the next octomom itentinally. He is known in the online IVF chat world as the twin maker.

Dr.Blohm was referred to me as rough around the edges. As a health care worker myself I nor my husband ever felt this way. Dr.Blohm was very informative, answered any and all questions we may have had, and was not a what I like to call dilly dally around kind of doctor, and I love that

To be open, upfront, and honest. And to trust the process

Our first round of ivf we did a ease into the doses of injectables. And we unfortunately did not have a successful pregnancy. Dr.Blohm was persistent, compassionate, and extremely understanding when we had to appease our insurance company and try someone else before they would pay for another visit with him.

Our insurance company only paid for our consultation, office visits, initsl lab work, and ultrasounds. Anything else was solely out of pocket expenses paid by us

He kept telling me "you were dealt a bad hand of cards " at every visit. It was frustrating because I know my problem, I need him to help me fix it or give me an answer in a compassionate way to help me. I was unhappy with his annoyed bedside manner and his gruffness. I did nothing wrong. I felt as though I was in the military, with his direct dry answers. I not in the military and I felt like a new recruit. I am woman who has a medical condition and I expect a level of concern and comfort for my well-being. After the failure of our IVF process, he came to deliver the news while I was lying on the bed, by myself. My husband was in the waiting area and he gave me the news still recovering. I felt like I was rushed and he should have been more compassionte in his delivery. I'm a big girl and can take almost anything, but to tell me my eggs are poor and there's probably no chance I'll ever get pregnant was hard. The experience with him was quite gruelling. I will not going back to him even though he supposedly is the best here in Savannah. Not again!

Be prepared to have a thick skin.

He had given me quite the dose of drugs. Follostim each day Menopur that started after the follicles were stimulated Ganarellix Progesterone injections Doxycycline - which made me sick and he told that was normal and to keep taking it... I felt as though I was having an allergic reaction. When I asked for pain meds, because I had just had surgery, he made it sound like I shouldn't be in pain and I was just asking for drugs. I didn't ask him for a narcotic, he just assumed I wanted one. I wanted the pain to go away. I was in pain, I wanted him to tell me what to do.

I don't remember. My insurance covered the IVF-about half of the expenses. I know the meds were expensive.

I am a huge fan of Dr. Blohm. Yes, he is blunt, and no he doesn't explain every single little detail, but I wasn't looking for a friend. I was looking for the best doctor, and that's what I found in Dr. Blohm. He is super dedicated to his job. He works 7 days a week and only takes a few days a year off. He is very knowledgeable on all aspects of infertility. While a lot of people don't think he is compassionate, I completely disagree. He just has a different way of showing it than most people. While my first IVF cycle did work, I would have said all of these things about him even if it had failed because I know he did everything he could to ensure it was successful. I can't say enough great things about him to be honest.

Be aware that he does talk fast and he is on a time schedule. He sees all of his patient's himself...no PA's or NP's here, which is another thing I loved. He is pretty blunt, but I appreciated that. I was prepared for the worst, and hoped for the best.

He strongly believes in transferring two embryos.

As a doctor of knowledge he is the doctor to go to, for a doctor of compassionate and bed side manner it’s definitely not Dr Blohm. His nurses are very nice but the front desk makes you feel bad for calling about anything. The more I seen Dr Blohm the more I liked him but it takes a few visits to get his sense of humor. I never was told about how many follicles or such during ultrasounds, never knew what was going on just what dose of medicine to take every night.

Don’t take his personality to heart and ask many questions

We done super ovaulation with follstim injections. We performed two IUIs during my cycle that resulted in a negative pregnancy test. He then wanted to move on to IVF

For IUI with injections it was 3,000 plus consult fee

Dr. Blohm has had success with my friends, but we did not. I didn't even see him on my egg retrieval day but he must have seen me! We ended up with a second trimester loss. I went for reconsult and he didn't even seem to care.

Don't expect any bedside manner. Expect tough love. At age 33, he told me my eggs were getting old, even though we were male factor. Prepare your heart to take a beating from his abruptness. Some of my friends like his frankness. I don't think it was for me.

We use lupron and hcg trigger. Normal protocol. I produced 23 embryos and 6 blasts. But no blasts made a baby. Very sad. His strategies seem very textbook. I don't think he's very outside of the box.

$11,000 for IVF plus drugs $1800 FET

He's against eSET. I fought for two eSET and he mocked me both times. Told me I would have already had a baby had I listened to him. I was under 35, with one successful eSET already.

Dr Blohm does not have a great bedside manner. He talks fast and often “above” me and he is very candid. However, he wants success for his patients and is dedicated to his job. He had the greatest compassion for me when I experienced a death of a close family member and then a miscarriage. He didn’t give up on me.

Do not get bogged down in his bedside manner or what you read on the Internet. He will be truthful with you and absolutely knows what he is doing. Who cares if he isn’t Mr Nice Guy. He is real. He is intelligent. And he cares that you get pregnant!

Shots to make follicles grow? A shot to make me ovulate. Don’t remember drug names.

About 3800 for a complete IUI procedure which included medicines. This did not include preliminary such as sperm testing and a laporoscopic surgery to look at my anatomy

my experience with Dr. Blohm was awesome. I need to know exactly why I wasn't getting pregnant and he explained why and what could be done to conceive. He did an ultrasound and found out i have fibroids and also found out i had damage to my tube. Which i had no clue

If you're feeling are sensitive seek someone else because he is very blunt. But truthful

I was told I would not get pregnant without invitro because of my damaged tubes. I would need to raise 11,000 dollars in order to conceive

I don't remember the exact amount because I had insurance. But I remember being charged an additional allowable charge that I contested through my insurance company

he said we would use 2 to 3 embryos

A weakness of his would be his bedside manner. He isn’t for everyone. I enjoyed him and hugged him a few times. One time he said, “you better quit hugging me because you’re ruining my horrible reputation.” He is very straight forward. He will tell you if he isn’t going to do something. He will tell you why he does things the way he does.

Wake up early. He gets things done in the morning. Ask more questions. He will answer them. You see him every single visit which is rare and amazing. I miss that.

My last cycle had me seeing him every 2 days for an ultrasound on a full injection cycle.

My insurance covered the costs.

Strengths: he knows what he's doing. He's aggressive with treatment. He doesn't sugarcoat. Weaknesses: very blunt, can come off as cold or uncaring. Very rigid in his treatment plans. Has a lot of patients so tends to run fast. You have to make sure to ask specific questions

He is blunt but look past that. He isn't rude, just a scientist. He is good at what he does and he's a perfectionist. In the end, his success rates prove he knows what he's doing. I go to him to get results, not have some dr sugarcoat everything

Three rounds of follistim with timed intercourse. 1st round I ovulated too early so he added Lupron to prevent that. Ovulated when supposed to 2 & 3 round but no pregnancy. I have pcos but no structural issues. Due to age 34 and long history of infertility, he moved us on to IVF which we start August 30th

Everything covered by tricare except IVF He gives a military discount so we are expecting 11-12k for IVF

When I first met Dr. Blohm, he was very blunt and direct. He explained my options and chances at getting pregnant. It was a very difficult time for my husband and I, I was also very emotional. During the course of my treatment, I felt very comfortable with Dr. Blohm and appreciated his honesty. When I loss my children, he was very compassionate.

When you first meet Dr. Blohm keep in mind he's honest and direct. Don't let this stray you away. He's an awesome doctor.

Dr. Blohm reviewed by diagnosis of PCOS and used a targeted plan for me. He wanted to ensure I did not develop Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Both of my IVF cycles resulted in postive pregnancies.

About $7,000

During my first IVF Cycle Dr. Blohm did a multiple embryo transfer. This resulted in twin pregnancy and miscarriage. During my second cycle he advised on a single embryo transfer.

Dr Blohm is very honest and straight forward. He doesn't sugarcoat things. He may not have the best bedside manner but I always knew what to expect and he kept me well informed of everything.

If you need someone to hold your hand and to tell you that everything will work out, Dr Blohm is not the doctor for you. However, if you want someone who is knowledgeable and will tell you the truth, he is the best.

I had a low ovarian reserve, so IUI with fertility medication was the best option for me, especially considering my age and the fact I was using donor sperm. We started on low dosages the first month but they were adjusted for the second month since the first attempt wasn't successful.

Doctors visits, medications and donor sperm cost me approximately $4000 per month.

He is very straightforward and to the point. He does not sugar coat anything. But his success rates are high and that is more important. He isn't there to hold your hand but he does come up with a plan and a backup plan that suits you.

Dont expect hand holding. He is very blunt.

I dont understand this question....

Medicated cycles like with Clomid were around 700.00 each. Injections and IUI cycles are around 2500.00 each.

Dr Blohm was straight to the point and very knowledgeable about the entire process. Dr Blohm made me feel comfortable and in good hands. He explained the entire process to me and my spouse and gave me plenty of time to ask questions. He was very good about keeping me updated on my eggs after retrival each day.

Dr Blohm is blunt but, go into it knowing he is good at what he does but, he isn’t god. He does the science and sadly it may or may not work.

I spent close to 6.,000 in medicine and about 25,00p to him directly

Dr Blohm is an amazing physician who truly wants the best, safest outcome for his patients. You can see the wheels turning when he is trying to figure out the best approach to take. He is truly brilliant and has a wonderful staff.

You will not be treated as a number. He has a very dry, witty sense of humor.

I really don’t remember

I don’t remember the specific costs but paid for meds separately.

He is incredibly knowledgeable, I can't stress that enough and I appreciated that his wisdom was conveyed to us in our consultation- he did not hesitate to explain everything to us in detail. We felt like we were talking to a friend.

Trust him, ask questions, and believe in your ability to do anything you set your mind to.

We have only have diagnostics and consultation.

Dr. Blohm personally assisted the finance department in reviewing my insurance coverage to make sure we were doing everything we could to get our procedures covered or to get what we needed at a reduced cost.

I do not know this.

Dr. Blohm is compassionate and he listens to his Patients. He doesn't sugar-coat things and that's a plus in my book. He took the time to be sure I understood where we were in my treatment and what the next steps would be. I wish I had met him 5 years ago.

Know that if he can't help you, then he will definitely let you know. Be ready and honest with him and yourself. Going through fertility treatment is often rough and you will have to be committed and ready.

I was initially started on clomid and since my body wasn't reacting to the clomid, I was started on follistim injections for about 2 weeks to produce eggs and stimulate ovulation. The injections worked and I was seen every 3 days for ultrasounds. After I reached 18-21, I was told when to administer my trigger shot of ovidrel and that in turn allowed me to be ready for artificial insemination the next day. I ovulated the next day; however, as of right now, I am not expecting but we're still going to continue treatment.

Out of pocket costs were roughly $6200. That's my treatment, ultrasounds, and all medications.

Very helpful, not only her but the whole staff. If anything I need to know I can call or email and i get a response right away. She cares about her patients. Every visit that I have went to I’ve been very satisfied with the services provided to me. She also reach out to see how is everything going. She is very respectful to her patients and employees. My OB/GYN actually referred me to Dr. Singleton and it was the best decision I have made because I was looking at another Dr. but I was reading some bad reviews but at the time I didn’t care if they were good or bad until I called my Dr. to ask of a great fertility Dr.

You are in good hands!

I haven’t had any cycles started yet, I waiting to try and get approved for a grant so that I can get help to fund the IVF procedure.

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