Island Fertility

Dr. Stelling is extremely knowledgable and very patient. He has no problem answering as many questions as you have and explains things thoroughly. He does not have a big ego and therefore has no problem with you questioning your treatment plan. If I had any urgent needs he would always respond quickly to me via phone call or email. Throughout my process he has always been kind, reassuring, positive and empathetic.

Feel free to ask as many questions as you want and ask him to explain further if you need.

I used Menopur 75 & Gonal 200 for retrieval. We also used ICSI due to severe male factor.

All monitoring appointments were typically in the early morning-early afternoon

Our insurance covered most of the expenses. I had copays for every visit and the medications. Also paid out of pocket for PGT testing which was around $5,000.

Dr. Stelling encourages younger patients with no history of re-occuring loss to do single embryo transfers which is what I did. He explained it is recommended for the the health and safety of mom and baby. He does multiple embryo transfers based on specific medical criteria/age.

We had our consultation with Dr. Stelling via telemedicine, as it was in the middle of the early pandemic. He spent 50+ minutes with me and my husband that day and when the call ended my husband the skeptic said "he's our guy!" I felt that way after each visit. Through the ups and the downs of the process, Dr. Stelling managed by medical care as well as my expectations and fears. He might talk faster than any doctor I've had before, but was always willing to slow down and explain again if asked. Our numbers didn't look great on paper and we knew from the start what we might be facing, but things worked out faster and better than expected. After one round of IVF I'm currently 15 weeks with a healthy baby boy. Incredibly grateful to Dr. Stelling for making this dream a reality for us.

Don't hesitate to ask him to repeat himself, he doesn't ever seem to mind. It's more important to understand.

OCP, Menopur 150 and Gonal 300 6 days, add Cetrotide 5 days, just Cetrotide last day, then HCG if I remember correctly.

Once our out of pocket max was met, there was little cost associated with treatment aside from egg freezing and storage.

Dr Trivax is an extremely knowledgeable, compassionate doctor . He made me feel comfortable with every decision my husband and I had to make . If it was not for him , I would have given up a long time ago . He explains every procedure in depth , makes you feel calm & confident about upcoming surgeries/procedures . I have referred two friends to him , both felt the same way and wound up pregnant . If I had insurance coverage I would love to remain his patient .

You will never go any where else once you get to know Dr Trivax . Request him for all monitoring appointments .

My first IVF that I did with another clinic was a fail . Being that I have a low AMH , they surpressed my ovaries so much I had no follicles . When I started my first IVF with Dr Trivax , I voiced my concern about my previous cycle so we tried the “ antagonist approach . I was on Femara 2 pills per day , 225 units of Follistim , 150 units of Menopur , and after 7 days we added two doses of ganarellix twice a day until retrieval , and also an HCG trigger shot . This cycle was succesful with 6 mature eggs retrieved , 4 fertilized , 3 made it to day 5 . I transferred one AA Embryo 5 days after retrieval , I was successful and stayed pregnant until 10 weeks , unfortunately I had a missed miscarriage due to a chromosomal abnormality . Due to insurance coverage and my age we did not to PGS . For my IUIs we also tried injectable meds , either gonal f or follistim in conjunction with Femara . I had 4-6 follicles each IUI but no pregnancy .

I was always able to schedule my monitoring appointments to coordinate with my work schedule . Usually they liked blood and sono done before 10am so it could be sent out for results later in the afternoon. I never EVER had a scheduling conflict and was always accommodated .

I am a self pay patient . My monitoring was billed through insurance , My total cost for IVF not including meds was $10,000 . This included , retrieval anesthesia , transfer . My medications were donated to me by former IVF patients who didn’t need them anymore .

Dr Trivax was very open to transferring two embryos . Especially in my case where we just wanted one to be a healthy pregnancy .

She explained our course of treatment well. As a nurse I know and understand the medical aspect. She took the time to thoroughly make sure my husband understood what was going on too. With a hiccup regarding testing that requires surgery now, even though I was ready to do IUI this month, she has answered every concern and weighed every option with us. She made it clear that she wants us to get pregnant just as much as we want it. Not just another doctor pushing pills and treatments “hoping” for the best.

She listens so don’t be afraid to talk things aloud with her and ask all the questions no matter how small or stupid you think they are.

No results yet

Just copays so far and medicine expenses

No experience

Kind, compassionate, sense of humor, attentive, skilled, and motivated to help. As a patient, we were treated like gold. Honestly, I have no complaints about this man, nor suggestions for better care. He really walked us through everything perfectly AND helped us achieve all we wanted.

Be up front with what you want. He is very direct, open, and easy to talk to.

Egg Retrieval and IVF. As well as Fibroid removal.

Unfortunately the costs were high because our insurance did not cover fertility treatment.

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he was great. all around he cared he was very knowledgeable. i learned a lot from him. he loves what he does. i didn't use him for my over all treatment because of the cost of his clinic. money was the only issue i had.

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ivf was recommended with frozen embryo transfer and PGt testing was highly advise to hopefully prevent future miscarriage's.

25,000 dollars

he was very against transferring more than one embryo