Northwest Fertility Center

He is a really caring kind doctor he doesn’t sugar coat the situation . He is always available even after hours . I tried another doctor who was crass and. Cold . Dr Stoelk wants the best results . He told me what I need To do which is an egg donor . I can’t afford this at the moment with my salary . I am trying my best to save up. I feel he tries to give me the best results for my fertility situation.

I would say ask for clarity . If your unsure voice your opinion . I asked a lot of questions and he always tries to explain everything in detail he is available and a human. He isn’t clinical in the way some doctors are . He truly strives for the best outcome.

He describing in detail how my treatment plan would go each session. He laid our plan of action on how many treatment we would try before getting a donor egg and he was always honest about the percentages of success . He would also call in the evening once my results are in to give me A Plan for my shots for the week . He was very quick and active with responses for my treatment plan.

It was mostly covered by insurance for some of the treatment . They were honest about out of pocket and didn’t hide what wasn’t covered.

There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me. Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran. I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him. I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive. He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us. He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound. I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion. I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned. I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis. Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him. After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies. Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him. I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him. I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes. I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic. I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.

There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me. Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran. I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him. I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive. He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us. He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound. I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion. I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned. I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis. Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him. After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies. Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him. I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him. I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes. I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic. I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.

There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me. Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran. I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him. I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive. He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us. He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound. I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion. I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned. I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis. Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him. After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies. Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him. I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him. I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes. I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic. I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.

We spent close to $20,000

Dr. Stoelk was the seventh health care professional and fourth doctor I went to see. He was the FIRST one to actually examine me and he immediately guessed at the problem and as things turned out, he was RIGHT! I had surgery with him to resolve some issues and with a bit more help, we conceived on our first cycle post surgery! Dr. Stoelk is kind, empathetic, compassionate and so knowledgeable. I trust him 100%. He truly cares about YOU, not about his bottom line. I cannot recommend him enough! We just welcomed our perfect baby in April. Thank you Dr. Stoelk!

This guy gets it right pretty much the first time. Trust him. I was taking letrozole to help me ovulate and the dose didn't work. He told me I could take it again on the same cycle and I was flabbergasted and did not think that was even possible. He told me what day to come back for an ultrasound to check. Lo and behold, not only did it work perfectly, but the timing of my appointment was the day of ovulation. I was amazed. He has such a deep understanding of fertility.

My surgery was pricey. Around $5,000 after insurance because he wasn't in my network. IUI and ultrasounds totaled around $1,000.

Weaknesses - he didn’t run a panel of tests to determine diagnosis and what reason for infertility; he was very blunt which was hard to hear at the time but I appreciated the honesty Strengths - he didn’t run a panel of tests, it saved us money and wasn’t necessary; he listed to my symptoms and treated based on that; he did follow up calls after a failed transfer to ensure I was doing okay, he donated meds when we couldn’t afford anymore, he stayed at his clinic during a snow storm to ensure he didn’t miss any transfers the next day, he prayed with us before transfers, he truly cares about his patients.

He has been a RE for over 30 years. He know the research and all of the latest advancements in medicine. Since he has been practicing for so long, he knows what works and doesn’t work. He will run tests for you, if requested, but doesn’t just run tests to run them. He listens to your symptoms and concerns and treats based on that. He is a fantastic doctor and even though it took us almost a year to get pregnant at his clinic, we would go see him again. He is very affordable compared to other local clinics such as OHSU and works with you to create a plan that is affordable for your family. He’s amazing.

I cannot say enough great things about my doctor. He’s very professional and knowledgeable, always available to answer any questions. Dr. Stoelk has been by our side since 2007 and shared in our many heartaches. He never gives up. His bedside manner is one of a kind!

Don’t hesitate to ask questions.

I believe our IVF cycle was approximately $11,000. I do not recall costs associated with the other treatments.