Allison Rodgers

Dr. Rodgers is compassionate, and focused. She tailors each treatment protocol based on the individual she is treating, and is first and foremost concerned with the wellbeing of her patients, both physically and mentally. She has acted as both doctor and therapist during our experience, and never rushes her appointments no matter how busy she is. She is honest, yet optimistic, which is critical for me as I tend to expect the worst. I wish I had found her sooner. She is a true blessing. I know that if we do not have a child out of this, Dr. Rodgers has truely given it everything she’s got.

Don’t hesitate. Go see her now. She will change your life!

Dr. Rodgers experienced infertility first hand, and underwent IVF to have her daughter. I can see the pain in her eyes when I discuss my struggle thus far. After my egg retrieval, I experienced OHSS and Dr. Rodgers personally called to check on me. Upon arriving to my post retrieval consultation, she hugged my husband and I and took time to discuss our results, the next step, and any concerns we may have.

I have a high ovarian reserve and my husbands sperm quality is wonderful. I just have severely blocked tubes which couldn’t be fixed via surgery. She began my dosage very low to try to prevent OHSS. I was on 75 unita of Menopur and 100 units of Gonal-F to start treatment. We slowly increased my dosage until my ovaries responded correctly. At retrevial we got 27 eggs, fertilized 20 with conventional insemination, and got 14 total embryos (8 1aa, 2 1ab, and 4 1bb). I ended up with OHSS so we had to put off transfer to be safe. We never expected this outcome.

Every question, every need, every concern my husband or I had was met with enthusiasm and urgency.

The whole system utilized the same nursing staff seamlessly between each of the different locations. No matter which location we were to visit, the staff was completely up to date with our case. My only complaint would be regarding the parking options at the River North location. Street parking was our only option on a few occasions which would leave us walking a couple blocks to get to the clinic. It was well worth it though.

Monitoring appointments were always quick and efficient. I would arrive and be back in my car to leave within 10-15 minutes usually.

Insurance covered some of my expenses, however a retrieval cycle came to around $12,00

Due to my age and quality of embryos, we have decided with Dr. Rodgers advice to transfer 1 embryo for our first transfer.

Dr. Rodgers had to go through fertility treatments herself so she knew what was going through. She was there for me the entire time. Any questions I had she answered, and I had a lot. I went through 7 IVF cycles. I came to Dr Rodger after my 2nd egg retrieval that did not make it to a transfer. I was told I had bad egg quality but we she was going to try her best to help me become a mother. We tried so many different protocols. After every unsuccessful cycle we had a consultation to review my results and how well my body reacted to the meds. Then we came up with a new plan for the next cycle. I loved her hugs and she was so caring. She always gave me the strength to continue to try another cycle. She wanted me to get pregnant just as much as I did. I would recommend her to anyone.

Just be open and honest about your wants and fears. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Dr Rodgers and her team of nurses and colleagues were amazing. They were with me every step of the way. She held my hand the hold time. Every time I saw her she gave me a hug. They were hug that were needed, especially after every unsuccessful cycle. During every consultation she would say to me " let's get you a baby". She gave me courage to not give up when I wasn't sure what to do next.

I had so many different protocols that I can't remember them all. I was on several daily supplements to improve my egg quality plus a prenatal vitamin. My daily injections varied cycle by cycle based on how my body reacted to the previous cycles.

She was so sweet with her southern accent. She was always there for me anytime. Especially when I freaked out about my meds. If she was not available I could always reach her by voicemail or email. If she was not available someone else always was. They have a great team of doctors and nurses. I never felt alone.

They were always so courteous and caring. They always made me feel like they were on my team. I was always able to get an appointment even if I had to go to a different location. They have so many locations.

I always did multiple embryo transfers due to my age and poor egg quality. I was terrified at first because how I going to take care of more multiple children at one time. Then I realized that everything was going to work out the way it was supposed to. I wanted to become a mother and I would accept any little blessing.

Dr. Rodgers was so easy to work with. She is confident and extremely knowledgeable. She is up front and honest about prognosis, while also being caring and compassionate. If you do IUI before moving to IVF, you rarely see Dr. Rodgers because the nursing staff perform the inseminations, but she always calls with pregnancy results and to discuss next steps. Once IVF begins, there is frequent phone calls and appointments with her. I never felt like a number.

I think you can trust Dr. Rodgers. She is knowledgeable and up to date on evidence based research. Don’t be afraid to reach out to her and ask questions because she is very responsive.

Dr. Rodgers always called with any negative pregnancy test to discuss next steps. She was very easy to reach by email and would call to discuss questions over the phone if anything needed clarification. She was very compassionate and seemed personally invested in every case.

I started out with three IUI’s with 150mg of Letrazole. None were successful because Dr. Rodgers believes I have endometriosis that might be interfering with the egg being able to travel through my fallopian tubes. She did not want to do injectables with IUI because I have PCOS and would be at risk for producing too many eggs. We moved to IVF after the three failed IUI’s. I was on birth control for three weeks to suppress my ovaries, then was prescribed an antagonist protocol, including approximately 10 days of Gonal-F and Menopur shots. After careful monitoring my Gonal-F was decreased because my ovaries were responding very well to the medication and there was concern for OHSS. My HCG trigger was decreased to 5,000iu instead of 10,000 to prevent OHSS. During retrieval, they were able to get 29 eggs, 21 of which were mature. We were concerned about having leftover embryos so we only fertilized 8 eggs with ICSI, and froze the other 13 eggs. We wound up with 4 beautiful embryos! Three are graded 1AA and the fourth is 1AB. We did a fresh transfer with one of the 1AA embryos and it worked! I am now 16 weeks pregnant. I want to say that with the number of eggs that were retrieved my risk of OHSS was pretty high, but Dr. Rodgers was so careful with my medications and monitored me so closely that I had a picture perfect recovery and was able to do a fresh transfer. Dr. Rodgers educated me really well on the symptoms of OHSS and helpful tips to prevent it. She also called me several times after the retrieval to check on me. I could not have imagined IVF going any better than it did.

Amber is great! She is compassionate and also very good at her job. She always explained things thoroughly and was easy to reach if I ever needed clarification.

I saw Dr. Rodgers at the Highland Park Clinic, but I live in the city so I would go to the Chicago location for most of my monitoring appointments. Dr. Rodgers also typically works one day a week at the Chicago location so she would see me there occasionally when it was convenient as well. Highland Park is much smaller and has a much more personal feel so you feel like less of a number. The staff is very friendly. The Chicago location is convenient and has very flexible hours, but is huge and seems to crank patients in and out. It is a less “cozy” environment. Overall, I wouldn’t say I like one or the other better because I didn’t mind the anonymity of the Chicago location. It just depends on preference.

Luckily in IL it is mandated for insurance companies to cover fertility treatments, though we have a pretty high out of pocket max. Our IUI’s each cost around $500. IVF cost $3,600 after insurance and then an additional $1,200 for embryo freezing because insurance did not cover that. My medications we mostly covered.

Dr. Rodgers recommended a single embryo transfer due to my age and the high quality of our embryos. She said the chance of implantation of one embryo was very high and the goal is to produce one healthy baby. She went over this with us in detail so there were no questions come transfer day.

Dr. Rodgers has a lot of experience treating patients with PCOS and was fully equipped to handle my condition. My treatment plan appeared to take into account the PCOS and she took over my metformin treatment as well. It was a little challenging that she chose not to be the treating doctor for my hypothyroidism. My main Endocrinologist still had to order her own bloodwork and adjust medications. During the IVF cycle, when I was already being poked so many times, it was challenging to then have to be poked again separately for TSH/T4 tests. During consultation visits, Dr. Rodgers makes decisions very quickly. Sometimes I felt like she left me out of the decisions. The decisions were medically sound, but her thought process was not well explained. I was happy that she was the doctor on call for my first egg retrieval. It was comforting to know that she already knew me. I would have liked her to check back on me post-op before I left. She did call me a day later to give results. Her explainations about the eggs/embryos were a little misleading. Her words confused me and concerned me, although when i talked with the Embryologist from her office, they were able to describe things a lot better. Overall, I think Dr. Rodgers is a good doctor and has good follow through with her patients, but could work on improving her communication skills about the treatment.

Dr. Rodgers’ explainations are not the end-all. If you are confused, ask her supportig staff and they will offer more explainations.

I was assigned to a singular nurse (Stephanie) who handled all of my care. I could shoot her an email and she would respond back the same day or the next day. She was intimately involved with my care and did not seem to be constantly referencing records to decide what to do next.

The first cycle included 21 days of Orthocyclen, then baseline ultrasound, then on the first day of my period I started with 2.5 MG Letrozole, 75 IU Menopur, and 225 IU Follistim. At the first ultrasound they upped the dose to 250 IU Follistim. Later it was upped to 300 IU Follistim and added Ganirelix. They explained that the increased Follistim would help the eggs get bigger. Monitoring was every other day at first, and then every day. Monitoring on the weekend is downtown at the River North office (over 1 hour away from the main clinic). 36 hours before the surgery I was instructed to take an IM shot of Pregnyl. After the surgery, they told me that the eggs were “granular” because they had given me too much medication too fast. Basically they told me that the eggs were low quality because I’d been cooked on high. I am about to start the second round and they have adjusted my dosage. This second round I will have 150 IU Menopur and will start at 175 IU Follistim. It is anticipated that the cycle will last slightly longer.

She responded to emails pretty quickly, but often placed the blame on other people for why paperwork was not recorded correctly or why things hadn’t worked out like planned. Additionally I felt like she was relatively judgey of my personal life and made me jump through additional hoops when my personal life did not fit what she anticipated it would be.

I felt like the clinic did not make good effort to get things covered by insuance. My insurance plan was eventually willing to cover everything, but it ended up requiring me to put in my own pre-certification. A boiling point was after I had gotten a denial mid-cycle while my hormones were all crazy where I was basically crying on the phone with the billing department about how they weren’t trying hard enough to get things covered. After I accused them of not trying to get things covered because they would get more money if I paid out of pocket, they transfered me to a supervisor who was miraculously able to call the insurance to get a peer-to-peer scheduled. In terms of the clinical staff, I like the main woman who does the ultrasounds, but her backup is a little clueless. The woman who draws the blood leaves bruises, but the backup persom is very good. The other backups seem to make me anxious. The front desk staff is sort of aloof. The wait time is always 20-30 minutes, even if it’s just a blood draw!! It doesn’t matter if you are early or late, the wait is always there. Don’t get anxious about it, that’s just how it is. Overall, the clinic itself is not my favorite. If I felt like it was possible to switch, I might, but I like the doctor enough that I will stay.

$1700 for the cryopreservation and storage for 1 year. Additional years of storage are $500. Everything else was covered by insurance. Semen analysis (at the beginning) was $100.

My doctor believes that only one embryo can be transfered at a time because it is already a high risk pregnancy. I have done IVF with Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis for my BRCA1 mutation. She considers all PGD or PGS patients high risk and will not implant more than one at a time. Since I have depression, my therapist told me to ask if I could do two at a time (because it is anticipated that I will have post-partum depression), but Dr. Rodgers did not think this was possible.

She has been a great doctor for me. I know she cares and tries her best. We have had many setbacks and she is willing to fight with us. The negatives are FCI does not prescribe HGH. You do have to be very vigilant in getting your concerns and information to everyone you work with.

Make sure you remind her of important details especially during the phone calls.

In the beginning I was more of a number but as time & problems have gone on I feel like I am getting treated more like a human. She does have great bedside manner and really cares for her patients.

First retrieval was an antagonist protocol with 300 Gonal F & 300 Menopur along with Cetrotide. I retrieved 10 eggs, 8 fertilized and all 8 arrested by day 3 so no transfer. My second retrieval I did a lupron protocol with Gonal F & Menopur doses changing almost daily. I retrieved 11 eggs, 6 fertilized, and 1 embryo had to be frozen as my progesterone was too high for a fresh transfer. My third retrieval was lupron, 300 gonal F & 300 Menopur. I had 16 follicles going into retrieval and ended up ovulating during the procedure. 2 follicles were retrieved, 1 fertilized and I don't know yet if it makes it or not to be frozen. We found out during our second & third retrieval due to an ERA that I am pre-receptive by 12 hours so going forward I always have to freeze embryos.

She is good for the most part but I do need to keep on top of details and question potential mistakes at times. I think she care but on an overall basis she seems very overwhelmed and this is getting reflected in the quality and care of her work.

The financial coordinator is very good with communication and responding. The billing department is sloppy and you don't get good statements especially if you have anything prepaid with them. The clinic does not use HGH. Also retrievals at River North you need to stay on top of timing there as you are getting pushed around with many people and your doctor is most likely not there.

I could always get an appointment time that was convenient. Some days you are in and out and others they are backed up.

I am running around $12,000 per retrieval cycle which includes meds, monitoring & retrieval. I do have some insurance but no coverage for meds.

We have not transferred anything yet but we have discussed positives & negatives to both.

As stated previously, she is a miracle. When I walked into her office in April of 2017 I was so nervous. I had no idea what to expect. When I sat with her from the beginning she gave me lots of re-assurance. We went over in great detail mine and my husbands medical history and what our next steps were. Since the very beginning she has never pushed us into doing anything we didn’t want to do and she has always advocated for what we wanted. Almost a year later and I wouldn’t want anyone else as my doctor!

Do your research. Research articles, new things being done, and don’t be afraid to ask questions. No question is stupid and that’s what they are there for. You got this.

Dr Rodgers and her team of nurses are absolutely amazing. Since the very first appointment they have made me feel so at ease. They answer all of my questions, get back to me same day with results, are very friendly and open and answer any stupid question I have. Dr Rodgers and her team of nurses have comforted me and soothed me in some of my darkest times through this process. I am so appreciative of them!

They are just as amazing as Dr Rodgers! They always call me same day with results, or questions that I may have asked. & they are quick to get me anything I need. They have held me and hugged me while I cried, and have been my rock.

They are a great clinic! I really think they need to work on scheduling, and especially with there patients. Sometimes it is really hard for me to schedule early morning appointments with them due to already being booked

Honestly, I couldn’t tell you. When we started with Dr Rodgers we had fertility coverage, so all I had to pay were deductibles.

I am not sure what her approach is.

Dr. Rodgers is very open with her communication. She personally calls to speak with us, even after we have already spoken to our nurse. When we did our egg retrieval, she sounded so excited for us! She always answers any questions that we may have in great detail, and is always so kind.

Trust her! She really knows her stuff!!

Dr. Rodgers and my nurse Amber personally contacted me frequently. They’ve met my first son. I feel like they truly care to help us grow our family, and as Dr. Rodgers has experienced infertility herself, I think it gives her the compassion and understanding that some other doctors may not necessarily have.

For fresh transfer we used agonist protocol. Can’t remember all of he drugs used that cycle, but I remember crinone, estrace, lupron, menupur. For our frozen cycle for baby number two, we are using lupron acetate, baby aspirin, minivelle, and progesterone in oil, and crinone if needed-as well as estrace as needed. I have PCOS, and my husband has low morphology, so we used ICSI. Our first fresh cycle resulted in our beautiful baby boy with one embryo transferred. We are in the middle of our frozen transfer now for baby number 2.

Very friendly, prompt, and easy to communicate with. We love that we can email and receive quick replys. Amber is amazing!

Organized, kind, patient, and even the receptionists get to know you by name. Everyone is so friendly and it makes the entire process less scary! There is even a financial advisor who helps you set up plans if you need to, so you can afford your treatment if insurance doesn’t help much.

Very well oiled machine!!!! That’s for sure. I loved that I could schedule my appointments early in the morning. That way I would not have to keep leaving work for monitoring appointments. I was always in and out within 25 minutes of arriving.

With my insurance, embryo freezing, and spleen freezing, I think we paid a total of $5000 after insurance. We pay $500 annually for the frozen embryos and $500 for the frozen sperm.

Dr. Rodgers always asks what we are comfortable with, but always reminds us that the human body is made to safely carry one baby at a time

When I was called with bad resluts. I would ask questions, but get answers like ‘I don’t know’. She would then tell me to come in for a consultation and talk , but she wasn’t ready to give me answers over the phone. Always ending the coversation with ‘we are here for you, let us know if you need anything’. When l had just asked for help, and got an ‘i don’t know’ response.

Maybe your experience will be better with her as your IVF doctor. But having her as my IUI doctor I did not feel she was paying attention to my case at all

When I was called with bad resluts. I would ask questions, but get answers like ‘I don’t know’. She would then tell me to come in for a consultation and talk , but she wasn’t ready to give me answers over the phone. Always ending the coversation with ‘we are here for you, let us know if you need anything’. When l had just asked for help, and got an ‘i don’t know’ response.

I went through cycle with Clomid & IUI, And 2 rounds of Letrozole & timed intercourse. With each medication I would have follicles, but never a positive pregnancy.

Stephanie was also programmed to say ‘we are here for you’.

I has asked for an estimate on IUI cycle because my insurance would not pay for it. I was given the wrong estimate of $200-$300. I then received bills of $1000s. The office would then only call me to confirm my appointment when they wanted more $$. I explained to them I was wrongfully estimated, they continued to push and threaten to cancel my cycle. All the while saying ‘we are here for you’

Dr. Rodgers seems to know what she is talking about. She is very thorough when going over all the options. She is optimistic yet provides realistic expectations. She is very compassionate and seems to truly care about her patients. It would be nice to have a little more contact with her throughout the cycle, but the care from the nurse and clinic is top notch.

She is friendly and relatable.

Dr Rodgers is fabulous. She personally calls me during the treatment and meets with me to go through next steps. She listens to me and really tailors the treatment to me specifically.

Cycle 1 we used letrozole, trigger shot and iui- this resulted in one mature follicle but ended in chemical pregnancy. Added estrogen part way through cycle and progesterone day 21. Cycle 2 letrozole trigger shot and iui. Began estrogen and progesterone earlier. Lining was thin so upped the dose of progesterone and estrogen. Ended in a negative. Cycle 3- getting ready to start this cycle. Letrozole with added metformin, and Gonal-f.

I have a primary nurse. She always provides me with my results the afternoon of each visit. She is also available by email and always replies. She answers all of my questions in a timely manner.

The clinic had a variety of locations which is nice. For my main visits I go to a clinic 45 min from my home but for monitoring I am able to go to a clinic 10 min from my home. I wish that more services would b offered at clinic closer but I believe they are working on increasing the services! They are on top of your cycle so you do not feel like you are wasting any time.

I am out of pocket so it was 275 per cycle and 274 per iui.

After a cancelled IVF and a failed IVF at another clinic, I was losing hope when I came to Dr Rodgers. She gave me hope, but also acknowledged our odds and that it wouldn't be easy. I was glad she was willing to give it her all on a hard case. I thought she was very up to date on all the latest research and took time to answer all my questions. I have a direct email for any questions, and she made sure to call multiple times throughout the cycle to check in since she wasn't scheduled the day of my retrieval or transfer. Even after a failure, I know she will help me have a child with either my eggs or donor.

She is great. After seeing 2 other doctors, and having consults with 2 more, I finally found the right fit with Dr. Rodgers. Schedule a consult with her, you won't regret it. I was worried about feeling like a number in a large clinic, but Dr. Rodgers and her nurse make it feel like a small clinic experience.

Dr Rodgers is very compassionate, yet honest and straight forward. You can tell she gets it since she has gone through it. She called multiple times through my cycle to let me know she was watching things closely and called personally with my negative result. She also spent as long as we needed (over an hour) talking about options for next steps.

After previous attempts with Birth control/Antagonist and estrogen priming/microdose lupron failed, we did an estrogen primed and antagonist protocol with max stims. It was exactly what we needed. After getting only 2 eggs at my previous clinic, we were able to get 12 eggs (8 mature) and 2 embryos to day 5. Unfortunately it didn't work, but this was by far the furthest we had ever gotten.

Amber is excellent. She has been an FCI patient herself, so she gets it. She is patient and prompt when responding to questions.

FCI is a large clinic, but Dr Rodgers and Amber give such personal attention. I had Dr. Marut for both my retrieval and transfer, and I really liked him as well. Overall I was very impressed with the facilities and everyone I have met there.

I have insurance that covers infertility up to a life time max after hitting a deductible and OOP max

Dr. Rodgers always made us feel normal and excepted, and the compassion that she shows during every call helps us process the results. I prefer to focus on the next step and Dr. Rodgers helped us do that.

Ask every question you have, and don't be ashamed to ask.

Dr. Rodgers discussed diagnosis with us and always answered all of our questions; she called with every negative pregnancy test to discuss the next steps. The staff took great care to learn our names and ask us about our lives outside of treatments. And every nurse is understanding and responsive both over phone and email.

We've only done two cycles so far, both were the same. Letrozole and double IUI with estrogen support. During the first cycle, the letrozole (2.5 mg I believe) caused two great looking follicles to grow and the back to back IUI went perfectly. The estrogen support (Crinone) was added during the TWW. During the second cycle, the letrozole (same dosage) only caused one normal sized follicle, and Estrodiol, Crinone, and progesterone in oil (1mL) were all added during the TWW due to uterine lining not being think enough. For the third cycle, Dr. Rodgers doubled the dosage of the letrozole and we'll see if that helped the follicle size and count.

Amber was wonderful and compassionate. She has also gone through treatments and has some of the same issues that I have and been successful. She is currently on maternity leave and Ashley is now my primary nurse since the start of the second cycle. Ashley is also great and always responsive.

Strengths: welcoming, compassionate, knowledgeable, comfortable Weaknesses: The first cycle can be tricky- if you don't ask questions they assume you know what's going on. Also, be aware of their payment process and policies. Talk to your nurse or the office manager about how much you might need to save and ways to find discounts.

Treatments are expensive but I was lucky my insurance covered most of it, and now covers all of it after I hit my deductible. For reference, my deductible was just over 3000 and we hit that with a cycle and a half.

When I first met with Dr. Rodgers, I was extremely nervous because I did not know what to expect. However, she quickly put me at ease. She told me what she thought was going on, explained the process for figuring it out, and then made sure I had all of her contact information. Once I had a diagnosis and started the process she was very upfront about everything. She explained things in terms I understood and addressed any and all issues I had. After my first failed cycle, she called me personally to tell my beta hCG results were negative and discussed next steps. Each appointment we had with her she was incredibly informative and discussed our chances of success and what to expect. I think one of Dr. Rodgers' strengths is her compassion. She herself has been through the gamut of fertility treatment and because of this, she totally understands where each and every patient is coming from. I feel like I am thoroughly cared for by Dr. Rodgers and honestly could not ask for a better doctor to have to go through this journey with.

Dr. Rodgers will give you a ton of information and tell you what she thinks is best for you, but she is also willing to discuss any research you may have discovered on your own. She definitely advocates for her patients and makes sure you are involved in your treatment plan. She generally answers questions you did not know you even had, but also make sure you ask the questions you do have.

Dr. Rodgers has personally called me on multiple occasions. She called me when I had to cancel an IUI cycle, she called me with my final fertilization report, and she shared personal experiences while I was miscarrying. I recently had a hysterscopy and D&C performed and she sat in bed with me to discuss my results. She also called me the next day to see how I was doing.

Our first cycle was a timed intercourse and Letrozole cycle. I took Letrozole on cycle days 5-9. The rationale behind this was the fact that I have PCOS and do not ovulate on my own. If I could ovulate, I could potentially get pregnant. Unfortunately, I began surging on my own with only a 14.5mm follicle so while I did the trigger shot, it did not produce a mature enough egg. I did not get pregnant this cycle. My second cycle we chose to do an injectable IUI cycle. The rationale behind this was that while I produced one follicle on Letrozole, it was not large enough. The injectables (Gonal-f) would hopefully produce a few mature follicles. Unfortunately, after 19 days of stimming, I had 10 follicles growing at the same rate. This cycle was cancelled. We finally opted for IVF. We used an antagonist protocol with Gonal-f, Menopur, and Ganirelix. I stimmed for eleven days. Days 1-4 I was on 200iu of Gonal-f. Days 5-10 I was on 150iu Gonal-f, 75iu Menopur and Ganirelix. Day 11 I was on 100iu Gonal-f, 75iu Menopur, and Ganirelix. Day 12 I triggered with 20iu of Lupron. Day 13 I had to add an hCG booster. On Day 14, I had 24 eggs retrieved, 16 of them were mature and 14 were ICSIed. We ended up with seven day 5 blastocysts and two day 6 blastocysts. This was a freeze all cycle as I have a rather high AMH and PCOS. In January we transferred one 2AA blastocyst and ended up getting pregnant. Unfortunately, this ended in a loss at 7w3d. I am currently prepping for a May FET.

Amber is definitely my go to. Whenever I have questions she is quick to e-mail or call me back with answers. She is incredibly compassionate and knowledgable. Her coordination with Dr. Rodgers is amazing and I always feel like I am getting the best care. At times I felt incredibly overwhelmed with the process, but Amber always put my mind at ease. She has made this journey tolerable and I cannot imagine having a better nurse to help me through the process.

Fertility Centers of Illinois is a large clinic, but they do have many smaller offices in the suburbs. Almost all of the blood work and ultrasound appointments, and meeting with Dr. Rodgers will be at your home office. Sometimes you may have to go to the River North location for an appointment or two, but that depends on the cycle you are in. For example, during IVF I had to have weekend monitoring appointments so I had to go to River North. Because it is a large practice, some procedures may not actually be done by Dr. Rodgers. My egg retrieval was performed by another doctor, but I never once felt my quality of care was compromised. Dr. Rodgers will try her best to make sure she can perform transfers and any surgeries you may need. We had a slight issue with the billing department because they did not send my husband's initial testing through insurance. Because of this, we had to pay out of pocket. Once they did send it though, they were very slow to issue a refund and would not issue it until my account was also paid off. We have finally received the refund, but that process took longer than expected.

We are extremely fortunate to have excellent insurance coverage. Once I hit my deductible, I was only responsible for 10% of the total cost of fertility care. Each time I meet with Dr. Rodgers personally I have a $40 co-pay. Other than that I just pay the lab and ultrasound costs. With that said, this treatment still has not been cheap, but it has been incredibly affordable because of my insurance.

Dr. Rodgers is full of energy and makes you feel comfortable right away. We liked her right away because she was so confident that she could help us. Because she has a lot of patients, it's hard at times to keep her full attention. This is the case from our first consultation throughout the next 3-4 months. When we requested phone calls, she was cooperative but we had to spend the first part of the call reminding her of our journey thus far. I think she did the best she could but she just has to handle a lot of volume. Her nurse Amber is her other half and while I adore Amber, there's only so much she can do with approximately 200 patients. My biggest frustration is the lack of follow up or communication. Their offices closed at 4pm or earlier on a regular basis and it was hard to get ahold of people to ask questions or to review your medications.

Have phone discussions with Dr. Rodgers on a regular basis. Her nurses are great, but it's nice to review next steps with the doctor and understand why she's prescribing what she is.

When we requested her attention she was there for us. The clinic as a whole has a lot of volume so it's easy to feel like a number and there's only so much the doctors and nurses can do to make you feel different. Amber, our nurse, worked very hard to communicate with us and she was lovely. We spoke to Dr. Rodgers about 2-3 times over a 5 month period. Again, once we requested to speak with her she was accommodating. My husband and I decided that although we feel like it's a cattle call at times, if it works, then GREAT! We are still in treatment.

Amber works very hard to make a connection with her patients. She makes herself available after hours for calls and emails with patients in case you have any questions. She definitely made up for the lack or warm and fuzzies we got from the doctor.

Allison Rodgers is very smart and compassionate. Since she has been through IVF herself, she seems to just get it. She is on top of the latest studies and does base her treatments off research. I trust her opinion as try to stay as confident and she leads me to feel the same.

She knows her stuff. Don't be afraid to ask questions. She is willing to explain it all and no question is stupid.

The nursing staff and Dr. Rodgers are so responsive and took time out of their weekends to talk to me. I did not have that at my 1st clinic

I came to Rodger with two embryos lefts from my 1st clinic. They were not PGS tested but good quality. First, we worked on thickening my uterine lining with a different protocol, and it worked with her! We did a biopsy as well in a mock cycle. We went on to do a transfer which unfortunately didn't work.

Amber and Nancy are Rodger's nurses. They are great at checking in and very responsive when they are working. I appreciate the quick turnaround in emails too.

I think the quality of the staff is great. All techs have been pleasant and the staff is easy to work with. Sometimes billing and treatment for self pay clients is difficult and its not always clear cut what is covered.

I am self pay so there is a cost to it all. Consults, ultrasounds and treatment. My saline ultrasound is out of pocket and is around $1000 and my treatments so far have been biopsy and a transfer. Stimulated FET is $4200 and biopsy was around $1200 with all the monitoring

Rodgers felt putting two embryos in that were not PGS tested would be recommended. She would have been fine with one too. With our multiple failed transfers, two gave us better odds.

I would highly recommend Dr Rodgers. She seems to really care about you as a person and your success. I feel like she understands what you are going through and looks at everything as a whole to give you the best chance possible for success.

Go see her! Get a second opinion! She was my second opinion and found I had polyps in my uterus which could have prevented pregnancy. She also gave me a plan, so I felt comfortable moving forward.

Dr Rodgers seemsnto care for me as a person, and us as a couple. She is very detailed and I feel she really wants us to get pregnant. She is very invested in our success.

We are doing the schoyer prep protocol. We are just starting this process now.

Amber is amazing! I have nothing but great things to say about her. She has always called me back same day and took as much time as I needed to explain everything. She is amazing!

I am very impressed with the clinic. Scheduling is very easy and everyone has been so helpful. I love that they have mulitple locations that you can go to. I love that I always get a returned phone call before the end of the day. I had surgrey with Dr. Rodgers, and I was very nervous but everyone from the front desk, to the nurses and doctor herself walked me through everystep and made me feel so comfortable. So far this has been a wonderful experience, during a very stressful time in our lives. I highly recommend FCI to anyone needing a reproductive endocronologist.

We used Attain to purchase a multi package system

Dr Rodgers was very attentive and empathetic. She always tried to solve the issue at hand and never made me feel like I was asking a dumb question. She made me feel like I was part of my treatment plan.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions big or small. She is your doctor if you want to speak with her email her or set up a consultation. She makes time for her patients

I felt like a human because I was always greeted by doctor Rodgers with a hug and a smile. She genuinely wanted us to have success and it showed.

All I remember was the second round she added menopur and Lurpon which helped get 5 embryos instead of only 2.

I have gone to this clinic for over 3 years and most remember me by name. Nancy always tried to answer questions when I called and she was great with getting back to me with emails

The clinics strength is it is a well oiled machine. The have a good system. I would say the weakness is sometimes because of scheduling you could have a different doctors do retrieval’s. I know my doctor couldn’t be at everyone but was odd to have a doctor do your retrieval when they never have treated you

A lot of my insurance covered my treatments. I paid $35 co pays and for medication. I did an ERA test that I paid $900 for out of pocket

Dr. Rodgers is kind, enthusiastic, passionate, and dedicated.

You have the best doctor in the practice!

This is a popular doctor in a huge clinic network, so some of the impersonal-ness is to be expected. I can tell when she is on the phone with me that Dr Rodgers is looking at my chart and reviewing my history, and sometimes she forgets the details and I have to remind her. She is on top of her game and is a great Dr, but these are just minor details that I've noticed.

Dr. Rodgers was my second RE and based my first IVF protocol on my first IVF attempt. After two failed, cancelled long lupron cycles, an antagonist protocol with an hCG trigger worked for me. I am a difficult responder to stimulation, so I do not fault Dr. Rodgers in my failed cases. Each time we learned more about my body and I felt that she was dedicated to figuring me out. On IVF attempt #3 (with her), she was able to retrieve a healthy number of eggs without hyper-stimulating.

I had several nurses working on my various IVF cycles. They were all extremely competent. The procedure nurses at the River North location were super comforting, sweet, and compassionate.

It is a large clinic, so be prepared for lines at the River North office. The nice thing is that there are many branch locations for you to monitor and get labs at.

Fresh IVF (without meds): ~$12,000 FET: $3,500

Dr. Roger is great with starting slow dosage and explaining what our game plan would be. Very positive and not pushy. She seem very experienced and open to alternative treatments as well. Great and personable.

She is very straight forward so you will know if she can help.

Feel like the nurse keeps on pressuring me to hurry up for the next round. Dr. Rogers only follow up after retrieval. No other communication, except with the nurse.

We started with low dosage since my body is so sensitive. Worked great for me since I have very high number of of follicles.

Felt like she was pushy and insisted that I should not wait too long when I kept on telling her I feel off after the first round of IVF. I had to tell her and ordered my own lab work to confirm my TSH was elevated.

Most of the time there is little wait if you come early. Sometimes the front desk is rude. Ultrasound nurse is always grumpy and in a bad mood. Never friendly and just rude most of the time. Would go to a different clinic if I didn't like the doctor.

$6,000 out of pocket with insurance

Dr. Rogers only do single embryo transfer

She is very nice. I think she is very knowledgeable and takes a hands on approach. I wish she was not as pushy about using an egg donor right away and would give it time to let me chose that course of action.

She's very nice and supportive. She will adjust medications and make changes as need be.

She changed protocol after the first failure to include more menopur and added DHEA. I got 3 embryos the next time even though we had less eggs retrieved. For our 3rd cycle we will try lupron but also a high amount of menopur to increase egg quality.

She is the sweetest woman ever and the best cheerleader I could ever ask for.

The clinic at river north runs late for egg retrievals and it is very frustrating. I was extremely anxious that I would ovulate all my eggs before retrievals and in fact that happened to two woman I know.

Every one was so nice and helpful. They were quick to get you in and out.

My insurance covered most of the treatment. I paid the deductible and 20% until I hit my out of pocket max

If the embryo is PGS then one, If not then 2.

Dr. Rodgers is not a one size fits all fertility specialist. She creates a customized plan with strategy and loving care. She’s been through IVF herself and gets it. I cannot imagine going through this without her care.

I fully trust Dr. Rodgers so anyone she treats is under exceptional care. Therefore, I do not have advice! Just best of luck!

Dr Rodgers was very compassionate. We never felt rushed and our care was very customized. I could email her at midnight with questions and she would answer right away. She’s amazing.

I don’t remember specifics.

My nurse was the best! Loving, responsive, sharp, and explained things clearly. She never rushed us and always took the time to make sure we were comfortable. She was incredible.

It’s a large facility can seem less person but on the contrary Dr Rodgers made it feel like a boutique clinic. Tons of locations convenient for appointments. They are equipped with really knowledgeable staff.

Don’t recall insurance covered so we paid for our copays and deductables. About 5k our of pocket.

One of the doctors in her facility was against transferring two. Dr Rodgers was open to transferring multiple. She thinks outside of the box.