Amber Cooper

Dr Cooper showed vast experience, guided us through the process did all the relevant evaluations and helped us in the process of transferring our day 5 frozen embryo to a surrogate resulting in a good pregnancy and graduating to OB care.

Dr Cooper is excellent, we also met with other doctors at her clinic early on (Dr Klenov and Purdy - all of them excellent). I think the biggest problem was getting timely communications with the nursing staff. The portal is a bit obscure to use and one time we had documents in a place nobody expected them, and were missed by us. So the recommendation is to be very alert to communications and diligently follow up if you don't know exactly what to look for (and where) on the portal.

It was lupron, estrace and progesterone injections.

Don't remember exactly, but it was around $4500 for the embryo transfer I think.

no comments, we did single embryo transfer because we only had 1 and it was pgt tested, and the surrogate wanted single embryo transfer.

I cannot say enough about Dr Cooper. I was so scared to start this IVF journey but Dr Cooper makes me feel like I’m not alone in this journey. If I have questions, she answers. If she says she’s going to call you, she will call you. There is no doubt that she truly cares.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Don’t feel like you’re in this alone.

Dr Cooper warned me, that I would take 2-3 egg retrievals before my husband and I had a healthy embryo. Although this news wasn’t ideal, it was so nice to know what to expect. Our first egg retrieval didn’t give us the results we wanted, but since Dr Cooper was honest, it made the coping and grieving more tolerable. Dr Cooper was so quick to change my protocol for round 2, in hopes of being more successful. And I know she won’t give up until then.

I drive 1.5 hours each way for my appointments with Vios. They are so johns and considerate and truly do their best to have an appointment that fits my schedule.

The cost of IVF is less than ideal. My very first appointment with Dr Cooper she warned me that my insurance wasn’t easy to get coverage, and recommended I look at a different company. Because of her recommendation, I was able to switch. But it is still very expensive, even after having “good insurance” I pay over $400 a month, and had to pay $7,000 out of pocket. Along with $3,500 for PGT. It is definitely a big factor of my stress.

I haven’t really gotten to the topic of embryo transfers, as we don’t have any to transfer yet. But I will trust Dr Cooper in whatever she decides is best for me.

Dr. Cooper seems to be very knowledgeable on the IVF process as a whole. It is still early in our IVF journey, but I am hopeful for that with her experience, we will be successful in expanding our family. She has always been kind and willing to offer any additional resources to ensure that this process is doable.

Come with questions--Dr. Cooper is eager to answer them and make sure you truly understand the process.

Follistim-175 IU increased to 225 Menopur- 75 units Ganirelix- 1 syringe We are mid-cycle.

$18,500

Dr. Cooper had previously spoke to the benefits of eSET. However, we have not yet had our retrieval, so I believe this will be further discussed in the future.

Dr. Cooper was funny, kind, considerate, incredibly knowledgeable, and patient. She has likely heard every question in the book but never appeared like her job was too routine. She treats each patient like her only patient and is respectful and personable.

Schedule the consultation so you can spend time one on one with Dr. Cooper and ask all of the questions so you can make the most educated decision about what feels right for you.

Following the start of my cycle, I went to the clinic regularly for ultrasounds, when the eggs were mature, I began an oral medication for 5 days in a row. When I was given the go ahead, my wife administered the medication into my abdomen. 24 hours later, the IUI occurred. I found out I was pregnant two weeks later.

All inclusive single IUI cycle for around $1.000 since we were paying out of pocket for all services.

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I did not have any issues using third party reproduction. I felt slightly frustrated about having to complete counseling to make sure my wife and I were ready for this step, however I understand it is the routine for all potential families.

Dr. Cooper is very knowledgeable and was able to explain all processes and procedures very well. She made sure to discuss all test results and fertility options clearly and concisely. Dr. Cooper has been able to answer all of my questions concerning treatment and procedures.

I would advise a future patient to do your research and ask questions.

During the first IUI cycle I took Letrozole and the trigger shot. My follicles grew to a fair size but the lining of my uterus wasn't as thick a fair measurement. The second round of IUI I had the same protocol but added follistim. I had several follicles that grew to 18-20mm. The third cycle, I had the same protocol as the second cycle. This cycle was cancelled because I had too many large follicles.

I've paid $600 for each IUI cycle and $300 in medication for each cycle. Now I'm preparing for an IVF cycle.

I was sufficiently educated on the risk of multiple embryo transfers.

Dr. Cooper is very companionate and caring. She is very busy so it is sometimes hard to get in to see her. I wish I could have spoke with her a couple times during monitoring sea sessions, but I do understand she has a very busy schedule.

Be patient

We attempted an IUI with medications but I developed too many eggs so it was cancelled. I took injections and pills for retrieval and got 22 eggs. However, unfortunately we only had 3 successful embryos to freeze. We decided to do a frozen transfer so that my body had time to recover from the retrieval. We did one transfer. I was on estrogen, progesterone, and baby aspirin. However, this FET did not result in pregnancy. We have 2 embryos yet and plan on trying FET again. However, I am waiting for my apt with Dr. Cooper to discuss if there is any reason for the failure or anything we could change for next time.

Monitoring was hard to schedule with work because certain apt’s had to be scheduled at late notice. Monitoring apt’s were the same each time-bloodwork and ultrasound

My insurance paid for 50% of costs after I met my deductible. My IVF cycle cost me $3,000. My monitoring appointments were around $200 each I believe. I had several monitoring apt’s with my cancelled IUI, before egg retrieval, and before FET. The medications for egg stimulation and preparation for FET I had to pay out right and costs me around $3,000.

Dr. Cooper advised a single embryo transfer for my first transfer as pregnancy with twins is riskier.

Dr Cooper will see us in the office, talk on the phone and text which I love! It takes awhile to get in for a 1x1 in the office but if it can't happen soon enough, she will call us. She has sent us to a great referral of hers when surgeries were needed. She always explains things well and is honest with her concerns, feelings and goals for us.

Get on the books early! Be your own advocate!

Letrozole, IUI, time intercourse and IVF. We plan to do our second embryo transfer or IVF cycle ASAP. My husband has lost sperm count so we knew after one round IUI, etc that IVF was our best option.

My work benefits cover a lot. We paid about $8000 for our first cycle of IVF.

Strengths: Knowledgeable, Compassionate, trustworthy, Gets results for different things. Cons: This may not be a con...She is a busy Dr due to having so many patients. This seems like a good thing though. She gets referred by many of her patients. I'm not a fan of having to work with several different nurses. Its hard for all of them to be on the same page if information is not passed down.

I would say do your research 1st on what to expect when going to see any infertility specialist this will save yourself and the Dr time on focusing on your treatment. Dr. Cooper is very good at what she does and you would not want a set back in treatment due to finances etc.

Dr. Cooper focused on finding out what the issue could possibly be first. Once she was able to identify and treat the problem she focused on a treatment plan that was best for my age and my partner.

I have insurance coverage for IUI. My Copay is always $45 per visit. My genetic testing was under $200. Copay for current treatment is under $200. I have not yet gotten to the IUI just yet.

Not quite there yet

Dr Amber Cooper is very thorough. Very kind hearted and makes you feel comfortable from the very first moment. The only downfall is the medical terminology used. I don't understand some of the words she uses so I have to ask what she's talking about. Then she explains with no judgement. My experience as a patient has been wonderful. I felt from the very first moment of meeting her that I could ask anything. Every time I ask something she talks with me as an equal. I finally feel like I have someone helping me figure all this out. The infertility road can be a very lonely one. So it's nice to feel like I have support from my Dr.

Before your first consult do your homework. Write down any questions you have so she can explain things to you.

Ive only had one IUI with Dr Cooper. I was on letrozol for 5 days then follistim injections on day 3,5&7 then trigger shot 36 hours before iui

$2500 for IUI and $14,500 for our upcoming ivf cycle plus medication cost

Amber Cooper was very informative, police, professional, and caring. She explained everything very well and always made me feel better have another failed cycle. She always tried to understand what was going on with my cycles and to charge the protocol to best fit my needs. She understood the way I was feeling and always tried to help me stay positive. I understand how hard Dr. Cooper’s job must be but she always made me feel like I was a priority.

Very polite and has a lot of experience to help find the best protocol for your treatment plan.

Clomid/trigger with IUI Letrozole/trigger with IUI Letrozole/follistim/trigger cancelled IUI IVF- normal protocol no eggs retrieved IVF- low dose flare protocol one egg retrieved IVF- low dose flare protocol no eggs retrieved

Very well organized

IUI 1500X3 IVF cycle 1 and 2 together 14000 IVF cycle 3 11,000 Meds 17000

Dr. Cooper has a way of making you feel like you are her one and only patient. She truly wants the best for her patients. She is a great listener and takes into consideration my thoughts and feelings before moving forward with any treatments. She makes sure I am comfortable with the protocol we may choose to move forward with. She explains her thought process and goes into full detail about everything we are doing. I love that she is willing to try whatever it takes, protocol to protocol, to get to the end result, a healthy pregnancy.

Feel free to ask her any questions and have her explain to you what you don’t understand. Trust her and have faith in her decisions.

Dr. Cooper always looked at the statistics and history of the protocols being used. She thinks back to previous patients that have similar back ground and problems as I have and try to incorporate some treatments that may have helped them.

Monitoring appointments typically went really quickly and easily. I have no complaints with my monitoring appointments.

Dr. Cooper is a fantastic doctor. She is very knowledgeable and stays up to date with fertility studies and data. It is very clear that she individualizes treatment and does what is best for each patient.

Don’t hesitate to speak up. If you have a question or an idea in mind, share with the doctor. She is very receptive and has the same goal as you!

Egg retrieval #1- antagonist protocol, 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature, 9 fertilized, 4 embryos Egg retrieval #2- antagonist protocol, 11 eggs retrieved, 5 mature, 5 fertilized, 1 embryo Egg retrieval #3- antagonist protocol, we changed the trigger shot thinking it was possibly a trigger issue last time. 13 eggs, 5 mature, 3 fertilized, 1 embryo. We sent this embryo and one remaining from the first cycle for PGT and 1 came back normal. After 5 transfers, we have had 5 positive betas, but lost each one of them. We have recently looked into other possibilities: DNA fragmentation, ERA, Receptiva (endometriosis), and had a varicocele repaired on my husband.

Co-pay for any appointment that you saw the doctor (unless it was a surgery visit), they tried to send our blood draws to quest if it wasn’t for monitoring (my insurance covered quest), PGT - $4400 each time it’s done Extra tests we opted to have (all at an extra cost): ERA, Receptiva, Fertilome, DNA Fragmentation, endometritis biopsies, hysteroscopy, seman analysis

Our Doctor recommended a single embryo for each transfer. She said the risk of multiples was not worth it, especially with my small size.

We loved Amber as soon as we met her, she had a comfortable friendly feeling to her that helped us in return feel comfortable. She explained everything so in detail & explained every situation. We are still working with her (she moved to vios fertility, that’s where we are seeing her) right now & the ivf cycle we just did, did not work, however instead of saying let’s just try it again, she added a extra step to increase our odds.

Be open to everything & listen up, she has a lot of knowledge & she has the ability at vios to be creative with your treatment to give you exactly what your body needs

We added folistim to this cycle to help the eggs grow. While it helped, my egg quality was poor. So next time she is using testosterone.

The cost for ivf at vios is $14000 (not including meds)

We have not done a transfer with her yet.

We had a wonderful experience as her patients. She was honest about our chances with IUI after we tried one round and we decided to move to IVF. We knew we didn’t want to do genetic testing on the embryos, and we were very upfront about our concerns with having too many embryos as we plan to use all of them. Dr. Cooper listened to our concerns throughout the whole way and tailored our plan to something we felt comfortable with. We did a freeze all egg retrieval followed by 3 Singleton frozen embryo transfers. Third time worked and we are expecting our first child! Every time we met with Dr. Cooper through the process, she always knew who we were and felt like she genuinely cared for us like family. I couldn’t imagine going through this process with any other doctor. We plan to return as soon to use our remaining embryos.

Be patient with Dr Cooper getting to your appt on time. She normally is running a little behind but it’s because she takes the time to really address each patient’s needs. Every time she was with us, she never rushed us or hurried along our appointment, so anytime she was late to our appointment, I assumed she was giving her undivided attention to another couple.

We had tried 3 rounds of Clomid and 2 rounds of Letrozole prior to seeing Dr. Cooper. Once we had our initial consultation, we wanted to continue with another round of letrozole and timed intercourse. We weren’t ready for IUI. After letrozole failed, we moved to injectables with timed intercourse for 1 cycle. We then did injectables with IUI which failed. At this IUI, we found my husband’s counts and motility were significantly low giving us about a 5% success rate if we continued with IUI. We decided to move to IVF. We had a freeze all egg retrieval. I have PCOS so it was assumed I would over respond to the medications and it was recommended to get my body back to baseline before doing a transfer. We had 28 eggs retrieved, 25 fertilized using ICSI, 14 grew to day 3 and 7 made it to day 5 blastocyst stage and were frozen. We did 2 frozen single embryo transfers using assisted hatching back to back that turned out negative. Before moving to our third transfer, Dr. Cooper recommended a uterine biopsy and endometrial receptivity assay, which we did. We followed those procedures with our third single embryo transfer with assisted hatching and had success! I’m currently 12 weeks pregnant with baby #1 and was discharged from Dr. Cooper at 10 weeks.

Our treatment was covered with our insurance so we only had copays for our visits and medications.

Dr. Cooper recommended single embryo transfers for us as our embryos were great quality. Because we had 7 embryos, we had made a plan to do single transfers for the first 3 as they were graded slightly higher than the remaining 4. The remaining 4, we planned to do in sets of 2. Now that I am pregnant from the third single embryo transfer, I am very thankful we only transferred 1 to reduce any risk I would have had carrying multiples. Even now when I think about our remaining 4 embryos, I’m leaning toward doing those as singletons as well.

I chose to have a consult with Dr. Cooper based off reviews I had read on Fertility IQ after having a bad experience with my local RE. I never thought I could leave a fertility consult feeling so hopeful, and excited to continue my treatment with her. She explained everything thoroughly-our issues, possible treatment plans, etc. She never makes you feel like a number or a statistic. She takes the time to listen to you, and talks through your options with you. She has asked my opinion on how treatment is going, accepts any ideas I have and we collaborate on what my next steps should be. She is kind, empathetic, intelligent, and compassionate. I truly wish all doctors were like Dr. Cooper.

Trust her! She always listens to you, and she customizes the treatment plan to YOU.

IVF round #1: Menopur & Follistim in the evening for the first 5 days or so, then added in Ganirellix (in the am). Dosing for the Menopur and Follistim were adjusted based on ultrasound and lab results. Triggered with Lupron. Successful egg retrieval (14 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 7 fertilized, 3 blasts biopsied & frozen. Started on Estridol after next period start to prep for transfer, but no PGT-SR normal embryos. FET cycle cancelled. IVF round #2: Increased starting doses and changed the adminstration schedule this time- Menopur in the am, and Follistim in the pm, for the first 5 days or so. Then added in Ganirellix (in the am). Again, dosing was adjusted based on ultrasound and labs. Triggered with Lupron. Egg retrieval-8 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized, 0 blasts. IVF round #3: New protocol- Omnitrope daily x 4 days, Letrozole daily x 5 days Dexamethasone daily, Lupron 2x/day, Menopur daily, Follistim daily. No dosing changes were made throughout this stim cycle. Trigger with HCG. Successful egg retrieval- 35 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 18 fertilized, 3 blasts biopsied and frozen, 1 PGT-SR normal embryo! August 2019- cycle off, ovulated late. Switched to ERA/mock transfer cycle. Used letrozole x 5 days, dexamethasone daily, estrace 3x/day (morning and afternoon dose oral, evening dose vaginal) When lining was greater than 7, added in aspirin and PIO daily. IVF round #4: Same protocol as round #3. No changes made throughout, again triggered with HCG. Successful egg retrieval-34 eggs retrieved, 27 mature, 21 fertilized, 4 blasts biopsied and frozen, 1 PGT-SR normal embryo! FET #1- Same protocol as mock cycle, except following ERA results--added an extra day of PIO, and did doxycycline 2x/day x14 days. Embryo fully hatched, no issues with transfer. Ultimately embryo did not implant. IVF round #5: same protocol as rounds 3&4. (I was sick (had fever) in the beginning of this round). No medication changes throughout monitoring. Egg retrieval: 14 eggs retrieved, 8 mature, 8 fertilized, 1 blast biopsied and frozen, blast was PGT-SR abnormal. Currently prepping for IVF round #6, plan to use same protocol as previous 3 egg retrievals.

After insurance (deductible NOT met), I paid roughly around $130 for the consult and a follow up appointment, $70 for labs that had to be sent out to another facility, $130 for SHG, and $1100 for MRI. When insurance open enrollment rolled around, I signed up for a second policy with a different insurance company because my primary insurance does not cover fertility treatments. When starting IVF, I met my deductible and out of pocket max with my first medication order (I think it was $6500), and since then have only had to pay for cryopreservation of embryos ($1200 each retrieval) and the genetic testing of embryos. The insurance/finance staff at Vios was able to petition my secondary insurance for partial coverage of the genetic testing due to my diagnosis. I do pay out of pocket for certain medications (Omnitrope, and Progesterone in ethyl oleate. This is due to Omnitrope not being covered by insurance, and I am allergic to the PIO insurance does cover)

For my specific case, she will only transfer 1 embryo to minimize risk of multiples due to my unicornuate uterus.

She has helped me immensely during this process. We have been TTC for over 4 years and we’re referred last year. I would refer her to anyone. I know this will work and she really wants it to work for all of her patients.

Just know that she is a very busy doctor and that adjustments to your appointments may need to be made in case of emergencies

For IUI: femara for 5 days and then a trigger shot (ovidrel) 36 hours before IUI. IUI performed by a nurse. For IVF: gonal F and menopur for 5 days. Then add in cetrocide for 6 days. then trigger with Lupron Also took doxycycline to prevent infection. 14 eggs 11 mature 6 fertilized 3 expanded blastocysts For transfer: estrogen pills 3 times daily (twice orally and once vaginally) then PIO shots 5 days before transfer. Also medrol and doxycycline for 5 days. I did this twice. These transfers failed (more than likely abnormal embryo) ERA test: same as above besides the medrol. I also took baby aspirin. ERA came back receptive with at least 125 hours of progesterone. And a small small case of endometritis. Treated with doxycycline for 14 days. 3rd transfer: femara for 5 days along with estrogen 3 times a day (same as above) and dexa (once daily) Sorry cannot remember full name. Then 125 hours of progesterone in oil. Also took baby aspirin. Again more than likely abnormal embryo. Vitamins: COq10 (600 mg), prenatal, vitamin d, super B complex, fish oil. Taking before next retrieval along with a low carb diet. Only took vitamin D and pre natal before 1st retrieval Doing another retrieval in October. Will add in PGS testing.

I work at a company that luckily enough covers IVF and IUI. I knew what I needed to pay up front. Mostly my deductible and co pays.

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She always greeted us with a smile and treated us more like close friends instead of patients. She genuinely cared about our wellbeing through the whole process and let us know she was always our number one cheerleader ready with encouragement and information when needed.

Choose this doctor! She is not only the most well informed and intelligent doctor in her field, she will go above and beyond to find and use all current research to try to help you build a family!

The transfers cost less than the retrieval surgeries, which were both out of pocket for us and not covered by insurance. Our office visits, bloodwork, and ultrasounds were covered in part by insurance. All medications were out of pocket, but the clinic directed us to a pharmacy that regularly fills prescriptions for fertility patients and worked with us on rebates and offers to get the lowest out of pocket costs possible.

We transferred two embryos at a time with each of our IVF procedures. All of our embryos were frozen at day 5 and tested genetically. We were finally able to bring home our beautiful baby girl with this approach and would do the same process again when we decide to have another child.

Dr. Amber Cooper will sit with you and hold your hand before your retrievel . The way she looks at you that day is so incredibly compassionate. She has the biggest heart and love for every single patient . She wants this just as bad as we do ! She bends over backwards to make everything possible for us ! Even if I have to send her a message on Facebook about something she replies !!

To know she does this because it is her dream to make dreams come true and no other reason ! She is the best their is ! Insanely knowledgeable!

I don’t remember every detail of the 3 rounds of IVf I have done with Dr. Amber Cooper ... I know the first was antagonist, second was Lupron flare and third I’m not sure ? We added human growth into third . I am a great responder ! With DOR we are always very excited to get 3-7 mature eggs !

I know the monitoring and ultrasounds with retrievel was $12,250 each round . Medications outside of clinic we spent about $7,000 each round .

Dr. Cooper explains the risks of transferring 2 but ultimately it is our decision and we chose to transfer 2 the one transfer we did . We had 4 other fertilized embryos that round . Now if we only had 2 we would have just transferred one fresh and one frozen .

I was one hundred percent satisfied with her diagnosis and suggested treatment plan. She was very positive and confident that we will conceive. The only downfall about the clinic is that because they are so popular, it often takes a few weeks to schedule an appointment.

Trust her recommendations.

She had a checklist of tests to run on me before deciding treatment to ensure that my reproductive system was working properly, and my Fallopian tubes were not blocked. After running all of the baseline tests on me with no problems, she had my husband perform a sperm analysis, which is where the problem was found.

Our Healthscope insurance covered 80% of the cost. The IVF Cycle was fairly reasonable at $1800, the medications were fairly expensive $3,000.

Since I do not have any fertility issues that we know of on the female side, she recommended single embryo transfer, though it was ultimately my decision.

Dr.Cooper seriously is amazing. She makes you feel like your her only patient. She is always thinking about your case and things we can try to improve results. We had lost hope when we got to her office and when we left we had our hope back. She is very honest about your case, but delivers it with such compassion. We recently miscarried and she was there for us for every step.

Just schedule an appointment to meet her. I promise you will love her. I went to my initial meeting with a list of questions. She answered all but one of them before I could even ask them.

We did genetic blood work before starting the cycle. With the results of that it showed that I was a higher risk of miscarriage. Dr. Cooper put me on a triple progesterone protocol to help with that. She always adjust your meds based on you. She doesn’t just do a cookie cutter protocol for everyone.

We were out of pocket. Our IVF freeze all cycle was $14k. Our PGS testing was $5500.

Dr Cooper was the single reason I kept going to Vios Fertility. She truly seemed like she cared and I completely trusted her with my care. She never rushed me out of an appointment, listened to all my concerns, answered all of my questions, and helped me to feel as comfortable as possible. She wasn’t always on time, but I was ok with that because I knew when I had her time that it was solely devoted to myself and my husband and our treatment.

She’s probably going to be late a lot, but you can trust her and she won’t take advantage of you. She’s honest, very intelligent and very compassionate.

We tried IUI first and it was not successful. We had done medicated cycles prior to ever seeing her. When IUI failed, we had issues with insurance. Insurance would not cover any other IUI cycles so we decided to do IVF. I did a lot of different injectables before my egg retrieval in August. I had 17 eggs retrieved, of which 11 were the right maturity. We did ICSI and all 11 fertilized. We had 3 make it to stage 5 blastocysts. My estrogen levels spiked too high so I was advised to freeze the embryos instead of doing a fresh cycle. Then my next three cycles we tried to thicken my uterus using estrogen pills and viagra and nothing worked to thicken it. Finally four months after retrieval, we got to the thickness level dr Cooper was advising by using injectables for ovarian stimulation and my body’s own estrogen. We then did our transfer of one embryo (she let us choose between transferring one or two) and it was successful. I’m currently 13 weeks pregnant and seeing an OB now.

Still waiting to find out really. We had some insurance coverage.

She did not advise transferring more than 2 of our 3 embryos. We chose to transfer one.

It’s a sensitive, emotional decision to see a fertility doctor. The reason you’re going there are because you’re struggling to do what comes so easily to many couples. Dr. Cooper immediately is a warm, loving, compassionate and kind presence. She is thourough and informative without being aggressive and harsh. I never once felt like I was being rushed through my many questions. I always felt like the most important patient she had at that moment. Our experience couldn’t have been more pleasant. She’s an amazing person and doctor. I wish all physicians were as wonderful as Dr. Cooper.

Ask all your questions. Nothing is insignificant or silly to ask and you will never be felt as though they are.

I did a single round of IVF, the drugs were draining on my energy level and emotional state.

I contacted Dr cooper to have InvoCell done because we couldnt afford traditional IVF. She was very compassionate and thorough in going over the treatment plan. Her monitoring was very good but something was missed at the end. On wednesday i had 8 follicles i took my trigger shot that night and she brought me in 36 hours later for egg retrieval. I came out of surgery with 4 follicles that ovulated already so she only was able to get 2 eggs, one which was immature. The other 2 follicles didnt have eggs im assuming. So because i had premature ovulation she forfeited the Invocell and did an IUI to try and catch them. She ICSI the one "good" egg and she called the next day to report it was a 3PN. So i got no embryos and one egg that the embryo was no good. I got charged full price for the cycle $4200 plus medications. She offered me to help with medications for IVF as sone kind of compensation for not getting a "fair chance" this go around.

The only advice i can guve is just really know your cycle and if you suspect you may ovulate early tell her so she can adjust your supression meds

Monitoring was very frequent but it was at the convenience of my work schedule

$4200 for the InvoCell cycle $1800 for medications mostly were covered by my insurance All monitoring appointments (US/bloodwork/saline US) covered by insurance.

She recommended for my age to transfer 2 but no more. Transferring 2 could still run the risk of them splitting resulting in 3 or more

Dr Cooper is the most compassionate and empathetic physician I have ever had. Her knowledge and expertise on infertility related disease states are well shown through the research and studies she partakes in within the reproductive/endocrinology field. She treats each patient like a person and not as a statistic that will increase/decrease her facilities success rates. She never rushes you and thoroughly answers all questions during all phone and in person interactions.

Make an in person consultation ASAP to see for yourself what a wonderful physician she is. You will leave feeling loved, cared about, and that your best interest is her number one priority.

After being diagnosed with premature ovarian insiffiency, I wanted to know that I tried everything I could before opting for donor eggs. I tried high doses of gonadotropins such as follistim and menopur, but still did not produce follicles of sufficient size to proceed to a trigger and a retrieval. I tried this 2 different times, both times with the same results. I am currently in the process of persueing donor eggs.

After my deductible is met, insurance picks up a majority of my visit cost. Prior to my deductible being met, a consultation was around $250, all of which was being applied to my deductible.

Dr. Cooper is amazing. From the moment we first sat down with her, we felt like we had known her for years and that genuinely cared about us. She is very thorough and is great at taking the time to answer our questions in a way that is very comprehensible. She designs every patient’s treatment plan to meet the needs and nuisances of that patient, rather than using a “one-size-fits-all” approach. I have a very odd case when it comes to fertility and needed some non-routine protocol—all eggs had to be in separate dishes, for example. Due to issues with egg quality in our first couple of cycles, she recommended a double dose of HCG trigger. Every cycle was a learning experience and she took the time to look for protocol changes that might address my issues. No cycle was ever just like the one before—we saw better results with ever single cycle, which was very encouraging. Never have we ever felt rushed with her. Every time we meet with her, I feel like I am the most important patient on her caseload! She just really takes the time to connect with her patients on a personal level before, during, and after treatment. She laughed with us, cried with us, and never one gave up on us even we were ready to give up ourselves. Dr. Cooper is truly second to none and I will forever refer friends and family to her!!

Get in to see her ASAP!! Make sure you allow lots of time for that first appointment because she will learn as much as she can about your needs, desires, medical history, etc. It will be time we’ll-spent!!

I have answered this question on previous pages and I have 2 children to care for, so this will be brief. Your “this only takes 10 minutes” line could not be more untrue, but I will continue because I feel so very strongly that Dr. Cooper is the absolute best in reproductive medicine. We used IVF with ICSI with Lupron protocol because I ovulate through the antagonist drugs. The only thing we did special was to separate all eggs into individual dishes due to an issue in 2011 where my eggs all coagulated together. Also due to the egg quality issue, we used a double trigger shot. We have 18 embryos frozen at the “2PN” stage from our 3rd cycle because my progesterone level was too high to do a fresh transfer. They are frozen at that early stage because from previous cycles, we learned that several of my embryos tend to arrest between days 3 and 5. Therefore, freezing early leaves us the option to do a Day 3 transfer if we feel it would be best. In our 4th cycle, we had 10 embryos at Day 5, 1 was a nice blastocyst, 2 were morulas that looked fairly decent, and the others were just “okay” as far as quality. We chose to transfer 3 (the blast and morulas). 1 of those took and our son was born in August 2017.

My insurance covered our treatments like any other medical treatment. We did 4 cycles and paid less than $5000 out of pocket.

We really only had 1 cycle where there were multiple embryos to transfer. Dr.Cooper was very informative about our options. Since we had failed cycles previously and knew embryo quality was an issue, we opted to transfer 3. (None of the other 7 made it past day 5 to be frozen, so it was a great decision!). We were not at all scared at the prospect of multiples. I had been pregnant with twins before, actually—we lost one at 13 weeks and went on to have the other.