LGBTQ
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2021, Unknown Success
Amanda listened to our history of trying to become parents and made us feel heard. She's also very willing to work with us on any particular requests we have. Her team is also incredible...very good at describing her part in everything and what they would do during the whole process. The only weakness I saw was that there was an implication of the semen collected for analysis was also going to be used for fertilization. This is not the case. No big deal, but worth mentioning.
So far, we couldn't be happier with everything so far [at CCRM Minneapolis]. They are very organized and make sure we are fully informed. Their egg donor database is pretty extensive, so anyone should be able to find a donor through them. Also, for gay male couples trying to become parents, they work with fresh egg donors instead of frozen eggs in overly expensive lots of 8. They also do massive amounts of testing on embryos to increase the chances of live births.
How was your experience with Amy (Amanda) Kohlmeier at CCRM Minneapolis?
Amanda was very good at describing her part in everything and what they would do during the whole process. The only weakness I saw was that there was an implication of the semen collected for analysis was also going to be used for fertilization. This is not the case. No big deal, but worth mentioning.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Amy (Amanda) Kohlmeier at CCRM Minneapolis?
Make sure intended parents fulling understand what their next steps are so there isn't any confusion.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Amy (Amanda) Kohlmeier at CCRM Minneapolis?
Amanda listened to our history of trying to become parents and made us feel heard. She's also very willing to work with us on any particular requests we have. Her team is also incredible. I think our experience has been so good because of Amanda's team.
Describe the protocols Amy (Amanda) Kohlmeier used in your cycles at CCRM Minneapolis and their degree of success.
We're going with an egg donor since we are a same sex male couple, so we don't need to do any treatments.
Describe your experience with your nurse at CCRM Minneapolis. (Assigned nurse: Melissa)
The whole team is fantastic!
Describe your experience with CCRM Minneapolis.
So far, we couldn't be happier with everything so far. They are very organized and make sure we are fully informed. Their egg donor database is pretty extensive, so anyone should be able to find a donor through them. Also, for gay male couples trying to become parents, they work with fresh egg donors instead of frozen eggs in overly expensive lots of 8. They also do massive amounts of testing on embryos to increase the chances of live births.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Amy (Amanda) Kohlmeier at CCRM Minneapolis.
Yes, this is the shocking and sad part. Our total package for everything is over $46,000.
Describe Amy (Amanda) Kohlmeier's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at CCRM Minneapolis.
Amanda has a very strong preference of eSET because they do extensive testing of the embryos. If the quality of embryos is good, she'd only do eSET. If they were lower quality embryos, she mentioned she'd be open to potentially doing DET (if surrogate was willing).