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2022, Successful
She [Dr. Slater] reviewed our information prior to our consult & was ready for us. She also made 2 direct phone calls to us during the process vs having a nurse do it. She was always prepared for our visits, always answered our questions, was extremely professional, kind, compassionate, very thorough during every step, & she made our transfer very informative, rewarding, & included us both equally in it which we greatly appreciated...
Cortney [nurse at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine] was very knowledgeable & informative & walked us through every single step! You could tell she was passionate about her job, providing quality care, & having successful outcomes! It felt like she was invested in this process with us... The clinic was clean & beautiful. Everyone was always very friendly & helpful. Living out of town, I had to make occasional calls & the front desk always got me to the person I needed timely & my questions or concerns were always addressed...
How was your experience with Cristin Slater at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine?
We appreciated that Dr. Slater gave us facts & statistics right up front. We are numbers people so we appreciated that. She had thoroughly reviewed our information prior to each visit & was ready for us. During every visit she was extremely professional yet kind, caring, compassionate & included us both. After the initial consult I was totally impressed by a follow-up email which covered what we discussed plus what the next steps were & who was responsible for what. Her (pertinent) staff were included in on this email as well so everyone knew the plan & their role. Things happened quickly after that, which we appreciated & I was pregnant 3 months after that consult with a successful first transfer and we have several more embryos to use later. That was very different from our previous doctor where we spent over a year with no success. We also live several hours away so we genuinely appreciated that she allowed us to do the labs & ultrasounds locally which she followed closely. She is top notch and the absolute best doctor we've ever met & I've met a lot being an RN myself! She's the full package in that she's not only highly skilled & gets you positive results but she has the "human factor" too in that she's kind, compassionate, patient, & doesn't rush you or treat you like a number. It feels like she's invested in this process with you & truly wants you to be successful!
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Cristin Slater at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine?
I would tell any prospective patient that Dr. Slater is worth the amount of time & miles you have to travel to see her because she is the best! If you want the best chance for success here is a doctor you can put your faith & trust in!
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Cristin Slater at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine?
She reviewed our information prior to our consult & was ready for us. She also made 2 direct phone calls to us during the process vs having a nurse do it. She was always prepared for our visits, always answered our questions, was extremely professional, kind, compassionate, very thorough during every step, & she made our transfer very informative, rewarding, & included us both equally in it which we greatly appreciated. She is obviously extremely skilled at what she does. We highly recommend her!
Describe the protocols Cristin Slater used in your cycles at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine and their degree of success.
The medication protocol for transfer preparation & post transfer at this clinic was quite different from our previous clinic in that we did Estrogen injections here (vs oral), progesterone suppositories were a new addition for us as were a few days of Medrol pills leading up to transfer, & a Valium on the day of transfer. Since we were doing IM progesterone & estrogen it felt like a lot of shots but looking back I feel this treatment protocol prepped my body a lot better & helped ensure a successful transfer & pregnancy.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine. (Assigned nurse: Cortney)
Cortney was very knowledgeable & informative & walked us through every single step! You could tell she was passionate about her job, providing quality care, & having successful outcomes! It felt like she was invested in this process with us.
Describe your experience with Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine.
The clinic was clean & beautiful. Everyone was always very friendly & helpful. Living out of town, I had to make occasional calls & the front desk always got me to the person I needed timely & my questions or concerns were always addressed.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Cristin Slater at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine.
It was us around $35,000 for IVF but we were pregnant within 3 months on the first try & have additional embryos in storage for use later.
Describe Cristin Slater's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Idaho Center for Reproductive Medicine.
My doctor didn't necessarily discuss this with us, however, we were pretty set on a single embryo transfer so we never asked her about doing more than one. We felt confident transferring one given the statistics she gave us.