How was your experience with Ellen Hayes at Aurora Fertility Services?
Ellen Hayes was very descriptive about what she wanted to do and achieve. But she also made it sound like certain things worked for other patients so it should work for me. I felt to compared to everyone else. She did however confirm my suspicions that my egg quality was not the greatest.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ellen Hayes at Aurora Fertility Services?
Make sure that you are taking the right dose of medications for your cycle. Make sure she understands your worries.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ellen Hayes at Aurora Fertility Services?
It just seemed like I was being treated like every other patient. when everyone has different circumstances and outcomes.
Describe the protocols Ellen Hayes used in your cycles at Aurora Fertility Services and their degree of success.
I don't remember the exact protocol but i was on 450iu of Gonal-g and 150 of Menopur. I was also on Omnitrope and triggered with HCG. The results were still poor egg quality even though on Omnitrope. The embryos that did make it to day 5 were not graded the best so they would not transfer them even though i wanted to.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Aurora Fertility Services.
They were very good at calling back in a timely manner. But they sometimes got their info confused with a cancelled cycle and which doctor changed things.
Describe your experience with Aurora Fertility Services.
They do everything in the clinic and it is welcoming. They should have more weekend hours for when someones cycle starts on the weekend or a Friday. Otherwise they are closed on the weekend.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ellen Hayes at Aurora Fertility Services.
The costs were pretty standard. The one thing i liked was that they offered a payment plan for those who were paying out of pocket .
Describe Ellen Hayes's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Aurora Fertility Services.
I did not transfer any but she aimed more towards a single transfer to help with the risk of multiples.
What specific things went wrong at Aurora Fertility Services?
- Lost paperwork
- Failed to inform you of changes in protocol
- Provided conflicting information
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Aurora Fertility Services.
I had conflicting information about medication dosages due to the fact that they misplaced the notes the doctor gave them or looked at the wrong paper from a different cycle that was cancelled.