How was your experience with Eugene Stoelk at Northwest Fertility Center?
There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me.
Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran.
I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him.
I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive.
He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us.
He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound.
I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion.
I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned.
I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis.
Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him.
After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies.
Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him.
I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him.
I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes.
I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic.
I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Eugene Stoelk at Northwest Fertility Center?
There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me.
Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran.
I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him.
I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive.
He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us.
He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound.
I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion.
I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned.
I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis.
Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him.
After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies.
Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him.
I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him.
I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes.
I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic.
I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Eugene Stoelk at Northwest Fertility Center?
Dr. Stoelk was very rude to us any time we asked for anything out of his typical protocol. He does everything old school on paper and nothing in the computer.
Describe the protocols Eugene Stoelk used in your cycles at Northwest Fertility Center and their degree of success.
There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me.
Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran.
I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him.
I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive.
He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us.
He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound.
I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion.
I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned.
I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis.
Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him.
After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies.
Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him.
I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him.
I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes.
I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic.
I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.
Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Northwest Fertility Center.
There were times when I was going through the transfers and Dr. Stoelk had to ask the receptionist to come help because he needed more hands because the tools he was using he had to have the 1 nurse there to help him because I was bleeding and the receptionist hold the ultrasound so he could try to transfer the embryos.
Describe your experience with Northwest Fertility Center.
There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me.
Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran.
I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him.
I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive.
He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us.
He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound.
I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion.
I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned.
I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis.
Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him.
After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies.
Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him.
I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him.
I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes.
I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic.
I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Eugene Stoelk at Northwest Fertility Center.
We spent close to $20,000
What specific things went wrong at Northwest Fertility Center?
- Lost paperwork
- Lost appointments
- Provided conflicting information
- Failed to convey critical information
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Northwest Fertility Center.
There is so many things that he did wrong that has traumatized me.
Looking back I should have left sooner, but he had our babies (embryos) and I had never done IVF before and he would tell us that everything we were going through was normal. I should have ran.
I did not know it wasn’t normal and was made to believe by Dr. Stoelk himself, that it was and that he had dealt with many women like me, according to him.
I finally went to another clinic after multiple unsuccessful transfers with him. I later found out that the tools he was using on me during our transfers were only to be used in surgical settings when patients are under anesthesia. Transfers should only take about 10 mins or so, I would be on his chair for well over an hour, with blood leaking out of me and him blaming me and saying my cervixs are tough, using these tools to try to cut and open my cervix’s. The last time he did it to me, I thought he had perforated my bowels, him trying to shove these instruments inside of me to open my canal to get embryos in, sweat dripping down his face and me screaming out in pain. I won’t go much more into details on that because it’s so hard for me to relive.
He would then lie to us and say it was a successful transfer and then pray with us.
He did this to me on multiple occasions and the last time it was so bad, a few days later a clot the size of my hand cane out of me. I was in so much pain... i of course immediately called him and he told me once again it was normal and that I could come in next day. So I did and when I went in he did ultrasound and said everything was normal and there was nothing he saw in ultrasound.
I was still in so much pain a few days later, I finally decided to get a 2nd opinion.
I was told by the doctor at urgent care that I had a large hematoma on my cervixs and he was very alarmed by the size and asked me what had happened. I explained to him and he advised me to find a new Fertility Doctor. He said it was not normal and was very concerned.
I of course then was very confused and upset and I went back to Dr. Stoelk for another follow up and at this time he said that he thinks I have endometriosis.
Long story short he wanted me to go under the knife with him.
After this I never went back to him, except to get my remaining babies.
Dr. Stoelk had tried to diagnose me with fibroids, endometriosis, scaring off the cervixs, among many other terrible experiences with him.
I went to 4 other doctors in Portland, 2 of which are other fertility clinics and they found no such things. Thank God I never went under the knife with him.
I took my babies to another Ivf clinic and I was so afraid to do the transfer after what Dr. Stoelk has put me through, and it was like night and day. I didn’t even feel a thing and there were no surgical tools and it was done in a matter of minutes.
I couldn’t believe it! I was floored. I’m so grateful to my new clinic, they have been so good to us and have really helped us start to heal from what Dr. Stoelk has put us through. We ended up pregnant with our first transfer at our new clinic.
I just worry about other women and the things he might have told them that was normal. I lose sleep thinking of the 5 babies of ours that he didn’t even give a chance to. He lied to us and made me go through the worst pain in my life... and tried to blame me and my body. He is sick and because of him I’m am dealing with a PTSD. I cannot believe the pain and trauma I withstood... looking back, we will do anything for our chances to have a baby. I feel like if I stayed, mine could have cost me my life or permanently damaged for life.