Gad Lavy

Dr. Lavy has provided outstanding care during the IVF process. He has been knowledgeable, honest, and friendly every visit. He explained the process very honestly and made sure I understood what was happening each step.

I would highly recommend Dr. Lavy and the New England Fertility practice!

Prior to the egg retrieval, I was taking Estradiol and Prometrium pills, then Follistim, Ganirelix, and Menopur injections. I produced 31 eggs, and 21 embryos resulted. Due to hyperstimulation, my 12 eligible embryos were frozen, and a transfer was done my next cycle. During this period, I took daily injections of Leuprolide, Estradiol pills, and Progesterone suppositories. A few days prior to my embryo transfer, I discontinued Leuprolide and began every other day with Progesterone injections. One week post transfer, HCG was detected from a blood test. I am awaiting two week blood test for pregnancy results.

Morning appointments were always quick, even if there were others in the office waiting when I arrived. They staff was willing to work with my schedule to fit me in during hours convenient for my work schedule.

I was provided cost a breakdown for the worst case financial scenario, but did not come near those costs due to the staff working closely with my insurance company to have many services covered. Our total out-of-pocket expenses were around $5,000.

Dr. Lavy has a calm and serious demeanor. He is also very thoughtful before he moves forward with procedures. He speaks very matter of factly and explains things in a way that is easy to understand. When my hysterosalpingogram (HSG) results were inconclusive, he explained to me the next procedure I would need and why. Once that procedure also came back inconclusive, he talked to me about why he believed I should use Clomid for my first IUI. I only tried Clomid for one cycle before he suggested that I use injectable fertility drugs. He explained that he felt that my body didn't respond as well as he had hoped to Clomid. At this time, he was also sure to explain that injectable fertility drugs would increase my chances of conceiving multiples. After taking fertility drugs for my second cycle, I conceived our twins.

While he may not come off as being overly warm due to the fact that his facial expressions are often serious and his tone of voice always communicates the same level of calm, please be reassured that he is knowledgeable and has a plan.

Because Dr. Lavy was a participating provider in our health plan at the time, we just had to pay co-pays for our visits. However, most of our fertility drugs were not covered, and we had to pay out-of-pocket for most of those. That being said, NEFI gave us the names of some pharmacies that offered us discounts on certain fertility drugs.

Overall excellent. He was very optimistic. As a physician myself sometimes I wanted to know more about the potential bad outcomes but I think for most his Level of optimism would be perfect His experience w gestational carriers was really helpful and he trained his staff very well

Ask about what to expect when things do not go as planned

Frozen transfer of PGS normal embryo (single) to a proven GC w lupron, oral estrogen and IM PIO

About $7000 for FET. 1200 a year for storage. $5000 for GC screening

We only wanted to do single

Personable, good bedside manner. Felt very comfortable under his care, always answered questions and put my mind at ease. I was previously under the care of another top fertility clinic in the Stamford/Norwalk area for almost two years. I left that practice because I felt like I was being pumped with hormones and that there was no clear plan or strategy with regard to my fertility issues. I met with Dr. Levy for a consultation after taking a six month break from the fertility madness. My husband and I were impressed with him from the get go. I felt like he listened to me and to what I felt was not working from my previous experience. He gave me his opinion on what should be the next steps and together I felt like we established a clear plan of attack to move forward with. In the end, the collaborative plan was successful.

Have your own plan going in and compromise, a doctor and patient should meet in the middle, because as a woman you know your body better than anyone else.

We didn't see Dr. Lavy (personally) every visit, in fact I'm not sure we saw him even once a cycle (but maybe we did - it was awhile ago). That said, his nurses were exceptional, and I never once wished that we were seeing him instead of the nurses. I had 100% confidence in them. When we did see him, he was warm and kind (although quiet and perhaps introverted) and had a very calm energy. I know that every time any decisions were made about a cycle, that he had been the decision-maker in a detailed meeting involving all of the individuals who were caring for us. The nurses shared the information that came out of those meetings with us, and let us know when they were scheduled to occur, so I know that he was heavily involved in our care, even when the nurses carried out the procedures.

Because we are a lesbian couple with no known fertility issues, we did not want to start with fertility drugs if we could avoid it. I went through a routine "test cycle" during which they monitored me and checked baselines, and did a HSG to test whether my Fallopian tubes were clear. It did not appear that I had any problems, so they allowed me to go through three IUI cycles without drugs. They didn't actually recommend this, and encouraged us to try Clomid, but they respected our wishes and allowed us to go through with it. Once we'd completed three cycles without success, we agreed to try Clomid. I believe I went through two IUI cycles using Clomid, and they told me that they did not feel I was responding to it, and they recommended Folistim (injectibles). I did that for a few cycles, at least one of which resulted in overstimulation, and they refused to do the IUI for fear of super multiples. In all, I had 7 complete IUI procedures over the course of 10 months (one of those off months was the overstimulation month, and I don't honestly remember why we skipped the other months, there may have been months when we simply needed an emotional break). My only positive pregnancy test was the last cycle, which was with Follistim and a trigger injection, and I became pregnant with my son, a healthy singleton. All of my IUI cycles involved two days of back-to-back IUI. That said, I believe now they may time them differently (my wife went through it and they spaced hers one day apart).

He is really supper nice. He makes everyone feel comfortable in a special way. In a sense, when you battle w fertility you may become very sensitive and you want to feel by someone who cares for you. Dr. Lavy , in his unique way will make you feel that way.