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Dr. Massie is a wonderful and confident doctor who really knows the space of IVF inside-out. She is optimistic and real at the same time always explaining my chances of success or what to look out for. She understood that I love the details and would offer the appropriate level of explanations during our consultation. My only issue was that she sometimes didn't have long to spend during a check-in moving from one appointment to the next
[ORM Fertility] Strengths - I love the intimate feel of this clinic with one doctor and a few nurses - it really allows you to build a strong rapport. Another great part about this clinic is that all appointments start on time...Weaknesses: I would say that my treatment often had to be adapted and they did not have a systemic way to flag these adaptations.
How was your experience with Jamie Massie at ORM Fertility Washington?
Dr. Massie is a wonderful and confident doctor who really knows the space of IVF inside-out. She is optimistic and real at the same time always explaining my chances of success or what to look out for. She understood that I love the details and would offer the appropriate level of explanations during our consultation. My only issue was that she sometimes didn't have long to spend during a check-in moving from one appointment to the next - I don't blame her as she's the only doctor in the clinic who does everything from egg retrievals to transfers to the routine check-ups via a transvaginal ultrasound.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Jamie Massie at ORM Fertility Washington?
Do your research but be open as well - Dr. Massie is very good at addressing questions but at the same time, you will only have so many opportunities to get into the depth of it all so being prepared with your list is absolutely critical. She has been fantastic every step of the way in delivering the news or next steps so treasure those times as many doctors aren't as involved as she is or remember all the details regarding your treatment/case.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Jamie Massie at ORM Fertility Washington?
Dr. Massie was extremely warm and personable. I have severe vaginismus and she was always open to doing things differently or gradually given my condition. Most importantly, she was focused on the outcome whilst being creative in helping me get through some of the gnarlier activities such as SIS, etc. by using general anesthesia and clubbing multiple procedures at once.
Describe the protocols Jamie Massie used in your cycles at ORM Fertility Washington and their degree of success.
Antagonist Protocol - Menopur 75 IU in the AM, Gonal F 200 in the PM. After Day 5, I started Cetrotide as well. The protocol lasted for 10 days, took a 10,000 IU HCG trigger shot and had my egg retrieval 36 hours later . Rationale for using this protocol was the least number of shots and fastest route for maximum success. Retrieved 14 eggs as a result of this procedure.
Describe your experience with your nurse at ORM Fertility Washington. (Assigned nurse: Hannah Jablonski)
Hannah was wonderful and a God-send! She was proactive, communicated promptly and was extremely efficient in getting answers at the earliest. Most importantly, she showed a lot of compassion throughout my journey!
Describe your experience with ORM Fertility Washington.
Strengths - I love the intimate feel of this clinic with one doctor and a few nurses - it really allows you to build a strong rapport. Another great part about this clinic is that all appointments start on time and the maximum I've had to wait was 5 minutes at the most. Getting in and out of the clinic quickly is such a blessing when you have a whole working day that lies ahead of you (they also offer 7.30am appointments)
Weaknesses: I would say that my treatment often had to be adapted and they did not have a systemic way to flag these adaptations. Quite often, a treatment or list of medicines would be offered and I'd have to go back to check in on how this is different from what I had discussed with the doctor - triaging across it sometimes would take time.
Also, they use their electronic portal strongly to communicate each and every aspect of treatment, medication, next steps - I love it since, it would make communication very efficient. With that being said, their portal needs a lot of work such as enabling a basic "reply" function vs. starting a new message for every response. Minor inconvenience but it would be great to get it fixed.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Jamie Massie at ORM Fertility Washington.
Covered through my employer's insurance that uses Progyny - my out of pocket including my husband's and my genetic testing/counseling, PGS testing of embryos was under $2k and insurance paid the rest.
Describe Jamie Massie's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at ORM Fertility Washington.
Absolutely prefers elective single embryo transfer for healthy patients under 35.
What specific things went wrong at ORM Fertility Washington?
- Provided conflicting information
Describe the specific things that went wrong at ORM Fertility Washington.
As I mentioned earlier, due to my situation, I often had to adapt some parts of my treatment. For example, instead of taking progestrone suppositories, I would just take the injections and I had to message them to fix it on my treatment plan so I could convey it accordingly to my pharmacy for ordering of meds. This didn't take too long to fix but I wish there was better integration between the adaptations agreed upon with the Doctor now reflecting on my prescription and protocol
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