LaTasha Craig

Dr. Craig always makes me feel comfortable at my appointments. She takes time to explain things thoroughly and is very patient with our questions. She has a very caring and positive demeanor. Although we have not been able to get pregnant yet, I trust in her expertise and the plan she has recommended for us.

Everything feels like it takes a lot longer than you expect. Before you start treatment have an idea of how patient you are willing to be or how aggressive you want to be with treatment. Don't be afraid to ask questions or take notes.

We have done 5 rounds of IUI. Each cycle has been similar - taking 5 mg Femara for cycle days 3-7. Ultrasound monitoring was done around cycle day 9 or 10. Triggered with Pregnyl when ultrasound showed follicles were ready and had IUI performed 36 hours later. We have not yet had a positive pregnancy test.

My insurance covered all diagnostic costs. If I am remembering correctly, each cycle of IUI ended up costing around $350-500 out of pocket.

She has provided us with the facts and statistics on single vs multiple embryo transfers.

Dr. Craig spent time to answer all of my questions and to describe the IVF process in detail, complete with handwritten diagrams and charts. Her personality was a great fit for us, as she was very down to earth and had a sense of humor about the whole thing (which was how my husband and I got through our infertility). She was encouraging, yet realistic when telling us our options. And when our first IVF cycle worked, I felt like she genuinely shared in our joy.

Don’t hesitate to jump right in to your treatment, she and her staff will be behind you 100%.

I don’t remember the treatment, but we did an IVF cycle that seemed pretty typical. Before that, she performed a salpingectomy to remove a hydrosalpinx on one of my tubes, saying that the fluid from the blocked tube could decrease our chances of a successful pregnancy.

IVF cycle was around $9000. The medications were just over $6000. There were some additional costs, like anesthesia for the egg retrieval, bloodwork, etc.

We only had two embryos to transfer, and she explained the pros and cons of transferring one or two. They weren’t cheste we only had two embryos to transfer, and she explained the pros and cons of transferring one or two. They weren’t PGS tested, And I did not feel like I could handle another transfer financially or emotionally, so we transferred them both and got a singleton pregnancy.

Dr. Craig is caring, upbeat, thorough, and truthful. She is a wonderful doctor and has a great bedside manner while at the same time being honest and upfront about the diagnosis and treatment options.

She will do everything in her power to make sure you get pregnant!

For my five IUI’s I took 2.5 mg Femara twice a day CD 3-7, came in for an ultrasound on CD 9-10 and sometimes once more if needed. Triggered with 10,000 IU Pregnyl and did the IUI exactly 36 hours later. I always produced 1-3 mature follicles during that time. I was told to take a pregnancy test 15 days after the IUI. For IVF, she chose the Microdose Lupron Protocol. I primed for three weeks with Aygestin bc I can’t take regular birth control. Three days after stopping Aygestin I started Lupron 10ML twice a day. On the third day we added in 375 follostim and 75 Menopur along with the Lupron 10ML twice a day. I had bloodwork done on the third day of stims and my estrogen was 277. They decreased my Follistim to 350. I had bloodwork and ultrasound on day 5, 7, 8 and 9 of stims. They decreased my Follistim each time bc my estrogen kept coming back on the high end. My follicle count on my baseline ultrasound for IVF was 9–10 and on Day 9 of stims I had 23 follicles. I was down to 200 Follistim on Day 9. I triggered at 12:30AM the morning of Day 10 with 10,000 IU a Pregnyl and had my egg retrieval at 11:30 AM on Day 11 (35 hours after trigger). They retrieved 19 eggs. 11 were mature, they fertilized 6 with ICSI and 5 conventional. 3 from the icsi group fertilized and 3 from the conventional group fertilized. On Day 3 we had 3 B+ embryos, 1 B and 2 C’s. She recommended transferring two in Day 3 or waiting until Day 5 and transferring one. We do not want twins so we decided to transfer one on day 5. It was a 4B+A embryo. On Day 6 when my clinic freezes, we had one 4BB+ embryo left to freeze. I came in for bloodwork 10 days after my transfer and 15 days after my egg retrieval and I was not pregnant. We are now gearing up to start a frozen embryo transfer with our one frozen embryo. Dr. Craig recommended not PGS testing due to my age and low AMH and no past history of miscarriages. Based on my past AFC of 5-12 she estimated we’d get approximately 7-10 eggs and we ended up getting 19 so I responded really well to the meds. My husband also has mild male factor infertility with a 1-2% morphology, 37% motility and count of 16-22 million.

Bloodwork and ultrasounds are done between the hours of 7-9 AM. I never had to wait in the waiting room longer than 10-15 mins. Nurses perform the bloodwork and the doctor performs the ultrasounds.

Medication from Acaria online pharmacy for IVF was $3500. IVF with ICSI was $9580. Anesthesia was $500. IVF sperm work up was $315. ART screening was $167. IVF consult was $50. IUI was $350. IUI ultrasounds and bloodwork were $88. Infectious disease testing was $160.

She ultimately left the decision up to us and showed us the statistics on SART.org. We have one child already that was conceived naturally 5 years ago and really didn’t want multiples so we chose to only transfer one embryo. She recommended the transfer on Day 3 if we chose to transfer two embryos and Day 5 of we chose to transfer one embryo.

Dr Craig has always made me feel like I was important. She doesn’t sugar coat things, but is able to say things in a way that is to the point but not harsh. I have weight issues and she’s never once made me feel like being overweight was the root cause of my issues with infertility. But she has pointed out that by losing weight I can increase my chances, but never made me feel ashamed or guilty for being overweight. I’m not one to ask a lot of questions but I do a lot of my own research and basically everything that I’ve found has corresponded with the plans Dr Craig has used for me. And the few questions I have had have been explained as to why we haven’t gone a particular route in a respectful manner and didn’t leave me feeling like I was less of a person because I didn’t have the Dr in front of my name. If you are looking for a doctor that only talks about rainbows and butterflies and holds your hand and treats you with kid gloves, Dr Craig is not going to be the doctor for you. But if you are looking for a real human that is rooting for you to be a mom and sets realistic expectations a long the way, then Dr Craig would be a great fit for you.

Trust that she knows what she is doing, but if you have ideas or questions don’t be afraid to voice them. She will respect your opinion, and even if you want to try something that she doesn’t feel like will be the best fit for you, as long as it isn’t harmful she’s willing to let you try. She really lets the patient guide their steps within reason of course.

I came to Dr Craig after having tried 3 rounds of clomid and times intercourse and 3 or 4 rounds of Femara and timed intercourse through my OBGYN. After my first meeting we decided to try an IUI on my next cycle. We ended up doing four cycles with IUI and on the fourth cycle I was pregnant! Unfortunately when we went in for our ultrasound it was discovered that I had a septum in my uterus and the baby had attached to the septum tissue which isn’t healthy tissue and so the baby didn’t grow. I was crushed. In the week that followed I expressed my frustration of having to go back for another ultrasound to confirm what we already knew. I’ve always been a okay what do we do next kind of person, and so having to wait was really hard. Once we had confirmation that the baby was attached to the septum we induced miscarriage using cytotec. And once my hcg level was back to the negative range we scheduled surgery to remove the septum. Dr Craig performed the surgery, my septum was very minimal. I should also mention that I had done an HSG with my OBGYN and it wasn’t repeated with Dr Craig and the HSG didn’t reveal the septum. I don’t want to give the impression that Dr Craig missed diagnosing the septum, she didn’t. Once the surgery was complete we did 4 rounds of timed intercourse with no drugs while working on weight loss. Then we did five more IUI’s without success. We are currently saving for IVF as our next step so treatment is on pause currently.

Everything possible that can be billed to insurance has been. But I don’t have fertility coverage so IUI’s have been out of pocket. The total cost of the IUI for self pay is $350-$400.

She was kind, caring and explained things well. It can be a bit of an overwhelming process and would be very helpful if she could hand me a print out of what she covers. They did give me a few papers that needed to be updated.

Ask questions several times if you are like me and need to take notes

I used clomid, a trigger shot and iui three times. I used femara ( I think is what it's called) instead of clomid because we were afraid that clomid was thinning my lining. I was told that my clomid dosage was considered normal until I started in on a study then my clomid dosage doubled and that was awful! My mood swings were unlike anything I have ever experienced!!!

around $450 per iui cycle times 4 so a couple thousand dollars. three cycles were completely free because of an experimental trial with male vitamins

Dr Craig is a caring, compassionate provider. Infertility is hard but I trusted her completely and feel that my trust was rewarded. I cried tears of sadness and joy in her office. When I finally did get pregnant, I knew it was because of her help.

Do what she says. She knows her stuff.

1. Clomid with times intercourse (2x) 2. Clomid with injection induced ovulation (1x) 3. Clomid with IUI (3x) 4. Femara with IUI (1x) 5. Injectables with IUI (1x) 6. IVF-twins born! Negative pregnancy test every time until IVF. Dr Craig would try every protocol for 3 months. I didn’t always do that because I was anxious to get pregnant t faster and each additional protocol had a higher success rate.

Monitoring appointments were done first thing in the morning. Dr Craig usually did ultrasounds. If she wasn’t available, another doctor did it. If no physicians were available, I saw a pa or nurse. That only happened once during the course of my treatment.

My insurance covered most of it. I paid $50 copay every visit.

She told us the risks and benefits but left it up to us. She did say that most people choose multiple embryo transfer but the official recommendation was a single transfer. after we made the decision to transfer 2, our decision was never questioned.

There is not a better doctor out there than Dr LaTasha Craig. From the first time she said hello I knew I was cared about. She truly cares about her patients. She is genuine and honest and takes time to explain everything. She is a shoulder to cry on when results aren't as I would have wished and she celebrated with us when we found out we were expecting! We have now adopted her as family because of the way she made us feel. I highly recommend her to everyone!

Please, please, please give Dr Craig a call and book an appointment with her! You will be in the best hands possible! She cares about each of her patients!

I don't remember the exact protocol but we discovered that I had very few eggs left especially of good quality. She set my expectations that we may not make it to egg retrieval but she would give it everything she had. We made it to egg retrieval and I am now the mom of twin boys!

My medication was more expensive than the egg retrieval and embryo transfer

I only had two embryos and I begged for both to be implanted together. Due to my age and financial situation as well as everything we had been thru, Dr Craig agreed to the multiple embryo transfer

From our first meeting with Dr. Craig, we were fully supported. She never let us get discouraged. If a treatment didn't work, she always had the next step ready to go. Her disposition is professional, but friendly. She always greeted us with smiles. I recommend Dr. Craig to anyone looking for fertility treatment.

The one piece of advice I would give to a prospective patient of Dr. Craig, would be to keep an open mind. She will speak honestly and frankly. She will give you options and she will give you her opinion when asked. Keep an open mind and be ready to ask a lot of questions. She will sit with you as long as it takes to answer them all.

My treatment started with Clomid and cycle monitoring. The doses of clomid were increased, as no results were recorded. Once I was on the maximum dose of Clomid with no ovulation, I was put on Femara, as off-label use. Femara caused me to ovulate. On my first cycle, I had a chemical pregnancy. I did 5 more cycles on Femara with no pregnancy. We consulted with Dr. Craig and decided to stick with Femara, and do IUI. We coupled the IUI with the HCG trigger shot. After 3 cycles, we consulted with Dr. Craig and opted to try 3 more IUI cycles. After those IUI cycles, we consulted with Dr. Craig and decided to move forward with IVF. Dr. Craig encouraged us to look at our options, and take our time. Based on my age (30) she said there was no rush on moving forward so aggressively, if we had reservations. We opted to move forward and proceed with IVF. In my first IVF cycle, we transferred two viable embryos and had a live birth of fraternal twins boys in July 2011.

Most of my monitoring was considered "diagnostic" by insurance and was covered, except for my co-pay of around $40 per visit. My medications were generally not covered, but Clomid was inexpensive $10/month and the Femara was about the same $10/month. IUI was paid out of pocket and was $300 per attempt. HCG was approximately $50 per IUI attempt. For the IVF, we estimated about $15,000 between paying the clinic and for the drugs. Our clinic offered us a multi-cycle refund program, which we participated in, for peace of mind. So, we paid slightly more for the first cycle, but the peace of mind we received from knowing we could try again, if needed was invaluable.

Dr. Craig was very straightforward with us regarding the embryo transfer. She said she wasn't going to create any reality TV stars. We had the option of transferring one or two embryos- no more. She said her estimation was a 70% success rate for me with one embryo, with an additional 70% chance of BOTH embryos taking, if one was successful. She discussed the risks of multiple pregnancy, and preterm birth with us and left the decision completely up to us after that point. It's a very personal decision. For us, our age, the cost and my relative good health, we felt two embryos was the best choice for us and she supported our choice.

Dr. Craig is candid and kind. I have always been able to ask all my questions and they have all been answered in a simple and concise manner. She has never treated us like we're just one more clinic number. She takes our concerns into consideration and tells us why she has chosen the course of treatment she has.

Have your questions ready to go. Make sure you tell her your thoughts and be receptive to what she has to say.

We haven't always seen Dr. Craig, we have seen several doctor in the clinic. We did 4 IUI'S through a clinical trial she recommended. We are in the unexplained infertility category and our treatment protocols have changed, but only slightly. I always responded well to treatment, it just didn't work. I dont think being more aggressive would have helped.

It was about 350 for IUIS. We paid 5810.00 for Embryo Adoption.

We just did embryo adoption and we only have 1 embryo. She did tell us that due to my age and health she would only feel comfortable transferring one embryo had we had more.

Honestly, I really really like Dr. Craig. I cannot recommend her clinic fully because of her staff. Her IVF Coordinator/Nurse was not fully on top of things like ordering our medication on time, etc. She was not friendly (and less so when I called her out on a mistake). Dr. Craig was wonderful and did the best she could, but on one transfer day she mistaken said that our embryos looked good when we were only transferring one embryo that day. In fact, it was our last embryo. I'm certain she was just reporting what she had heard from her nurse or the embryologist, but it looked really bad. I mean, did they even transfer OUR embryo a few minutes later?

You are your own advocate. Double check EVERYTHING.

I took menopor, lupron, an HCG trigger shot, and follistim. My GC took lupron, estrogen patches, and progesterone injections.

I cannot remember beyond the fact that our IVF cycle was $13,000+. I know we paid other large fees, but that was the main one.

My doctor recommended we transfer 2 the first time. They froze our additional embryos into separate straws for future eSET transfers because the embryos were AA.

I really appreciate the way Dr. Craig communicates. You can see the passion she has for her profession and she’s optimist yet realistic and she doesn’t leave room for uncertainty. You can tell that she takes the time to review each patient’s file and she never makes us feel like she’s in a hurry.

Have an open heart and mind.

We are very much still in the middle of treatment. Since we’re primarily dealing with MFI, she’s been so great about working with my husband’s urologist and she’s kept everyone on the same page.

I believe the Office visIt is $225. We are paying for everything out of pocket.

She was warm and caring. She made me feel like everything would be okay and after trying for so long made me still feel hopeful that I would have a baby. She was such a strength in a time where I emptied of it. I saw Dr.Craig at each visit and that was such an importance to me. I will forever be grateful for all she did for our family.

That you will be in great hands with her. I’ve recommended many people to her.

I had tried 8 cycles of clomid and two with HCG shots. The 8th one resulted in pregnancy but soon after a miscarriage. So when I was ready to try again the following year she wanted to be more proactive with Clomid, HCG and an IUI.

She was personable and made me feel heard and didn’t rush me. She was knowledgeable and made me feel at ease in her care. I felt like she knew what she was talking about. She set me up with genetic counseling which was helpful in understanding my diagnosis.

She is very knowledgeable and willing to treat you well.

I didn’t complete a cycle with her. Just blood work.

I paid for office visits and medications out of pocket. Insurance did not cover.

I enjoyed my visit. I was nervous my first visit, she made me very comfortable. She explained everything in detail and didn't judge me when I disclosed I was doing this alone. I can not think of a weakness so far.

Bring your entire history with you. They go ALL the way back.

So far I have not been given drugs. After having blood work done, the office called and advised me I did not need them.

So far I have paid out $490.00 and am expected to spend about $525.00 more.

IVF was such a difficult and emotional process to go through and understand. She made the process as easy as possible. I would recommend her to everyone. If you want to feel like you are in the best capable hands, then go see her.

Be prepared to be challenged physically, mentally and emotionally. It was the hardest thing I have ever gone through. There is so much room to doubt, but Dr. Craig will give it her all to help you conceive