Laura Londra

She's very direct but can be hard to understand if she talks quickly due to her accent. However, I dont see that as a weakness or drawback. She always makes sure were on the same page before we're done speaking and that my questions are answered. My very first appointment she came in with tears in her eyes and I've seen her like that a handful of times since. She's very compassionate and empathetic. She's also been very thorough in my treatment plans and testing thus far.

Listen carefully and don't be afraid to ask questions and voice your concerns.

I did 3 medicated IUIs with her and one medicated timed intercourse cycle. Letrozole was used 3-7 with cycle monitoring and a trigger shot. Sperm samples were given the day of IUIs and we always went over the sample specifics prior to each IUI. Booster shots were administered 7dpiui as I have an allergy to progesterone suppositories. Letrozole is better for patients with endometriosis and I was previously unresponsive to both Clomid and Femara/Letrozole. These resulted in no pregnancies. IVF began shortly after the last failed IUI. I was on the antagonist protocol: Gonal F started CD3. I stimmed for 14 days, used Cetrotide for 7 and triggered with Novarel and Lupron Trigger. I did not proceed with PGS testing. My meds were increased a few days into stimming as I was slowly responding. 4 five-day blastocysts came from this retrevial cycle. A fresh transfer was done and PIO was also used. One embryo was transferred and resulted in a pregnancy. However, it was an early miscarriage (approximately 7 weeks)/ chemical pregnancy as it was not seen on an ultrasound, only confirmed by betas. After a new cycle started we did a GEEP protocol: 28 active birth control pills, a bleed, 30 days lupron, delestrogen shots twice a week 2 weeks before transfer, and PIO beginning the week before transfer. This transfer was unsuccessful. It was done to suppress ovulation and medicinally manipulate the cycle to give the best environment for an embryo. After that cycle Dr. Londra recommended a endometrial biopsy (scratch) in an unmedicated cycle. That was completed and normal. We are now in the middle of a "natural" FET cycle: Letrozole 3-7, a trigger, and PIO. We will transfer one embryo as Dr. Londra and ORM recommend against transferring multiple embryos due to the risks of multiple pregnancies.

For IVF its first come first serve. So, women who started their cycles on the weekend makes for a crazy and hectic Monday. The rest of the week isn't so bad but can be a little time consuming. For IUIs it was a scheduled time slot rather than the hour or so designated strictly to IVF patients.

Costs varied by insurance coverage so it would be hard to dictate. General range with my coverage for IUI was around $400 per cycle including meds, labs, and insemination. IVF was too involved but ran around $5,000 including all meds, ultrasounds, surgery, preservation, etc. FET was around $400-$900 depending on the protocol with meds. Out of pocket is reasonable as well. The clinic has a price list.

Dr. Londra is very empathetic and wants her patients to succeed. The only “weakness” would be communication but only because she has a small accent. Sometimes you have to have her repeat things. Her strengths would really be that she is thorough in explanation and actually shows she cares.

Be patient with her. She can be a bit hard to understand in a hurry.

In each IUI treatment we used letrozole as opposed to clomid because it is supposed to have higher results. We also used the trigger shot in each procedure. I would see her around day 10 to get an estimate as to when the trigger was needed to then do the insemination. On the last cycle, to increase my growth and count in follicles, she added injectables to the regiment. Each attempt, there was 3 total, was unsuccessful. Eventually, with the low number of samples I have left and a low AMH, it was determined that IVF would be the best way to go.

It costs $383 per IUI attempt. It ran me $30 each time to visit Londra. Clomid was like $4 the trigger shot was $100. Injectables were $900 but I applied for and received a discount code for 75% off my shots.

Dr. Londra is very passionate about what she does and she is extremely careful in raising your hopes up (at least for me). Even though sometimes it's not what you'd like to hear, but she will let you know your exact chances and explain further if necessary. I think too that she is sometimes too careful which can be good and bad too.

Mae sure you ask questions if you don't understand or are not sure about anything during your appointment with her before you leave. She will answer any question question you have to the best of her knowledge and if you have any doubt, be sure to let her know.

Even though my insurance paid for part of it, it was still expensive.

Oh yes, she did. she would not transfer ore than one embryo which my partner and I were really against it.

I felt like Dr. Londra was my friend. We didnt share our fertility challenges with anyone, but I always had her to express my feelings to. She calmed me when i was anxious and I instantly trusted her to take care of me.

Don't hesitate! I was embarrassed and nervous to start treatment. But after being in her care I regret that I didnt start sooner.

I dont remember everything from memory. She started with low dose pills and closely monitored results. Each month she made adjustments, increasing dosage and adding injectibles. But, the increases were gradual and I really appreciated that. We started with the least invasibe treatment and moved up the ladder. I didnt want to take risks with multiples and she agreed. She was up front that after the treatments we'd done, IUI would not significantly increase oir chances, but let us decide if we wanted to try it. We decided to save our restricted insurance coverage for IVF. The retreival was uncomfortable, but she talked me through it. We did a fresh transfer of 1. She was out of town for a conference for the transfer, but left me in good hands and gave me her cell phone number before she left in case i had questions or just needed to hear her opinion. I was so nervous after getting blood drawn for my first pregnancy test. I was waiting on pins and needles for a nurse to call me. The call came the same afternoon as my test, and it was Dr. Londra herself! I was so thankful she took the time to call me to share the news, answer my questions, and tell me next steps.

I domt remember. My insurance covered a lot of my prescriptions, ultrasound visits, and even IVF since it was my first round. Going forward it will all be out of pocket since tge coverage for infertility has a lifetime max.

Dr. Londra shared the risks of transferring multiple embryos as well as how little multiple ones would increase the chance of pregnancy. She left the decision up to us and said they would go with what we decided. We considered transferring 2. But after speaking with her, we decided to go with 1 and are thankful for her information and advice.

Occasionally her accent made me misunderstand, but she was always happy to answer clarifying questions, so it was never an issue. I really appreciated the time she would spend making sure I was fully informed at each visit and had all my questions answered.

She is so compassionate that if you’re seeking bluntness you have to ask for it. She will err on the side of cautious optimism, but she will always give me her real opinion when asked. I think it’s just good bedside manner.

During ovarian stimulation, I was self-injecting 2-3 medications each night. One of them made my skin very itchy! I don’t remember more specifics because it was over a year ago.

The procedures associated with IVF with ICSI were around $4000, and medications were an additional $1500, approximately.

She strongly recommended only transferring one embryo, but I agreed with her reasoning. I think it’s smart to keep the chances of multiples to a minimum.

Dr. Londra was very candid throughout our treatment. She was often humorous which I appreciated. I learned a lot about my body and about pregnancy and fertility in general. She always explained what she was seeing and made sure that I also understood.

Ask questions. She will make time to answer all of them.

I don’t remember the exact names of my treatments. I remember I had an X-ray of my uterus first. I went on a drug that was for breast cancer but a side effect was that it made follicles grow and eggs mature. I took those pills for 4-5 days during my cycle and then would come in for anultrasound where my follicles would be measured. I would give myself a trigger shot when they looked good and then have sex and hope for the best.

Dr. Londra was very compassionate during the entire fertility process. When I finally received the positive pregnancy test she literally squeeled with excitement at my visit. I felt like she was as invested in this process as I was!

While Dr. Londra is wonderful, she does have a bit of an accent that can be difficult to understand. However, she is aware of this and will repeat anything she needs to in order for her patients to have full understanding.

What I remember was 5 rounds of clomid with successful ovulation but unsuccessful fertilization. We moved on to Letrozole, and she allowed my husband and I to decide if we want to use IUI or not. We chose to do the trigger (hcg) shot at home and have IUI. We did this for a total of 5 rounds with one break in the middle. We finally conceived the 5th cycle.

Dr. Linda cares about her patient and shows such thought the process. She was kind and yet straight forward with me. On top of being so great she listened to me on what has worked and didn’t work in the past. After the birth of my daughter we sent a picture and received a beautiful card back.

Trust her. She is a safe person to let take charge of this delicate time and process.

We started letrozole with provera and did 1 IUI to check sperm counts. She let us decide is we wanted another IUI but didn’t feel it was necessary.

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Dr londra was extremely knowledgeable and caring, she made sure we knew what was happening every step of the way. She was positive with us but, honest. On our first two unsuccessful tries she provided kind words and motivation to keep us trying. Now we have a beautiful 6 month old boy. We are so thankful for her services

Pick her, she is amazing

My insurance covered everything but the cost of the insemination and the donor specimen

She was warm and compassionate from the moment we met her. All of my questions got answered, and she is very understanding of our situation. We feel like we are in good hands and are hopeful that we can start our family soon.

Come prepared with questions!

We are dealing with male factor infertility, so our current status is to do make sure my fertility is okay to proceed with ICSI.

Cost estimate was given at initial consultation and explained thoroughly.

Single embryo transfer was recommended to increase chances of one healthy pregnancy, and I agree with the approach.

Dr. Londra was wonderful to us. She answered all our calls and made us feel important. We were confident with her. She was trustworthy, easy to understand, had a good bedside manner and was gentle. We contacted her with questions even after we conceived our daughter and she was happy to answer our questions.

Be patient. Ask all the questions you want and trust her.

We used a protocol that Dr. Friedman had us on. He retired while we were doing a frozen cycle. Dr. Landry picked up where he left off.

We took out a personal loan. The total cost ending with one child was around 20000. We had to transfer 5 embryos after two miscarriages.

We implanted two embryos first and miscarried both. We decided to only do one after each time and had success with our last transfer.

Dr. Londra was very sweet and showed compassion at our first consultation. She really wanted to help me get pregnant. From there after, I only really saw her for procedures so my visits with her were very short.

Ask questions and stay on top of your stuff.

Costs were as expected for the procedures I did. Insurance covered some diagnostics.