How was your experience with Miguel Damien at Damien Fertility Partners?
Dr. Damien is very thorough and explains everything. If you don't understand anything, ask questions right away and he will take the time to answer them. Despite trying to absorb a whirlwind of information at our first consultation, he was patient with me understanding his treatment plan for us. Even though we have only been in treatment with him since August 2016, we feel he is taking a more aggressive approach with our treatments, which is something we are very grateful for.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Miguel Damien at Damien Fertility Partners?
If you don't understand something, don't be afraid to ask questions. Be honest with your medical history.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Miguel Damien at Damien Fertility Partners?
When we went through our miscarriage, we never once felt like we were treated as though it was something "common". He has been caring and empathetic throughout our treatments.
Describe the protocols Miguel Damien used in your cycles at Damien Fertility Partners and their degree of success.
1 round of Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 failed
1 round of Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 successful in conception but ended in incomplete miscarriage. Needed Methotrexate to complete miscarriage.
Took 4 months off due to Methotrexate, further testing and surgery for Endometriosis.
IUI-1 round of Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 with 250mcg Ovidrel injection failed
1 round of Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 failed
IUI-1 round of Clomid 50mg CD 5-9 with 250mcg Ovidrel injection (pending)
Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Damien Fertility Partners.
The nursing staff has been helpful during our treatments but we had some instances of miscommunication when trying to get test results (blood work, genetic testing, semen analysis). Beta blood work results were always given within hours.
Describe your experience with Damien Fertility Partners.
Staff is always friendly, great with ordering medications that have to be ordered from pharmacies specizing in fertility meds, and responsive to phone calls that I have made to them. The nurse's line always goes to voicemail but there's been times where I needed to speak to a nurse right away so I went through the operator and a nurse was put on the phone for me. We only had one instance of miscommunication amongst nursing staff, which was over a timespan of 2 months but it was resolved and we were able to move ahead. Definitely follow-up with tests results if you don't hear from them.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Miguel Damien at Damien Fertility Partners.
We are covered by my insurance. We just pay a copay.
Describe Miguel Damien's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Damien Fertility Partners.
We have not completed embryo transfers yet.
What specific things went wrong at Damien Fertility Partners?
- Failed to call with results
- Failed to order appropriate test
- Lost results
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Damien Fertility Partners.
My husband was supposed to have bloodwork, semen analysis and genetic testing all in one visit. After a month of calling, trying to get test results, turns out no bloodwork was ever done but was never told every time I called. We got the results by mail in the lab but still took another few weeks to hear from the office. This was right after our miscarriage so getting my husband's test results depended on our next steps to try again.