Paul Bergh

Dr. Bergh gave me hope for fertility preservation after cancer, even while being honest about my limited chances. He clearly explained each part of the process and what it meant for my future. He brought compassion and humor when my news wasn’t what I was hoping for and helped me navigate my next steps.

Arrive with questions and a notebook. He will advise you of what notes to take from your consultation so you can remember everything from your visit.

Dr. Bergh has great bedside manner. He remembered me from my initial visits five years prior and offered great support as I decided between two paths to motherhood.

I had to do two separate egg retrieval’s as my first med protocol did not stimulate me well enough. This was a challenge due to my low AMH and ovary recovering from cancer surgery. The second protocol produce three times more eggs and was much more successful.

Alana was such a comforting part of this whole process. She was quick to call with results and answer questions, always eager to help. She even called to check in months after my fertility preservation.

This is a big clinic but I still felt like I was followed by my primary team and only saw different doctors than my primary doctor while at monitoring appointments. It was fairly easy to get an appointment and each step was coordinated well.

The morning monitoring was super convenient. You could get in early, jump from ultrasound to bloodwork and be out the door in time for work.

My fertility preservation was largely covered by a grant for cancer patients.

Dr Bergh was very candid with me and told me "how it was". He didn't sidestep anything because it was uncomfortable, he just said it in a blunt yet respectful manner. After I had a bad reaction to the medicine the first round, he worked with me to figure out a plan and continues to do so afterwards.

Don't see him if you want someone to hold your hand, he will just tell you how it is and keep going.

Dr Bergh took the time to talk to me individually and explain the treatment process and why he was opting to do that process over others.

I am on track to do 4 medicated IUI cycles and if they do not take, move forward with IVF. First IUI I was given 50mg Gonal-F and then was increased to 150mg with an Ovradrell trigger shot. After starting the Gonal-F, my migraines that I have had since a teenager were uncontrollable. Reaching out to Dr Bergh regarding this, he switched my medicine to Clomid, 50mg for the second cycle. If the 4 IUI's do not take, I will meet with him beforehand to discuss the treatment options for IVF due to the necessary medication.

Jackie has been a god-send during this process. She has a very upbeat personality and is always willing to talk or answer any questions I may have.

The clinic is definitely a baby making machine, so it is very regimented. I enjoy the process however it is not for everyone. I think there could be a bit more explanations during procedures and some more time spent with patients. It seems as if the phlebotomists are all very different and not all care for the patient and it is shown by how they draw the blood.

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I saw him only at the beginning of each cycle, as well as when one embryo miscarried. He was compassionate throughout. It was always clear that he was the guiding force behind all the decisions. All decisions were made by him, even if he didn't see me and was using other doctor's notes to make those informed decisions. My actual meeting with him was lengthy and comprehensive, and I felt listened to.

He is a great doctor and very knowledgeable and you will be in good hands.

Dr. Bergh took the time to discuss all options and answer my questions patiently. I was assigned a specific nurse who was always available for me specifically. I felt very much like my team knew me and my situation.

We went through IVF with ICSI. The retrieval was successful but Dr. Bergh was concerned that I would hyperstimulate, so he took the time to explain why he wanted to freeze all the embryos and do a frozen transfer in 6 weeks. Though it was disappointing to me, he really helped me understand why. And then the transfer of two embryos was successful, though one miscarried at 5 weeks, and Dr. Bergh was there to help me. The first frozen cycle used Lupron to set up the cycle. The second cycle went with my natural period. Both transfers resulted in a live birth. I have a son and a daughter now and we are very thankful.

The nurses are assigned to each patient, so you feel like a person, not a number. My nurse was patient with me and tried to do what she could to help me.

RMA NJ has many satellite locations, which makes it easier to get to. The main location in Basking Ridge is beautiful and the rooms are very private, which is nice. They offer complementary protocols, like acupuncture, during the transfer, which makes it easier. The waiting times can be long if it's a busy morning, though if you get there really early, you can avoid that. They have great success rates and will work with you to make it financially feasible.

I sometimes waited a long time to be seen. If I got there early, I got seen earlier. They did try to hurry things along by getting blood done and then waiting for ultrasound after, but if it was a busy morning, I waited for over an hour.

At the beginning of my first IVF cycle, I signed up a special program through ARK, where I paid roughly $21,000 for 2 fresh and 2 frozen cycles until I conceived. It was so relieving to know that if one didn't work, I wouldn't have to shell out tons more to try again. In the end, we used one fresh and one frozen cycle for my son. I think we spent another $4500 for PGD, which was fortuitous because of my 15 embryos, 5 were abnormal and I am so relieved I didn't have to live through a miscarriage from transferring an abnormal embryo.

Dr. Bergh encouraged one embryo though he allowed me two in my first transfer. He said he would pick the best embryo from those available to make it most likely to succeed.

I liked Dr. Bergh he was candid but professional. He was very thorough but also very invested in getting me pregnant. He discovered that I had Celiac Disease which was a piece of the puzzle no other doctor had found out about me. I enjoyed working with him.

He does tell you what his honest opinion is about your diagnosis and I value that. However I could see patients having a hard time with him if they wanted to go on a wing and a prayer and try with their own eggs with a very likely unsuccesful outcome.

Even though this is a big busy practice you do get to see Dr. Bergh and he was very candid and frank at the consultation. He told me right away that my best luck to get pregnant would be a egg donor or embryo donor. He did recommend I lose weight but was very professional about it. I also told him that I had problems with pelvic floor disorder and these tests were tough for me. He was very professional about that as well. Never may me feel diminished in any way as a patient because of it. Allowed me to get the hysteroscopy done at the hospital under anesthesia.

I didn't get very far into the protocol and my protocol was different because we were using donor embryo.

I can not remeber the name of the my primary nurse but she was great ! The patient portal made it easy to upload records and if she needed something she got back to right away.

I liked Dr. Paul Bergh. The nurse assigned to me was very organized and you can do your lab work right on site. The monitoring is done early in the morning one day a week. I will say if you need medical records from them or sent to them leave a long time to do so. Dealing with the medical records department can take a long time. This is a large facility and it can feel as though they are a well oiled machine. I would warn people who are overweight to address that issue before attending this facility. A friend of mine's wife attended this facility with PCOS and they called her obese. PCOS however contributes to obesity from what I understand. The one area I do no care for in this place is the billing department. Before you can go in for your appointment you have to sit down with the billing department. Is this is your first round with infertillity and your husband is anything like my husband, sitting down to talk about money before your appointment seems a little obscene. Shouldn't we be talking about cost after you recommend a course of treatment? Also we were lucky to be covered by the NJ mandated IVF coverage at the time. However, they told me to be a part of the embryo donor program (using anonymous embryos) you have to pay $5,000 that is not covered by the insurance. At other facilities out of state this is the cost of a frozen embryo transfer with a donor embryo. Why so much? Isn't charging for embryos illegal in New Jersey? Someone should look into this. This bill was not itemized either. They didn't tell me what the actual reason for asking us for $5,000 were. The embryos were already made and stored. All they were doing was matching us with available donor embryo. We left for this reason because I was thoroughly annoyed by that amount and told it was because in New Jersey they charge crazy administration fees for donor embryo programs.

Please see my previous commens about the billing department for more detail. The billing department was thorough in going through a screen process where they evaluated what your health insurance covered. However they have an outrageous admin fee for donor embryo.

I think they only trasnfer one embryo at a time.

Dr. Bergh is very knowledgeable and willing to meet with me whenever needed. He always evaluates my progress and makes my treatment decisions. He is easy to discuss things with and I feel very comfortable that getting treated by him gives me the best chance for Baby #2.

Always ask questions and understand the process.

Dr. Bergh and my nurse, Michelle have always given me the time and attention I need. Answer my questions and meet with me to discuss options.

I had my son on my 2nd IUI using chlomid. I tried 14 more IUIs, first with chlomid, then with injectibles for Baby #2. Now I am in my 2nd IVF cycle with injectibles.

Nurse Michelle was trained by Nurse Danielle and it shows. Michelle is a wonderful nurse that I trust completely. She is very knowledgeable and always answers my questions. I am so very lucky to have her.

Great clinic with latest technology. It is big with a high volume but I would rather deal with crowds somewhere where I am confident I am getting treated by the best doctors and nurses than in a smaller place with substandard care. RMA is the best!

At times it is busy but it is very well run and moves very quickly. The hours are great because you can go in early before your day normally starts so it doesn't interfere with anything.

My treatments were covered by insurance. For the IUIs I paid a co-pay for each office visit and for the treatments. For IVF, I paid a per cycle one-time co-pay and took out a personal loan for costs not covered by insurance.

My doctor prefers single embryo transfer but would discuss multiple if I am lucky enough to have multiple embryos to transfer. At this point, I will be happy with 1.

Dr. Bergh is a godsend. After multiple early miscarriages with other fertility specialists (including a miscarriage of a PGS normal embryo), I had lost all hope. Per Dr. Bergh’s recommendation, I did a gluten/dairy free diet for several months. He had anecdotal experience with other patients where the diet helped with implantation. I ended up getting way more PGS normal embryos than I had with my prior clinic, and my first transfer worked.

Trust him. He’s brilliant, honest, and knows what he’s doing

I was not a typical fertility patient: I had lots of eggs (but not great quality), a thick lining, and I got pregnant very easily (but I had early miscarriages). Dr. Bergh treated me with personalized, outside the box care. As did my nurse.

Gluten/dairy free diet; IVF protocol targeted for high ovarian reserve with risk of overstimming; probiotics, prebiotics, folate

Nicole is AMAZING. Proactive, organized, totally on top of everything. I never ever had to chase her down, which I had to do with nurses at another clinic. Couldn’t be happier with her

I loved RMA. I got personalized care and it’s a very well run clinic. I’ve heard people complain that they were treated like a number but I didn’t feel that way at all. I don’t have any weaknesses to report.

Convenient and efficient

Most covered under insurance

Single embryo transfer since we had PGS normal embryos

Very direct and honest person and able to handle tons of questions. Extremely professional and knowledgeable. Ability to built trust and explain procedures, risks and different scenarios. very empathetic.

trust him

Dr Bergh was always available for my numerous questions. He is extremely knowledgeable and very personable.

Excellent communicator. Unlimited patience to respond silly, original, ignorant, repetitive and reasonable daily questions. Ability to patiently explain every days procedures multiple times. Provided great support and was always available.

Everyone is extremely kind, thoughtful and encouraging. every person you speak or interact with are a pleasure to deal with. Place is welcoming, neat, clean and quiet.

excellent experience, everyone very friendly and respectful.

i don't want to share costs

Dr Bergh tried incredibly hard to help me carry my own pregnancy despite many miscarriages previously. He held hope for me and was compassionate as well as straightforward when the pregnancy also ended in miscarriage.

He will be blunt but he knows what he’s talking about.

Dr Bergh went out of his way to explain everything to me. He knew I was well versed in fertility treatments and seemed to value my experience .

The nursing staff changed often and sometimes seemed a little disorganized but I overall had a positive experience.

I think that Rmanj is like a well oiled machine, and had total trust in them. I appreciated their experience and compassion even when my cycle did not work as we had hoped. They can be a little disorganized and I had to reach out sometimes to remind tvem of what I needed, but I didn’t mind and felt in control of my treatment.

He definitely prefers an eSET

dr Paul bergh is the absolute best in his field. He has a professional bedside manor, he went above and beyond to make our dreams of having a baby a reality. He put me in a pilot study with acupuncture not once but twice He didn’t have to do this, he is so kind and caring. I can’t thank him enough nor can I find enough good to say about him.

Be patient , trust, and ask questions.

Dr Bergh made me so comfortable, he treated me like an individual, answered all my questions. He went above and beyond to help my husband and I have a baby

She is the best

Everyone is so nice. They all make you feel comfortable. Facility is very clean. Never any problems with anyone. Never had any scheduling problem. Always a pleasant experience. They all care about you and it shows. You do not feel like just another number.

He held my hand every step of the way showed great compassion while making me feel like I was in the hands of a brilliant doctor. He showed the right balance of confidence and caution. He never over promised anything but always said " we are going to get you out of here with a baby"

You can trust him 100%

They were extremely compassionate and took the time to explain everything with patience and in detail. They never made me feel rushed and at times even allowed me to call my nurse on her personal cell phone after hours when I had a crisis

She was extremely smart, very good communicator and would always return my calls within a reasonable amount of time. She really got to know me and understood the best way to discuss issues with me

He was kind, took his time with us, and accomplished what we set out to do… get pregnant. Dr. Bergh made me feel very comfortable and confident that I would get pregnant.

He sat down with me and got to know me. I felt like it was truly personalized care.

They are very attentive and communicate with you through every step of the process. They always get back to you to answer questions or concerns the day you call.

RMA is very professional. There are many options/ facilities for monitoring to accommodate busy schedules. I was always informed of what was going on and what to expect. They answered all of my questions and made me feel part of the process.