Randle Corfman

Dr. Corfman is an intelligent, experienced reproductive endocrinologist. He clearly explained the likely underlying cause of our issues - from consult to failed transfer - and we felt confident in his knowledge. He also has the best bedside manner of any of the REs with whom we've worked (2 treatment REs and 1 consult RE). I felt he was personally invested in our success. He spoke to me like a human, rather than a patient, and treated me as I imagine he would treat his own family during consults and procedures. Unfortunately, our fresh transfer was not successful. And our stimming and retrieval also did not go as planned. When we consulted with Dr. Corfman after the failed transfer, it appeared there was information available at the time of the egg retrieval and fertilization regarding the quality of my eggs/embryos that was not shared with us throughout the process. Given what we know now (after consulting with other REs and embryologists), we would have liked to know the reality of our situation prior to the transfer. It may not have changed our course, but it would have more realistically managed our expectations. Dr. Corfman also indicated at our post-transfer consult that there would be no changes to our protocol, should we move forward with another round of IVF. He recommended donor eggs and possibly donor sperm. After consulting with another RE, we learned there are potential changes to make to the protocol and are in the process of a second round right now. It took time for me to be able to write this review of Dr. Corfman, as I have tremendous respect and admiration for him. My greatest hope was that our first round had worked in his clinic. That being said, I think it's also important to share that the recommendations he made for us (no changes to protocol and donor eggs/sperm) varied greatly from what another RE has recommended.

If your round of treatment is unsuccessful, definitely consider consulting with another RE.

While working with Dr. Corfman, we utilized the following: Pretreament: endometrial scratch Treatment: IVF with ICSI; Gonal F and Menopur; Ganirelix; Lupron and Pregnyl Rationale for treatment: male factor infertility and PCOS

We paid approximately $20,000 for a round of IVF with ICSI and fresh transfer.

Our doctor recommended single embryo transfer (based on grade of embryo. genetic testing was not recommended). This was recommended due to my age and the high risks associated with multiples.

We worked with Dr. Corfman a few times. He performed my HSG and it was done without any pain. He was very knowledgable and descriptive in our initial consultation and always very kind when we saw him in the clinic.

They are very by the book, and I think we waited a little long to begin using fertility medications after natural cycles, so I would definitely say advocate for yourself and your wants.

We started with 5 attempts on natural cycles, because my LH surge and cycle were very regular. After the 5th failed attempt we went in for another consultation and began Letrozole, a trigger shot, estrogen and progesterone supplements.

My insurance covers some of the treatments done with Dr. Corfman. I would say in general for the IUI procedure we are paying about $300 a try, not counting the donor sperm. All in on 6 tries, medication, HSG, we have probably spent close to $10,000

Dr. Corfman was direct and incredibly knowledgeable when meeting us with and explaining how he would treat us. Both my partner and I really appreciated his straight forward approach that laid out ALL the options with details about success rates, financial cost, and time invested and then allowed us to ask any and all questions and make the decisions about next steps for ourselves.

Be ready for a lot of information quickly, but very clearly outlined and written down with plenty of time for questions and clarification. But ultimately, we were able to make decisions about what path forward we were interested in.

Our overall protocol seemed pretty straight forward / by the book, but Dr. Corfman was the first doctor we saw who recognized my PCOS symptoms and treated that as part of our strategy. Each step was clearly laid out for us and all the information and materials were well organized and shared as needed so as not to overwhelm us.

We only had a small amount of insurance coverage for some basic testing and after pregnancy confirmation appointments - total cost was a bit under $20,000 for our IVF cycle with monitoring, egg retrieval, meds, freezing, fertilization, transfer, and after transfer testing (and pregnancy confirmation!).

Similar to what I've already shared, Dr. Corfman did a great job laying out all the options with pros and cons and then let us decide what made sense for our situation. We did end up opting for a multiple embryo transfer knowing the multiple birth stats but weighing the # of children we want, my personal health, and the amount of support and help we have nearby. We did end up with a twin pregnancy and we're very happy about it.

Dr Corfman was very compassionate and fairly thorough. My wife has endometriosis and he did allow us to do 3 runs of IUI treatments but he did pretty heavily push IVF and was almost a little "salesmenish" kinda felt like an upsell. After 3 negative tests in IUI we went for a round of IVF which also failed. 2 issues we had was that we were not informed about the ICSI procedure and none of our 14 retrieved eggs were done with this process and only resulted in 2 viable embryos. We were also not informed about potential "knots" in the injection sites and how to properly deal with them until we came in for the pregnancy test. Everything up until we learned about those 2 scenarios felt very comfortable but after learning about those 2 things we felt a bit burned.

Research as much as you can and write down questions to ask. Ask about ICSI procedures and potential issues you could run into doing the injections in IVF. Ask as many questions as possible.

He does layout the entire process and gives a very accurate calendar of when you will be doing each step. He will only transfer a maximum of 2 embryos and does often recommend to transfer 2 if possible. He does give reasons as to why he does each step the way he does and from our research they appeared to be very common and best routes.

They give you a very detailed calendar and time frame to expect certain procedures and monitoring. They let you know if we see X at this appointment then we will do this in response and what to expect at certain times. Very well done/planned.

IUI was roughly $1,800 per treatment to which they recommended a max of 12 treatments. IVF was $21,000 and with fresh donor eggs add $10,000.

He will only transfer a maximum of 2 embryos. He will transfer 1 embryo but does strongly encourage 2 everytime

I wish Dr. Corfman would accept ALL women who are interested in fertility treatments instead of discriminating against women who are overweight, but as an individual patient I felt I was treated well by Dr. Corfman. In particular, I was having a rough day emotionally when I had my HSG test and Dr. Corfman was very kind and gentle. I very much appreciated that. I do wish I had more check-ins with him than I did also.

He is a kind human being and a great Doctor

We used Letrozole because Dr. Corfman believes Letrozole is more effective and a better overall drug than Clomid. I had five medicated cycles and one IUI under his care and was only monitored and administered treatments by the nursing staff. I also had a laparoscopy to remove an ovarian cyst (done by my OB) and I wish we had more of a discussion about the potential risks of this procedure. Dr. Corfman would not continue to treat me until I had this cyst removed, but I believe that the surgery harmed on of my ovaries because it stopped responding to treatment after the surgery. There was no discussion of this as a potential risk, and I still haven't conceived so I am not sure the surgery was the right choice for me. I do believe that Dr. Corfman is thoughtful in his treatment plans and that he is a great doctor; I just wish I would have had a choice in whether I had that surgery.

Insurance covered most of my care so I did not have to worry much about the cost, but I do believe that MCRH charges WAY too much for IVF (which is why I am not doing IVF at this clinic).

N/A did not do IVF

Dr. Corfman is a kind, gentle physician. During my HSG he took extra measures to make sure I was comfortable and free from as much pain as possible. We didn’t see him often during our visits, but he was always there with questions regarding our treatment.

Speak up about your medication schedule. The staff and Dr. Corfman are always willing to adjust things if possible!

I was diagnosed with PCOS and anovulation upon meeting with Dr. Corfman. He went about treatment cycles logically, but took into consideration your input and needs. He made sure we knew our success rates with each type of treatment and suggested that we started with timed intercourse for 6 cycles and go from there. We have not been successful and plan on moving towards IUI/IVF.

My cost was definitely more than we expected for timed cycles with ultrasounds, medications, etc. however, the clinic was upfront about their costs and we knew this before treatment began.

Strengths: Extremely honest and won’t waste your time. Gets a plan in action and makes you feel like you can succeed. He balances optimism, while being realistic. He’s very talented and doesn’t give you false hope. Weakness: very busy, so I felt rushed at times. He also seemed like he forgot who we were one time, anc had to ask us questions about our chart. Make sure you advocate for answers, no matter what.

Advocate for yourself, and make sure you get answers. Be ok with not seeing him and mainly communicating with nurses.

Started with metformin for pcos and then letrozole and ovidrel. Had a SIS done to make sure my tubes were open after my D&C. Now moving onto IVF for MFI.

Around $20k for one fresh cycle IVF, and some other costs to freeze embryos.

He thought we would be ok with transferring two embryos, depending on the quality.

We feel grateful the process worked so far for us - however we lost one of the twins at 9 weeks, and are now at risk of delivering too early at 20 weeks. Dr Corfman and his nurses are very empathetic and made us feel very comfortable at all appointments and procedures. However i would have liked more information on why certain protocols were being used and especially during the time between retrieval and transfer on the number of eggs fertilized.

Dont question his protocols - if it works for you the first time around, go for it. But if the first round fails, most people try another Dr who is willing to try other options.

Started w Follistim, added Menopur three days later, and then Ganirelex. Total 10 or 11 days of stims. Triggered with Lupron & Pregnyl.

Over $20k, also anything ivf related including ultrasounds are only billed out of network to insurance

Gave us the option of 1 or 2, we transferred both. Froze the remaining.

He delved right into the facts of infertility. Likes to draw as he talks. Doesn’t give much time for interruption or questions until the end. Was fine for me, educational and explained things in detail.

Expect a more factual visit... not warm and fuzzy. Talks in general terms at initial visit. Will be seeing him soon a second time to start IVF.

Said I could continue using letrozole with Ovidrel to try and get pregnant if I wanted. Just depended on how many times I wanted to go through a miscarriage (had 4 by this time). Suggestion from him was 4-6 times with Ovidrel. Went on OCP for a month which seemed to help it work better, but after 4 more failed attempts (no pregnancy) decided to move onto IVF.

Unsure at this time... waiting to start IVF

Working with Dr. Corfman was great he was very knowledgeable and knew what he was talking about and didn’t have to use a book. He made me feel like he knew what he was talking about and made me feel good about that.

I would tell a perspective patient that he is a great dr and will adjust and listen to you as to what you need.

With corfman I was diagnosed with pcos and completed 3 cycles of letrozole and metfomin and femara. My follicles grew but not quite big enough to ovulate and get pregnant.

My insurance did not cover my procedures so I had to pay out of pocket