Shirley Fong

Dr. Fong was very honest with me from the beginning. I knew going I to treatment that my diagnosis would make successful treatment difficult but not impossible. She presented my options and listed to my concerns, and when I asked she gave me her honest professional opinion. Dr. Fong was available and communicated with me directly and with her staff. Whenever I emailed or called I would get a response on the same day or early the next depending on when I emailed or called. I do think that she is very optimistic and perhaps this may make moving to IVF instead of IUI more difficult because she believes in her patients’ potential. In my case o do believe I should have moved on to IVF sooner, however my AMH was very low for my age and Dr. Fong believed my would respond the same to stimulation for IVF as I had for IUI. I do feel like she was honest and presented my situation clearly. Once I saw an improvement in response to my IUI protocol and improvement in my AMH, she suggested I take advantage of the window and see if IVF would give me a better outcome. I believe because of my diagnosis she did all she could do since Kaiser Fontana does not offer IVF.

Ask questions, ask if you should move on to other treatments and why she believes that. Overall I had a positive experience even if I didn’t get the outcome I wanted.

We had 4 IUI's (2019-2020) with Kaiser Fontana, Dr. Fong. I diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve, AMH 10/2018 .74; AMH 10/2019 1.55. 1st IUI 3/2019, 6 Vials (450 IU) Menopur for 6 days and had 2 follicles (16 / 13) developed, resulted in pregnancy. Pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 11/12 weeks with Manual Vacuum Aspiration, fetal pole measured 5 weeks 6 days. 2nd IUI 8/2019, 6 vials (450 IU) Menopur for 8 days and had 3 follicles develop, resulted in biochemical pregnancy. 3rd IUI 12/2019, 6 vials (450 IU) Menopur for 7 days and 3 vials (225 IU) for the 8th day, had 4 mature follicles with 2 smaller ones. No pregnancy, had to cancel next IUI for January 2020 due to left over cyst from IUI. 4th IUI 2/2020, 5 Vials (375 IU) Menopur for 8 days, 4 mature follicles with several smaller ones. No pregnancy, had to cancel next IUI for February 2020 due to left over cysts from IUI.

My cost was minimal, my insurance covered most of it. Offices visits $10 each Medication $70 approximately each cycle IUI procedure$10 Labs $0

Does not apply to my treatment.

Even when she diagnoses you with multiple fertility issues, and you present her with the research saying that IUI is a waste of time and money and could cause additional problems like ectopic pregnancy and miscarriages, she will not directly say try other options. She will just say keep trying IUI, when you know, she knows better.

If you try fertility treatments with her and your gut keeps telling you that you need a second opinion, get a second opinion. Her energy and optimism can make you feel as though anything is possible, even when the facts about your fertility is so blatantly clear that you need more services than she can offer.

With the IUI that I did, she prescribed about 50 mg of clomid as she did not want me to produce to many eggs and accidently fertilize too many eggs. She also prescribed a trigger shot that I took one or two days before my insemination. I did not get pregnant. Yet as mentioned before, she was being hopefully and not considering all the fertility issues I was presenting with.

Consultations, HSGs, bloodwork, and the actual insemination procedure all cost close to $2500 for one cycle.

In this clinic, she does not deal with embryos

I loved Dr. Fong for her personality and relatability. She had a very calm aura and explained everything in a personable manner. I felt comfortable and trusted that I was in great hands with such a fragile experience. I would recommend her highly to any of my friends or family if they needed her services.

To a prospective patient, I would say there’s no reason to be scared or nervous with Dr. Fong. She is the type that actually cares about you and listens and wants to give you the best treatment possible for the outcome you want.

The initial consultation for me was $150.00. Without insurance it would have been $300.00. I think their pricing is normal as far as other clinics I have looked into. The quality of the doctor and having 50% covered was a big thing for me at the time

She did not dismiss my concerns. She listened to all me the whole time. I did not feel rushed during our appointment either. She presented options to me, and gave me information about next steps. Precious fertility doctor was dismissive of my concerns brought forth, but Dr Fong listened to all them and acknowledged them.

Describe any concerns and issues you’re having and she will answer them. She provides informative literature hand outs as well.

Telephone clomid. 3-6 cycles of clomid. Clomid starting at 50mg. If ovulation did not occur then increase in dosage. Have intercourse from day 9 to 21 every other day progesterone check day 21.

With my insurance fertility treatments are covered 50%. I pay the remaining 50% cost the day off, and I’m billed for any tests.

Not discussed yet

Dr. Fong and her staff have made me feel like there not just there because it’s their job. They do this because they wanna help. Since the first meeting to every appointment and treatment I’ve had since Dr. Fong has answered all my questions with compassion and certainty. She never sugar coated what I had she was very clear from day 1and I thank her for that. When I have a canceled treatment because my body wasn’t ready there was never any sense of that’s it let’s move on. Instead she made me feel like this time it didn’t happen but we’re not giving up, she then would proceed with what can we do better. Dr. Fong has been a great Doctor since day one of meeting her.

Listen to all her advice,she really knows what she is doing.

I am lucky enough to have a great insurance plan so I only spent money on all my medications. The only cost my insurance does not cover is IVF and it’s most likely the only way I might get pregnant.

Dr. Fong has a very soft bedside manner and seems to care, but at times it is difficult to make sure you see her at all appointments. Dr. Fong is not always available. During one cycle, neither Dr. was available and patients were told to wait until next cycle.

Please go in with a goal. If they can not do anything for you in the first 3 months please seek other help. I feel as if I lost time and some money.

I am currently still under treatment. I was suggested 3 medicated cycles with injections. First cycle was using Menopur and dosages were increased for almost 12 days. I had an IUI done and it was negative. Next IUI, medication was increased and my cycle had to be cancelled because I had too many follicles that were going to be released. I felt this cycle was poorly monitored and there was no communication from my Dr.When I when in for the ultrasound,the RN suggested I cancel and asked why my Dr. did not bring me in earlier, it was a holiday.

My insurance covers most of my office visits, medications, and procedures.

She prescribed too much menopur. With all that she prescribed we used a lot of my Infertility pharmacy coverage. It was about 10 boxes and I Only used one box. I wish she could have determined or maybe done less as I would have saved some money. I am now stuck paying for a lot of the meds out of pocket.

Ask a lot of questions in regards to medications she is prescribing and make sure you need all of it before paying for it or using your coverage.

We started with Clomid and that didn’t work. She then checked my 21-hydroprogestoreone which she realized was me not responding to a lot of the medications

I only paid $40 every time I went in and paid my deductible for meds until the unfortunate time when she ordered way too much menopur. I paid over $1000 for the follistium and it led to me developing OHSS

I was nervous to meet with her at first, but she put my husband and I at ease with a course of action based on how aggressive we wanted to be. She answered questions and emails quickly and we always felt better after leaving her office. We are still in the early stages of her helping us get and stay pregnant, but I’m optimistic she will be able to help.

Bring a list of questions and be open to her suggestions.

I am a recurrent pregnancy loss patient so I had to have multiple tests to see what was going on. So far everything has come back normal so we have unexplained infertility at this point. She has is starting clomid this cycle and we told her if we weren’t pregnant within 3 months, we wanted to move onto our next option which was clomid with IUI.

I am under kaiser insurance so cost would have to do with your insurance with them.

She listens and makes you feel like you matter. I felt comfortable with her. I didn’t get to see her much because she works primarily down in LA. But when I did see her she was always nice and very pleasant

Make the appointment way in advance she is always booked

She tried iui

$3k per Iui cycle

Dr. Fong is very thorough in her explanations of what the treatment plan is, testing, etc at the beginning. However, I would see her maybe once a month and the other times I would see Dr. Wong or Dr. Huang which was frustrating. I also felt like after 4 failed IUIs that more information should have been provided in terms of next steps. My treatment plan was rarely adjusted - it felt like the doctors were just hoping one IUI would stick. When asked if we should do IVF, I was not given any information for yes or no. Ultimately my husband and I decided we were getting nowhere with any of the doctors at this office.

Be prepared with questions and do your research. You will often feel like a number at this clinic but Dr. Fong is truly a sweet doctor who will show much compassion for your situation.

We did Clomid for about 6 months before my husband was able to get to his doctor where we learned the issue was with him. We then regrouped and came back a few months later with the plan to do an IUI with donor sperm. I continued with Clomid and then had injectables. We had four failed IUIs with no discussion of what was happening.