Bethesda Fertility Center (closed)

She was extremely knowledgeable and professional. Didn’t set high expectations just in case something didn’t work out. Very easy to get a hold of if I had any questions. She walked me through the whole process and made sure we understood every part and let us ask questions as needed.

Be honest with you worries and fears. Always ask questions

Started with birth control for the first two weeks and then went on Lupron shots. After that it was a mixture or lupron shot and shots to grow the follicles. Then a shot to make the eggs release followed up with progesterone shots through 11 weeks.

I could go in for monitoring at times that were convenient for me. They says they would pick

I don’t remember $5000-$10000

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She was amazing. I highly suggest seeing her. Polite and professional. She always knew every answer to every question. I would see her again if we decide to do it again. I have already suggested to a friend to go to Bethesda.

Be prepared for anything. Relax she knows what she is doing. Give her all your trust

First was cleaning fallopian tubes. Then ultrasound to see uterine thickness. Started hormones. Did iui per her suggestion. After 3 failed she suggested ivf. Started hormones for that. Did egg retrieval, with a fresh transfer. After positive pregnancy test, did ultrasounds of baby every week until released to ob

I was lucky to have great insurance that helped pay. Otherwise they had payment plans

She gave me the option

She's young and energetic. Easy to talk to. Friendly and warm personality. Helpful. Good at explaining things. Talks fast but willing to explain things again. I've only seen her once so far but she was honest and hopeful. She told me with my issues it might take time, but it wouldn't be impossible for me to get pregnant. She was recommended to me by my obgyn. Excited to go back to see her.

Ask questions. She talks fast.

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Haven't got bills yet

Dr Robertshaw is a great listener, seeks to understand any/all symptoms to help discuss treatment options. She takes the time to answer all questions and is candid in her responses and opinions. She took the burden of stressing about infertility off of my shoulders, and I truly trusted that I was in good hands with her recommended treatment.

IUI and IVF procedures, embryo freezing, monitoring ultrasounds, doctor visits, blood work.

She did not want to transfer more than 2 embryos, which is what we ended up doing. If PGS had been used, she prefers to transfer only 1 to minimize risk but is open to patient input.

Dr. Reynolds, in my experience, has no weaknesses at this point in time. She is a great listener, never makes you feel rushed, answers questions you might think are silly or dumb. She is happy to answer phone calls and emails.

Make sure you create a list of questions no matter how you feel about them. You might think they are silly or dumb but she wont and she will answer any of them.

He was very easy to talk to, and confident in his ability to make it so that I would be able to get pregnant. After one HSG test and having to shake my hips to get the dye through one of my fallopian tubes, I was able to get pregnant the very next month via IUI

Don't discount his confidence as cockiness.

I had already done 4 unsuccessful rounds of Clomid. His first recommendation was for an HSG test where dye is shot through the tubes, as he felt there might be a blockage. After the procedure, he recommended IUI, and I literally was successfully pregnant the next month (twin boys)

Expensive (approximately $2000 even with insurance) but I think any couple expects this with fertility treatment.

Dr. Thie took a long time to get my history and previous testing. She was very knowledgable about PCOS and took time to help me understand it. She went out of her way to make sure I received the best treatment. I feel she could of been a little more aggressive as I had to order an additional week of medicine because she was nervous of me over ovulating.

She brings ypu back a lot and staff is considerate about multiple visits and high copays.

I did and IVF startibg with birth control for a month then starting injections.

18,000

His strength is his experience. He has seen a lot of cases and makes very accurate predictions. His weakness is his bedside manner. He was too quick to tell me that I needed to use a gestational carrier vs. adjusting his approach.

Have thick skin. I do, and his delivery still brought me to tears more than once.

2 antagonist cycles -BC for 3ish weeks -overlapping with lupron for 2-3 weeks -8 days of Gonal F and Menopur -Novarel -Transfer on day 6

I like that she is compassionate and shows empathy towards her patients. I didn't get the chance to see her every time I am in the office, she is pretty busy. If you need to ask any questions, you cant't talk directly to her, you have to go trough a nurse, I don't really like it.

I came from another doctor, that office was closed. I already was halfway trough my IVF treatment, I had the egg retrieval done. Dr. Reynolds decided to have the same treatment as my previous doctor and have me on lupron for a couple of moths and then do the embryo transfer.

I just started the second part of my IVF treatment and doctor Reynolds does not accept my insurance so it is kind if expansive, a simple consultation is over 500$. The previous doctor left the office and they transferred me to doctor Reynolds who as I said does not accept my insurance, I have to pay out of pocket

From the first visit when i saw doctor Robertshaw i knew she’s the right one, i knew she is one who’s going to make our dreams come true and yet she absolutely did. such a fantastic job very professional and kind she’s sweet and knows how i feel and my pain. i did work from the first IVF treatment. I can’t thank her enough. bless her heart ❤️

Keep that positive smile on you. that give us hope..

clean and simple rooms are always ready for us and clean

I was lucky to have an insurance to cover my cost of doing the ivf

i don’t have any comments she did everything in a professional way and what best for us

Doctor Robertshaw was a kind and compassionate doctor. She explained everything she was doing and the expectations. If we had questions she answered without hesitation. She was blunt and didn’t sugarcoat anything which made us understand things far easier and didn’t give us unrealistic expectations. We enjoyed her kindness and understanding. She talked to us in a way we understood without us feeling like we were being talked down to.

Ask as many questions as you see fit. She is easy to talk to and understand.

The cost was around $8,000 without insurance. Medication was around $2,500.

Dr. Reynolds was a great listener and didn't shut her mind to other options. When I had my 2nd miscarriage with her, she recommended I see a reproductive immunologist. I don't feel that many others would have done that.

Trust her. And listen and don't be afraid to ask questions.

I was put on letrozole to get more eggs going, along with gonal f. I got pregnant twice this way but they resulted in chemicals. This is when she suggested I see a reproductive immunologist. And she was willing to work alongside that doctor as well and follow his instructions.

I had great coverage for diagnostic care and lab work. Their rates for IUI were ry good too since that was not covered under my insurance.

Her only weekness was remembering where we were in the while process. Meaning if I wanted to do IUI again or have sex once the egg was ready. But she also has many patients too. It was clear her goal was to get us pregnant as easy and quick as possible. Invetro was suggested but I wasn't comfortable at that point w that process and they understand and continued with the treatment I wanted.

Dont get discouraged if it once you get a positive result that she doesn't seem happy and asks you to come back for another ultrasound so see can actually see the heartbeat.

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My treatment was fertility pills and ovulation shot. Coat was about 60.00 a month combination. Ultrasound to see when I had a viable egg. Cost about 30.00 after insurance.

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Dr.Robertshaw is a great doctor and a great communicator. I felt that she always had my best interest in mind, she’d answer all the questions my husband and I had. Additionally, she helped me understand some other tests I had with my primary physician, whether they had any impact on my treatment. I really appreciate her!

Be open and ask questions

Dr. Reynolds was completely understanding and very nice to my needs and gave me a lot of insight on what I need to be getting done and help with She explaining to me that she splits her visits up into two

She is very experience and know what she’s doing she’s a great communicator and she seems like she loves her job

She told me I need at HSG test to see if my tubes were blocked and if they were blocked then I need IVF she also explained to me how much IVF will cost

It’s different fees for different appointments

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Dr. Robertshaw is kind, a great listener, and deeply cares for her patients. Because of our genetic disorder carrier status we were grateful to be completing an IVF cycle, rather than trying for a natural pregnancy. She guided us along the way and made recommendations when they were needed.

Share your full history. I was on the wrong birth control (prescribed by my OBGYN) which resulted in unpredictable cycles. Dr. Robertshaw changed my medication which resulted in a successful IVF cycle delayed only one week due to a large cyst.

Egg retrieval protocol: Gonal F 250iu Menopur 1 vial Cetrotide HCG trigger 10,000 iu Transfer Protocol: Birth control (stopped before transfer cycle) Lupron 10 units for 3 weeks Doxycycline 100mg 2x daily 7 days Estrace Aspirin Medrol (6 days before transfer) PIO injections, 1 mL, beginning 6 days before transfer

I had insurance coverage, therefore my costs were minimal compared to most. I spent roughly $3,000 for retrieval and transfer, and $1,000 for medications

We had 1 healthy embryo after PGT-A and PGT-M therefore it was strongly advised only to implant the PGT normal embryo

Before we started our IVF journey, Dr. Robertshaw took time to go over every detail of it. We had an in-person consultation, then a virtual appointment once we had watched all of the learning modules and read the consent forms. She discussed the science as well as the ethics with us, and went through various options for us to consider before starting. We really felt like any concern we had was taken seriously by her. One strength of Dr. Robertshaw (that I had been prepared for due to reading other reviews) is she takes her time with her patients. We never felt like she rushed through appointments with us, like most doctors do. She gave us information, asked if we had questions, took time to answer our questions fully, shared her personal experiences if they related to ours, and made just a little small talk. It felt easy to ask her questions, no matter how small or dumb they seemed. A small, but maybe related, con is that sometimes we had long wait times for appointments to start. This only happened 2-3 times, and never when we were there for something urgent. We just tried to plan accordingly for this possibility.

Ask every question you have. She is great in person and she (or a nurse) will reply to messages promptly if you think of questions or concerns at home.

My protocol started with 4 weeks of birth control as I wasn't having regular cycles, then I went back to the clinic for a baseline ultrasound and bloodwork. A few days later, I started Gonal F 300iu and Menopur every evening for 8 days. During that time, I returned to the clinic every 2-3 days for ultrasounds and bloodwork, to monitor my follicle growth and hormone levels. On day 7 of that week, I was started morning injections of Cetrotide which I continued for 3 days, and did my trigger shot in the evening of the third day. 36 hours later, I had my egg retrieval. That evening , I started taking Medrol (continued for 5 days) and the following day, I started 1 mL progesterone injections every morning. 9 mature eggs were retrieved, 8 fertilized (with ICSI), by day 3 only 1 embryo was growing on schedule with 2 more closely behind, and by day 5 it was determined that we only had 1 good embryo (4bb). Assisted hatching was not required. I returned to the clinic on day 6 after egg retrieval and had my transfer. I had bloodwork starting the next week (8 days, 10 days, and 13 days after transfer) to confirm the pregnancy. My progesterone dose was increased to 2 mL each morning, due to low numbers. The increased dose improved my levels. I then had a ultrasound the following week and confirmed formation of a gestational sac (week 6). Later that week, I had significant bleeding and cramps for ~1 hour before it slowed. Dr. Robertshaw had me come in for an ultrasound first thing the next morning, and she determined I had a subchorionic hematoma. I was given instructions to take it easy for a week and drink lots of fluids. I also received a rhogam shot as I have type A- blood. I had some spotting over the next few weeks, but the hematoma had already started to improve by the next ultrasound (week 7). I was discharged from the fertility center at that point and have been treated by my OBGYN since.

All of my treatment was covered by my insurance, and I had other unrelated medical expenses during that time, so I met my insurance maximum ($3k) while undergoing this treatment. Otherwise, I was quoted ~$12k for one round of egg retrieval/fertilization/transfer. I got all of my medications from Freedom Pharmacy and with my insurance policy, I was quoted a possible expense of ~$1.5k. However, I paid less than $200 total as I had met my insurance maximum.

For our situation, Dr. Robertshaw recommended a single embryo transfer. We didn't push for multiples and we only had one good embryo to transfer anyway.

Dr. Isela Robertshaw is literally a Godsend for my wife and me. When we visited her for the first time, we had already undergone 2 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs with another renowned fertility center in Cincinnati who were recommended to us by our OBGYN. Both our IVFs had been unsuccessful in yielding satisfactory number of eggs during retrieval, especially the second one in which my wife had been administered with growth hormone. Her AMH results were good for her age of 35 years when we started the treatment, and the clinic was unable to provide any satisfactory reason why the procedure failed. Both times we had only 1 fertilized embryo through ICSI and both times they transferred them on day 3. Unfortunately, neither resulted in successful pregnancy. When we met Dr. Robertshaw for the first time we were really low on confidence and it was like going through the motions, knowing that this was the last time we would try IVF. I cannot describe the pain my wife was undergoing. She went about her life normally but there were instances, especially when we came across happy families in shops and malls, when I could feel the pain in her. I had always been optimistic throughout this journey but after the failed 2nd round of IVF, I was devastated and was contemplating a life without children. The first thing that Dr. Robertshaw did was tell us a likely reason why the 2nd IVF failed. It gave us some confidence because now we had a doctor who could tell us a medical reason why we had a failed IVF cycle. Some may say that she guessed that based on reports she saw but well we wanted that transparency from our earlier doctors, not just a conclusion that it was unexplained infertility. She gave us confidence through every meeting we had that our journey would be successful. And the nursing team (Lynzie in particular) were wonderful in assisting us through the journey. She put my wife on a different treatment plan than the antagonistic cycle we had followed for earlier 2 cycles. As we went through the multiple USG sessions, our confidence grew as we found that the number of potential eggs were into double digits for the first time. And then the biggest relief came on the day of extraction when we could get almost the number of eggs we had seen in our USGs. After that we followed the ICSI and had a very successful return on the embryo count. We had decided earlier that we would do PGT on embryos to be able to have higher chances of implantation this time. That phase of our cycle also went through weel, with the final transfer of 1 embryo bringing us the much-awaited good news in August. Thereafter we met Dr. Robertshaw through till week 8 of my wife's pregnancy and she would explain again every time what she should do and should not. She would sit down beside my wife during the USG and explain in detail what we saw on the screen and allay any doubts and concerns we had on how the embryo was developing. In summary I really do not have words to describe Dr Robertshaw. The fact that she was successful in getting us our first pregnancy is definitely a feather to her cap but more than that we are indebted to her for the excellent counsellor she was in our journey the most difficult times of our journey as a family till date. I sincerely wish that many other couples like us who are struggling to get a medical answer to their pursuit of kids, get doctors like Dr. Robertshaw to help them in their journey.

Please feel free to ask questions. Be thorough to discuss them with Dr. Robertshaw. She never tires from answering all your questions, as many times as you ask them.

Dr. Robertshaw changed the antagonistic protocol that had been unsuccessful 2 times and put my wife on a Long Lupron cycle. She did not use any growth hormones unlike the 2nd cycle my wife had. Then she reduced the gap between the trigger shot and egg retrieval from 36 to 34 hours. She had guessed that my wife's 2nd IVF had been unsuccessful because the timing had been messed up that resulted in the eggs ovulating prematurely. We ended up getting 13 eggs, 7 of which survived through day 5 after ICSI. These 7 were frozen and sent for PGT. 5 of them came back as normal. One of them, the best in the lot of 5 was transferred. Dr. Robertshaw said that we should only try with 1. And it was successful.

Majority of the cost for the IVF cycle was covered through the insurance. However, I had to cover close to 200 USD for medication, 2000 USD for the PGT and close to another 1500 USD for the IVF process

Since we had selected to go with PGT, Dr. Robertshaw had told us that she would be transferring only the best embryo per the protocol of frozen cycle. If that failed only then she would consider transferring 2 in the next cycle

Dr. Reynolds was absolutely amazing. I cannot say enough good things about her. I was so nervous to go to a fertility clinic but the first time I met her I felt completely at ease. She was very understanding about the fact that my hubby and I did not want to do IVF and never pushed any treatment of us. She explained all of our options and helped us to make informed decisions about what treatment plan would be best for us. Dr. Reynolds was super supportive of every decision we made and was super compassionate every time we didn’t get a positive result. I would recommend her to anyone!

Write down any questions you have and take them with you to appointments. I would forget things and then remember after the fact and have to message the office.

We used clomid (200) for 5 days and a trigger shot for our first 3 IUIs. For our last 2 IUIs we had to use donor sperm and we did clomid (200) for 5 days and gonal f injections for 5 days then a trigger shot. Our fifth IUI was successful with the gonal f, clomid and trigger shot.

Our insurance covered ultrasound appointments but we had to pay for everything else out of pocket. Our insurance did not cover any of the medication. The clinic called the bulk of the medication into a mail pharmacy which had a much lower price than any pharmacy around here.

Dr Reynolds is amazing! She really knows her stuff, is super friendly with great bedside manner, and is open and honest with expectations and treatment plans. I really enjoyed going in to see her and fully trusted her with our plan of care.

Ask any questions that you might have- her answers are honest and informative.

For our IVF cycle I used Menopur & Gonal F for stimming. When my eggs were growing slowly, my dosages were adjusted and Dr Reynolds didn’t rush anything. When my eggs reached the right size, I triggered with hcg. We got 18 mature eggs, 9 fertilized with ICSI, and 2 embryos resulted.

I still have not received my bill for IVF (still going through insurance) but IUI was around $600 per cycle. This was half the cost I paid at my previous clinic for essentially the same protocol.

Dr Reynolds was willing to discuss transferring 2 embryos but my insurance only covered a single embryo transfer.

Dr. Robertshaw made my husband and I plan and explained every part to us. I loved how she would put into terms that we could actually understand. She made me feel comfortable at every appointment and made sure that all my questions and concerns were addressed. Dr. Robertshaw was an amazing doctor!!!

Don't be afraid to ask any question even if you feel like it is dumb.

My first plan was timed intercourse with monitored cycle. This cycle I was given 2 rounds of 7.5 letrozole and 1 10mg before my follicles would grow. I had many ultrasounds this cycle. I also did a trigger shot (ovidril). After this cycle we decided it wasn't going to work and went with IUI. The next 3 cycles I took 1 round of 10mg letrozole followed by ultrasound and did the trigger shot (ovidril). Came in 2 days after the trigger shot to do the IUI. The last cycle was a little different. It was postponed due to Covid 19. After things opened up we did another IUI. I took 10mg letrozole followed by ulrasound and trigger shot (ovidril). Then went 2 days later for IUI. She told me to take a baby apsrin the day after the IUI and to continue taking it. My 5th cycle i got pregnant.

For ultrasound and IUI i usually paid 230 and some change

Dr. Robertshaw was recommended to me by another physician, a friend who I confided in explaining the horrible bedside manner of a fertility doctor from whom I initially sought treatment. My first meeting with Dr. Robertshaw was appropriately lengthy because I had a ton of questions. She explained my suggested treatment protocol at length and the reasons for her suggestions. My journey with Dr. Robertshaw lasted over two years because I paused my treatment a few times to psychologically deal with the arduous fertility process. In that time, Dr. Robertshaw treated me with emotionally intelligent empathy and followed-up or allowed me space appropriately. You can't teach this type of genuine care and empathy. It felt like a blessing and I certainly appreciated it immensely.

I would advise a prospective patient to feel free to ask questions, even the ones that seem stupid. I would also advise prospective patients to disclose their concerns and fears so that Dr. Robertshaw can do her best to address them. Embrace her kindness and stick with it! She knows what she's doing!

Initially, I was diagnosed by another fertility doctor with fallopian tube blockage via a very painful HSG. I wanted a second opinion so Dr. Robertshaw and I decided that rather than having me endure another excrutiating HSG, I should under go a laproscopy. Following the laproscopy we learned that one tube is partially blocked and one tube fully blocked. I was not ready to undergo IVF so we started a brief treatment of Clomid. When that was unsuccessful, I took a break from fertility treatments. A year later, I returned. Dr. Robertshaw was on maternity leave so I saw Dr. Kasey. We began the full IVF protocol starting with birth control, followed by ovary stimulating hormones, I produced only 3-4 eggs so we cancelled the cycle. When I returned for the next try, Dr. Robertshaw had returned from maternity leave so I went back to her for treatment. We started birth control followed by stimulating hormones however I produced too few eggs again so we cancelled the cycle. My understanding is that because I pressed to have this cycle result in a December retrieval, I wasn't given the full stronger protocol. Finally, we started a new cycle with the stronger stimulating hormones and I produced 12 eggs. These resulted in 7 embryos. The embryos had to be frozen because my progesterone levels were too high. We waited one menstrual cycle and I was prescribed progestorone regulating medications for about two weeks when finally my embryo transfer was scheduled. Two embryos were transferred, resulting in my current singleton pregnancy.

In total greater that $20K

Dr. Robertshaw strongly advised against transferring more than two embryos. We transferred two embryos.

Dr. Reynolds is very knowledgeable and optimistic. She is also super friendly and seems genuinely happy to see you at each visit. Sometimes she seemed rushed because they are busy but never made me feel like I couldn't ask questions (the only reason I could tell she was rushed was because the waiting room would be busy, etc.). She is a fast talker but will always answer questions and explain things for you. We had a very great experience!

It was a great experience so don't hesitate to go with Bethesda Fertility if it is in your network!

I did birth control pills starting on Day 3 of my cycle. On ~Day 20, I started daily 10U Lupron injections to prevent early ovulation. On Day ~28, I started my stimulation shots (follistim and menopur) for 7 days while continuing Lupron. Shortly after this, I had my egg retrieval. We transferred 2 5-day embryos.

All treatment medications were out of pocket. Bethesda North Fertility is a part of the TriHealth network and because we have TriHealth insurance, a significant percentage of the overall IVF costs were covered.

Dr. Reynolds was confident that transferring two in our situation was an okay choice because we were okay with having multiples should that happen. We are glad we took her advice and transferred two because 1 implanted and 1 tried but did not progress.

Dealing with infertility is already stressful and overwhelming and I personally needed someone who would walk with me in this journey that I could gain instant trust. Dr. Robertshaw made this so easy to do.

Trust her recommendations and be open to communicate to her your needs also she is here to help you start or continue your family

We went through 3 trials of IUI the first not medicated the second 2 medicated with clomid. After the 3rd failed IUI Dr.Robertshaw recommended moving to IVF to have a more structured plan, we now have to beautiful twin girls due to that shift in plan

20,000

We went with multiple embryo transfer, and transferred both embryos. I suggest just thinking about if this works are you ready for multiples.

She was candid with us from the beginning. She answered all our questions, was there at all ultrasound appointments and never discouraged us from asking even the silliest of questions. She was very kind, communicated everything perfectly well and we trusted her completely.

Ask a lot of questions without hesitation.

The costs were pretty much standard to any other fertility clinic. They really helped reduce costs of ultrasounds by charging insurance instead of having us pay directly. Also, during COVID they reduced their procedural costs to help patients which was extremely helpful.

She was very clear from the start about a single embryo transfer and advised against it, considering the reason for treatment and my age.