Fertility Center of Chattanooga

Dr. Donesky gives a lot of information in his meetings, but he is sure we understand what he means every time. He draws us pictures demonstrating what he is talking about and when I had a mix up with my medication I called his personal phone number and left him a message and he called back and fixed it within 10 minutes. He performed a test to check for tubal blockages and has followed up with us anytime he is in the office. He travels back and forth from Chattanooga and Knoxville so he’s only available in Knoxville on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but he is so sweet and genuinely cares.

If you want to see him consecutively, be prepared to drive out to Chattanooga. He is 100% worth it.

Dr. Donesky was very careful when upping my dosage of clomid to prevent overstimulating my ovaries. He has put me on a higher dose for a couple days longer this go around and we are hopeful it worked as it was supposed to this round as well.

We paid a $60 copay every visit, but now we pay $1075 for a package with IUI which includes the ultrasound, hcg test, progesterone test, and the procedure itself

Dr. Donesky was wonderful as far as being very open about risks, procedures, etc. My only issue is that when I first went to the clinic, my FSH level came back at 13.9 (very high, and very close to considering donor eggs). I am only 25, so Dr. Donesky thought that it made more sense to take the risk and attempt a cycle with my eggs rather than discuss donor eggs. The first cycle, we ended up with 16 eggs (after having over 20 follicles on each ovary). We only ended with 4 embryos. We decided to do a second retrieval, and still again were not advised of the possibility of using donor eggs. After the second retrieval, we got 21 eggs, but all of them deteriorated the very next day, and we were left with zero embryos. I feel as though if we had used donor eggs from the beginning, we would've saved time, money, and heartache, and could potentially have our baby by now. I wish all options would have been discussed, regardless of my age, since my FSH was so close to the borderline of only using donor eggs.

Do your research, but I would give this advice for ANY doctor. Know your options before trusting any doctors opinion. Know the normal levels of all your hormones, and what high/low numbers could mean. Ask your doctor about these levels if they seem to be abnormal. I wish I had asked more questions and pushed for different options.

My first cycle was pretty traditional, we used cetrotide to prevent ovulation. However, I ovulated on the last day, early, and we had to cancel the cycle after 13 days of injections. We switched to a long lupron cycle for the next two cycles which worked much better for us.

We had significant insurance coverage for our first cycle, so the cost was less. However, it seemed pretty in line with that national average from the research I've done.

Due to my high FSH levels, my doctor was okay with us transferring two embryos.

Before IUI, Dr. Donesky sat with my husband and myself answering all of the questions we had with great detail. He was genuine and helpful in adressing our fertility concerns. His goal clearly was to assess our specific fertility issues, explain to us what he thought was our issue, and how he would like to proceed to overcome our fertility obstacles to achieve a successful pregnancy.

Don’t be afraid to ask all the questions you might have. He is helpful but might not volunteer the nitty gritty details unless you want to know exactly how things will go.

Dr. D recommended clomid plus IUI for me - clomid because I wasn’t producing strong eggs on my own, and IUI because the clomid thickens the cervical mucous and makes it more difficult for sperm to swim up. My husband had motility issues also, so IUI was an extra help for them to ensure all the bad swimmers were weeded out and placed exactly where they needed to be - bypassing the thick cm.

Consultation was somewhere around $150 I think, and the IUI procedure was around $1200 which included all intrauterine scans leading up to IUI. There was also a trigger shot I had to order around $125 and the clomid meds were around $20, I think.

No comments, didn’t apply to us

Dr. Doody went over our options each time we came to a point where we needed to change our plan. He was very honest and kind. He prayed with me before my surgeries and procedures and made sure I understood exactly what was going on.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions!

I had a laparoscopic surgery to look at my ovaries and uterus. He found endometriosis and very cystic ovaries. I took 6 rounds of clomid staring at 50mg going up to 250mg with cycle day 13 ultrasounds, never ovulating. I also took Fermara/letrozole from 2.5mg to 15mg, again never ovulating.

My husband works with covenant health which is the group Dr. Doody is with so it change our cost of treatments just a little. I never had an IUI so I don’t know the cost but the cd 13 ultrasound was about $500.

I was able to book an appointment very easily and quickly. My diagnostic testing was smooth and well explained by him. We had our consult for next steps and he was great at explaining why we should move from iui to ivf and made me comfortable and confident in this decision

Be open minded

Have not had a full cycle there except for diagnostic. I had all blood panels done to check amh, progesterone, vitamin d and such. Vitamin d was low, this was never brought to my attention at previous dr. Had a saline hsg to check my tube to make sure it was clear still and it was. Took 100mg of clomid for the “clomid challenge” to see how my body responds and check my reserve.

We got a package cost for diagnostic bloodwork saving us hundreds. It includes my basics and the sperm analysis.

Dr Donesky, was polite, easily understood. He showed the utmost compassion. He was knowledgeable about his field, and gave us honest advice. I cannot think of any weaknesses he showed during my course of treatment.

Listen to him. He is knowledgeable.

I used clomid, without IUI. Diagnostic blood work was also done. I had previously done 10 + cycles of Clomid and Femara with previous doctors, with 3 IUI’s.

Under $500 for the services performed.

Dr Donesky is a great doctor!! I knew from the first visit he would work with us and form a plan for future treatment. We completed all testing and he explained our best chances for pregnancy was moving forward with IVF. Dr. Donesky always listens to you and explains everything in a way that you understand!

Ask questions and Donesky will answer them all. You won’t feel rushed when you are with him.

Dr. Donesky uses different protocols based on the individual plan of the patient.

Dr Donesky has not discussed this with us yet since we have not started IVF

Dr. Donesky is very thorough, thoughtful and extremely easy to understand. He answers any and all questions and is so kind! I never questioned his treatment plan and felt like he truly cared in the outcome!

Feel free to ask questions!

First we used birth control to suppress, low dose steroids and Follistim along with HCG trigger and Lupron.