Fertility Center of Southern California

Dr Hatch is very invested in her patients having success. she communicates effectively and is open and honest about all outcomes. She has a very positive and uplifting energy and makes you feel cared for at every stage of ivf journey. she is everything i was looking for in a physician, she is committed, hard working, and honest. After having a terrible experience with our first fertility Dr/clinic, it was refreshing and gave us hope again being under Dr Hatchs care.

It can be overwhelming at times , trust the process. she is one of the best fertility Drs in orange county, your in great hands.

Dr Hatch had me go on DHea for months and also tried different estrogen priming methods to see if it effected follicle growth before starting a stim cycle. she would check me every cycle and we would discuss whether this was the cycle or not based on my follicle count and my fsh number for that month. we waited until the month came where we thought it was our best chance at growing the most follicles and ultimately retrieving the most eggs possible. My body was resistant to some of the medications used during retrieval protocals so i know i was on very high doses of the following. I was on lupron to help with endometriosis and to keep me from ovulating during a cycle. follistim or gonal-F was used, menopure, and Omnitrope. I was taking prenatals, DHEA, vitamin D, fish oil(DHA). all were used for follicle/egg development during the egg retrieval process. she also did estridol priming before i started stiming since my natural estrogen levels were low, which included 3 pills twice daily and 2 estrogen patches. I had a hysteroscopy to remove pollups from my uterus before doing an embryo transfer. the medications used for transfer protocol were estradiol and progesterone, baby aspirin, minivelle patches, dexamethasone, doxycycline, folic acid 2mg twice daily, medrol, and heparin(steroid). the embryo transfer was unsuccessful and i know she had mentioned if there was another transfer she would use the same protocol but would add treatment of endometriosis as well.

ivf cycle cost us around 18k and then roughly 10k in medication. we don't have covered insurance for ivf so every office visit was a copay of 40 dollars. anytime estriodol, vitamin D, or FSh levels were needed we paid out of pocket which would be around 500$ each time. i also did an introlipid infusion which was 275$. we also had to pay for the hysterocopy which had to be done in the surgery center and i believe that was 1800$. the embryo transfer I believe was around 5K and thats not including the two weeks of unpaid leave i had to take from work. I think we probably spent close to 45-50k for all medications and procedures, drs visits during our time with Dr Hatch.

Most of what I appreciate about Dr. Hatch was described in my earlier comment in this survey but here is a quick list: compassionate, genuinely caring, invested and takes time to understand each case, tailors treatment to patient, comprehensive knowledge, up to date on latest research, and aims to produce the best results possible for her patients.

Patients are in reliable and good hands with Dr. Hatch. Her office wait times are on the longer side sometimes but it is worth it.

We initially tried using estrogen patches but my diminished ovarian reserve was too sensitive to it. For our successful IVF round, we did lower dose of Follistim (150IU) and high dose of Menopur (4 poweder vials).

Dr. Hatch's pricing is very reasonable.

Due to my diminished ovarian reserve and age, Dr. Hatch suggested I freeze my embryos on day 3. As such, she said I may want to consider transferring 2 embryos into a surrogate.

Dr. Hatch was very optimistic when we had our first consultation with her. She is a very confident person and her enthusiasm is infectious. She has great bedside manner but is also very honesty does straightforward. It’s a perfect combo for a reproductive endocrinologist, if you ask me. Dr. Hatch did not perform all of my appointments or procedures, but even if she was walking by you in the hallway she always would say hello so I still saw her frequently. She always answered every single one of my questions (I always came prepared with a list) and she never made me feel bad for taking an extra few minutes of her time even though she was always extremely busy. When none of our IUIs worked and we had our IVF consultation, she was genuinely empathetic and it was beyond comforting to see in her eyes that it pained her that we were still in the unexplained infertility category. I can not recommend Dr. Hatch highly enough and I have high hopes that she will help us successfully conceive via IVF, whenever that time comes.

Be prepared for long wait times. It’s not always busy but when it is the wait can be long. However, other times I was in and out of the clinic very quickly. It just depends on the day. Come prepared with any questions you may have.

Brief background - we had been trying to conceive for over 4.5 years when we first met with Dr. Hatch. She is the only reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist we have seen. Cycle 1: Our initial consultation with Dr. Hatch was early enough in my cycle that I hadn’t ovulated yet. She suggested we do an unmedicated IUI and I came in daily to track when I was about to ovulate. We had a post coital test which showed zero sperm in cervix and all sperm in the vagina were dead, which we were told indicated hostile cervical mucus. The very next day we had our first IUI but the sperm count from my partner’s sample was zero. Looking back I would not have gone through with the IUI, however, even though I knew it probably wasn’t going to work it helped me to feel like I would be more prepared mentally for my next IUI. This cycle resulted in a negative pregnancy test. Cycle 2: Dr. Hatch recommended we start with Letrozole. I took two 2.5 mg pills nightly from cycle day 4 - cycle day 8. Dr. Hatch performed an HSS on my cycle day 12. All was normal. Dr. Hatch confirmed via vaginal ultrasound that I only had one follicle that would be large enough for ovulation. I decided to wait to perform our next IUI when I had more than 1 follicle ready. Cycle 3: We were on vacation out of state during the time I was ovulating, so Dr. Hatch recommended that we do an unmonitored letrozole cycle. I took three 2.5 mg pills nightly from cycle day 3 - cycle day 7. I also took mucinex per Dr. Hatch’s recommendation from cycle day 12 - cycle day 17. This cycle resulted in a negative pregnancy test. Cycle 4: Dr. Hatch recommended we switch from letrozole to clomid. I took two 50 mg clomid nightly from cycle day 3 - cycle day 7. Dr. Hatch had me start estrogen patches beginning cycle day 11 to help thicken my lining. I switched these out every other day. We had our IUI on cycle day 14. This cycle resulted in a negative pregnancy test. Cycle 5: We continued with clomid since I responded the best to this. I took two 50 mg clomid nightly from cycle day 5 - cycle day 9. I started estrogen patches on cycle day 12. Our IUI was on cycle day 17. I had two promising follicles. This cycle resulted in a negative pregnancy test. Cycle 6: We knew going into this cycle that it would be our last IUI cycle so i requested we try injectables. I took two 50 mg of clomid nightly from cycle day 3 - cycle day 7. I began follistim injections with 100iu from cycle day 8 - cycle day 10. Dr. Hatch switched my follistim to 75iu from cycle day 11 - cycle day 12. We had a double IUI on cycle day 14 (fresh sample) & 15 (frozen sample). I had around 10 promising follicles and we discussed the risk for multiples and the potential need for a pregnancy reduction if multiples occurred. I began taking progesterone 200mg x1 in the AM and PM starting on cycle day 17. I also took estrogen 1mg x3 AM and PM starting on cycle day 17. This cycle resulted in a negative pregnancy test.

Our insurance didn’t cover much due to our infertility diagnosis. Monitoring visits were around $125 each. IUIs were around $350 each. Follistim was about $300 for one pen. Our IVF cost including PGT-A testing is estimated to be between $25,000-$30,000 total.

Dr. Hatch is someone you can hear coming around the corner of the office while waiting in your room. She is laughing and smiling with her staff and she loves what she does for work and it shows. She gives you 100% attention while in the room with you and listens to your specific case and remembers the conversations that take place. She doesn't make you feel like a number at all. We have laughed and cried with her many times and the connection that she allows at her office is something that should be awarded. She has shared her hobbies and has interest in her patients as well and I have never seen her look at the clock while in the room with you or make you feel rushed. That would lead into her fault, time management. She has a tendency to run late and getting early appointments is key but when you understand that the reason she is behind is because she is treating ALL her patients with love and care, you become more accepting of it.

Get early appointments and prepare to run late that can cause other parts of your day to suffer.

0.1 mg Vivelle patch (wearing 2 at a time) changed every other day 3mg oral estrogen, 4 times a day 1mL progesterone of Progesterone BID Balancing my estrogen with my uterine lining thickness has been the key point of my treatment with Dr. Hatch. She has been willing to change from estrogen injections from my previous Dr. to oral and seen a much better response. She has been the first Dr. to "assist" my body and its' natural cycle if you will when all the other Dr's seemed to prescribe a protocol for everyone and force it to work...which it did not. Currently we are 10 weeks pregnant for the first time and I owe all the success to her willingness to constantly customize my protocol for my body and its' needs.

We had two transfers with Dr. Hatch. The first one was a frozen PGS tested embryo that was retrieved from our previous Dr. After that was unsuccessful, we did a full med cycle for a retrieval and used a fresh embryo transfer from that time to ultimately become pregnant. Many of the costs were spread out with the surgery center, her office visits, embryo lab and the medications. Approximate total of infertility treatment was around $35,000.

We did mention that we might be interested in a multiple embryo transfer when we first met with her due to our "late start" and she was hesitant for many reasons that all made sense to us and the overall health of our child and mother was her primary concern. I'm sure she has and will do multiple transfers in the past and future but they would be case by case specific.

I found Dr. Hatch through 3 unique referrals from different sources that were quite credible and who had experienced successful pregnancies. I appreciate her willingness to listen and answer my numerous questions, for assuaging my worries, and trying to counter my worry-wart/pessimistic nature to instill hope in the process. The only negative I can say is that she can get extremely busy. So I did not see her on every visit and you need to sometimes be proactive in your follow-up with her and the office.

Take ownership of your treatment, be prepared with your questions, and be proactive with your follow-up. Also, be patient as the wait times can get long. She tries to squeeze you in and sometimes, it can mean an extra 1-1.5 hour if you need to see her.

For IUI - Day 2 ultrasound to see how many follicles/potential eggs for the cycle. Starting Day 10, ultrasound + blood test (daily) until notice ovulation, start estrogen patches (Dotti, 0.05 mg/day, ) 1 patch, replace every other day, 1 low dose (81mg) baby aspirin daily. Once see evidence of ovulation, then IUI. Stop patch, start Estradiol 1 mg tablet (2 tablets, twice daily). Week later, blood test to track Estrogen and Progesterone levels. Adjust hormone medication and dosage if necessary. Another week later, blood test for pregnancy.

Don't recall. Would say they are not cheap. Think egg freezing was about $15-16K, IUI is about $1K.

She recommends single embryo transfer, particularly for women of advanced age.

Dr. Hatch is very caring and easy to talk to. She is extremely knowledgeable and through. She did a very detailed workup of both myself and my husband. Communication and plan set up was wonderful at the initial appt but tended to lack for the few monitoring cycles prior to starting the IVF cycle. We did get a bit frustrated during this waiting period if 3 cycles as we didnt really know what we were waiting for. Once the IVF cycle started I felt that the line of communication opened back up and everyone was on the same page. She tends to run late but otherwise I would highly recommend her.

Continue to ask questions throughout the process, even if you have to ask the same one a few times over. It is a very important and sensitive process and you need to feel comfortable going through it.

I am not sure of the protocol name but I used Minipur, Cetrotied and Gonal F. These were used to create an increased number of mature follicles and hold ovulation until 36 hours prior to the retrieval time. They were all injections and we were coached on how to do self injections prior to starting.

The clinic has very accommodating hours, I work full time and had to go in prior to work most days and they were able to schedule 6:30 am appts to accommodate.

I think the total IVF cycle will cost just under 30K

She gave us a choice of doing 1 or 2 embryos at a time and told us the risks of both.

Getting into the initial consultation with Dr. Hatch can take months and there is definitely a wait even once you are in the office for your appointment. While the wait is frustrating it is worth it once you are a patient. She really goes above and beyond to treat both partners and in my case did additional research to ensure proper genetic testing was available due to a translocation from my partner. She is always a text away when I have a question, and unlike previous clinics she is the one there for every procedure.

Be patient with the scheduling

My stim protocol consisted of folistim and menopur for 11 days and there were a lot of eggs (just under 40). I did hyperstim, but was treated with cabergolem. Out of the 19 embryos only 4 were genetic normal and we transferred 1 each transfer. First transfer I was on progesterone, estrace, vivelle dot patches, and low dose aspirin. We did 6 days of progesterone and transferred a single embryo. I had a miscarriage at 5 weeks. Second transfer I was put on doxycycline, heparin, low dose aspirin, progesterone, estrace, vivelle dot patches, antioxidants, prednisone and vitamin d. We transferred a single embryo and am currently 5 weeks pregnant.

I went through insurance which covered all expenses after $1500 out of pocket. Unlike other clinics Dr. Hatch courtesy bills insurance even for out of network and only requires you cover your portion instead of trying to get reimbursed from insurance.

Dr. Hatch is the most thorough and detailed fertility dr I have seen. She is kind, caring and made me feel very comfortable. She asked hard questions kindly, and is patient with emotions that come up.

You won’t regret it.

I went to Dr. Hatch for a donor egg cycle. She still took time to look over my personal medical history, and also did an exam to have the full scope of understanding my decision. She was very supportive and encouraging of me, and also offered her professional opinion without being pushy. I didn’t wind up going through with that donor cycle due to other life circumstances, but I will be going back to Dr. Hatch when I begin treatments again.

Dr. Hatch is pretty gentle and she seems like she is on your side and that she is here to help me in any way she can. Although, I don't see her at every appointment, she is aware of my situation. She will call and give me update when after lab work. She conducted all my procedures thus far. She is not always on time, that's the con but I understand that she is a very busy doctor. Her treatment center is aboitb10 to 15 minutes away from her actual office so she will have to travel for her appointments.

Have lots of patience and gice yourself at least 2 hours when you go to your appointment. The girls that draw your blood isn't great. If you have veins that are hard to find, you will need to let them know.

She tried a few treatments on me. Monitoring cycle with intercourse, a mucus test to see if the sperm get through the mucus walls, first IVF cycle resulted in one normal embryo that is currently frozen, the second IVF cycle resulted in 2 mosaic embryos that are currently frozen. Due to those results, Dr. Hatch has put me in a diet plan and suggested that I get my A1C below 5.7. Then we will try another retrieval again. Praying for 2 more normal embryos so we can transfer them.

Very expensive. 2 rounds of IVF plus doctor visit cost over 50k with meds.

Personally, one at a time approach will be my approach because I don't want to waste my embyos.

Initially Dr. Hatch seemed wonderful, she claimed we had an 80% chance of pregnancy with IVF which we desperately wanted believe even though everything I read said a woman my age, 38, was in the less than 20% range. Our close friends went to Dr. Hatch and successfully conceived both of their children so we believed in her. However my friend and I have very different circumstance. I have Endometriosis, and have had surgery for that, and have also had two ectopic pregnancies which thankfully were both treatable with methotrexate. As our treatments progressed it was undeniable we were just a number in that office, the long waits, the confussion on where we were in the process, the missing appointments on the books. But we kept going because the natural desire to reproduce convinced my husband and me we were doing the right thing. Their appointment schedule is booked so full I had to plan for at least an hour wait for every appointment, one time I actually waited over three hours. I watched an entire movie in the waiting room. I left their office crying a few times because all of the hormones induced ongoing, almost daily, ocular migraines which they had no answer for. When I'd bring them up Dr. Hatch would tell me that migraines aren't normal and I need to see a neurologist. I could go on, and on but I think you get the point. We were informed on 11/10/18 that our transfer failed (via Andrea, Dr. Hatch's PA) and it's now 01/10/19 and I'm still getting terrible migraines several times a week. I have no idea when my body is going to go back to normal because if your transfer fails they really don't care what happens to you...they just want you to come back on day two so they can pitch you to do another round of IVF and to drop another $20k+. This is a racket. It's SO unethical in my opinion to even imply this is a medical facility.

If you are really determined to do IVF....go somewhere else. If you're a female, over 35, with Endometriosis and a history of ectopic pregnancy read about your the scientific percentage of success.

There were numerous Ultrasound / Bloodwork appointments before, during, and after STIM. I didn't keep completely accurate records of those so I haven't listed them. STIM Day 1-5:1 baby asprin, Follistim 225 units, 3 Meopur 75IU w/ 1mL Saline STIM Day 6-8:1 baby asprin, Follistim 75 units, 5 Meopur 75IU w/ 1mL Saline, 1 Ganirelix 250MCG 250/0.5 STIM Day 9 - 11: AM Follistim 75 units, 1 baby asprin, PM Follistim 75 units, 5 Meopur 75IU w/ 1mL Saline, 1 Ganirelix 250MCG 250/0.5 STIM Day 12: AM Follistim 75 units, 1 baby asprin, PM Follistim 75 units, 5 Meopur 75IU w/ 1mL Saline, 1 Ganirelix 250MCG 250/0.5, AT 11 PM DRX HCG Pregnyl 10,000 DRX Inj STIM Day 14: Retrival Hysteroscopy performed by Dr. Hatch, out patient on Friday. Back to work Monday, no problem. Transfer Cycle Day 2 - :Estradiol 3 pills TWICE daily, Vivelle Dot 0.1mg patches. Wear TWO patches at all times and change every other day., Doxycycline 1 pill TWICE daily for one week only - Both you and your husband, Dexamethasone 1 pill daily at bedtime, Baby aspirin 1 pill daily Cycle Day 14: INCREASE Estradiol to 3 pills THREE TIMES daily, Continue Vivelle-Dot, Dexamethasone, and Baby Aspirin Cycle Day 19: Start Progesterone in oil 1 cc IM TWICE daily, DECREASE Estradiol 3 pills TWICE daily, Continue Vivelle-Dot and Baby aspirin Cycle Day 22: Start Medrol 2 pills twice daily for 4 days only, Start Doxycyline 1 pill twice daily for 4 days only, Start Heparin 5000 units TWICE daily Cycle Day 23: Transfer...continue same meds with strict bed rest for four days, and two days of "house" arrest Cycle day 32 - Pregnancy Test which was negative

In total Dr. Hatch was paid $8,900 including a cash payment of $6,500 and an additional $2,400 from my insurance. This does not include blood work, genetic testing, or anything other than office time.

We only had one embryo.

Dr. Hatch is a passionate and compassionate person and a darn good doctor. She investigated every aspect of my history and developed a unique treatment plan for me. She is approachable so I feel confident asking questions. I once raised a concern about something and she sat down with me and went over all the details I needed to understand the issue. Sometimes she has so many balls in the air she will make assumptions about what my question is so I have to be sure to advocate for myself if she missed my question. I truly believe that Dr. Hatch is part of my baby making team and I know that she will humbly point me in the direction of someone else if she cannot help me.

Make an appt a few months before you actually want to see her. It took my 4 months to get an appt. Be prepared to wait 1 hr to see her. She is worth it and will give you all the attention you need.

IVF with her "kitchen sink protocol" which includes steroids, blood thinners, antibiotics, and extra folic acid. Mock cycle with hysteroscopy followed by FET.

We were scheduled during a specific window. It was not first come first serve but the wait times were generally 45min.

Insurance covers most of my services. The office was great at getting me cash rates for non covered services or getting pre-auth for necessary procedures. The billing dept does take a long time to actually send a claim to my insurance company.

single embryo transfer due to my age and being high risk of miscarriage

Dr. Hatch spends so much time with her patients. Which may be why it takes a little longer in the waiting room, but it’s never been TOO bad. I never feel rushed when talking to her and she always makes a point to call me in the evening the same day of my appointment with my blood results.

Get a consultation ASAP because her office books out far in advance.

Because my condition is pretty rare and I do not respond well to fertility meds, my protocol is a little different. I am essentially going through premature menopause at 26 and will spontaneously ovulate. So Dr. Hatch likes to see me every couple weeks to see if I’m possibly growing a follicle to catch it before I ovulate.

So far I’ve only had to pay for ultra sounds and blood work which is only around $300 per visit.

Dr. Hatch cares a lot about her patients and she takes the time to talk to you about all your concerns without making you feel rushed. She truly wants to help people get pregnant and that's what matters to her. She isn't always the person who sees you on every visit but she is there for the ones that matter. I feel so comfortable around her and it is rare that you feel that type of connection with a doctor these days.

Call ASAP! She is so popular that she sometimes has a waiting list for about 3 mos just to get in for a consult!

She gave me injections of progesterone and estrogen during my luteal phase because I was diagnosed with a luteal phase defecit when I first tried to get pregnant. The very first month she gave me these drugs I became pregnant!! But my second attempt at pregnancy has not been responsive to these drugs. I had a horrible post c-section infection and she thinks maybe there is damage from that to the fallopian tubes. She thinks IVF is our only option now.

I didn't have insurance coverage so she gave me a discount on consults and ultrasounds and labs. At one point, while seeing her, she actually lowered her ultrasound cost for cash patients by $50. So sweet!

She completely supports and and claims that there is no better chance with multiples which makes me happy because I absolutely do not want twins!

From the moment we met dr hatch she treated us like family. We were exhausted from trying to get pregnant with other doctors and not having a reason for my infertility. Dr hatch was the only doctor who agreed to do a Laparoscopy on me to try to find the issue. All other doctors denied the option because they said I was so young that it was a 90 percent chance they would find an issue. But doctor hatch listened to my concerns and did what she thought was best for me as a patient and friend. Every time we see dr hatch she is very welcoming and compassionate and make you feel like your one of her own kids. We are currently trying to save enough to undergo ivf treatment with doctor hatch

The clinic sometime takes a while to be seen but don't let that discourage you. The reason the wait can be a while is because she is treating each patient as a person not a number and she makes time to answer questions with you and be there for you.

From the beginning we knew we didn't want to try another round of IUI with dr hatch cause our treatments before with other doctors were unsuccessful. We went into dr hatches office to figure out the reason of my infertility and we did just that. So far we have undergone laparoscopy to diagnose the problem and are currently preparing for ivf cycle 1.

We paid about 500 total for office visits and blood work since we've been seen. Our laparoscopy was covered some under insurance so we payed only 200$ our ivf treatment is set to cost 10,045 plus about 7 k for the medications.

She has given us the option to do two embryos if we would like but has informed us of the possibility of multiples.

Dr. Hatch was the second fertility doctor my husband and I went to. We initially saw another fertility doctor who treated us like a number. A friend referred me to Dr. Hatch and unlike our last experience with fertility, she took ample time to sit with us, look us in the eyes and explain in black and white what our chances were of conceiving using my own eggs. She also oversaw a natural pregnancy of mine which unfortunately ended in a miscarriage. Throughout that painful process, she saw me each visit and was always honest but at the same time had so much compassion for what we were going through emotionally. It is because of her that my husband and I continue on the fertility journey and are now looking into donor eggs. She is patient, always smiles and her laugh is infectious.

One piece of advice I would give to a patient seeing any fertility doctor is to do research prior to walking into a fertility clinic. the process is so overwhelming that it's best to really understand the long road ahead. This will only help the doctor in treating you.

Dr. Hatch saw me on day two of each cycle to access whether or not I had enough eggs to move forward with IVF. She had all my records from my previous cycle with our first fertility doctor. Unfortunately my second IVF cycle was cancelled in the middle due to poor response. She suggested that we cancel as she did not think the outcome would a good one and to not continue to waste money on this cycle. I do not remember the amount of medication I took during the cycle.

Each visit was approx $500 which included ultra sound and blood work. cancelled IVF cycle was approx $15K.

I was informed that Dr. Hatch prefers to do a single transfer unless we are prepared and ok with having multiples.

Knowledgeable, highly skilled, abreast of current research and data. No nonsense and yet somehow balances that with being genuinely kind and invested. I never felt like a number to her. I think it’s clear she wants This to happen for us. I honestly don’t have a negative for her specifically.

Be prepared to wait in the office but part of that is because once you meet with her, she takes her time and genuinely listens to you and wants to hear everything about you. Plus she is really thorough and covers everything with you. You feel valued.

I had a previous blocked tube with hydrosalpinx and thus only 1 “healthy” tube. Dr. Hatch evaluated everything about my fertility and hubby’s and found us to be very fertile except my 1 tube and we suspected some blockage. We did an HSG to clear it and 1 round of Clomid and IUI. Negative. Next cycle we did Clomid and 2 IUI’s and I ovulated 2 eggs (no hormones for me at all either cycle). Pregnant with twins! Both, however, were stuck in my bum tube. Twin ectopic pregnancies. Methotrexate to treat was unsuccessful. Surgery to remove my only tube. Dr. Hatch was devastated on my behalf because the surgery rendered me sterile, except for IVF. So, that’s where we are. Praying for money to come in (hence my filling this out) hoping to start IVF in April so we can have our rainbow.

We have 0 insurance compensation but I believe the initial visit was $150. Each ultrasound is $125. Clomid was $50. IUI was $280 I think? I’m not 100% sure on these numbers.

Haven’t done this yet. Our plan is to transfer 2.

I would be sitting in the waiting room and hear her laugh and knew it would be a good appointment. Her laugh makes me smile. I left every conversation with her feeling confident in her and her staff, that we were making the right decision in treatment for me and my husband. Even when a conversation was difficult she would put it in a way that was understandable, and she always had faith (even when I didn’t) that we would one day have a baby. She was right! For me and my husband, this was exactly the Doctor to help us in our fertility journey, I couldn’t imagine being treated by anyone else.

Some treatments don’t work, everyone’s body is different so my biggest advice is to not give up. Take a break if you need to, but never give up. Keep doing what Dr hatch and her staff recommend and she will get you there!

She told me that unless we for sure wanted multiples to only transfer one embryo. So that is what we did, just one and it stuck!

The waiting room is full all the time, the wait is long and that’s because she takes her time with every patient. The wait time can be frustrating but she means well. She personally calls each patient with lab results and further instructions. She believed she could get me pregnant, and she told us give her one year, do everything she says to do, and 13 months later I was pregnant on a natural cycle with IUI.

Be patient and block off a lot of time to go see her because the waiting room is packed and the wait can be long.

As a premature ovarian insufficiency patient no protocol worked for me, we tried clomid, femara and injectables but tracking ovulation on a natural cycle and doing 2 IUI’s 24 hours apart is what worked.

They took my insurance which covered 50% of everything except the IUI’s, which if paid for the day of was $300

Dr. Hatch has an incredible bedside manner. Our consultation appointment was wonderful - she sat with us for an hour and chatted with us as human beings before getting into what our potential options might be. She was very warm and understanding, and I felt very comfortable with her.

Currently I have gone through three cycles of IUI. I felt sometimes that as an IUI patient, I got lost in the shuffle. In all of my 20+ monitoring appointments over the last three months, I have only seen Dr. Hatch three times. 3 out of my 4 IUIs (I did two back to back this last cycle) were performed by her PAs. Also many of my treatment decisions were made by PAs.

I did one round of IUI on 50 mg clomid. My lining was a bit thin so we switched to letrozole the next cycle, and then a higher dose of letrozole for my third cycle. I have yet to become pregnant and we will be moving on to IVF in the coming months.

Medications were $25-50 for my medicated IUI cycles. Each IUI was $285, any monitoring ultrasound directly related to the procedure was $125, and a blood draw for monitoring was $175. Other things were billed to insurance, like the CD2 bloodwork and beta test. Total for each IUI cycle we spent between $600-1200.

I picked the right office for me I believe. I wasn’t holding out much hope given my age, and Dr Hatch was able to create the right protocol to get many PGS tested normal embryos on the first try. I appreciate that she gave of her time and I felt that she listened to me. She would remember what we discussed from previous meetings and clearly, had a very extensive knowledge of her field. I appreciate her warmth and candor and think it’s rare when you find a doctor who has both.

Make sure you budget enough time for the waiting room as there can be long waits but know that you’re waiting for a great doctor.

I absolutely recommend her to everyone - warm, thorough, and makes sure you have a specified treatment plan to your body. She doesn’t just do the same thing for everyone, she makes sure you have individual attention and care. I had issues at 11pm one night and I got through to her directly easily!

She talks a lot so Appointments aren’t always quick, but it’s because she wants to fully understand everything with you

She was the first person to track my cycles naturally and realize that more meds actually made my lining thinner! No one else has ever noticed this!

Insurance isn’t covered until Positive pregnancy test but that’s typical for California fertility doctors

She recommends one but is open to two

Again, she is very nice and warm and personable. She overbooks so you wait forever which is really annoying. She diagnosed me right and we did one IUI cycle and got pregnant. She watched me closely through the cycle but then she was out of town the weekend of my IUI so her PA did it. I ended up with 3 fertilized eggs, after which one of them split, so it was a bit of a nightmare at first. Not sure if anything had been different had she been in town that week, but its very hard to say. Ended up with healthy twins in the end so that is all that matters.

Be prepared to wait for a long time before each appointment.

Dr Hatch personally texted or called me after every blood test with results. When I had my miscarriage in April, she spent quite a bit of time explaining everything we can do to prevent RPL. I feel confident she will do everything she can to help me have a baby.

She will be very specific with your treatment and gives each patient individual care.

Stims: Menupor , follistim, Garnirelix Trigger: Pregnyl FET: vivelle patches, estrogen pills Progesterone in oil 2ml a day

About $25k from egg retrieval, FET and until my miscarriage at 9 weeks

Even though you wait for probably an hour sometimes, it's worth it. The front office is disorganized, but Dr. Hatch makes up for all of that!

You'll love her! She's honest!

injections, icsi, prolonged our cycle to get optimal results

reasonable

I must admit I was disappointed that I had to wait two months to get on her schedule, but now that I’m a patient I see what it is… she is very well respected, has a high number of patients and takes the needed time with each one; and that matters to me! I need to feel cared for and not like “just another” patient. A couple of her staff have “Hatchlings”! ;)

Believe… and don’t expect to be in and out quickly; it’s not a drive thru. ;)

We are all different so treatments will be different, but what I love most is that she aims to retrieve ALL of my eggs. Due to my age and a diminished reserve my previous IVF doctor would only pull 5 eggs… Dr Hatch wants them all and so do we!

I do know genetic testing for IVF is separate and costly, but her prices seem standard… around $10,000.