Fertility Centers of New England (First Fertility Network clinic)

My husband and I absolutely loved working with Dr. Hill. Though he can seem a bit overwhelming at first, the trick I learned was to wait for him to explain everything, write down all my questions during or ahead of time, and then ask my questions at the end. Dr. Hill always gave me as much time as was needed at the end to answer all of my well-researched questions. He never steered me wrong and after two failed IUIs (as predicted) we did one round of IVF which resulted in five frozen embryos. My first frozen transfer was successful and I am currently almost 33 weeks pregnant. My only regret is that I would recommend asking Dr. Hill about the necessity of ICSI if there is no male factor infertility. Current studies are showing the ICSI may be best avoided if male factor isn't part of the equation - though ICSI for everyone is standard at many clinics right now.

As stated before, I would write down all your questions ahead of time and/or during the session and wait until the end to ask them to Dr. Hill. He will always grant you a generous amount of time. I would again, also double check with him the necessity, risk, benefits and potential drawbacks of using ICSI when there is no indication of male factor infertility.

Though Dr. Hill recommend we proceed straight to IVF due to my age (36) and PCOS, I didn't feel quite emotionally ready so we did two rounds of IUI first. When those weren't successful we went straight into an antagonist protocol of IVF which resulted in five frozen embryos. My first frozen transfer was successful and I am currently 33 weeks pregnant.

We paid out of pocket, so I believe each round of IUI was around $2,000 - $3,000. I believe our round of IVF, including medications, retrieval and frozen transfer cost around $18,000.

Dr. Hill recommended a single frozen embryo transfer, which I agreed with.

Hebis extremely knowledgeable of this specialty. A bit of a fast talker and straight to the point. But never be afraid to ask questions or ask him to explain something. He will always break down a topic for you to be able to understand and even draw things out for you. His calling is medicine not art tho. I found him to be very approachable but I'm also in the medical field so it may not be as overwhelming for me.

Don't be afraid to ask questions if you want clarification. He may talk faster than an everyday person but he is more than willing to explain the process. He is incredibly knowledgeable about fertility.

Due to our situation, (LoR)I believe I was on a high dose of many of the stimulating drugs. Trying to keep track of the timing of administration of the meds was a little challenging. I recall our egg retrieval day and was a bit bummed that we only were able to harvest 7 eggs especially after hearing the next lady had over 20 eggs retrieved but Dr Hill was very pleased that we got that many for me. My husband also had male infertility as of a result of a failed vasectomy so we chose to go straight for IVF with hatching assistance and genetic testing. We were called on the day of the transfer that for the most promising result that our 1 embryo would be frozen. We nicknamed it "Elsa". After the covid lockdown, the case numbers lessened (I'm a first responder) we met with Dr Hill and decided the best was to prepare my uterus to the best of medical ability to prepare for little 'Elsa's' return. To our surprise 'Elsa' turned out to be a boy. I went full term, giving birth at 40 yrs old to a 9.2lb healthy little boy who will be turning 2 in a few days.

Roughly $9k for medications, due to my diagnosis of low ovarian reserve I required a large dose of many of the medications. We chose to do assisted hatching, we went straight to IVF and genetic testing. Roughly $20-$23k for all of this and meds.

Dr. Hill was very honest about the possibilities of multiples with us. Our situation was that only 1 frozen embryo survived for transfer.

We had one phone consultation with Dr. Hill before our first IVF cycle. He did not do our egg retrieval nor did he check in during monitoring. He did not call when the cycle failed. We met with him (which we initiated) to plan our second cycle. We were all still hopeful at this point and he was fairly outgoing and conversational. He did not do any monitoring or the egg retrieval, and again, no contact during the cycle. He called to recommend donor eggs when he called to tell me the cycle failed. We met with him several months later, and was a little less friendly at this point, because as he explained, we were using a “free cycle” that he didn’t feel should be free (he stated we had waited too long for to use our 2 for 1 cycle). He did do that egg retreival, and left me a voicemail the next day that was about ten seconds long, that said “Hey Meredith, not good news unfortunately. As predicted, no eggs fertilized this cycle. I’m going to recommend you try donor eggs. Bye bye now.” And we have never talked since.

His clinic is affordable, which is why we went with him. We did not have a good experience (x3). I would gladly pay a little more for a better experience overall— even if the cycle ultimately failed. Our cycles all failed, which may or may not have been Dr. Hill’s fault (he never really tweaked the protocol, he just continued to recommend donor eggs). It was the overall experience that we remember and want others to know about.

We used antagonist (Gonal-F, Menopur, Cetrotide) for two cycles and Long Lupron for one cycle.

Overall monitoring worked like a well-oiled machine, once you know the process.

We did a two cycles for the price of one deal that included monitoring, egg retrieval and transfer. Medications were separate.

Although we never got as far as a transfer, Dr. Hill indicated that he would transfer 2 embryos if that was our wish. He left it totally up to us.

Dr. Hill is wonderful. He is straight forward without being harsh and will give you the information you mean without fluff. I prefer that over sugar coating! I know some have thought he was "mean" but I never had that experience and from reading reviews, I think his was more often than not, related to him critiquing patient's weight.

Ask questions! He often comes across as speeding through appointments/consults, but it isn't because he doesn't care. He just has a plan and knows what it is! Trust him!

I have always done the standard lupin protocol, but for my next one we are changing it up to the micro flare lupron in hopes of getting more embryos!

Blood work is first, and usually that staff arrives really early so you can get that done and be first in line for U/S.

Self pay and it isn't cheap but FCNE seemed to have the most affordable.

We only did one transfer where we transferred two embryos, so i cannot speak to this much.

Dr. Weiss is not an unfriendly person; I think he quite possibly could be a nice guy to know. Unfortunately, his mannerisms in the office did not convey confidence or give us the impression that he was "in our corner". In the grand scheme of infertility cases, my husband and I are quite straightforward. However, we did not appreciate being automatically put onto a standard protocol without special consideration for our needs and/or health conditions. If I was not acutely aware of my own health and fertility concepts , we might have been talked into the completely wrong choice. In the end, I truly believe that had another doctor not stepped in to assist our case, we may have repeated this unsuccessful transfer protocol over and over. There is a benefit to having a gigantic clinic, and perhaps some find the mechanics and timing of that helpful. However, this really strained the relationship between us and Dr. Weiss, and I would not recommend this additional stress to anyone already going through infertility.

You are going to have to advocate for yourself HARD. You have to constantly remind the doctor of everything about you, all the time. If you are not comfortable with that, or do not know this process very well, we would advise seeking alternate care.

In summary, we did a total of 2 egg retrieval cycles, 2 transfer cycles, and many halted processes in between. We began this journey knowing of our medical history with male factor infertility. This knowledge in itself should have prepped the clinic to request back-up cryopreserved sperm in the event anything happened on the physical day of retrieval (i.e. – if there was any issue getting live sperm on the day of egg retrieval). This was not done and cost us a huge portion of time and lots of insurance hurdles to go through. My husband’s medication halted sperm production during the retrieval, and our oocytes were frozen on day of retrieval, which was not something we discussed prior to surgery. I signed consent forms immediately after anesthesia, and while I would have chosen the same thing in another situation, this lack of planning and harried accommodations infuriated us. My husband eventually created multiple back-up vials of sperm and insisted about them being frozen and stored at the clinic. Due to insurance restrictions, we were now forced to use the frozen oocytes to attempt embryo creation, despite the acknowledgement that success rates would be considerably lower. Nothing can describe the heartbreak when FCNE informed us that none of the oocytes survived the thaw, and we would have to undergo a second retrieval process. Months later, due to travel and other conflicts, we had a second egg retrieval done, and the result of this was 5 total embryos using a fresh semen sample produced the day of retrieval. Under the perceived time pressure that many of us feel undergoing infertility, we elected to conduct a fresh transfer cycle with one of the embryos during the same cycle as the retrieval. It was clear my uterus and body were not ideally prepared for this transfer and quite stressed. Needless to say, the transfer of the fresh embryo did not work, and we were able to freeze down 2 other embryos. We were stressed, hopeless and exhausted, and elected to take a couple months off to let my mind and body recover. Upon return, we commenced an estrogen-supported cycle to attempt a transfer. The Estrogen suppressed ovulation, extended my normal 28-day cycles to greater than 46 days, and the endometrial lining never reached the desired thickness despite countless days of monitoring. Frustrated with Dr. Weiss for trying to push this cycle to success when it clearly was not getting there, I asked for medication to induce a period or ‘breakthrough’ bleed (as without ovulation, it was unsure when my body would decide to menstruate). We therefore started a new ‘cycle’ with plenty of added surprises; upon my first blood & ultrasound monitoring, it was clear that the follicle from my last cycle was still maturing in the ovary, and was now nearly ready to ovulate. This is when a second physician at FCNE took a look at my file (by chance? by intervention???) and determined that we should try a ‘natural’ cycle – we would monitor ovulation and do the transfer immediately after. Yes, this involves a lot of monitoring, but it is almost as natural as you can go. No estrogen, just progesterone support to promote the pregnancy. This was our successful cycle. Ten days post-transfer we had a blazing positive pregnancy test. Had we not been allowed to do a natural cycle for transfer, we may have never got here.

Monitoring was very much a 'cattle-call' process. So many persons in a waiting room where you checked yourself in. I think that having the hours early in the AM was convenenient for most, but it was not as convenient as coming in when it made sense for you.

Thankfully we live in a state with mandated coverage, and our insurance was excellent. We paid for storage of embryos and semen samples, which was in the $100s, but otherwise we only paid our co-pays for cycles and medications.

Single transfer is mandated here, and I support that. As a high-risk patient, I would not have been comfortable with transferring multiple embryos.

Firstly, Dr. Hill is a very fast talker. Basically if you can’t keep up, this doctor is not for you. While he is very candid and straight to the point, this type of attitude doesn’t work when you’re dealing with an extremely sensitive and expensive topic. Secondly, this is the most fat phobic doctor I’ve ever met. My time was wasted beyond measure. Why would you allow a consult if going in you knew the patient was above your BMI limits? I was told by Dr. Hill that if I got down to a certain weight, we could begin treatment. I went through testing with FCNE and basically was told “hit this number and make an appt”. During this time I actually got pregnant on my own and suffered a horrible 2nd trimester loss. But I had reached the agreed weight to begin an egg retrieval so we made an appointment with Dr. Hill to move forward. Literally the appointment was 5 minutes. He said I was still too fat and needed to see a weight management doctor (already seeing one mind you, already on a weight loss drug). Then after I explained I was at the agreed weight he seemed shocked to have learned that I got pregnant on my own but had a loss. This is when he told me that overweight women genetically cause issues with their babies, basically blaming me for what happened with my miscarriage. I fired him immediately and requested my records be sent to me. How dare a doctor tell a grieving woman that her weight caused a second trimester loss. Inexcusable and digesting behavior.

Find another clinic and another doctor

Was basically told to just lose weight.

Dr Vitiello is non-judgemental, smart, and direct. I felt comfortable explaining what I was looking for out of the experience and she was supportive along the way. It was challenging to get dedicated time with her, as appointments had to be made many weeks in advance, but I was happy that she called me right away a few times when we had testing/procedure results. I had full trust and confidence in her ability to create the right treatment plan for me.

There was a long line for blood work and ultrasound monitoring appointments. The blood work wasn't that bad (5-10 min wait max), but the ultrasound sometimes took 1-2 hours to be seen. It was a first come, first served sign up list. Overall it was one of the worst parts of the whole process - wake up at the crack of dawn then spend 1-2 hours waiting for an ultrasound, multiple times a week.

For each cycle, IVF Freeze all was $9835, and ICSI was $1400. The medications were a separate cost through my pharmacy.

Dr Weiss is clearly an expert in his field, he has seen it all and that was reassuring to us. He told us our case was clear and we had a good chance of success, which reassured me. He was also very quick in terms of putting together the treatment plan and ordering all the tests etc. He’s not overly warm and fuzzy but I didn’t need that, we just needed someone to tell us what to do and build a plan. He took interest in our personal lives and gave us recommendations of other doctors to see for additional tests etc. He was sometimes late but when he joined, he never rushed us and we understood that he has other patients etc. He was so happy for us when we got pregnant and his unsurprise was again reassuring. He’s a caring doctor who I felt was rooting for us.

He is to the point and sometimes a little less thorough but his follow through is extremely thorough and has a wonderful team of nurses who work through the treatment plan. Understand that the doctor builds the plan but the nurses and clinic execute it and his team are wonderful.

The total cycle was $12k but insurance covered the majority. For meds it was $700 after insurance. Dr Weiss asked us about insurance and put us in touch with the financial coordinator- he was very focused on this.

Dr Hill has been my fertility doctor for the conception of my son in 2021 and hopefully a second soon. He can speak very fast and sometimes assumes you understand the process when explaining something. A lot of times clarifying questions are necessary! He is very knowledgeable and I have found his protocols to be customized for me. He is kind but not very warm (I don’t need a warm bedside manner but I know some do!)

Prepare questions ahead of any appointment and take notes as he talks. If you miss something ask him to explain.

Given my DOR he chose to do Estrace priming and no use of birth control as to not suppress follicle growth. I also did back to back cycles of egg freezing.

The ultrasound techs are lovely and quick. Always willing to explain when asked questions!

Egg freezing two cycles (including medication= 10,000 each Donor sperm vials= $5,000 Iui (self monitored)= 500 each (3) Embryo thaw and genetic testing= $15,300

I am still in the stage of thawing and fertilizing frozen eggs to make embryos at this time.

We saw Dr. Weiss twice. We had tests done elsewhere and sent the results to his office. However, for some reason, he didn't get the results until the day of our consult. Hence, we discussed about the health history in our first visit. Then scheduled another visit for him to review and go over the plan. On the hide sight, I regret for trusting the physician to provide us the details of the plan. Up until today, I cannot figure out what type of protocol I was put through. I also felt that my first egg retrieval should have been cancelled due to under response.

Do your home work on protocols. Especially, if you had diminished ovarian reserve, non-response, etc. Specifically ask the doctor what protocol, they are recommending for you and why. After each blood test and ultrasound, ask what the results were? Don't go with the flow and do as they say. Ask questions!

Follistom 225IU (AM/PM) day 4 through 8 (4 days); Menopur 75IU on day 8 (1 day); Ganirelix .25mg day 8 and day 9 (2 days); trigger on day 9.

PGT not covered. Others were covered by insurance.

eSET based on my medical history of unexplained miscarriages.

We were initially very hopeful. Dr. Vitiello stated that she had full confidence in our success. We ended up completing 2 egg retrieval cycles. The first 8 eggs were retrieved, resulting in 2 viable embryos. One was transferred and one was frozen. The transfer failed. She then suggested we do another retrieval to get as many embryos as possible for future children. She changed our medications slightly. We ended up with 0 embryos. We then did a from embryo transfer with our last remaining embryo, which resulted in a chemical pregnancy. Dr. Vitiello never did a single one of our procedures, and wasn’t even the one to call with the results for the frozen transfer. We haven’t heard from her in weeks and have decided to switch to another doctor within the clinic because the trust is completely gone.

See someone else. She’s very unclear with her plan, and you have to really advocate for any face time with her. And then when you talk to her she doesn’t give you any clear information unless you ask for more explanation, she just assumes you know the entire process.

1st retrieval cycle- gonal 1x/day, cetrotide, menopur, progesterone in oil 2nd retrieval cycle- gonal 2x/day, cetrotide , progesterone in oil FET- estrace 2mg 2x/day orally and vaginally, 1mg progestrone in oil

6:30-7:15 first come first serve… you have to get there earlier because people start lining up by 6:15

Insurance covered a lot of it, but the 2 additional tests she recommended was uncovered and cost $2500 a piece

Our insurance only allowed for single for the first 3 and then can switch to multiple

Danielle is optimistic but frank. She talks quickly and seems incredibly confident in how she thinks your treatment will go. While that was very reassuring at the time, it also set us up to expect thing to go well which led to extra disappointment when they didn't. She is happily willing to go over details multiple times if you need things explained again, and although she has a brusque manner we didn't in any way feel rushed.

Write down your questions in advance, so that you don't forget to ask them as things move quickly in an appointment. In our first appointment I was going to take notes, but she said I didn't need to as she'd be writing everything up. I wish I had taken notes anyway, as she talks quickly and I feel like I missed things.

After a semen analysis detected a 0 sperm count, my husband saw a urologist recommended by Danielle who diagnosed him with azoospermia, so we will be using donor sperm. We are currently researching sperm banks. Once we choose a donor, Danielle recommended two rounds of IUI, despite the low success rate, just to try before we move on to IVF if needed, for insurance and age purposes as I am almost 40.

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Strong presence, and confident. He talks fast. Our actual time with him has been very little. Our follow ups and consult have barely totaled 30 minutes over past year. He does assume you know everything he’s talking about or will research on your own. He did acknowledge I’ve been through a lot and he would be there if I needed to call him. The clinic rotates doctors so he was not the one to perform my retrivals or do my transfers.

It’s a baby factory so just be aware of that and try to get over it.

First round. We did antagonist IVF and needed rescue ICSI. It was not automatically done. 150 Gonal F, menopur and Cetrotide. I over stimulated so we had to do a freeze all cycle. 24 eggs, two embryos. First transfer, negative second we got a positive but it ended up being chemical pregnancy. Second round, same protocol but we started with 225 Gonal F and decreased to try to avoid overstimulation. I still overstimulated in final days so we did another freeze all. 6 eggs, one embryo. Will be transferring embryo in next coming weeks.

Very early and with traffic, I’d have to leave house by 6am. Cattle call for sure yes, sometimes having to wait over an hour or more for an ultrasound. Lab work usually took only a few minutes. Everything just seems very systematic, no one making small talk or really getting to know me even though I’ve been there frequently.

Dr actually commented that due to my great insurance we could bypass some of the red tape. So all I’ve had is copays ($60 per visit) and paying copays for meds ($550 each round)

He only transfers one embryo to avoid multiples and we were happy with this approach.

Beth Plante is a doctor who seems to know what she is talking about, however I do not feel she has enough experience with my kind of diagnosis in her center therefore I don't feel confident in her direction of leading upon the treatment. If I was to go another round, I would need more confidence from her and her team in explanation of process from start to end, with details and test results, as well as giving us the maximum resources out there that could help our situation.

Ask the doctor to be very thorough with you in detail about the process because if you do not advocate for yourself, then they will simply not share much details with you.

Antagonist Protocol, was suppose to be better with my diagnosis, however I responded poorly to this.

The ultrasound techs were not as friendly and did not explain what they were looking for or what they are seeing.

out of pocket total was roughly $400.

Doctor said that with my age and insurance, it was best to transfer one. I agree, however we never made it that far out to transfer.

Dr Plante takes the time to get to know her patients. She explains things well and is usually easy to understand and follow. I trust her completely. I have recommended her to others and will continue to do so. I think it’s great that she delivers news herself even if she’s not working.

Bring a notebook. She takes kind of fast because she has a lot to say.

Antagonist and lupron flair both with birth control suppression. And a lupron flair with estrace suppression. Antagonist produced the most eggs but the lowest quality. Lupron flair less eggs but better quality. So we tried Lupron Flair without birth control and it was worse than any other cycles.

Smooth, seamless. Melissa and Alison in Braintree are amazing you are in and out of there. In Reading it is busier so it isn’t as smooth it takes a lot longer to get in and out. But the nurses are great.

A lot was covered by insurance but not all bills have been received yet

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Dr. Hill is a very bright and experienced doctor. While he explains everything, sometimes I wish he would slow down a bit to allow for better absorption of information and understanding. At times, he seems closed off to alternate treatments, but I attribute that to the fact that he's been doing this for a long time and knows what works.

Bring a notepad to take notes when Dr. Hill speaks. Sometimes he goes to fast and it feels a bit rushed.

Now that I'm over 40, we use an antagonist down regulation protocol (using Estrace and Cetrotide). Stimmimg consists of 300 gonal-F, 150 Menopur and Cetrotide. I've produced 4+ eggs with each cycle. For one cycle, we tried the Lupron microflare protocol (in an attempt to harvest more eggs). Unfortunately, that cycle ended up being cancelled because I had one lead follicle and the others failed to grow.

Monitoring is done at several satellite offices, which makes it convenient. The hours at the office I typically monitored at were 7:00-7:30 am. I am a single mom of a young child so it was sometimes hard to get there by 7:30. Also, on Sundays, you need to go to the Reading office and sometimes you would need to wait for over an hour if you needed an ultrasound. I live 45 minutes away from that office so a Sunday monitoring, it was often close to 3 hours including travel time. I dreaded Sunday monitoring.

IUI-$500 per cycle PGS- $2650 regardless of quantity of embryos being tested.

Due to my age, Dr Hill was fine with me transferring 3 embryos at a time. He explained to me that it was highly unlikely that that would result in multiple babies. He was right!

She makes you feel at home and equal. There is no I’m better than you or prissyness because she is a doctor. She loves when we bring our miracle daughter in with us and jokes that my husband and I are just along to bring our daughter to see her. She’s straight forward tells you how it is and explains in even more detail when you ask questions. She cares about your personal life and shares some of hers as well so that y’all can create a strong trusting relationship with her. She also has an amazing sense of humor! At my past clinic we felt like a number with Dr Vitiello we don’t.

Make sure you’re open with her and don’t be afraid to ask all your questions, she will happily answer and even go into more detail if that’s what you’re looking for!

We have done 5 letrizole cycles with no monitoring dosage was 5mg x 5 days. This was done because FCNE thought it was the only thing covered through TRIcare Then we explained what they (TRIcare) would cover at a follow up/ create a new plan appointment and switched to the protocol below. We have done 4 injectable cycles with Gonal f and letrizole with monitoring 3-4 times each cycle 1st cycle 75 iu days 2-7 triggered with ovidril on day 8 2nd the same as above 3rd cycle 75 iu days 2-4 150 iu days 5-7 triggered day 8 with ovidril Cycle 4 new protocol days 2-4 150 iu all follicles under 10mm, days 5-7 225 iu day 8 to many follicles no injection day 9 cycle canceled due to 9 mature follicles ranging in size from 14-18

We have a cost share with our insurance. Each injectable cycle with monitoring costs us around $100 and then $100 for medication. We however do not have any IVF coverage.

Dr. Vitiello is great. She is very blunt and tells your exactly how it is which is exactly what I want in my RE. Even though our first round failed, she was honest about our chances of succeeding in another round. I have DOR so we know that we won’t gets tons of eggs, but she did explain that that my body responded as we expected and that we do have potential for retrieving more eggs in future cycles. We are due to start our next cycle on October 2018.

Ask a lot of questsions. I think that sometimes she assumes you know more than you do, but she will break it all down for you when you ask.

First Cycle: Estrace Priming Protocol: - Menopure - Gonal-F - Cetrotide I don’t remember the exact doses, but they were quite high. I stunned for 14 days. We only retrieved one egg and it fertilized incorrectly. Second Cycle: Micro flare Protocol: - Lurton - Gonal-f - menopure Exact doses TBD as we haven’t started this cycle yet.

Clinic has early morning monitoring appointments which is convenient with my work schedule. I was able to get in and out and to work on time. It is a cattle call, but it is very well organized.

Medicine was unfortunately through CVS Caremark due to my insurance. I have a lifetime max if $10,000 for medication which we used 100% of during our first cycle.

Dr. Vitiello is willing to do multiple embryo transfers if we can get more than one fertilized embryo.

We have two beautiful perfect daughters thanks to Dr Plante and her team. There were times when I felt frustrated with my treatment results and the high volume of other patients FCNE sees. It can feel like you are just a number at times. However Dr Plante herself was a pleasure to work with. She was careful and thoughtful in her explanations and alleviated a great deal of anxiety for both my partner and myself with her reassurances. What really stands out to me was our consult when we were ready to start trying to conceive our second daughter. We brought our first daughter to that appointment- our miracle baby that would not exist without Dr Plante and these incredible technologies that allowed us to beat infertility. During the visit she immediately asked to hold Olivia, sat her on her lap, kept her entertained and happy and even let her smash on her computer without a blink. She was sharing in our indescribable joy as parents in those moments- parents who feared for many long years that they would never have a child of their own. Dr Plante is a beautiful soul and I am forever grateful for the kindness and compassion she showed during these difficult years for us, along with the family she helped us build.

Ask all the questions. Write them down and bring them to your consult. Follow up with her nurses if you need to, she has a great team.

We were fortunate to be covered by insurance, but only after an uphill fight. There were still high out of pocket costs, upwards of $8k for all cycles/ genetic testing. (We are CF carriers)

We transferred only one embryo each time, as it gave us the best chances of having a healthy baby given my age, total number of viable embryos (2), and family goals. I’m grateful for Dr Plante’s advice and guidance on this choice because it gave us the family we had hoped for- 2 healthy children.

As stated in my previous statement she made my husband and I as comfortable as possible with a difficult situation. She was hopeful for us yet realistic with our odds due to my age and one ovary down. She also referred out to Dr Lazarou for my husbands retrieval who was also kind and wonderful. I was sad that she was not the one on call for my retrieval day, but the team and Dr Hill also helped me feel as I was in great hands in the Reading clinic.

Let her drive! Rest in the foundation of minds in this clinic to allow your body the best chances and good luck!

Progesterone pills for prep. No lupron. And I’m sorry I should remember but I injected it all as they told me menpur and follistim I think.. ?

So many options. I went into Boston, also used Braintree depending on which time window was best or if I wanted breakfast at dig in!!

Hahaha it was stressful since husband vasectomy did not allow insurance to pay for it we got an interest free credit card from Bank of America for one year so including meds 12k on the card and maybe a little more as I had to purchase the largest dose of medication.

With my age we transferred multiple. I had twins but lost one at 12 weeks. Did not have any left to freeze.

Dr Plante is very caring and compassionate. She has great bedside manners and made all the right recommendations for us during our treatments. After our first failed IVF (no transfer made due to lack of viable embryos) she called us to extend her sympathy and immediately discuss our next steps. The only negative (if that) is that I would say that Dr Plante and FCNE in general tend to make assumptions about what you know regarding the IVF process; and sometimes tend to simplify the process/injections/retrieval/transfer. I would definitely see Dr Plante again and highly recommend her to friends and family.

Ask as many questions regarding the process, risks of treatments AFTER conception. I ended up having a very difficult pregnancy that my primary ob-gyn said was most likely attributed to conceiving via IVF

Fortunately most of our treatments were covered by insurance with co-pays to see the doctor and we were responsible for all prescription costs while in cycle (probably $1,500 total for IUIs and 2 IVF) We also pay $500 annual fee for continuing to freeze our embryos.

We talked this through with Dr Plante and expressed our concern about having multiples. Given that we were diagnosed with unexplained infertility, she recommended that we try a single transfer for our first two rounds. She did say she would be comfortable with two embryos if that is what we wanted but we all agreed on a single transfer for our two rounds

When meeting with Dr. Vitiello, she broke down procedures and explained them with visuals and comparisons. She was very in her explanations; however, sometimes she spoke too quickly and covered a lot of information at once which was overwhelming. When performing procedures, she made me feel comfortable and relaxed. She was caring yet straightforward.

One piece of advice would be to arrive with a list of questions so you know what you want to cover when meeting with Dr. Vitiello. It is typical to only speak to the nurses once in a cycle.

I attempted three IVF cycles with Dr. Vitiello using my own eggs and my husbands sperm. We did two antagonist cycles and a microflare cycle, all with negative pregnancy results. The first cycle was very poor with one egg being retrieved and no opportunity for transfer. The subsequent two cycles were a little better. We transferred one embryo each time and neither implanted. We also used ICSI each time. After each cycle, Dr. Vitiello changed the protocol slightly in hopes of achieving success. She then recommended the use of donor eggs at which point I accepted but sought out a second opinion.

I was fortunate to have the majority of my care covered by insurance. We paid several hundred dollars for medication.

Dr Hill is upfront and honest. He listened, did thorough testing, gave options and then we got going right away. Since the beginning he's been making adjusting and alterations with each cycle and hopefully we'll get it right soon. I trust his knowledge and compassion to help me and he makes me feel comfortable. The other doctors in the practice have also been great to be a patient of.

I would recommend Dr Hill & Fertility Centers of New England. Unfirtunately the whole fertility process is stressful and hard.

I was diagnosed with low ovarian reserve so Dr Hill was initially aggressive in my first IVF cycle. With only 2 mediocre embryos Dr Hill would have preferred to put them both in but unfortunately insurance only allowed 1. I miscarried at 7 weeks. We had to put in the frozen embryo next round despite Dr Hill wanting to do a fresh round and put 2 embryos in so again unfortunately insurance was holding us back. I've been diagnosed and treated for endometritis also. I'm doing aggressive stimulation now for my second IVF round, treatment for the endometritis before 2 embryos finally are transferred. I hope after the first trial, adjustments and 2 embryo transfer like we always wanted this round will have a positive outcome.

Monitoring was convenient early mornings

Insurance covered costs so just co pays for me

Dr. Vitiello is a realist. I appreciate her opinion. She can be candid yet respects your wishes. She is not afraid to look outside the box, and is willing customize your treatment. Treats you fertility cycle as her own challenge. She definitely helps give you the confidence and positivity you need while going through treatments. She has personally called me if she had results, or concerns to share. The best fertility Dr. I have been to yet!

She is wonderful! Knowledgable yet personable. She isn't one to sugar coat things, however she is respectful of your feelings.

I came to Dr. Vitiello as a last hope. I had seen 2 other clinics in the US and even one in Canada. We were diagnosed with unexplained infertility. No one could give us a reason that standard treatments were not working. Dr. Vitiello wasn't afraid to look outside the box and try different meds and different treatment. Although our one cycle we did with her yielded a low number of eggs, we did find out that the egg retrieved was chromosomally abnormal. We also found my ovarian reserve was very low. She assured me we would find a way to make me a Mom. Right now we are in the process of a donor egg cycle with a gestational carrier. Not the path I ever expected but after talking with Dr. Vitiello I am completely comfortable and happy with our path to parenthood.

Monitoring appointments at the satellite are tough because it is a small window of time. Some mornings could be extremely busy.

Rather competitive IVF price. $7,800 (approx).

I am eternally thankful for Beth as our physician. She took into consideration all areas of our health both medical and emotional, and took her time to ensure that we thankfully only had one round and have two beautiful embryos waiting for us if we ever decide to have another. I have, and will continue, to recommend Beth to ANYONE!!

When she is thorough she is watching EVERYTHING, even the things you don’t think would be a huge deal. She wants to have everything be as perfect as possible, so follow instructions she is pushing in directions for a reason, not just to frustrate you.

We went straight to an ICSI due to my husbands chromosomal diagnosis that led to some issues for us getting pregnant through any type of intercourse. I got to a predetermined BMI losing 125 lbs prior to treatment to improve success. We did antagonistic, with birth control, estrodiol, menopur, gonal-f, and one other for retrieval that i can’t remember. I had OHSS so we did a freeze all, and transferred a month or so later with estradiol and progesterone in oil until 10 weeks or so.

The difference for us is that Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO is amazing. Where some families pay tens of thousands per cycle, we paid copays for all procedures and basic med costs. I think we Pay more in storage of the embryos and sperm we kept each year than we paid that year.

Because we didn’t know how i would respond only that our MFI was the identified problem i was given the choice to transfer one or two with the liklihood that both could take being the conversation and we decided to just try one just in case.