Institute for Human Reproduction (Pinnacle Network Clinic)

Dr. Cohen is kind and warm and disarming from the first meeting. He makes me feel special—like I’m his favorite patient. Even though he probably makes all of his patients feel that way, it never feels insincere or contrived.

Don’t be afraid to show your heart because Dr. Cohen will be gentle with it.

Dr. Cohen was aggressive in my protocol and I appreciated that he didn’t make me mess with IUI or clomid given my age. My retrievals produced good results so we didn’t modify from one to the next, but he was open to suggestions like a dual trigger to mitigate the chances of OHS and maximize chances of retrieving mature eggs. Similarly, when I asked to add progesterone in oil during a transfer cycle, he added it. I appreciate that he was willing to collaborate when I had questions about my treatment and if he disagreed, he would explain his rationale.

I had Progyny coverage during my retrievals and three transfer cycles. I’m about to do a transfer out of pocket and the costs seem in line with standard market rates. They don’t appear to increase prices very much on a yearly basis.

The first thing that impressed us about Dr. Wood-Molo was her thoroughness, not only in our diagnosis but also in her explanations of our diagnosis and treatment plans. She really took the time to understand exactly what the root of our infertility was before moving to treatment. It gave us a sense of security understanding the details and rationale for the treatments we underwent. She is also a kind person who showed great empathy to us when we had a cancelled retrieval cycle or when we had an ectopic pregnancy. I think it helps that she has herself gone through fertility treatment. She's very animated and engaging in consults, full of (what we think is) appropriate levels of humor and hopefulness for our case. She constantly assures us how hopeful she is for us to have kids. We were surprised when we started treatment that we rarely saw Dr. Wood-Molo. Monitoring and even some of the diagnostic procedures (such as Femvue) were done without ever seeing the doctor. All results from tests or treatment cycles are conveyed through a nurse either by phone call or the portal. We've had to proactively schedule a consult after each of our cycles if we wanted to talk with the doctor about it. At first, we started feeling uneasy wondering if she was really that involved with our treatment. But every time we had a consult with her it was clear she was meticulously reviewing every test result and treatment outcome and planning on the next steps for us.

Know that Dr. Wood-Molo is meticulously looking at all your test results and treatment outcomes and making plans for the next steps, even if you don't see or talk to her very often. Proactively schedule a consult with her if you want to discuss any concerns or questions about your treatment plan.

Since Dr. Wood-Molo was our first fertility doctor, we went through a big battery of tests with a goal of diagnosis before treatment. The diagnosis and prep for treatment phase took the better part of a year. In addition to bloodwork, she used Femvue (instead of an HSG) to check for tubal blockage. She also performed a DNC to clear out some lining not cleared out with her period. We were not initially interested in IVF so we did an IUI with injectibles. This resulted in an ectopic pregnancy. We did another cycle with injectibles in anticipation of an IUI, but when we were prevented by weather from getting to the IUI procedure, we converted to timed intercourse with the medications. Each of these cycles were preceded by several months of Lupron to lessen the effects of my wife's adenomyosis. My wife also was put on levothyroxin to regulate thyroid hormone levels and Lupron and baby aspirin during each cycle to mitigate effects of my her thrombophilia. We stopped treatment after losing insurance coverage and moved out of state. Before terminating treatment, Dr. Wood-Molo suggested my wife use cyclic progesterone to help regulate her periods (she has PCOS) as well as help lessen the inflammation of the adenomyosis. This has worked extremely well since birth control pills are dangerous for my wife's thrombophilia. When we moved back, we had coverage again and were ready to be more aggressive in our treatment plan as my wife was then 35. Thus we began IVF with Dr. Wood-Molo. Each cycle was preceded by a month of Lupron for the adenomyosis. Our first cycle was cancelled due to poor response. For our next cycle, we added DHEA, Myo-Inositol, and Metformin (though my wife has never been diagnosed with insulin-resistance). Our second cycle resulted in several embryos, though a majority of them were aneuploid per PGT but we did freeze the few euploid embryos we had. Our third cycle resulted in no day-5 embryos. Dr. Wood-Molo recommended we try a fresh transfer for our next cycle, which we are now currently in. We wanted to be pretty aggressive with the treatment, so she put us on an immune-response protocol and added Methylprednisolone, and Pepsid. My wife will also be doing estrogen and progesterone suppositories and every-three-days progesterone-in-oil injections after the retrieval in prep for the transfer. For all our procedures with Dr. Wood-Molo our trigger has been Ovidrel. Daily Lovenox injections have continued during each active cycle.

Our insurance covered much of our care. We had a copay for our consults and our labs and ultrasound. Outside of that, we chose to do PGT for our embryos retrieved in IVF, so the biopsy, PGT, and embryo freezing resulted in a $5790 out of pocket bill we had to pay up front before the cycle began. However, it turns out our insurance actually covered all but $2500 of the services we were billed for, so we were able to secure a refund of the covered expense.

Dr. Wood-Molo is cautious about multiple embryo transfers. For our upcoming fresh transfer we asked if we could transfer two embryos, and she declined.

I feel very confident in Dr. Cohen and the staff at IHR -- not that they'll guarantee us a baby but that they're trying their darnedest to help us achieve that goal and care about my husband and I as patients. Dr. Cohen has the right blend, in my opinion, of frank and honest guidance that is still warm and compassionate. He also kept us well-informed in multiple consultations of the procedures that lay ahead and what options were available. The process felt orderly and methodical but Dr. Cohen factored in our opinions and what was important for us. He adjusted our protocol after our first egg retrieval yielded no viable embryos and our 2nd round yielded better results. He let us know of the pros/cons of adding HGH to our protocol, balancing the possible added value with the out-of-pocket costs. We went through a hysteroscopy to get my uterus into the best possible shape for transfer. We could have done a costly ERA test at the start of our transfers but as Dr. Cohen explained the various scenarios with ERA tests (conclusive, inconclusive), we felt we could make a calculated risk to hold off the ERA until our 2nd transfer, knowing that we'd be happy with one child at the end of all of this. None of the IVF process is easy but we feel we have a valued partner in all of this with Dr. Cohen & IHR.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Dr. Cohen does a great job of explaining things (diagrams and all!) and doesn't hold back on information but being your own advocate and putting forth the questions you need answers to, just benefits you, the patient.

$10-15K in additional medication (above our coverage limits), HGH out-of-pocket costs; ERA test out-of-pocket costs

Dr. Wood Molo is a wonderful RE with many years of experience. When you have your appointment/consult, she walks you through the process in a way that you understand and feel confident on next steps. I do wish she were more available in the procedures and to discuss next steps/or questions as they arise during the cycle. I have found it might take two weeks or more to schedule an appointment.

Ask questions, write them down as you might have to reshare these with the nursing staff during treatment. Schedule consults with her in advance anticipating you might need to (or want to) connect with her.

For IUI's I was given 5 days of Letrozole and then switched to Tamoxifen in later cycles as I ovulated early on Letrozole. Was also given Ovidrel for ovulation. Methylprednisolone was also given post IUI. For egg retrieval, my medications were: Follistim, Menopur, Ganirelix, and Ovidrel. Also took Doxycycline. For egg transfer, my medications were: Doxycycline and Methylprednisolone.

Mock Cycle, EMMA/ALICE, Receptiva DX tests are not covered by insurance. Expect to pay around $3000. Cryopreservation $1,490 PGTA: $2,500 (5 embryos) additional embryos are $300/each. Insurance covered IUI/IVF - just needed to reach my deductible.

Doctor prefers eSET.

Dr. Cohen initially came off as knowledgeable and trustworthy, he made it seem like getting pregnant would be easy for us. As we moved through treatment though I grew very concerned about the care I was receiving. He stuck with the same treatments over and over even when they didn't work. He would only change course after I did my own research and bought him ideas of changes that we could make. He seemed happy to just continue with the same treatments (through timed intercourse, IUI and IVF cycles) with no sense of urgency to get us pregnant. After multiple TI cycles and 3 IUIs we moved onto IVF. Dr. Cohen had diagnosed me with PCOS so he expected a strong response. I had a very slow response to IVF drugs (similar to the struggles I had for TI/IUI, so you would think he would have learned from that) and was tracking to retrieve very few eggs, after over a week on (very expensive) IVF drugs we cancelled the cycle. We nearly tripled the drugs dose for our second attempt at retrieval and I did respond better. IHR is closed on the weekends so we missed some crucial monitoring. At retrieval we retrieved less than half the eggs they told us to expect. It was very disappointing and I was upset after retrieval. Dr. Cohen checked in after surgery, saw I was upset, and immediately left. Absolutely horrible bedside manner. After a fresh and frozen transfer, he consented to checking my uterus before we transferred any additional embryos. We found polyps (likely caused by high estrogen exposure according to Dr. Cohen), we scheduled a hysteroscopy a month out for removal. Within a week Dr. Cohen had me back on very high dose estrogen to prepare to another transfer. When I didn't respond we scanned the uterus again only to find even more polyps than before. So either the surgery was not done properly or I was rushed back on estrogen too soon. (Also Dr. Cohen does not check in with you after a hysteroscopy, the nurses basically tell you it went ok and you can leave now.) We did another hysteroscopy and again within a week he had me back on very high dose estrogen! I again did not respond and decided to seek a second opinion, 6 months after our last transfer I felt we were moving further away from getting pregnant. We consulted with FCI and the doctor confirmed my fears. He said that the course of treatment Dr. Cohen was pursuing was "insane" and I had likely faced a 6 month delay and 2 surgeries for no reason (later had immediate success with this doctor).

Go to a different doctor.

Best I could tell there was no strategy. Dr. Cohen put me on a very standard treatment protocol and would not change treatment unless I advocated for myself. My husband described some of the treatment as "torture" (I know treatment is not fun, but doing the same thing over and over again, physically and emotionally was too much).

He didn't seem to care. He said it was up to us even though transferring multiple was not indicted based on age or history.

It was a terrible experience. We were treated like a number from the first time we visited the clinic. We only learned what a BIG difference there could be after we changed clinics. Dr. Cohen and his staff were almost comically careless. Every cycle we had major financial and insurance errors done, which would make us pay thousands of dollars out of pocket. HIs clinic never helped us with insurance reimbursements - I had to do them all on my own - and our new clinic (out of Indiana) handles everything for us! Dr. Cohen scheduled me for 3 BACK-TO-BACK cycles that were crammed into 3 months. We only learned how astoundingly irresponsible this is to do for any infertility doctor after we left that clinic. And Dr. Cohen NEVER changed the regimen of meds and dosages I was on - except to add expensive (and ineffective) experimental HGH to my meds, which we paid and additional $2-3K out of pocket for. Out best cycle, and the only one I got pregnant on, was my 4th cycle, which we did with a doctor AFTER we left Dr. Cohen's clinic. Stay as far away from his clinic as you can. He sadly really only sees you as a source of money.

Do not see this doctor. I've never given this kind of negative review before, but his handling of our case was so clearly irresponsible and just profit oriented, that I cannot in good conscience say anything else.

Our treatment was very unusual, in that he scheduled us for 3 back to back cycles, without ever letting us know that this is unusual, and it's necessary to give your ovaries a rest between cycles. He also recommended PGTA testing - which added an extra 3-5K per cycle. He was even so insistent that when I said I wasn't sure I was a fan of PGTA testing, and was considering not doing it for a cycle, he said he would cover 50% of the costs. But we didn't need to - and should NEVER have opted for ANY PGTA testing, at whatever cost. Since I only had 2 blasts on my best cycle with him, he could have transferred them both and simply seen if any of them took. He never even let us TRY a transfer, even tho my insurance covered this 100% and did NOT cover any PGTA testing.

This clinic will force you take very expensive option possible and see its clients as just sources of profit. He essentially forced us into PGTA testing, even when I said I'd prefer not to based on the expenses alone. (he offered then to pay for 50% of the cost, but we could/should simply have transferred 2 blasts we had, and simply seen it they would take. A transfer is something our insurance would have covered, PGTA testing was NOT. Also, his clinic never helped us with any of the insurance reimbursements associated with the surgery for the egg retrieval itself. We had to pay out of pocket for this, and then had to work out how to do the paperwork for reimbursement ourselves. With our new clinic, the clinic's surgical facility site is also not covered by our insurance (so we had to pay for the surgery out of pocket), but they filed all the paper work for us, and all we had to do was wait for the reimbursement check to arrive.

We never even got to a transfer with this doctor. He will throw every other expensive option (PGTA testing esp). at you to keep you from getting to this point.

I could not ask for a better doctor than Dr. Cohen. He is honestly one of the best healthcare providers I have ever dealt with. Super knowledgeable, kind, answered all of my questions, was always well-informed about my records, tests, treatments, etc.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. He is amazing at handling them and is a wealth of knowledge.

I went through 2 IVF retrievals and 1 frozen embryo transfer with Dr. Cohen and all were very successful. While I do not recall my exact protocol, Dr. Cohen was very careful and thoughtful about tailoring it for me, and tweaking it when need be. I truly think his careful monitoring and attentive adjustments in medications when need be are the reason my cycles were so successful and I avoided complications (such as OHSS, etc.)

Well-oiled efficient machine. Never had to wait very long at all. IHR really respects patients' time and schedules.

My costs were covered by insurance so I do not recall them. I will say that IHR was amazing at dealing with insurance and always following protocol to get things approved and making sure to prescribe things that were covered.

I understood that he only did eSETs.

Dr. Cohen was absolutely patient and willing to answer questions repeatedly. When I would do research and ask about a specific course of treatment, he would consider it. Most of the time it was something he was going to suggest that we try anyhow. I would say that he’s probably a little bit more traditional in how he approaches treatment plans, but he’s not unwilling to try new things.

He’ll take notes during your consultations, but take your own so you understand his when you get home.

I appreciate that monitoring hours begin so early in the morning at IHR. I was able to get into the city, be monitored, and get to work only a few minutes late.

Around $14,000 per full IVF cycle + $2500 for frozen transfer.

If you are reading this, it’s because your path to starting a family hasn’t been easy, and you are now assessing where to turn to next. I write this having recently “graduated” from the clinic and on to my regular OBGYN to manage my PREGNANCY! After 2.5+ years of a PCOS diagnosis, infertility, and multiple pregnancy losses, I was referred to IHR by a friend who works as an outpatient nurse with Dr. Cohen's patients. I never thought our situation would end up needing the IVF route to start our family. I tried every possible lifestyle change that could optimize both my and my husband's fertility. But when it came down to it, IVF was the best option for us to start our family. At our consultation, Dr. Cohen very clearly explained a few options and the success odds based on different treatment types. I appreciated his straightforward approach in telling us the reality of our situation. He graciously answered my 50+ questions during this appointment as I grilled him on everything my IVF Google research told me to. Very quickly I realized, I can trust Dr. Cohen to advise us on treatment options and manage my fertility journey. Here are a few things that IHR provided that significantly reduced the mental workload of going through IVF - Morning monitoring appointments that didn’t interfere with work schedule. The staff, nurses, and ultrasound technicians treated me with such kindness, thoroughness, and efficient appointments. - Same-day test results through a portal + a phone call from clinical team and updated medication schedules by early afternoon - Access to Dr. Cohen through messages and easily set up appointments - Access to instructional videos for medications & a 24/7 phone number to call with questions - State of the art embryology lab, fertility technology, and testing After 1 round of egg stimulation with ICSI and 1 transfer, I am now pregnant. While many women need multiple rounds of IVF, I feel that Dr. Cohen’s experience, real-time testing results, and day-by-day adjustments of medications led to this incredible outcome. I highly recommend Dr. Cohen and the IHR Practice.

Initially, I had an interest in putting in 2 embryos. However, after Dr. Cohen educated me on the data, I agreed that eSet was the ideal way to go to achieve a healthy pregnancy.

Dr. Cohen is excellent at what he does. During every meeting he was able to clearly describe procedures, risks, success %, etc. I don't think we left a meeting without a diagram to help further his explanations. Dr. Cohen's bed side manners are 100%. He's caring and gentle. He always made me feel comfortable and knowledgeable of what was happening while he was preforming a procedure.

I would tell any prospective patient of Dr. Cohen to feel comfortable and confident to ask as many questions as you need. Don't hesitate to tell him you don't understand or you need further explanation. Ultimately this is your body and your decision so you need to empower yourself.

I have unexplained infertility so Dr. Cohen and my husband and I discussed trying IUI before IVF. Then during IVF not PGT testing or ERA. Then when that didn't work we opted to pay out of pocket for both those tests. He didn't feel it was necessary to spend money where it might not be needed and we appreciated that. He tweak our treatments and medicine based on what was learned from previous attempts. We are now currently pregnant.

In a typical non Covid year there were monitoring hours, I believe 6am-9:30am. First come first serve. They had the process down pat and I never had to wait very long to get through blood and then the ultrasound. With Covid they changed to set times and I was in and out in a flash.

We were fortunate that once we reached out max out of pocket insurance covered almost everything. It did not cover the ERA test, PGT testing, freezing and I believe one shot around $1k but I don't recall which one.

His compassionate, caring and loving demeanor gave us strength to move forward, he gave us hope and provided us with all the resources needed during this challenging time. He was with us every step of the way! The nurse in me seriously started to consider the prospect using an egg donor, reality is that my numbers were really low to begin with, and to add to the problem I was now a poor responder. Dr. Tur-Kaspa believed in me and I believed in his knowledge and extensive experience. Outcome? 5 beautiful, healthy genetically tested embryos!

Don’t spend your energy on ‘Dr. Google’, there is so much misinformation out there. Trust me, Dr. Tur-Kaspa is the best and he will help you succeed!

Our protocols have been changed/ adjusted with every cycle depending on my body’s response. The plans were easy to follow and the IHR team always responded to any questions in a timely fashion via portal.

Our insurance covered 4 IVF cycles per year.

We have not done an embryo transfer yet, but from our discussions I can tell you that he will advice you to do what is the safest for you as a patient vs. advising you to do multiple embryo just so he can improve his numbers.

Dr. Tur-Kaspa made me feel at ease and like a father figure. He truly cared about me as a patient and it showed during every visit. His knowledge and transparency with me made me trust him every step of the way.

If you don't understand something, just ask him! He is happy to describe and explain.

Monitoring was during a window. I learned what times were the busiest and worked around it. I luckily lived very close so I would go in first thing and then go home to get ready for work. Even in busy times, you saw how hard and fast the staff worked to get everyone in and out.

I was very fortunate to have amazing insurance which helped make my process possible. PGS genetic testing was not covered by insurance nor was embryo storage.

I immediately felt as though Dr. TK was invested in spending the time with my partner and I to understand our options. I do wish I had more face time with him, I did not see him between my consult and my retrieval.

Come with questions prepared! He is happy to answer them and walk you through the options.

For my treatment, I was prescribed Gonal F, Menopur and Ganirelix. Although the Dr. only predicted we would have 5/6 eggs we ended up with 11 at retrieval. We only had 1 embryo that went for genetic testing (which was normal!) so overall it was a win.

Super easy! Window from 630 to 830 am. Never waited longer than 15 minutes.

15k for IVF with genetic testing. This was discounted from 19k as I am a self pay patient.

Dr. Tur-Kaspa was the first and only doctor to point blank ask me how many children I want. It was his first question. And that alone made me have faith in him. He was honest and didn’t sugar coat anything. He made me know that it was going to be an uphill battle but he believed in me and believed I will get a child. He gave me courage and confidence. He also, took the time to talk with me as a person and get to know me and my personality.

Believe.

I just finished my first egg retrieval today and am awaiting results. I am prepared to do 4 back to back retrieval’s as I have DOR. I only retrieved 3 eggs today on the following proptocol: 2.9 HGH daily 10 units lupron in the a.m. and p.m. 150 Menopur 450 Gonal-F So as you can see, I am on a very strong dosage with very little response. Hence, why we need to do as many cycles as my insurance will cover in the annual year. We also are doing PGS testing as I had a miscarriage previously that had trisomy 16.

This is a well oiled machine. The 2 ultrasound techs get you in and out. There is rarely a wait. And Theresa is my sounding board. She is compassionate and gives me positive reinforcement. She sat with me and listened and sympathized while I cried over my poor response. You are not just a number here. They genuinely care.

Well my insurance is a BCBS marketplace plan as my employer does not offer IVF benefits so my plan is expensive. It is a $7,900 pie of pocket max I easily hit with the medication alone. Also, each cycle I opted for PGS which was $5,700 per cycle and HGH which was $2,100 per cycle. Remember as mentioned earlier I am doing 4 retrieval’s. So it is extremely expensive.

Dr. TK will do multiple transfer

He is very clear about what his goals are. He met with me and explained the entire process, but when I expressed concerns and my wishes/decisions I felt like I was getting blown off. During testing, he explained the results of the ultrasound live, but I was so shaken up by the procedure that I wasn't processing anything. I expected some kind of follow up and never got any.

Take notes, ask questions, and write everything down

I only went through the consultations and initial testing. I understood the need for the initial ultrasound, but when they said "okay everything looks good now let's schedule the more invasive ultrasound" I had questions as to why I need another test if everything "looked good". I felt like Dr Cohen kept pushing IUI and IVF but never explained why.

Initial testing and consultation (no cycles) cost around $2000. I have "excellent" insurance coverage according to them.

I found Dr. Tur-Kaspa after trying two other clinics on the east coast. What a different experience, on so many levels. Most importantly, Dr. Tur-Kaspa is very, very good at this. He is simply an excellent clinician and has success where others have failed. He adjusted my protocol several times to maximize the number of embryos we got. He worked within the limits of my insurance -- even canceling one cycle early when he thought we would get better results with a different protocol (in order not to "use up" one of my 4 egg retrievals allowed by insurance). He is not only sensitive to the emotional turmoil of this journey, but also the financial stress. His office worked with my insurance company to get as much covered as possible, and when I had to pay for a procedure out-of-pocket they offered me a highly discounted rate -- very similar to the contracted rate that insurance actually pays (much less than the "sticker price"). Dr. Tur-Kaspa is the only doctor in this field that I know of who offers a lottery every year for FREE IVF! This doctor is truly on a mission to help people. With his phenomenal track record and multitude of awards, it was amazing to see how much humility he has and how accommodating he was. For example, I really wanted to try a natural cycle for implantation -- which means that I was not "in sync" with the majority of his patients (default standard of care is a medicated cycle, allowing doctors to "batch" their patients) and he was fine with that, even though it meant a more inconvenient and unpredictable schedule for himself (e.g., coming to surgery center one day special for me, etc.). I've been to other clinics where there was a my-way-or-the-highway attitude (y'know, "this is how we do things here") - and Dr. Tur-Kaspa was the exact opposite. Being a fertility patient, you're very vulnerable, and having the doctor respect your individual preferences is really empowering. The other thing I remember from various appointments with him was that he made me smile and laugh. He has a good sense of humor which can lighten the mood and imbue everything with optimism. I distinctly remember a couple of his one liners from right before egg retrieval surgery and I'm chuckling as I type this (not gonna give them away online!). I recently met with Dr. Tur-Kaspa again to discuss my next embryo implantation. I brought my 8 month old daughter with me to the appointment. He was so happy to meet her that he literally carried her out of his office to show her off to his staff! This is truly a man on a mission to make couples happy.

I needed relatively high doses of Follistim and Menapur, and low dose Lupron throughout.

window of time for monitoring appointments was pretty convenient. Several days a week, for several hours in the morning. I was able to beat rush-hour traffic and it didn't ruin my day. Depending on the time I got there the wait could be under 5 minutes or 30 minutes.

My experience with Dr. Cohen was and continues to be top notch. I was a tricky case when trying to get pregnant with my daughter and had three failed transfers before finally getting pregnant. Each time, he would call me, give me encouragement, and help me get back into the game. After two failed attempts, he counseled my husband and I to try a new test that might tell us why the transfers had failed. The test worked and on the fourth try we had success. We’re trying again for another baby and there isn’t anyone else I would trust to help us conceive than Dr. Cohen. He is truly the best at what he does!!

While I have nothing but the best to say about Dr. Cohen and my time at IHR, it’s always best to be your own advocate and know what’s going on with your care.

I’m not sure of the particular protocol I did for my retrievals, nor the dosages, but I do recall being on Menopur, Follostim, and Ganirelix. I triggered with Lupron for all of the cycles. For my frozen transfers, it was estrogen pills and Crinone for the first two transfers, then patches and Crinone for the second two. My body did stop responding to the pills so we had to switch to the patches. For my positive cycle I was also supplemented with progesterone in oil due to spotting.

For the most past the monitoring hours don’t bother me. I am a stay at home mom now and don’t have anywhere to be. There are times I will show up and be called right back, and other times I will have to wait more than an hour to be called. It just depends on how busy the clinic is.

Most of our costs have been covered by our insurance. The genetic testing was not, nor the embryo storage fees. They did, however, offer us the option to do back to back cycles and test all the embryos up to a certain amount. It was much cheaper than doing two separate cycles with testing.

Dr. Cohen felt very strongly that having one baby was better than transferring two and ending up with multiples. Since we chose to screen the embryos he recommended only transferring one. We did decide to transfer two on the fourth attempt, but there was a miscommunication with the lab and only one was thawed. It turned out wonderful though because I got my beautiful little girl from that cycle.

Dr Cohen was super cordial. He went through things, made himself available. He always made me feel like things would be ok. I’m still not done with treatment with him. But I’m glad he was my first stop for fertility treatment! He’s awesome!

The care of Dr Cohen far outweighs the communication struggles with the staff.

He began doing an HSN on me which I never had. My OB said I had a T shaped uterus but only did a HSG. I lost my daughter at 23 weeks and Dr Cohen said that we needed to look further into why that may have happened. He found a septum in my uterus and we did surgery the next week. He placed a balloon catheter in there for a week. Removal and then we proceeded to get a final cycle started to begin monitoring. He gave me 100mg of clomid and I didn’t respond as needed. I was canceled my 1st planned IUI cycle. I was then given more provera to induce another cycle. I requested doing Letrozol instead of the 150mg of clomid as he had planned to do. I then continued with monitoring, triggered with ovidrel and got my 1st IUI. Started crinone 2 days after. I’m still waiting to see if it worked.

The only price I was ever given was $1500 for an IUI cycle. I’ve been seeing Dr Cohen since 12/6/17 and I have yet to receive a bill or discuss finances with anyone at that office.

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Dr. T found a tubal blockage and PCOS issue that my first clinic failed to identify. He has great bedside manner, when he had to give me bad news he didn't shy away from telling me but did so in a gentle and kind way. He helped me get a grant to cover some of the cost of IVF. He hugged me the day I graduated, he is that kind of doctor.

Ask all the questions you want, he will take the time to answer each of them. If you don't understand him, just ask again, I'm sure he is used to it with his accent.

Because I was PCOS, he used Metformin. I was on Gonal F, Menopur, esterace, Lupron, and progesterone.

Monitoring appointments were so great for me, I went before work and usually was there at 7, only a few people there, first come first seen, I was never there more than 15-30 minutes

IVF was around 10-11k, plus 1k for freezing, and medications. PGS testing would be additional 4k plus FET round of 3K.

He felt really strongly re a 1 embryo transfer, due to the risks associated with multiples. He did say if we wanted to try to transfer more than one he would let us.

Dr. Tur-Kaspa seems to work hard to build a personal relationship with each of his patients. He is an amazing listener. Jen is efficient with his time but never makes his patient feel rushed. He is always encouraging and always smiling. He returned messages in a timely manner. He is beyond knowledgeable on his field. It was clear he wasn’t just following a protocol but tweaking my medications and schedule as my body needed.

Don’t hesitate... get a consult with him.

Initially he started me on a “typical” protocol for IVF, our first round ultimately failed as none of my embryos survived past day 3. He was not flustered. He took the time to meet with my husband and I. He claearly had done more research into my problems with poor egg quality. He gave us a few options that were more unconventional (I.e. delaying retrieval by a day and adding HGH to our regimen). The next 2 rounds were trying but much more successful. We had 4 embryos that are PGS tested and we were happy!!! I truly feel that without his changes we would have been wasting time and money with canceled cycles and disappointment.

Monitoring is a first come first served basis. It can get quite hectic but staff works quickly. My longest wait was 45 min but it is clear that they are trying to go quickly for their patients convenience.

Thank GOD insurance covered our treatment. However PGS testing and storage was out of pocket. We spent about $18000 out of pocket but that also included elective acupuncture off-site.

For me... Dr TK only wanted to transfer 1 embryo at a time because I am already high risk. He didn’t see a reason to electively increase my perinatal risk. I agreed whole heartedly.

I like the doctor a lot, he’s honest and open and candid about his method of treatments. His accent is a bit hard to understand sometimes but I was ok with that. He was compassionate and understanding in several situations. He called personally many times when I felt upset or frustrated with the nurses.

See a second opinion and compare.

We did 3 egg retrievals and never changed protocol because I responded well each time during stims. He has suggested several things that weren’t originally discovered - genetics test, HSN, removal of a large polyp. He does more testing to prevent heartache and I appreciate his thoughral approach.

Super convenient and very organized. They had a sign Jon sheet between specific hours and I never had to wait long as I went during less busy time 9-9:30am.

Expensive! We spent $48K (30 insurance paid but we maxed it) and that’s NOT including meds. Absolutely ridiculous, Especially the PGS part with freezing and biopsy was $5790! $3500 transfer, $1,000 - ERA test.

He will not transfer multiple embryos if they’re PGS tested.

He did inter-change with the other doctor at the center, but they both were sure to make us feel we were having comprehensive care. Both the egg retrieval and a pollup removal during an IUI cycle were done at another medical facility, but by our doctors. We did not see him often, but 95% of visits were lab work and it wouldn't have been necessary. IHR came highly recommended to us, and has fulfilled that reputation.

Prepare questions ahead of time, but don't be afraid to ask him.

When he explains procedures, it comes with charts and graphs and numbers, like a college lecture. My wife and I loved that level of detail, and he explained every step and decision as he went along. How many more IUIs to do, whether or not to do testing, how many to transfer, all came with percentages and evidence-based decisions that he was still open to change if we were to insist.

It was a well oiled machine.

Dr. Cohen gave us an insiders look to our insurance, and explained in detail how to make the most out of it. Out of pocket costs ended up being only sperm and shipments, and a delivery fee to the lab, and the freezer cost for a year for the embryos.

None, we agree in the 'one healthy baby at a time' idea

Dr Tur-Kaspa is a nice doctor, he knows what he's doing for sure because he helped me to conceive my twin boys. He has always showed compassion in my case but is mostly straight to the point kind of doctor. He did advise against transferring 2 embryos but of course it was my decision & he respected that. He did try to talk me out of it at one point. In the beginning when I was new to infertility & IVF I would have preferred him to explain the process a little bit more. Going in not knowing if you are ever going to conceive you just kind of go with the flow & trust the doctor. If I had known what I know now I would have skipped IUI & went straight to IVF after 1 failed attempt. As a patient I am pretty satisfied & have decided to go back to him for further treatment because I am comfortable & trust him as my doctor.

Do your research & have your questions ready to ask. It is so overwhelming to go to a fertility doctor & there is a lot of information that will be given to you. I wish that I had done more research & asked more questions at first after being diagnosed.

I don't remember the protocols because they were done in 2013 but I do have a timeline for my next IVF cycle which includes labs & ultrasound at day 3 & then birth control & metformin for 2 to 3 weeks, hsn & if all goes well I will start IVF injections.

I love the monitoring hours there. It is very convenient in my opinion because you can go anytime between 6 and 9 or 9:30am especially if you work you can get it done before work usually. It is pretty well run & in an organized matter. The visits usually are no longer then 10-15 minutes which I like. The lab department loves their job, they are always friendly & upbeat so early in the morning.

I have insurance so my costs were minimal in my opinion. I don't recall the specifics. I do want to add his office is pretty pricey to store your embryos compared to friends who have theirs stored at other facilities. I think that it should be a bit more affordable.

Yes he strongly advised me against transferring 2 embryos at a time. He still suggests that I only transfer 1 embryo due to my young age.

Dr Cohen is empathetic, kind, and funny. He was always in tune with exactly how I was feeling without me having to tell him. I can't say enough good things about him. Without him I would have been completely lost and confused during the IVF process.

Be open and honest. He will be with you. He will answer all of your questions if you ask them. IVF (or other fertility treatments) is especially confusing if you've never been through it before and it's almost impossible to retain all the information that's provided during an initial visit with Dr Cohen. You can always ask him to clarify or go over anything you need to again outside of appointments with him.

Dr Cohen told me right away that he would only transfer one embryo and I was just fine with this. I believe what he said was his goal was for IVF to be successful for me and it wouldn't be a success if I had two (or more) babies in the NICU or worse. I got the impression you have to have a pretty good reason for him to transfer more than one embryo on your first try.

He was very personable and talked to you in terms you understand. Really took the time to get to know you and make you feel comfortable. It’s just a scary and exciting time. We always felt like he truly cared about us and you can tell he loves what he does.

Definitely go see him and see what he has to say because he will do everything it takes for you to have a family.

We did ivf with our embryos genetically tested. I did injections daily and sometimes twice a day during my cycle for the retrieval and also before the transfer.

It was always in the morning so it was nice that it didn’t take up your whole day. But when you are going through this it’s all you think about so it didn’t really matter to me. You just have the mindset of the end result.

I believe we spent around $28,000 for everything including one retrieval, genetic testing, two transfers and all medications.

We choose to do one embryo during our first transfer since we only had two good embryos.