Midwest Fertility Specialists (US Fertility Network clinic)

Truly, we had a great experience with Dr. Colver, but with him covering several offices, he wasn't always there to meet with after ultrasounds, blood work etc. I feel he gave us ample time when he was in the office. He was very detailed but I am a researcher and always came with questions, comments etc.

Asks questions -- Be flexible -- Don't be afraid to call with questions.

Cycle One (which ended up being canceled due to low response) we started out with Menopur, Follistim, Ganarelix but I wasn't responding despite increasing dosage of Menopur and Follistim so Dr. Colver canceled it. Cycle Two -- we began with Lupron and then added in Follistim and Menopur. We triggered the day before transfer with pregnyl. I ended up needing a suppository as well. I responded much better - although I had 11 follicles, they were only able to reach 8 of them.

The pharmacy costs are high and when medication changes there wasn't a refund - total medication costs: $7,000. IVF - 12,000-13,000 with $3500 for frozen transfer. PGS costs were around 700...

Dr. Colver would only transfer one embryo due to an existing heart condition. But I only had one viable embryo after PGS.

Dr. Will was our doctor up until 12 weeks at which point and time my wife had to transition to her OBGYN. This was an incredibly difficult transition as we had both grown so close to Dr. Will and his staff and weren’t quite ready to leave this team of incredible friends and supporters. We missed him dearly the rest of the pregnancy, however he did reach out to check on us a few times. He also made sure we sent photos of our twin girls to him once they arrived!

This process is an emotional roller coaster but Dr. Will and his staff will help you get comfortable each and every step of the way. It is a journey and the scientific advances are only a small part of the process as you will form new and lasting bonds with these people throughout this experience. I couldn’t give a higher endorsement of Dr. Will. We have referred several couples to his practice.

I don’t remember exactly (this was over 3 years ago now) He did inform us (with all the reasons and details) we needed to do ICSI because my husband had very low motility and mobility. He had my husband also give a sample before the transfer day and froze it just in case. And thank the Lord he did this because the sample he gave the day of was not adequate and couldn’t be used. Dr Will used the frozen sample and it worked.

Around $15,000

Dr Will told us he would not put more than 2 eggs back in any patient of his for safety reasons. He was very confident we would be successful only putting one embryo back, but said it was ultimately our decision. So we went big and put 2 back- and both took! :-)

We were referred to Dr. Bopp by my OB for recurrent miscarriage testing after our first two pregnancies, both of which were conceived without assistance, ended in miscarriage. After testing uncovered no diagnosable reason for our losses we were unable to become pregnant again on our own, at which point Dr. Bopp conducted a couple more tests and we proceeded to fertility treatments. Over the course of about five years as his patients, we went through one cycle with injectables (an IUI had been planned but I ovulated early); five cycles of injectables plus IUI (one of which ended in miscarriage); four egg retrievals for ICSI/IVF (one with PGS) and transfer of fresh embryos (two of which ended in miscarriage); three frozen egg transfers; one IVF cycle that was cancelled prior to retrieval because I ovulated despite being on Lupron; and ultimately one IVF cycle with donor egg that resulted in the transfer of two fresh embryos and the birth of our child. As I said earlier, Dr. Bopp is extraordinarily kind, compassionate, empathetic, attentive, warm, caring... I cannot speak highly enough of him. He laughed with us, he cried with us, he hoped with us, he prayed for us, he was disappointed along with us, and ultimately he rejoiced with us. He patiently answered every question I ever had. I never felt rushed during my time with him. I never had to remind him of any details or any part of our story. I never had to repeat myself with him. He took a fairly conservative approach to treatment, which we liked. We never felt he was recommending unnecessary procedures. When I asked about research or information I'd found online, he patiently discussed the pros and cons with us. I felt like my husband and I were 100% part of the TEAM providing our care - treatment decisions were made together WITH Dr. Bopp, not BY Dr. Bopp. When we reached the point where he felt we'd be better served by going to a famous clinic in another state that was able to offer PGS testing of embryos (because the technology wasn't available at his clinic at that time, though it is now), he was the one who suggested that we go there - our success was more important to him than his success rate was, and he and his staff were happy to work with the out-of-state clinic on sending our records and coordinating care. (We did go to that famous out-of-state clinic - we had a terrible experience there, which I will cover in a separate review. Our cycle there was unsuccessful and we returned to Dr. Bopp for one last try.) When it became evident we were more likely to have success with donor egg than with my own eggs, he was fully aware of how devastating that news would be to us; he delivered it with gentle kindness and he never pushed us during the long months it took us to become comfortable with proceeding. When we became pregnant, he was as overjoyed as we were. We did not see him at every appointment, but to be fair, it's not really necessary to see the dr at every appointment - my nurse performed my IUIs, and a sonographer performed my monitoring ultrasounds during cycles. I never had any problem scheduling time with him for consults when I needed them. He performed each of my egg retrievals and all but one of my embryo transfers (which he missed due to an illness). He performed my HSG himself as well as my hysteroscopy. When I was pregnant, he was at every ultrasound with us before I was released to regular OB care.

You're in good hands. Trust him. He will not steer you wrong. He truly wants you to have the family you desire.

He spent a good deal of time discussing the risks of multiples with us prior to starting our first IVF cycle, and each of those risks were outlined in detail in the consent forms we had to sign prior to each cycle. At our first transfer, we had three good embryos available for transfer (one 5AB and two graded 5BB); we chose eSET and he was very supportive of that. (That fresh transfer resulted in miscarriage, and the subsequent frozen transfer resulted in a negative pregnancy test.) At our second fresh transfer, we had four good embryos available and this time he recommended eSET; we agreed. (That transfer and the subsequent frozen transfers resulted in negative pregnancy tests.) As time and cycles and negative results went on we got more aggressive with our embryo transfers. My husband and I always felt we were very much part of a team WITH Dr. Bopp making these decisions.

She was very knowledgeable and quirky. The only negative was sometimes I wanted her to explain more. I didn't get to talk to her very often. I usually had to speak with her nurses.

Be patient. Do your own research and ask LOTS of questions at your first appointment, so you'll have enough information to make choices about how to proceed with your fertility treatment. As someone with unexplained infertility, we had quite a few options. Doing my homework helped us understand the process and the risks.

We did two rounds of IUI with injections. No luck with those. We could have done another IUI, but I was frustrated because we didn't have any problems with eggs/sperm, so we went on to IVF. We chose not to do ICSI even though it was recommended, because we wanted "nature" to take its course instead of having someone pick the best sperm. First IVF fresh cycle went well, but ended in a chemical pregnancy. Medication costs were higher than expected because my body needed help producing more follicles/eggs. Just know that YOU will be expected to order more medicine, not your doctor. That surprised me. Second cycle was frozen cycle with our final two embryos. We now have beautiful fraternal twin girls!

IVF "shared risk" plan was $20,500, which included two fresh IVF cycles (if needed) and unlimited frozen cycles. Medication for IVF (one fresh one frozen cycle) was around $5,500 total. I don't remember how much we spent on IUIs. Ultrasounds were about $600 each when they weren't included in the "shared-risk" plan.

We really enjoyed seeing Dr Will. He is very intelligent and caring . I did think he developed our treatment plan without considering all the factors that were important to us, which was a detriment. He was very responsive to emails.

Be clear about how your specific desires may change your plan.

Dr Will recommended 3 IUIs despite the fact that I had Stage 4 endometriosis. I knew he recommendation was IVF but he said we should try IUI first because "that's what you do." Dr Will recommended a combo injectable + oral ovarian stimulation regimen. I had four follicles the first IUI, 2 the second, and one the third. No pregnancy from the IUIs. Dr Will does not automatically use progesterone.

Monitoring and IUI for injectable meds - $1500 (plus meds)

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Dr. Reuter was very professional. She took everything seriously and explained everything to us upfront. She explained all our tests and how hopeful our course of treatment would be. In the moment, I often thought she was a bit too professional and only told me things about each test or the next step. Never much more, but after I went through the experience, I understood and was completely grateful of how she is as a doctor. There are so many scenarios and what ifs, that I would have worried myself even more than I already was. She took all that and didn't let me fuss over things that may not matter. When I had a miscarriage, she was the one who told me that I did get pregnant, so that was very hopeful. While I was devastated, I kept going back to what she told me and it helped get me through and still have hope.

I have personally referred 2 people to her and they have since had successful pregnancies. I always told them to call the office if they needed ANYTHING! Sometimes we just need to know things are ok and they can help calm the nerves.

I only really remember our "goal" was 1 baby.. Dr. Reuter had my best interest in mind through the entire process and I was closely monitored. I ended up with twins, which I was ever so grateful of.

During our first meeting, Dr. Reuter explained to me the treatment process and some general things about the female cycle. She was very cold and mechanically cited some facts. I did not have the feeling she was interested in me or my personal story at all. When problems occured, I got to talk to her on the phone once. Within the first few minutes, it became clear that she had no idea who I was or had ever looked at the lab results of my blood and hormone tests etc. She was unapproachable and did not care about my case.

Go to a different doctor.

Her treatment strategy was always the same: Force patients to get expensive blood work and ultrasounds done of which the results were never really discussed or ever mentioned again. Then give the patient some treatment options and have the patient (who has not studied medicine and cannot properly weigh her options) make a treatment decision. She never made a treatment decision for me.

I think an ultrasound was between $350 and $375. An IUI was about $300. A consultation was about $300. The costs for blood tests were the most- about $3000 and some of the tests were redundant, since I already had brought in documentation about the tests and their results. Things like blood type do not change after all.

I described most in one of the first questions. He lead his treatment and whole practice with compassion. He cared first about the well-being of the patient. He communicated well. He gave wonderful wisdom with room to ask questions. He met with us individually, wrote many hand written notes to us, and made numerous personal phone calls to us. He is one of the most compassionate, well rounded, selfless doctors I have encountered.

Be willing to ask questions and learn from Dr. Colver. If you have any set backs or concerns be sure to work through them with him. He is wonderful.

We knew from my first cycle with another doctor that I was at high risk of OHSS. Looking into and studying my past history he made good discernment to give me a significantly lower dose of meds and watched me carefully to do his best to prevent chances of OHSS occuring again.

They were expensive but normal comparatively.

He wanted to make sure that we were okay with putting two embryos in and understanding the risks. He gave us all the info and allowed us to make the decision with His wisdom if we wanted it along the way.

Dr OLeary is incredibly smart and keeps up with current research. She approaches my care and advice with a bit of "what I would do if it were me." Her in-person bedside manner is a little distant as she is focused on her task. However, when she calls she is very sweet and compassionate.

Ask her your questions and trust her expertise. Take someone with you to a transfer as she will be focused on her task and not you. But, know that when it matters she will show compassion.

Dr O'Leary used a microdose lupron protocol because of my DOR. Towards the end of stimming, when the nurse thought she would trigger me, she actually upped my dose of stims for one night, which got some follicles to grow. She used a FET for my transfer.

I had insurance and they paid about $35,000 for one egg retrieval and one transfer.

Dr. Erica Anspach Will was so compassionate and caring! She made us feel welcome and cared for which was something we were definitely missing with our last doctor at a different clinic. She helped me feel comfortable in our choices and gave us all the information we needed to make educated decisions for ourselves. Even when I had doubt she gave educated factual reassurance! She’s a very warm kind human being as well!

Trust her judgement! She really is great at what she does!

We did IVF with icis and genetic testing of embryos with a frozen transfer that worked the first try!

1000. We had fertility insurance though.

She is very knowledgeable and seems to be willing to try anything to help me. My insurance isn’t great for IVF so she is writing a letter to help me out. She seems to think my issue is egg quality, but is open to exploring other things for my peace of mind. I have been a patient for 8 months but due to testing and some early miscarriages, I have not started the IVF process just yet - I will soon! My complaint so far is that she is not in the office very often. I have had to put off TTC for a month or so due to her schedule to perform certain procedures or have a consultation.

Advocate for yourself. She will listen.

I have only gotten through diagnostic testing so far and one medicated natural cycle using Letrozole instead of Clomid due to the potential for thin uterine lining.

No yet

I liked her as a doctor, and I loved the clinic. But I didn't get to actually see her very much. I had to pay to have a phone consultation, which is fine, but I wish I could have seen her in person. My egg retrieval went smoothly, though we got fewer eggs than expected. However, I do have PCOS, which could have affected egg maturity.

Ask to see her more if needed. Speak up for yourself!

We did IVF with Menopur, Gonal-F, and Cetrotide. I did birth control for a while before starting. We did a Lupron trigger due to fears of OHSS. We got 7 eggs, 5 became embryos, and 3 were tested as PGS normal.

She prefers eSET, especially since I have no histories of pregnancy loss and am under 35.

She isn't very personable. She didn't care about us or our struggle to grow our family. She was unwillingly to modify my treatment even after two failed cycles with no embryos. She also couldn't really give us any reasons our embryos kept arresting. She pushed donor sperm hard even though she knew our insurance coverage would not cover donor gametes. We opted at that time to decline donor material.

Don't. Choose any other provider at Midwest. We wasted two cycle and endless amounts of heartache under her care. Do your research!

She has me on max doses of menopur and gonal-f for both cycles. Neither cycle produced any embryos. Seven eggs both cycles (five were mature each time).

We paid $0 out of pocket due to VA funding.

We never made it this far in our treatment.

We started out conservatively and looking back I may have liked to move to injectables a little sooner. He always responded to emails and questions and tried to explain things no matter how much I asked. Laughed and cried with me and genuinely wanted to help me grow my family in the most safe and efficient way possible.

Ask as much as you need to and be upfront and honest with your dreams and concerns.

Conservative start with ovulation monitoring and letrozole. Then moved to an injectable cycle. For next pregnancy, moved to IVF after 3 failed IUI cycles.

Upwards of 50-60,000 over the course of 4 years

Dr. Will explains each situation in terms that you can understand. You walk away know that she cares and wants to see your dream of having a family come true. She is has shown compassion with each roadblock that we have encountered and has given up another avenue to try.

I would highly recommend her and to ask all the questions that you have

I have DOR, poor egg quality and a blocked Fallopian tube. Because of my numbers be so bad IVF was not an option for us. So I had an HSG done which showed my blocked tube. She has decided that the treatment that best suits us is IUI. However, because of my #'s and my blocked tube she is going to put me on extra strength fertility medication to better our chances.

All blood work, exams, HSG, consultation.

She was caring and compassionate. I truly felt she wanted this to work for us! After our fresh transferred failed she was caring! She was excited and caring when our first FET worked and I could tell she was excited for us! Unfortunately our final FET with our last embryo work but ended in miscarriage and she was very considerate of my feelings and even calling me on her personal phone to check up on me!

She is very soft spoken so listen carefully.

Our IVF was over 3 years ago I don’t remember the protocol very well.

It was close to $25,000 for IVF an icsi and for each FET (we had 2) it was $5,000

I was able to transfer two embryos each time, I wish I was told the the percentage of getting pregnant with two babies wasn’t that much higher then if you just transferred one. I probably would have only transferred one at a time.

He was very straightforward and honest, I felt. He didn't sugarcoat it and he had a plan of action after the consultation. I wanted to know what to expect and timelines for everything and he provided it. After 7yrs with other doctors I wanted action and that's what I got. I felt he was involved or accessible throughout even if I didn't see him every appt.

If honest and to the point is not something you are fond of, he may not be the doctor for you. Your Dr is also not needed every step of the way, but some may like that. He was there when it matter and counted.

IVF with ICSI was used,due to very low sperm motility 1% chance on our own. Don't remember the drug protocol but I produced 12 eggs for retrieval 5 were viable after 5 days and 2 implanted the other 3 didn't survive day 6 for freezing. 2 implanted were a B grade and 1 survived healthy baby boy born.

We did a program that was $20,000 with a guarantee or 80% of your money back if was 3 fresh cycles and 3 frozen (if available) it only took one fresh cycle.

She was very nice and compassionate but I felt like I had a better relationship with the nurse because that's who I saw most, and who did the IUI's. Although we were diagnosed with unexplained fertility, she was quick to push us to IVF, even though we told her we weren't financially really for that yet. Also, a few years after the failed IUI's I stated seeing a different doctor. That doctor immediately suspected I had endometriosis. (I had surgery shortly after and endo was found.) Dr. Reuter never even mentioned that could be an option.

Do your research and get informed. Ask questions and speak up.

3 medicated cycles with letrozole and timed intercourse.. 2 medicated IUI cycles with letrizole and follistim... 1 medicated IUI cycle with only (twice the dose) of follistim.. all cycles finished with prometrium during the 2 week wait.

Dr. Reuter is very knowledgeable, thorough and is comfortable with aggressive treatment which I appreciate. She will share details if she knows that is what you want, but doesn't seem to do that naturally. She listens to your concerns and adjusts her style based on those. Overall, I have been very pleased with Dr. Reuter's care.

Make sure that she understands your expectations and the level of communication/detail that makes you comfortable.

I began treatment with Letrozole and IUI. The first round of treatment produced 1 follicle, but was unsuccessful. Our next round of treatment we moved to Follistim 100 IU, we still got 1 nice follicle, but the cycle was unsuccessful. The next cycle we moved up to Follistim 150 IU and got 3 mature follicles and some smaller ones. The cycle was unsuccessful and I actually probably overstimulated because I ended up with a cyst and had to take a break for a month. This cycle we are doing Follistim 125 IU and will see how that works.

Robert clover is an ok dr he has been practicing for awhile but he just cares about money and not results by the end of the iui’s and clomid we felt defeated and did not ever want to go back there. We felt like we were getting run for our money not helped...

Don’t go to him if you are not sure what you need. He will make you spend money that you don’t need to to do procedures that you can avoid.

Clomid I cannot remember the dosage and 3 iui’s with semen wash. No babies with a lot of money spent

Each iui was 900 plus the cost of medicine blood draw semen samples and wash

We did not do this but will be doing ivf with our new doctor very expensive... but we are praying for a little one.

Dr. Colver explained everything to me and my husband fully. He answered all questions and took as much time as needed. We never have felt rushed. When we had setbacks, he personally called to answer all our questions.

Before seeing Dr. Colver, I had gone through several cycles of Femara without success. Dr. Colver started me on injections with a trigger shot and IUI. My first cycle I overstimulated so we could not proceed with IUI. I then had cysts left over, so we had to skip a cycle. The next cycle my injections were adjusted and we were able to complete IUI, but did not receive a positive pregnancy test. I had a cyst left after that cycle, so I'm currently skipping a month before hopefully trying another cycle of IUI with injections.

Dr. Bopp was a great doctor. He explained everything well and was very upfront with us. I never felt like he was not being honest with our chances of getting pregnant. He always answered any questions thoroughly and directed us down the path he thought was best for out situation.

Ask lots of questions!

We began with ultrasounds and bloodwork. I then had a dye test done to check for blockages in my Fallopian tubes. After that we tried clomid again to attempt an IU I. That did not work so we began injections to attempt an iui. Out iui was unsuccessful. Our next step would have been it so ivf but we were unsure if that was the right choice st the time financially.

Our insurance did not cover any of our fertility treatment. I know my due test cost around $1500 and my injections were $700.

Dr. Bopp was kind, caring, knowledgeable and willing to take a chance on us although on paper we didn’t look like great candidates for IVF. I’m so glad he did because we had success and now have a beautiful baby boy.

He is in high demand so come prepared with the questions you want to go over with him so you can cover as much ground as possible during your visits.

Estrogen Primed Antagonist Protocol 225 Menopur 225 Follistim Protocol selected due to DOR

I do not recall. I do remember we didn’t qualify for any of the refund programs.

I did speak to any other clinic and they felt a day 3 embryo transfer may have been worth considering even though my progesterone was rising. He chose to do a FET because of my progesterone rising. It resulted in only one of the three embryos that fertilized making it to blast. I do wonder what would have happened if we would have transferred the two that didn’t make it to blastocyst stage on day 3.

Dr. O’Leary has the best relationships with her patients. She takes time to explain each step of the journey so people can feel good about the decisions they are making. She offers support and kindness to all. Dr. O is professional, compassionate, understanding, and hard working.

My best advice is to get started with Dr. O’Leary as soon as possible. Fertility can be a hard subject, but she will be there to guide you. My only regret is not starting sooner with her. Once we started with her, our outlook changed in a positive way. Choosing her as our doctor was the best decision we ever made.

Dr. Bopp became my doctor when my previous doctor retired. He quickly won my heart and trust again. He’s very knowledgeable, caring and kind. We are currently starting a new cycle after a loss and he seems to be just as excited as us. He demonstrates this through positivity. He allows ample time for questions , never feel rushed. He always has cited/ referenced research and seems to be up to date with new procedures.

Be open and honest and you will receive the same back

We are currently in the process

It has always been a decision regarding MY health and well being.