New Hope Fertility Center

It is very obvious that Dr. Zhang is extremely knowledgeable and competent as a doctor. I very much appreciated his candor and the humor he infused in our conversations. He always took the time to explain everything to me and made sure I understood everything before moving on. I appreciated that he canceled one transfer cycle when he didn’t think that it would be successful instead of just going for it. But he also gave me the option to continue if I wanted.

Don’t be surprised by his direct nature.

I came to Dr. Zhang as my second doctor so I went immediately into another egg retrieval. He decided to do mini IVF with me. I had previously done traditional IVF protocol at my previous doctor and did not respond very well to that and had OHSS. He believed that mini IVF would have less side effects for me with the same results and possibly better egg quality.

Monitoring was very easy to schedule. They give you a window and you can show up anytime during that window. You check in at the front desk then wait for your name to appear on the screen. You get your blood work first and then go back for an ultrasound after you complete bloodwork. I always went first thing in the morning before work and was never there for more than 20 minutes.

I do not remember the exact breakdown of cost for my treatments as insurance covered the majority of my treatment except the egg retrieval and that was around $3,000.

I was recommended to do single embryo transfer because of the number of embryos I had and because of my age. I was not given information about doing a multiple embryo transfer.

Dr. Kulp-Makarov is a sensitive and compassionate provider for same-sex couples looking to get pregnant using donor sperm or a sperm donor. She is well-versed with LGBTQ issues and very respectful of those communities and the different situations engendered by each couple that comes into her practice. However, she's also seeing way too many patients and is terrible about follow-up, or really even returning after the first visit or two. I was very disappointed, ultimately, in the care I received from her.

Go to a different clinic.

She monitored my cycle by doing blood tests and ultrasounds on specific days leading up to ovulation; this helped her ensure that she'd be performing the IUI insemination at the right time, when it would have the most chance of being successful. Before scheduling the IUI, she strongly encouraged me to get a test that used dye to determine whether there were any blockages in my Fallopian tubes or uterus. On the day of the procedure, Dr. Makarov's associates (she was not present) injected me with an ovulation trigger shot before performing the IUI insemination.

About $1500

Dr. Merhi is jovial, and seems knowledgeable about general IVF. But, i'm not confident that he's able to monitor each of his cases individually because of the volume. He also suggests his Ozone Sauna Treatment (Research) 2 times a week for 3 weeks...but it's an additional $1500. Dr. Merhi is nice, but nice doesn't do Individualized care as I thought would happen.

Stay on top of him, and make sure you go to monitoring 7am-9am if you need to talk with him. Other than that you're left to random Dr's or RNs sending follow up emails.

I was never told which specific agnostic or type. Just learning this myself via research. They wanted to do Natural IVF, But I reminded them that I wanted to do Mini IVF. I started with half of Isisbloom BCPs, Monitoring, Chlomid, Letrizol and then Trigger and retrieve. I have to do more rounds of retrieval.

Well oiled machine. Sign in, Screen Monitoring, and name appears on the list.

A little over $6 K total, not including meds $150

They recommend single embryo transfer. I am not at that stage.

Dr. Makarov is a busy doctor and a woman of few words. She does not have great bedside manner and is not the kind of doctor who focuses on warm fuzzy feelings. However, Dr. Makarov is incredibly intelligent, knowledgeable, and straightforward. It is clear that she knows what she is doing. She also took into account all of my risks associated with hormones and treated me appropriately, which I am incredibly thankful for. She is not the warmest or most outgoing provider, but she knows what she is doing and the treatment that she chose for us worked!

Don't expect her to be very warm, friendly, or talkative. She is very straightforward and will answer questions that you have, but you may not be talking with her for very long. Don't be put off by this, though, because she is incredibly smart and knows her stuff. It worked for us.

For the egg retrieval I took Clomid, Letrozole, and Follistim. I traveled from out of state for treatment, so I had to do all of my ultrasounds and lab work at the local hospital. I had frequent monitoring appointments and dose adjustments based off of the results. I used a small dose of Orilissa to prevent early ovulation, then used the trigger shot when instructed. We traveled to NYC for the egg retrieval. For the frozen embryo transfer cycle, we did a modified natural approach. I think Dr. Makarov initially wanted me to take letrozole to induce ovulation, but I ended up growing a dominant follicle on my own without the letrozole, so we went with modified natural instead. I did not take any medications up until the trigger shot. I did monitoring based on my natural menstrual cycle, used a trigger shot once the dominant follicle was large enough, and then used estradiol, progesterone suppositories, and progesterone-in-oil injections before and after the transfer.

I did my monitoring locally since I traveled for treatment, but when I traveled there I did see TV screens that told you your place in line.

Management of outside monitoring is expensive at $500 per month. This is in addition to the bloodwork and ultrasounds that I had done locally. The egg retrieval was $1850, ICSI and fertilization was $3600, and FET was $3500 I think. PGS testing was expensive, I think around $6500.

I haven’t had much of any contact with Dr Makarov. She is rarely if ever available and when I did see her once in the office while there for an egg retrieval she had no idea who I was. She hasn’t performed any of my retrieval procedures and has only spoken to me personally one time about my treatment plan.

Don’t expect a personal and warm patient/Dr relationship with Dr Makarov. You will be highly disappointed

Antagonist Protocol: down regulation with birth control, clomid/letrozole and injectable stimulation with Gonal-f and ganirelix.

I am an out of state patient so my monitoring appointments are done locally at a clinic where I live

My insurance covers 3 IVF cycles. My only costs were for prescriptions

The doctors staff has advised me that they recommend multiple embryo transfer due to my age

She was kind and respectful. But I didn’t feel like she was invested in me as a person. You need to come with questions because she won’t really explain if you don’t ask her. She was great during the retrieval but I barely saw her before the transfer until moments before which to me was the most important part. When I had a chemical pregnancy she called me to explain that it could have been the embryo or my lining. But I was devastated and she didn’t really give the next course of action. She only brought up the ERA after I suggested it and to do another biopsy. While I did get pregnant I was kind of in shock that it didn’t stick and no one told me what to expect after getting the first HCG test. They simply sent me an email. I had no idea that it had to double ( I found out on my own ) and was in shock when it didn’t. She didn’t really explain the whole process and I wish she prepared me more for what could happen.

I wish she would explain the process to the patients more. Especially for the transfer. What to expect… for example levels to double and a possible pregnancy or it not working. Also I would have appreciated it if she gave me a better course of action next.

We initially wanted to come in to thaw my 6 eggs from 2019. But she suggested another retrieval. I was hesitant but went ahead ( warning if you do a retrieval check with your insurance if they will cover it if you already have eggs. I had to battle the insurance ). In November I was put onto Gonal 125- 250ml for around 10 days along with Clomid I think. I had ultrasounds around every 2-3 days and blood tests too. The retrieval went smooth and I was lucky to get 20 eggs. 14 of which matured and 12 fertilized. We got 5 embryos that made it to blastocyst. Of which only 2 were PGT normal. I was surprised we got so many eggs but only 2 normal embryos but she said it was a good number for 42. I would actually recommend her for the retrieval. in December I did a hysteroscopy and had endometritis. So she gave me doxy and I was really allergic to it. My stomach couldn’t handle it. So she switched me to cipro which I didn’t realize is one of the strongest antibiotics. I would not recommend this because I was on it for Dece and in Jan they cleared me to do the transfer and said my endo was mild. But they continued me on cipro with promethium and estrace up until the day before the transfer. I waited around 3 hours for the transfer and there were several other women in the room. 2 of which had around 3-4 transfers that failed from her. That to me was a red flag. I stayed positive and did the transfer and got pregnant a week later! My HCG level was 18. Which I didn’t know was low and didn’t know it was supposed to double. The PA called on Monday telling me my HCG was 15 and that I might be having a miscarriage. I was devastated alone at work and besides myself. I called my husband and Fighting back tears I picked myself up and went back to work. It was the worst day of my life. I prayed that the baby would be saved but at that moment I knew that the baby was gone :( she told me to come back on Wednesday to confirm. I did the blood test on Wednesday and sure enough my HCG went to 6 or something. Dr Kulp finally called me and said I was having a chemical pregnancy and that I would be having a miscarriage soon. That was the worst week of my life. She didn’t explain why it didn’t work she said it could have been the grade A Embryo which we paid like $1000 for. I thought it could have been my lining or the medication. I don’t know. But after that I lost faith in New Hope and decided to get a second opinion.

There usually was a line in the morning. It always was really busy and would have been nice if we could schedule appts so that we could be seen on time instead of waiting. Sometimes it would be quick other times id wait an hour.

I’m not sure as my insurance covered it. I paid $360 for my IUI and retrieval and probably another $200 for the transfer ( after insurance)

I did ask for twins but she suggested one embryo.

It’s early in the process but he shared detailed explanation about the process (donor egg ivf) and gave realistic expectations. He is very serious as he shared information and facts but also compassionate in his approach. As soon as our meeting was complete, he immediately had me her started which was a pleasant surprise. He seems as anxious as I am to have a successful pregnancy!

Bring a pad and paper to take notes! He shares a lot of details (facts and percentages and what to expect) about every step of the process. Sets very realistic expectations which I appreciated. He does have an accent that may make it challenging for some, so make sure he repeats things if necessary. Which he is happy to do!

Too early to describe. It’s a donor egg fresh embryo transfer cycle and I haven’t started monitoring yet. They have a good selection eggs in stock at the clinic. There are a list of prerequisites to complete prior to starting. Blood tests, mammogram, Pap smear, psych evaluation, and medical clearance from your PCP. I’m in the process of completing this stage.

Over 10k

In my case, he’s transferring two day 3 embryos since I’m only purchasing two donor eggs.

My experience with Dr. Zhang has been pleasant and professional. Dr. Zhang is candid and with a little humor to make me comfortable. Unlike other doctors/ clinics NHFC provides a team approach to fertility care. He explained I had advanced low egg reserve due to my age, but that would not be a barrier. I remember him stating that all we needed was one good egg. He managed my expectations by explaining the process, how it takes time, their philosophy and approach to using minimal drugs, and their team would work with us to accomplish our goal.

Dr. Zhang is the Director of NHFC and is extremely busy and only has time for first-patient appointments. Most of your contact will be with Zhang's support team of coordinators and nurses, who are responsive. If you are looking for a traditional model, daily contact with your doctor has not been my experience at NHFC.

Dr. Zhang is very experienced with mini IVF using oral medications mostly and/or low dose injectables and IVF for women over 40. Due to my cancer diagnosis, we did a mini IVF. I was able to use Clomid, letrozole (twice), Orilissa, and Lupron as prescribed. I was able to purchase the Orilissa and Lupron at the clinic for $120 my insurance was charging me so much more.

As discussed in a previous question, please note, that the clinic is open Mon-Sun from 6:45 am to 12 pm and one evening for monitoring. Depending on your cycle and follicle development you could be called in often. Out of the 7 open days on average, I went in 4-5 times during the week.

Fertility preservation is an expensive process! If not for my cancer diagnosis I would not be able to afford the 3 IVF cycles. I have heard in comparison to other clinics NHFC may be more reasonable for out-of-pocket. Here is an example of what I recall of some of their pricing sperm storage for $400 year, embryo and egg freezing for 10 or more $1700, less than 10 $1200, embryo biopsy is $750 per egg, monitoring $800 for the month or $200 a session, ISCI range from 5 eggs $700 to 20 eggs $2000, sperm wash $200, sperm freezing $400, sedation $650, lastly, you are given 6 months complimentary storage, then you will be charged $1200 for the year. The billing team communicates best via email for question.

Dr. Zhang recommended I freeze my embryos instead of my eggs due to my age and egg quality. I will be a solo- mommy and I'm currently reviewing donor candidates to create an embryo. This has been an extensive and thoughtful process for the physical, mental, and social-emotional well-being of my child. Once I purchase the donor sperm and have it delivered to NHFC I will be able to fertilize future eggs.

I did 4 egg retrievals (yielding 12 eggs total, 6 embryos) and 3 embryo transfers (two frozen, one fresh). I trust Dr. Zhang and his mini IVF protocol definitely works better for me, having had poor results from a standard stimulation protocol. He is compassionate and seems very optimistic but perhaps doesn't really give the full picture as to your chances of success. His communication is also somewhat lacking. He has adjusted the protocol after each retrieval, but doesn't explain why he is adjusting. My last retrieval was the worst and was a natural cycle, but I was left to guess why this didn't work.

Make sure to ask the nurses to send you your blood results and follicle counts after each monitoring visit. Don't be afraid to ask for more communication. If you're doing a mini IVF, be aware that it could take several cycles to achieve a pregnancy.

Cycle #1 (6 eggs retrieved, 1 degenerated, 5 fertilized, 1 Day 6 blastocyst - FET after hysteroscopy unsuccessful): Clomid 100mg for 5 days, then 1 tablet for 4 days Letrozole 5mg every evening for 5 days Gonal F 225 units for 2 days Orilissa 1/4 tablet vaginally at bedtime one night Gonal F 150 units @ bedtime one night Ovidrel 250 mcg Cycle #2 (6 eggs retrieved, 1 degenerated, 5 fertilized, 2 day 3 embryos, 1 day 5 blast, 2 day 6 blasts - fresh transfer of both days 3s did not implant): Estrace 2mg daily for 6 days Clomid 100 mg for 6 days Gonal F 225 units for 3 days Gonal F 150 units for 2 days Clomid 50 mg, Gonal-F 150 units, 1/4 tablet Orilissa for 2 days Orilissa 1/8 tablet Ovidrel 250 mcg FET protocol # 2 (2 blastocysts failed to implant): Estrace 2mg daily for 14 days Prometrium 400 mg one day Prometrium 200 mg 2x daily until morning before FET Cycle #3 (0 eggs retrieved): Birth control HALF a pill a day by mouth for 7 days Clomid 50mg 1 tablet one day Lupron trigger

Egg retrieval, including fertilization and culture to blastocyst, is $2750. Fresh transfer is $1500 and FET is $3000

Dr. Zhang will transfer multiple embryos. I have had two multiple embryo transfers.

She was very nice when I met her. I didn't feel rushed and she was sure to answer all our questions about egg freezing and the process. But I realize now that I didn't even know all the questions to ask, because there was a lot about the process and my body and potential risks that I just didn't know, so I do wish I had been given a more thorough overview of what was involved and what could happen both during and after an egg retrieval.

Do your research and write all your questions down ahead of time, and maybe be upfront about the type of communication you want and expect in order to feel safe and supported. I remember a nurse telling me she had developed OHSS after her cycle and had been in a lot of pain (this was after I was dealing with my OHSS symptoms), and she said "I remember calling my doctor in the middle of the night crying!", and I thought, "I wouldn't even know how to get a hold of my doctor."

We did a mini-IVF cycle for egg-freezing because of my (relatively) young age, doing a combo of Gonal-F injections and Clomid + Letrozole for about 10 days before my trigger injection and then egg retrieval procedure. It was very successful and we were able to freeze 22 eggs. I developed OHSS afterwards which was very painful and uncomfortable and was prescribed Cabergoline.

I appreciated the "window" for monitoring appointments and I usually didn't have to wait too long, and the nurses were all very nice. The Brooklyn location had no wait at all but you do have to make a specific appointment for it, which is a bit less convenient only because if the night before I realized Brooklyn would be much easier, there would be no way for me to contact them to make an appointment (rarely would someone respond quick enough to an email, and their office/phone would be closed).

In total, out of pocket (my insurance covered maybe 1 medication), it was about $7,000 for one egg freezing cycle, not including storage beyond the 6 months.

When I saw Dr Markov she was kind and a regular person. She looked over worked or very busy but once she saw me she smiled and we.just talked while she did procedure. Made me feel relaxed and comfortable.

Write down questions to ask doctor Markov. You might only see her once. Get to know Olga she works very well with Dr Markov and can answer your questions by asking Dr Markov and calling you back

I don't remember .

8000

Only 1 of my 6 embryos survived to day 5 so choice was natural selection

I felt really comfortable with Dr. Liu's capabilities in directing my cycles and making changes as we progressed. He is updated on all the latest technology and gave me information in an upfront yet gentle way. I also really appreciated how positive he was.

This process is difficult, emotional and exhausting. But, I think its important to trust your doctor so I would say, trust Dr. Liu, with the understanding that he knows what he is doing.

We started by using just clomid but that did not work well. So, Dr. Liu added in some gonal. I had a very light medication protocol, which ended up producing about the same number of eggs as I previously produced using a ton of meds (at another clinic). The most amount of eggs that I produced was 6. My other cycles only produced 1-3 eggs.

I did not have monitoring at NH since I am an out of town patient.

My insurance covered after my deductible.

I only had 1 embryo to transfer so we did a single embryo transfer.

Dr. Zhang is obviously a very bright man. But he didn't listen to my husband's or my concerns at all. He kept pressing us to do more and more rounds of IVF. When we originally went in to the clinic, we told him that we wanted to try one time with my own eggs. One time. And then I wanted to use an egg donor. We didn't want to waste more time and money trying to use my eggs at my age. When the first retrieval produced no embryos, I expected him to support our decision, but he kept rolling us forward and giving us false hope to keep trying. In the end, we squandered time and money and have no child to show for it. I very much regret trusting him.

If you are older and not making embryos, go straight to using an egg donor. Don't waste any time. Don't let him tell you that you have a chance. We went to NYU first and when our first try produced no viable embryos, the doctor strongly suggested that we use an egg donor. She was absolutely right. We went to New Hope because we wanted to give it one more shot. I regret my decision 100 percent. I should've listened to Dr. Hoddes at NYU.

Dr. Zhang used a very natural approach, which I did appreciate and he did adjust the treatment. We ultimately finally got one transferrable embryo out of it. Dr. Zhang specifically said that when we get a viable embryo, that he wanted it to be tested NON INVASIVE. So when I went in to that last retrieval, I emphasized that we wanted NON INVASIVE testing. However, the staff completely ignored that request. I had a feeling, so shortly after they left a message with the good news that we had an embryo, I frantically tried to call them. I didn't even want it tested at all. I wanted nothing to compromise our one shot. But they had already invasively tested it. Without my permission. And they likely compromised it and it did not result in a pregnancy. It was a horrible experience and it made me lose any trust in New Hope Clinic. It's a disorganized mess. And they don't care about the patients.

It was pretty organized. I like the monitoring process better at New Hope than NYU. The lobby was nicer and more serene and pleasant.

The cost was lower than at NYU, and they used ( at least in my case) fewer drugs. This was good. But they keep rolling you into another cycle, and another, and another, so they make up for how cheap it is with volume. Lesser drugs, mean fewer eggs each time. So they keep you going. This may work well with someone younger. But for myself, it didn't make sense. You have to be very adamant about changing the course. I wanted to switch to using an Egg Donor and they 100 percent did not help me in that direction. At all. It made me wonder if they actually didn't have a Donor program at all! It was very strange.

The first time we met with Dr. Makarov in a consultation, she seemed gentle which I really appreciated. She walked us through her suggestions for treatment and highlighted some of the treatments and procedures that her practice was known for and some things they were "pioneering". We were really drawn to the non-invasive and gentle way they claimed to approach infertility treatments. Initially she claimed, that I would only take oral medications and then 1-3 injections total for an egg retrieval cycle. She explained a new fertilization process that they use that is less invasive to the egg when injecting it with the sperm. And she explained that they only use local anesthesia for egg retrievals which is more gentle on the women's body as you don't have to be completely knocked out. I was really drawn to all of these claims as my partner and I have MFI and I am fairly young so I didn't feel that I needed the most invasive and intense treatment right away. Sadly, every single one of the claims Dr. Makarov made ended up being false and I didn't find out until right before the course of treatment or procedure. For example, right before I began my egg retrieval cycle, I was told I would actually be doing multiple injections/day. I was confused as I had been told there would only be oral medication plus 1-3 injections toward the end of the cycle. At that point, I wasn't too upset and I followed all the instructions of course. Then, a couple days before the egg retrieval procedure, I asked about the less invasive form of fertilization that Dr. Makarov had claimed we could utilize and she said "oh that is just experimental; we can't do that". I was really caught off guard as this was one of the primary reasons we had even selected this clinic, but since we were just a couple days out from the procedure, we moved forward. Then I went to sign the paperwork for the anesthesia for the procedure and I asked if I could do local anesthesia as Dr. Makarov had described to me. The nurse responded by saying "I don't think you'll be able to tolerate the pain; you should just get fully knocked out". I was again completely taken off guard and now I was too scared to do local anesthesia only after this nurse told me the pain would be unbearable so I of course opted for full anesthesia. The first egg retrieval cycle completely failed. We retrieved 11 eggs but 0 made it to blastocyst. We had thought that we would perhaps switch up my treatment plan for the next cycle since the first one completely failed. And when I spoke to Dr. Makarov on the phone, she said that we would do things differently. But when the time came around, they put me on the exact same treatment plan and medication list as the first time. I tried to keep asking why we weren't switching things up like Dr. Makarov said we were going to, but I was just told "this is what Dr. Makarov is prescribing you." It made me feel like she completely forgot about my previous cycle and my situation as a whole. The day of the second egg retrieval was extremely upsetting and stressful and was the "final straw" for us in deciding to switch clinics and doctors. The entire cycle leading up to the second egg retrieval, I had been trying to stress that we would like to use a different vial of frozen sperm from my husband to inseminate the eggs. My husband froze sperm before his cancer treatment and that was what we were using for IVF. The first egg retrieval cycle (which failed), the lab used one vial of sperm and none of the eggs made it to blastocyst. I wanted them to use a different vial of sperm for the second retrieval as we had no shortage of vials and we felt that there was no point to keep trying with a vial that obviously hadn't worked from the first cycle. The embryologists really wanted to just keep using the first vial again. I believe their thinking was they wanted to preserve the vials of sperm for us for future use but we have 20+ vials frozen so we were comfortable using a second vial for this cycle. But the embryologists essentially put their foot down and refused to use a second vial. I had to try to get Dr. Makarov to intervene and speak to the embryologists on our behalf so that they would follow the instructions and use a second vial. The morning of the retrieval, I was thrown back and forth between nurses and staff trying to explain what we needed and trying to get Dr. Makarov to instruct the embryologists downstairs in the lab. Dr. Makarov completely avoided us and wouldn't speak with us. Finally, one of the PAs made a phone call and then rushed me back downstairs as my procedure was scheduled to begin in 5 minutes. It was just a really stressful way to go into a procedure and we felt that we couldn't trust the staff at the clinic or the lab after that. As I mentioned, that was the final straw that led us to switch doctors and clinics. Dr. Makarov didn't perform either of my egg retrievals.

I truly can't recommend that anyone see Dr. Makarov. Luckily there are lots of other great fertility doctors in the New York City area and I hope that any prospective patients will take these reviews into consideration when making their decision. Don't be swayed by their claims of new and non-invasive treatments as they do not follow through.

For both my egg retrievals with Dr. Makarov, I was on Clomid (oral), Letrazol (oral), and Gonal-F (injection). I triggered with Ovidrel once and Lupron once. I also took Orilissa to prevent premature ovulation.

The office unfortunately did not stagger monitoring appointments, so a large group of women would show up quite early in an attempt to get in early. Many of us would arrive around 6am and wait outside until the building was unlocked, then wait in the lobby to take the elevator upstairs, then wait in the waiting area. The longest I waited for monitoring was 2 hours.

I believe that Dr. Makarov recommends single embryo transfer which is what I wanted and so I was happy with approach.

I think many of the issues stem from the fact that she has too many patients to be able to even remember them, but she gives no indication that she's at all invested in your success. I feel like she could not give one hoot if I get pregnant, or not. The cycle that my eggs both failed to fertilize, she didn't even contact me for 2 weeks. Every time I had an appointment for a call, she called late, or changed the time, or called when I couldn't talk. If I suggested a treatment, she'd say "oh, I guess you can try that" - I am not the expert, I need your expertise to advise me.

Pick another doctor.

Mini IVF with clomid, letrozole, follistim, ganirelix, HCG trigger. Always 150 units follistim. Sometimes birth control, sometimes orilissa to prime. Did some luteal phase retrievals. Retrieved between 1 and 5 eggs each retrieval. Zero normal embryos. INitially they recommends NICS (non invasive chromosome testing) for embryo abnormalities, but then they decided that is not accurate and changed to recommending send-out biopsies. I tried to retest 2 embryos which were NICS tested, and one disintegrated with thawing and was thrown out.

Efficient and fast.

Covered by insurance, except PGT-A testing ($850/embryo), sperm freezing ($400), sedation for retrievals ($650).

They offered to transfer multiple due to my age and abnormal embryos.

I think I already covered this in the last question. But to add a little more colour, I grew up a physician's daughter and was treated in my father's medical community by his colleagues until I was an adult. I was used to doctors treating me like their own daughter. Now of course as I independently navigate the health sphere I understand just how rare it is to find a doctor who treats you like family, especially when you're a perfect stranger. Dr. Olcha loves what he does, he's extremely talented at it, but above all else he truly cares about his patients and their outcomes. He is patient, honest, thorough, and proactive. He is an excellent communicator. We feel like he is a part of our family now, and can't imagine going through any future cycles without being under his care.

Ask for him first.

By the time I switched to Dr. Olcha, it was in time for my first transfer. There was some debate about whether to go for a third IVF cycle/egg retrieval because we hope for a large family, but ultimately we decided to do the transfer after two cycles. So far so good!

We had amazing insurance and were incredibly grateful. I honestly don't have a sense of what we spent out of pocket because the overwhelming majority was covered and then we weren't balance billed.

I can't speak to this but we transferred one embryo.

I came to New Hope Fertility Clinic after a failed IVF experience at another clinic. During our 1st meeting with Dr. Olcha, I knew that we would be in good hands. Dr. Olcha is direct yet personable. He answered all of our questions in detail and made us feel heard. Although New Hope is a big clinic, I did not have the feeling that I was just a number. Prior to my procedure, Dr. Olcha checked on me frequently throughout email and phone. He answered any questions that I had quickly.

If you are trying to determine what doctor to use at New Hope, I would definitely recommend Dr. Olcha.

I had already froze 29 eggs from another clinic. After meeting with Dr. Olcha, we decided to thaw 15 of those eggs and complete another IVF cycle. Dr. Olcha was able to do fresh egg retrieval which resulted in 19 eggs. We ended up with 9 embryos then sent them for PGS testing. We now have three PGS normal embryos. I was so nervous of transferring the frozen eggs to a new facility but Dr. Olcha and the embryologist team at New Hope put me at ease. Their communication was amazing! I was also very nervous during my fresh egg retrieval because I did not use anesthesia. Dr. Olcha was great and I'm so glad I did it that way.

My insurance paid for majority of treatment. I believe we had to pay $1,200 co-insurance and $5,500 for PGS testing

I had my first appointment over the phone with Dr Zhang. He seems like a good person but it was hard to understand him sometimes. This is the first time I'm going through infertility treatments and had a lot of questions on the process. In addition, he did not review my chart and I could tell because after I told him some of my results, he changed his recommendation of my treatment. All communication is done via email or phone after this point and never with the doctor. I'm supposed to get a phone call from him after my next monitoring session and will assess if I want to continue 'working' with this doctor/clinic.

He is extremely busy and only has time for first patient appointments. It sounds like he speaks Mandarin so it might work out if you do too. Coordinators are responsive but a lot of times you want to talk to the doctor or even a nurse. Be prepared to talk to the coordinators or the front desk the most.

I'm at the beginning of the process but he recommended ultra mini ivf for me, meaning all oral medication, because I have a low AMH level. I was researching a lot online and asked if he can use injectable medicine for me and said he'd check my next monitoring session. (When I say 'he', it refers to the team, not directly spoken to him.) He also said if the first round of oral medication didn't work he can prescribe injections. I am paying out of pocket for this treatment so I can't afford to go through multiple rounds of extractions. I read that his clinic performed a study that the success rate of ivf increases with the number of eggs. It doesn't make sense to me then why he wouldn't want to try and get more eggs even with low dose injections.

800 for unlimited monitoring but be aware that all the monitoring won't happen in one month. When I asked how many months it spans out, the coordinator told me it could be 2-3 months. So you're spending 1600-2400 for up to 3 months of monitoring.

She was polite and has good maners, and sometimes even friendly. But still many times we could tell that everything was about the money. In this kind of treatment, when you're almost hopeless and a completely ignorant, I guess the human part is very important. You have to fully trust that your doctor cares, that she understand that what you're about to do is the biggest thing in life. Yes, we know it cost money. We know it is a company... but there's a difference between a company and a factory. And then your doctor doesn't see you anymore after you reject a test because of a money issue (which was embarrasing to confess), neither before the transfer, neither 8 weeks after it... You feel like she only cared about your wallet.

I would explain my whole experience.

In general, they were all before eggs retrieval. Only after I had cysts in both ovaries, she try to put me on a very strong treatment to make them dissapear, whitout any explanation. Just got an email saying "take this". Didn't even explain for what. So I looked for it on internet, and after reading about the side effects that it could have, I rejected it. At that moment, we decided to try the first transfer, hoping that my own and natural hormones would help with the cysts, since the medication she told me to take was full of it.

So far so easy. Nurses were amazing!

I guess we have spent around $30.000 in 3 egg retrievals (one didn't work) and one transfer. Plus genetic test, a water sonogram and many other things.

She agreed with me that, because my age and my height and weight, I should go only with one per time.

Dr. Olcha was very friendly and cleared every doubt we had regarding the IVF. He took personal interest at every level to make sure we are comfortable. He even wrote a letter to our insurance explaining our situation for shifting from IUI to IVF. Our first FET was unsuccessful due to unknown reasons which was done by another doctor. He made sure the second one be a success and took every measures to make it success and it did. We are happy, we choose New Hope and Dr. Meir Olcha.

Make sure, you are open to Dr. Olcha and explain him all your concerns and questions so he could treat you accordingly.

I was prescribed a medicine for the follicles to grow. 20 eggs were retrieved. Among them, 18 were fertilized, and 11 reached the blastocyst stage. Others were abnormal so were discarded. I was prescribed some other medications to make sure the 2nd FET to be a successful. And one of them was stopped on the day of FET and others were continued till 10 weeks of pregnancy.

75% was covered by our insurance for all fertility treatment and copay of 20$ for diagnostics and 30$ for doctor visit was charged.

Dr Zhang and Dr Olcha suggested single embryo transfer to avoid any complications or birth defects.

From the moment I met Dr. Olcha, I knew I would be in the best hands. I didn't know much at the beginning of the process about anything and he was so patient and explained everything to me. During my first retrieval, I had a ton of questions but he answered everything and really made me feel at ease. My experience was really positive - the medication he prescribed to me for both cycles was so easy - the injections didn't hurt - it was a dream scenario. I responded well both times and had good outcomes and he was happy with the results and was really with me every step of the way both times. I am so fortunate to have had Dr. Olcha as my doctor. He made what tends to be a stressful situation so easy and positive! I truly have only good things to say about my experience.

My advice to a prospective patient of Dr. Olcha's would be NOT to worry. He's the best! You can't go wrong!

For both cycles, my treatment was pretty similar. Before my first cycle and before the second cycle, I took birth control to baseline everything. Then once I started, it was a Follstim injection every night for the whole time with Clomid for the whole time as well and Letrozole for the first 5 nights. Orillissa before I triggered, and then the retrievals! It was really easy and pain-free - the injections did not hurt me at all even though I was so scared in the beginning! I would go in for monitoring early in the morning and he would always have instructions for me on what protocol to do next right away and I never had to wait long. The results were good both times - he seemed really happy with it - overall, 18 eggs retrieved and 17 frozen.

I loved going in for monitoring! It the highlight of my weeks! The lobby/waiting area is so lovely and spacious. Tons of seating and really open and bright with lots of windows. I visited other locations with waiting areas that are dark and depressing with women waiting packed together in a room - that does not work for me! After checking in with the receptionist (who were all so friendly), I'd sit and wait for a few minutes before being called in for bloodwork. I don't love getting my blood taken but everyone at New Hope was so gentle and I survived every time and it barely hurt and they made me feel at ease. Then when I would get called in for the ultrasound, it was so fun and informative to see everything on the screen and how my follicles were progressing. Dr. Olcha works so hard everyday so every morning that I would go in for monitoring, he would be there! It was nice to have him in all of my scans! Chelsea, the physician's assistant who works with Dr. Olcha, is also a star. She is so lovely and I am so thankful she was there doing most of my scans for me.

The costs were in line with what was originally outlined - I did my research so I pretty much knew what they would be. I think it was well worth the expense.

He is very experienced with mini IVF using oral medications mostly and/or low dose injectables and IVF for women over 40. He also experienced in doing ovarian PRP for women who struggle with egg quality and quantity.

They seem like a busy clinic so be your own advocate and don't let yourself fall through the cracks.

The clinic and he have a lot of experience doing mini IVF. So they use a combo of both letrozole and clomid together or separately as well as very low dose injectables. The rationale is having quality over quantity.

the prices are al la carte. The prices are pretty affordable

The clinic does a lot of PGS testing due to the low pricing of in house PGS testing and the advanced ages of the women. So they do many single embryo transfers in this case. They will transfer multiple embryos if not tested or if they are day 3 embryos.

Zaher Merhi is a clear communicator and blunt about risks and costs. He deals with severe infertility patients and older patients, so he is very clear about treatment options and your odds of getting pregnant. That said, he has always been smiling and positive. He is always willing to fight for you and your fertility if you understand the risks and want to fight. He gave me hope. I would only change one thing. He did not call when my little embryo (the only one I've ever gotten) died on day three. I got a cold, one sentence email from the lab. He should have called.

He works in a high volume, fast-paced clinic. If you want to speak to him directly, be clear and let the nursing staff or his team know. Also, you can always reach him via email. Expect a blunt, but consistently cheerful and positive man.

I have severe infertility and very low egg reserve, so we have done estrogen only and natural IVF. I also did Ovarian rejuvenation with PRP.

I did outside monitoring and they made that process easy for me and updated me quickly.

$500/month for outside monitoring during natural IVF cycles. $3000 for egg retrieval. Very decent pricing.

Dr. Olcha made the entire process very simple. His expertise, professionalism and personal manner made it very easy for me and my husband. We were more than happy with every detail of the process. The entire experience seemed so simple yet personal. Never did we have any doubt on anything as Dr. Olcha was very good in explaining everything.

Please pick him as your primary doctor. He is simply the best! If I needed fertility treatment again: he is my number 1 option!

Dr. Olcha made sure I didn’t need too much IVF injections and was monitored on a daily basis. Once my eggs were at a good size; in one simple procedure he was able to retrieve 26 eggs! And 8 embryos were then then frozen. We also did genetics testing as we hoped our first born be a boy along with checking for diseases. The entire process was well communicated at all times. In my next cycle he performed our chosen embryo transfer. Everything went very well and I am now 9 weeks pregnant thanks to Dr. Olcha!

All the nurses and staff were super nice and very friendly. They always remembered me and made feel comfortable. Thank you! I will miss seeing you.

Costs were very good and way within budget. We were very happy.

He seems to be a very knowledgeable doctor and I really love the fact that he is using the Mini IVF and doesn’t feed the patient a lot of medication. Unfortunately I didn’t get to talk to him a lot and can’t say if he was behind my treatment or somebody else even if he was in Charge of my case.

If you have other medical problems find doctors to take care of them or monitor you for them because at NH they only check the blood work that are at interest to them not other things that can be related to your fertility issues. Not testing your thyroid hormones or things like that and rose could be very important in your journey.

He used a Mini IVF for 5 days :Clomid, Letrozole, Follistim and other 2 days of Letrozole and Follistim then retrieval. For transfer I was doing Progesterone Estrogen, Lovenox and Prednisone. Stimulation was minimal and still got 2 good embryos.

Monitoring was ok they have 6 rooms for that. Some ultrasound equipment is better than other.

$500 for first appointment. Retrieval process plus frozen egg transfer plus monitoring plus pgt testing for 2 embryos cost me more than $12 000.