Oregon Health Sciences University

Dr. Amato is very short and to the point, I like that in a doctor. However, she did not mention that she suspected that I had OHSS and that was why I was feeling the way I was. If she had, that may have affected my decision to donate eggs. I do believe that she omitted this information as she did not want me to back out of the donation at such a late stage.

As an egg donor- do your research beforehand. Unfortunately, there isn't much good information out there on egg donation, but it is important to know the signs of complications.

I did two egg donation cycles. Both times I was on Menopur, Follistim and Ganirelix. They used HCG and Lupron as trigger injections. I'm sorry, I do not recall the specific dosages of any of these medications.

I was an egg donor, so my only costs at the moment are the bills that OHSU said they would pay, but still haven't! Currently that totals around $600 that I should not have to pay. Since I have been sent to collections, I may have to just eat this cost.

I did not have this procedure.

We've only seen Dr. Krieg virtually, and not at our specific appointments however this was communicated fully and we understand that you may not get your specific doctor depending on the day. During our virtual meetings we feel heard and understood. We are presented information and can process the information during our call and Dr. Krieg gives us space to do so. We did not have a high chance of lots of eggs and Dr. Krieg presented this information in a warm understanding way. We feel confident in Dr. Krieg's ability to lead us in the best direction for our family. There are a lot of options you have during the process, and I felt confident going with the statistics presented by Dr. Krieg.

You will enjoy Dr. Krieg's warm friendly attitude, and I suggest for anyone to ask lots of questions and find out all the information possible. There are so many steps it gets overwhelming. Having someone with you who can process all the information is extremely helpful, because personally I get overwhelmed and can't remember everything said during our conversations with Dr. Krieg. My partner is amazing and remembers these details and we take lots of notes on our to-dos and follow up for Dr. Krieg. Taking responsibility for our care and knowing when to speak up has been very helpful.

For the egg retrieval here is what we used: Menopur subcutaneous injection with a Q-cap Follistim AQ or Gonal-F ready jet pen Ganirelix Acetate or Cetrotide HCG Trigger (Pregnyl/Novarel) I felt confident this was the correct path forward based on Dr. Krieg's knowledge and experience. The Ganirelix has a "dull" shot, I definitely suggest getting the angle down correctly to use that one. The results were 4 embryos, 2 eggs. We did genetic testing PGT M and A and found our results of viable eggs from those tests. We used a lab outside of the normal lab used by OHSU and the genetics counselor was helpful getting us set up. I feel confident in the process.

Most of the costs went through insurance, however Andrology did not. We're working through these costs now.

Our doctor said most people are using single embryo transfer and knowing the risks for a multiple embryo transfer I feel confident that's the way to go.

Dr. Krieg has a very warm and welcoming personality. She made me feel confident I had something I could work on and move forward with. She did make me feel alone sharing many women like myself are going through the same thing and she was there to help.

Always advocate for yourself, and ask for what you want.

She made sure to address any hormonal problems, nutrient deficiencies and hormonal problems I had. We also reviewed all my medications and supplements and added anything that could help my egg quality. We also performed additional diagnostics such as hysterosalpingogram to make sure I didn't have any uterine abnormalities, especially since I had a recent miscarriage. We started out with ovulation inducers and HCG shots with IUI to improve my chances. When my partner had to have surgery for varicocele, we discontinued IUI until he had better counts. However, she allowed us to continue to try at home with ovulation inducers to take advantage of the months while my partner was healing. She didn't want to wast my time or money with IUI when our chances were low with the varicocele. I appreciated this greatly.

So far, I've done on all the labwork and diagnostic testing, medications including injections and two IUI's. I've spent about $4500.

I don't have any concerns at the moment. My cycles are put on hold due to the coronavirus. We are devastated as we were only weeks away from starting IVF. Dr. Krieg and her team made the difficult to decision to discontinue treatments for the better good. Although my partner and I are anxiously awaiting for opportunity to have a baby, we understand.

Dr. Wu is very knowlegable. She noticed an abnormaility on a previous test from another doctor that we didn't know about. She was quick to take action. We hit a few bumps along the way, but she was great at adapting and adjusting the course of treatment for the next step. I ask a lot of questions and she gives me detailed answers. I love that she works with my Naturopathic Primary Care Doctors so that we can reach our mutual goal.

As as many questions as you feel you need to when taking the next step in your treatment.

She located an abnormaility on a HSG test from a previous doctor that we didn't know about. She scheduled me for a Saline Infusion Sonogram which was unsuccesful due to the shape of my Cervix. She suggested a Hysteroscopy as I was uncomfrotable with jumping right in to surgery. She worked with my Naturopathic Primary Care Doctor for some treatments to soften my Cervix and dialate. After the second attempt was unsucessful, I was ready to proceed with the Hysteroscopy. During the proceedure she found 6 to 7 Uterine Polyps and a thickened lining. She removed the polyups and shaved down my lining. Upon receiving the biospy resluts back we found I had complex hyerplasia without atypia. She gave me progesterone for the next 2 months to regress the hyperplasia.

So far my insurance has covered my visits with 20% my responsibility. We plan to start IVF in 1 month that is not covered by my insurance.

Dr David Lee is a very compassionate and kind doctor. He is trustworthy. He explains things in details and tries to see the big picture and see it from your perspective. He listened and included you in the treatment plan. He was a busy doctor so a few times he was not available (including transfer day).

Research questions beforehand and go into the appointment with them. Be ready to figure out your treatment plan along side Dr David Lee.

We started our treatment using Clomid and timed intercourse. We did this for 6 rounds before moving onto IUI. For our IUI and eventually our IVF we used Menopur and Follistem. IUI was cancelled due to poor sperm penetration. We did a SPA test and eventually moved onto IVF. 17 eggs retrieved and out of those 6 fertilized. Two 3 Day embryos transferred. Negative pregnancy test.

As our treatment started in 2009, the cost is hard to remember that far back. I do know our medications were just over $1,000 and we had to give a deposit of about $500 for the first initial appointment with Dr David Lee. Lab tests were out of network so I believe they were only covered at 30%.

Dr David Lee suggested eSET but my spouse and I chose to transfer 2 embryos. Dr David Lee did explain the pros and cons of each and encouraged us to talk it over as a couple.

Diana Wu was very honest and upfront. I so appreciated this because I didn’t want anything to be sugar-coated. I wanted someone who was compassionate yet business-like so that I knew what to expect and could see she had a definite course of action to get us pregnant. She was a great communicator and explained everything and their reasoning for it at length. She also took our wants and desires into consideration regarding religious beliefs and holding to those. Overall, I honestly cannot day anything negative about her and my experience. I would go back to her again in a heartbeat.

I would give anyone undergoing fertility treatment the same advice - take each day as it comes and to trust the doctors. Dr. Wu gave me every reason to trust her and it helped me not to worry and stress, which is so easy to succumb to. Take each moment in the process as it comes only think about that day at a time.

Diana learned very early on through the testing they did that I was going to be very easy to stimulate with the hormone injections. She wanted to take my treatment very easy to make sure I wasn’t overstimulated, which could create underdeveloped eggs. I was on a Lupron protocol that stimulated me very easy. She wanted a balance of a good amount of eggs but also the maximum amount of eggs that were viable to be inseminated. Ultimately her drug protocol yielded 17 eggs - all of which were fully developed and able to be inseminated. She was so knowledgeable, and it was amazing to see how after each appointment she would anazlyze my numbers and adjust any amount of mediciation if needed. Ultimately, she herself did a fresh embryo transfer for me with two healthy embryos. She places the embryos perfectly in the spot she desired in my uterus. Both embryos implanted and yielded a live birth of twins!

We paid roughly $22,000 when all was said and done. That included all the testing appointments, sperm collection/freezing, medications, and paying for the actual cycles themselves.

Dr. Wu was very open to hearing how many embryos we wanted to transfer at a time, and that was discussed before we even started the process so she knew what we wanted. She did tell me that she would only transfer a maximum of two embryos as she followed the guidelines for my age. However, after that we could decide what was best for us regarding a single or multiple embryos transfer.

I started out with a lot of hope with Dr. Rubin. She was very nice and seemed to care about me as an individual and was open to working with me and my ideas. My first egg retrieval with her was a success. We got 2 Euploid Embryos with Donor sperm. Next retrieval was not as good and we got 2 embryo's untested because the quality was so poor with the same donor sperm. 3rd retrieval I got the flu and was running a fever and was concerned about doing another egg retrieval then as it was the last egg retrieval I was going to do and with a partner this time, so the only one with my partner. I kept telling the team that I was sick, but Dr. Rubin insisted it was fine and to just keep taking Tylenol and to not cancel. Later she said in hindsight she would have cancelled. We only got 1 embryo from that round a 6 day 4bb untested. Gearing up for the embryo transfer is when everything started to fall apart. Before I did my 3rd retrieval with her, the plan was to transfer one of my donor embryo's. Since I have endometriosis we decided to do two months of Lupron (1 shot each month). Lupron was supposed to suppress my estrogen but it surged instead and I got a really bed endometriosis flare. I was nervous of doing a 2nd month on Lupron because of how much pain and inflammation I was in (we were taking Lupron to decrease pain and inflammation). We agreed to stop Lupron since my body didn't respond well to it and that's when I decided to go ahead and do one more egg retrieval. Gearing up for another FET attempt with my untested 4BB, we decided to try Orilissa for 2 months instead of Lupron. The side effects were extreme as they were with Lupron, but we marched on. I was still having some endometriosis pain so Dr. Rubin decided to double my dose of Orillissa which helped. At one point I went to refill my Orilissa but my pharmacy stated that even though Dr Rubin told me to take the double dose, she didn't approve that with my insurance so my insurance wasn't going to refill my prescription in time. I gave Dr Rubin at least 2 weeks notice of this situation and the nurses stated they were having a hard time reaching Dr. Rubin. I was also having a hard time reaching Dr. Rubin. I had sent her a message asking if I could continue taking Low Dose Naltrexone that my naturopath had prescribed but never did get a response back from her or her team. It felt impossible to get answers especially in a timely manner. After repeatedly telling Dr. Rubin and her team that I needed more Orilissa, they finally tried to help with only a few days to spare before I ran out. Dr. Rubin decided that it would be okay if I went to a lower dose of Orilissa until I could get more. They got a pre-approval for more but it was too late. I went several days on the lower dose, and unfortunately as we would find out later, it caused my body to recruit follicles. After 2 months of taking Orilissa at mixed doses, Dr. Rubin decided to put me on Lupron once again, even though I voiced my concerns that I had a bad reaction to it last time and that it had the opposite effect on my body than it was supposed to. She insisted it would be fine and that it must have been a fluke. Turns out it wasn't a fluke. When I went in for my suppression check not only were my ovaries not suppressed, but I had 5 follicles growing, 2 of which were fully matured at around 22mm. I had been voicing concern for the past 2 weeks that I was in pain again, but Dr Rubin didn't seem to be concerned. They cancelled my FET cycle and had me take a trigger shot that night. The kicker was that I had to wait at the clinic all day in order to get the trigger shot before the pharmacy closed. My appointment was in the morning and I knew what was happening based on the Ultrasound, yet Dr. Rubin didn't give the okay for the trigger shot until the end of the day. So, not only did I get terrible news, I had to wait until the end of the day to get the trigger shot which didn't have a pre-approval for my insurance so I had to pay out of pocket. Not only did I have to wait, but I never got a phone call or message from Dr. Rubin after that. She totally dropped me as a patient and never gave a courtesy call to explain what might have happened or even that it wasn't happening. The nurse even turned off reply messages. Thankfully the nurse turned them back on the next day and asked if I wanted a follow up appointment with Dr. Rubin. I said yes. They didn't have an appointment to speak with Dr. Rubin for another 5 ish weeks. Which I decided to take. 5 weeks later I still hadn't heard a peep from Dr. Rubin. I felt that was very unprofessional and when I spoke to her she acted as if she couldn't believe she forgot to call me. After going through all of that with a patient you don't forget to call them. She clearly avoided me and even said she thought I might not want to talk to her. That is very unprofessional and I deserved an explanation. At the end of the day, I liked her as a human, but she was a terrible doctor to me. Lack of communication was always an issue with her. Even her nurses would tell me how hard of a time they had getting a hold of her. In my opinion, she should not be allowed to work with patients as she doesn't give them the quality of care they deserve. I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I went through.

Don't see her. She is only working at the clinic with patients one day a week and is focused more on research. You are not her priority.

For my protocol because I ovulate on the early side (LH surge on day 11 on a 29 day cycle)... Dr. Rubin felt I may be recruiting follicles earlier than my cycle. So we decided to go with an estrogen priming cycle for my egg retrievals. After priming with estrogen and HGH we did menopur (2 vials) and follistim 300 daily. First time it worked great and I ended up with 3 day 5 embryo's to test. 2 of which were Euploid. 2nd time we did the same thing and I got bad results. Only 2 embryos of too poor of quality to test that were both day 6. 3rd time we attempted the same protocol but HGH was out across the country and I had the flu, yet Dr. Rubin still decided I should continue with the egg retrieval (bad idea). I only got 1 embryo and we chose not to test it. 4BB. The first two retrievals were with the same donor sperm and the 3rd retrieval was with my partner's fresh sperm. We did ICSI all 3 times.

I had really good insurance so it's hard to say. I kept getting bills here and there and it added up for sure. Wasn't cheap. But the bad part about billing is they asked you to prepay. When you pre-paid then Billing would still send you the bill as if you hadn't pre paid and I accidentally overpaid and I'm still waiting to get reimbursed several months later. Very unorganized billing department. Do not recommend.

She was very adamant of only doing single embryo transfers expect for with the 2 untested poor quality embryo's. She was okay with transferring both of them. But only wanted to transfer the best embryo's first. One at a time.

Dr.Lee is very patient, compassionate and accommodating, we never feel rushed, or dismissed. He had awesome bedside manner. He is knowledgable and open to hearing our thoughts. Being a long tern Endometriosis veteran, I explained to him my fear, and request, and he was able to take the time, process it, approve some of them and explain to me why he couldn't approve my other care request. I feel heard, understood and respected. He also show great compassion with my history and identify being an immigrant. The only growing edges is that he seems to be very busy so some of the initial treatment plan did not reflect on what we talked about, for example using Lupron co-trigger due to my endo condition, however, after I follow up with him through the nurse, he was able to adjust the treatment plan.

Be proactive about your concerns and questions. He is the kind of doctor that does not make you feel judged, so please feel free to ask him questions.

antagonist protocol, with lupron HCG co-trigger. starting with 200 IU Follitin, then decreased to 75IU in the span of 8 days, based on my estrogen. Given progesterone and Cabergoline to help cool down my system due to my endo and prevent OHSS

genetic testing: 1800 for biopsy fee. The 1 cycle of egg freezing with financing was ~6500. the drug was ~3800

I recommend Dr. Krieg without reservation! I loved her positive attitude and enthusiasm! I also appreciated that she explained her thinking and what we were about to do and why each step of the way. (I had a great need for this and she always responded to me when I had a question or needed more info.) I liked receiving care from Dr. Krieg very much. In addition, the rotating care (i.e., I saw whichever doctor was on call) worked very well for me. I felt that Dr. Krieg knew where I was at every step of the way, and once I was in the system, I didn't have to wait to see a physician, nurse, and other care team members even if Dr. Krieg (and her team) wasn't personally available.

Come prepared with questions. Manage expectations regarding only seeing your primary fertility doctor, as the clinic has a rotating model of care. (Dr. Krieg will still remain your fertility doctor and will make the ultimate decision, following team consultation, on all steps.)

I had one egg retrieval cycle (antagonist protocol) and three frozen embryo transfers (1 OCP/estrace protocol, 1 modified natural cycle protocol, and 1 lupron estrace protocol). I was fortunate not to have major side effects or discomforts with one exception: the progesterone in oil injections that were required for 3 of these protocols irritated the injection site.

Single embryo transfer each cycle per clinic's recommendation and my strong preference.

We came to Dr. Wu after 3 failed transfers. Rather than going straight into another egg retrieval, she urged us to take a break and start on a regimen of high-dose vitamins and antioxidants. She also wanted to do some more diagnostic testing on me to see if there was anything we were missing as a cause for infertility and failed transfers. Every step of the way she was kind, compassionate and made sure we understood WHY she was doing certain things. Because of her attention to ME as a single patient, she was able to troubleshoot a very difficult transfer setting...going outside the textbook and treating me as an individual.

She is an external processor, so while she talks through things out loud, she will explain everything to you in words you can understand.

The supplement regimen she put is on in the 3 months prior to egg retrieval was really what tipped things in our favor. We went from B/C quality embryos to A. She also saw that my body reacts quickly to medication, so she halved my estrogen dose and did my retrieval a little earlier than usual; she recognized that the medications had unevenly readied my eggs in the previous cycle, so her threshold for when to trigger changed. She also added a medication to hopefully get more even follicle maturation.

We signed up for the package that included 2 retrievals and as many FETs as needed. There was one price for that. All medications were separate. The costs for IVF are astronomical no matter where you go, and this clinic seemed to have a good understanding of what would be associated with our treatment.

We went into this knowing we could only transfer 1 embryo. With my medical history, a multiples pregnancy would have been dangerous.

Dr Wu knows what she is doing and trust her blindly. If you have any questions ask and she will answer. As my case was little complex, she didn't start my treatments immediately. She suggested to take the supplements like COQ10, Vitamin D3 & C, Fish Oil, Tru Niagen, Ovasitol etc., for at least 3 months and then only she started our cycle.

Note down your doubts and ask questions if you have any. If you are receiving any follow-up call or my-chart message please follow up in the next working day.

I was in Birth control pill, once stopped I got periods.. I began taking HMG (Menopur) 1 powder vial(s) in the morning and FSH (Follistim/GONAL F) 125 IU's in the evening. Continued this for approximately 10+ days. During this time they monitored my egg growth. Instructed to begin another injection of the antagonist medication, GANIRELIX/CETROTIDE.. When the eggs are at appropriate maturity, asked to stop all medications, and administer the HCG trigger Co-Lupron. 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature, 5 eggs after day 6, we went with PGS and 3 were good out of 5. Before egg transfer, asked to take Letrozole once period started. Ovidrel and Prometrium capsules also prescribed. HCG was done twice to confirm the pregnancy. Suggested to continue Thyroid and Prometrium capsules. Also did early ultrasound scan twice.

As my spouse changed his job last year and his insurance covered fertility treatments via Progyny. We love Progyny and highly recommend. Total costs are upto our out of pocket maximum limit. My spouse's limit is $2.5K per year as we are using top PPO plan via UHC. Over all we spent around $3.5K for the IVF alone.

Doctor suggested to go with single embryo due to my age factor

I have zero complaints about Dr. Kieg. She was helpful and knowledgeable. We have one boy and another on the way thanks to her and her team. I didn’t always get to see her because of the timing of things but when I did it was always a pleasant experience. She is an upbeat, positive person.

Be completely honest in your situation and ask lots of questions.

I took Lupron, progesterone injections for the transfers both times. I can’t remember what was taken for my egg retrieval.

The appointments were scheduled based on the timing of my cycle. That means if I needed to come in on a weekend I did. I live 3 hours away so sometimes I had to leave super early to get to my appointment but they would try to work with me on that as well.

For egg retrieval, and then transfer we spent roughly $25,000.00. That includes some medicines.

Dr. Krieg will only place one embryo at a time in for the transfer. She feels that this allows your body to completely focus on this one fully. It worked for us two times!

She has been very understanding and compassionate. This is all out of pocket so she takes the time to consider that when suggesting courses of action. She explains things where we can understand and goes step by step with us.

Ask any questions you have. She will answer everything.

I have PCOS so all of this was because i do not ovulate or have a regular period. We have done the egg retrieval so far. We started with going on birth control for 2 weeks. After a suppression scan we went onto the injection meds. We started with Menopur 75 units in the morning, and follistim 900 and then 600 units for about a week. I started Ganirilex 250 mcg once my follicles were a certain size. All of these meds were for my egg retrieval. I had 23 eggs retrieved.

So far I think we have spent about about 15,000 for the first part of IvF. That is the appointments and bloodwork leading up to the retrieval, and the meds. We did a SIS before and that costs about $850. I will be spending about maybe $5000 more for meds and the embryo transfer.

My dr won’t do more than one embryo transfer because of my age (36) and my blood pressure which tends to be higher. I would be open to multiple embryo transfers because I feel like it increases my odds of getting pregnant. I’m also open to multiples.

The doctor was pretty solid but I think she was overstretched because there was a lot of miscommunication through her nurse. And I got a lot of wrong information from her nurse as well. One example of this is missing starting a medication on time because nobody communicated the timeline with me until a few days after it was supposed to begin

Stay on top of dates and make sure that you know ahead of time what to expect in terms of protocol

We did two medicated and one natural cycle of IVF using adopted embryos. the medicated cycles did not work well for me so doctor adjusted the protocol to use the natural cycle which is when we were finally able to transfer the embryo. However the embryo was fairly low quality and did not stick.

I believe the whole process of IVF aside from medication was about $4,500. medications were maybe $200 per cycle.

She urged us to go with single embryo transfer because of the risks associated with multiples

Dr. Wu really listened to us and our past experiences with cycles. She modified our protocol and tried a natural transfer instead of a medicated transfer (we had 2 failed medicated transfers). She even came in on her day off to do our transfer.

Dr. Wu is very knowledgable and up to date on current studies in the IVF field. This is part of the reason we chose OHSU--a research hospital. Sure, there is money to be made in reproductive technology, but I really felt that all the doctors were there to do what was best for their patients. Dr. Wu was straightforward and kind, and I could tell she really had her patient's best interests, emotionally and financially at heart

Insurance covered most of it but I think a cycle was 20-25,000

Strong preference to eSET with PGS tested embryos

She gives all the information, based on the latest research -- offering the projected outcomes based on different routes. She is realistic and yet empathetic. As an older patient, I appreciated that she was realistic about our chances but respected our decisions.

Prepare all the questions that you might have when you have your first appointment. That is when you'll get the most in-depth time with her. After that, you'll mostly be communicating through the nurse unless she is the one scheduled for one of your procedures/monitoring appointments.

Dr. Wu adjusted the protocol when my follow-up FSH came back lower than it had been previously. We did an estrogen-priming (with Ganirelex at the end) start followed by max dose stims with Follistim and Menopur with Ganrirelex at the end. We planned to proceed to PGS testing and freeze-all if the cycle resulted in at least 3-4 blasts. If fewer, we planned a fresh transfer. I appreciated the flexibility. In the end, we got 9 mature eggs, which was very good considering my low AMH. All 9 fertilized. Only 2 made it to blast on day 5, so we proceeded to a fresh transfer. Sadly, none of the others made it to freeze and the two transferred resulted in a chemical pregnancy.

We spent 2,760.00 on the directed donor 5,429.43 on medications 1,200.00 pre-cycle procedures and consult 13,220.00 on the one IVF cycle

I have nothing bad to say about her. She informed us of everything possible and gave us realistic expectations. She was also so compassionate and understanding of our losses. We were with her for almost 4 years and she made the whole process so much easier. I couldn’t imagine going through all we did without a doctor like her and her colleagues.

That you are with the best and if you aren’t getting answers through her nurse or other administration, email her directly and she will always call you. She always has time for you and your questions/concerns.

We went to OHSU fertility after trying to conceive for 2 years. After bloodwork and testing, she suggested doing 3 IUI’s before moving forward with IVF. We had no luck with those and had to go through 3 rounds of IVF before having a live birth. We used clomid, lupron, Estradiol and progesterone throughput the process.

We did a package from an outside source and that was approximately $28000. Not including medications for retrieval or each cycle. Total, we probably spent close to $40000.

We didn’t want to run the risk of multiples, so we did 1 at a time.

Dr. Amato was lovely and very easy to work with. She wasn't the most talkative person, but she was always there to answer questions we had, which was great..............................................................

Prepare every question you could ever have about the process, and have it with you for the appointments.

During our donor egg retreival, they discovered not as many follicles growing as they wanted. So they decided to stop the cycle, reset, and do it again. She predicted it would yeild a better result, and it did! We got 23 mature eggs, and ended up with 13 healthy embryos.

We spent approximately $38,000 for donor eggs ($7,000), embryo creation, and 1 transfer, as well as the corresponding doctors appointments.

Dr. Amato strongly preferred a SET, which after exhaustive research and many discussions, we agreed with. For both the health of the baby, and the GC

To be completely honest, out of the many times I’ve been to the clinic, I’ve only seen Amato twice. (All the doctor’s work togetherat theclinic and even have daily meetings to discuss patients) But each time she was great. Very knowledgeable and answered our questions. We had been going through fertility care for awhile so we thought we knew a lot but she explained a lot more.

We read reviews online of Amato beforehand and a few said to make sure to ask questions. I feel she explained everything well before us asking any questions we had about our own personal care.

I received an MRI to verify that my previously diagnosed bicornuate uterus was not a uterine septum, which would require surgery prior to IVF treatment. I was also prescribed an extra medication called Saizen during the egg retrieval process to improve my egg quality.

I don’t remember specifics but they offer different “packages” from 2 different financing companies. Our specific package included: 2 egg retrievals, up to 2 fresh embryo transfers, and unlimited frozen transfers from fresh cycles. This package was one of the more expensive options at $23,705.78

We’re not quite at that stage yet but she has mentioned before IVF was started that she would recommend a single egg transfer due to the risk of multiples and having a bicornuate uterus.

While we are still seeing Dr. Hedges as my husband's urologist, our experience so far has been excellent. He cares not just about his patients, but also about finding the "why" behind what is happening. He is an excellent communicator and makes us feel important. So many times, you feel as if doctors don't have much spare time to give you either in an appointment, or responding to an email. While I do believe he is very busy, I have never felt that way with him. He takes his time, explains things thoroughly, and responds quickly. Talking about male factor infertility is a delicate subject, but Dr. Hedges made us feel very comfortable. While he is optimistic, he also does not put unrealistic expectations in front of us. He has always been able to perfectly balance reality with optimism; a great feat in the infertility world.

Come with a lot of questions because he will take the time to answer them. Also, it is absolutely worth it to sign up for the online health management since he will actually effectively utilize it with you.

After our consultation, Dr. Hedges wanted to run blood work for hormone levels and run another semen analysis. My husband hadn't had blood work done yet, and his first SA done at a different clinic showed numbers less than two million, so he wanted to do another test. Both of these choices made sense to us and were what we expected. My husband's testosterone levels were normal, but his FSH levels were somewhat elevated. The SA showed zero sperm, which is when he was diagnosed with azoospermia. After this first round of tests, Dr. Hedges recommended the next step of micro-TESE surgery along with blood work to check for any chromosomal abnormalities. The surgery is the logical next step to see if there is even any sperm available to be used for IVF/ICSI, and the extra blood work is to check for any other underlying issues. We haven't received the blood work results yet, but I'm assuming no news is good news. My husband's surgery date is scheduled for about 5 weeks out, so we won't know the results until that time.

Initial Consult - $332.00 Semen Analysis - $110.00 Chromosome Blood Work - $1044.40 Micro-TESE surgery - About $9,000. Final total not know yet, but this was the quote they gave us.

I was referred to Dr. Krieg by another practioner. What I love about Dr. Krieg is that she is optimistic and compassionate (while still being realistic about outcomes). I’m 39 with an FSH of 15 and an AMH of 0.29 and I loved that she viewed these numbers as a challenge to overcome instead of a death sentence. In fact her words were, “Don’t worry, I’ve had patients have full term healthy pregnancies with these numbers”. I loved hearing that.

Do your research on Fertility IQ first, so you can come prepared with questions to ask.

I’m midway through the first round of egg retrieval via IVF. Here is the protocol protocol I am on: Climara transdermal Patch (due to my high FSH) Ganirelix x 3 days Menopur 2 powder vials - AM Daily Follistim 300 Units - PM Daily Saizen - PM every other day Ganirelix again until follicles are 12-14mm Retrieval will likely occur sometime between 10-16 days of stimulation medications.

OHSU offers discounted financing options for fertility treatments through Attain and ARC. I’m 39 and was able to buy a package of three retrievals with unlimited transfers through attain for around $30K (with an option to get some $$ back if this protocol didn’t result in a pregnancy. The package didn’t include medications or genetic testing (maybe $15K more for 3 rounds of retrievals).

Dr. Kreig did not recommend multiple embryo transfer. We will be genetic testing all embryos (due to previous pregnancy losses) and she suggested multiple rounds would get us the most eggs to work with. With my FSH/AMH numbers, history of ovarian damage (due to recurring endometrioma on my ovaries) Dr. Krieg estimated we might get 1, maybe 2 embryos per retrieval that could be genetic tested. So we weren’t really good candidates for multiple embryo transfer anyway.

Dr Wu is thourough and very knowledgeable. On top of that she’s patient and explains procedures, expectations and options in a way that’s easy to understand. I never feel like I’m asking a silly question or that I’m wasting her time.

She is my favorite of three clinics that we interviewed. Do your research though, but imho we love her!

Our first retrieval cycle we did a fairly normal protocol and it all went according to plan. We started with a consultation and baseline scan. We then got started on all of our testing for both my partner and I. Lots of bloodwork. All levels and results looked normal. We were put on birth control, menopur (2 vials), follistim (150), Ganirelix and pregnyl. Our retrival went smoothly and I had very minor pain afterward. They did notice a polyp that I will need to have removed before my FET.

We opted for a package. Two retrival cycles (no meds included) and unlimited transfers until live birth. Cost for that was approx $26k. Drugs for retrival cycle was around $3700. Pgs testing was $1800 for biopsy and $1875 to igenomix (1500 pgs and 375 shopping)

Dr Wu only will place 1 in at a time unless special cases arise. I appreciate that.

Dr. Wu gave us world class care. She was clear about risks and expectations. She respected our unique situation(s). She is highly skilled and a talented physician. We will only use Dr. Wu going forward.

Go to her first!

Dr. Wu used all my previous tests and treatment history to avoid making us repeat testing. She helped me track a full cycle, coordinated medication and planned the egg retrieval. Unfortunately my eggs began to mature in two different ‘cohorts’ so she had to make a decision to take those ready early or late, we could not get all. She did the final ovary scan to ensure accuracy. After another doctor did the retrieval, the office sent the 2 final embryos for genetic testing. She allowed us to opt for a semi natural transfer cycle with the healthier of the two frozen embryos. It was based on my ovulation so I didn’t have to take meds outside of the progesterone suppository. She placed the embryo precisely and it implanted exactly where she planned.

All in all I think it was about 19,000-21,000 (not counting a polyp removal caused by the fertility medication). They worked hard to get our insurance to cover as much as possible. I think we ended up paying about 11,000 out of pocket, with over half being medication copays. This is compared to 26,000+ we were quoted at other clinics.

Originally we wanted to try for twins. But in our first appointment Dr. Wu explained the dangers of ‘putting all your eggs on one basket’ and mentioned a flu or even a fall could cause us to loose both. After the advice we decided it was best to only transfer one.

We are at the very early stages of our first IVF cycle, so it’s hard to tell exactly how it’s going. Dr. Amato is nice, she seems to be fairly to the point and blunt (in a good way) about her expectations. She reminds me of my regular Gynecologist, which I feel is a bit comforting.

Ask questions! Make sure that you understand your protocol as it pertains to your specific situation. She is thorough in answering your questions but you need ask them!

Still in the early stages. But we are going the Antagonist protocol. I’ll be starting injections on the 12th of October. Follistim and Menopur. Our first suppression check is on the 9th, where we’ll be able to ask a lot more questions about our protocol.

So far, we’ve purchased a multi-cycle package (2 full cycles included) with IVF, ICSI and embryo genetic testing (unlimited embryos) for $27,000. The package offers money back if you conceive after the first cycle. Which is approximately $8,400. Medications so far have been amount $2,500. But I anticipate the total for medication to be around $3,500.

Sacha was sweet and listened to me at our consultation appointment, and had a very personable personality. Appointments were brief, but appeared caring, and non judgmental, and tried to relate to me as best she could.

Be your own advocate, and don't be afraid to push for more answers.

She ran basic fertility levels and HSG as well as genetic testing on me and a semen analysis which showed no male infertility. My only treatment with her was one cycle with a dosage of 50mg Clomid on days 3-7 of my cycle, which yielded no response, so they had me immediately do another few days of 100mg Clomid which again yielded zero response. The only other option they offered me was to do high dose injections and IUI. Which was too expensive for us to even try since I have a low chance of it working due to low AMH and a blocked tube.

They said that my injections should only have cost around $1,000 but that was no where near what it actually was going to be (closer to $6,000+). Everything else was luckily covered for the most part, however my insurance will not cover infertility treatments.

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