RMA of Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Dr Maslow is kind and clear with communication, but she's barely there. Our 3rd cycle only had 4 follicles, so we wanted to cancel. The on-call doctor insisted that we continue with the cycle and it failed (canceled egg retrieval). We only heard from Dr. Maslow once the entire 3rd cycle, when she announce the result to us.

She has very good techniques. I had three exams with her the 4 cycles. None of them were painful, but the one time with another doctor was really painful. She is on vacation a lot and has many many many holidays. Be prepared to get instructions from on-call doctors a lot.

1 cycle ~ 300 Gonol, 2 vials of Meno, 2 times/day Lupron. It's the most aggressive stimulation, due to my low amh level. 2, 3, 4 cycle ~ 450 Gonol, 3 vials of Meno plus some other med I forgot. Slightly milder stim because the 1st cycle did not work. 5 cycle ~ the same as 1st cycle plus growth hormone. It's been a year, maybe the most aggressive method will work again .

The monitoring tests were fine. I have to go in every morning for my 1st cycle, which is a lot of driving and my arm was bruised for a very long time. Not sure if that was the protocol for 1st cycle or what. The cycles monitoring get less frequent cycle after cycle. I think the doctor has a pretty good understand of my response after a while.

Only copays and genetic testing fees. Insurance covers the cycles.

None, we only got 1 embryo and it did result in pregnancy.

I feel very fortunate to have been a patient of Dr. Hong's. She was extremely knowledgeable, empathetic and compassionate, available when I had a question or needed advice, and went above and beyond what anyone could expect in terms of managing my care with other doctors during treatment. She frequently checked in with me to make sure I was doing okay and I never felt alone knowing that she was in my corner. I couldn't possibly recommend her enough.

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After only retrieving 2 eggs from my first cycle, which yielded one high-quality embryo that did result in a pregnancy (which was later lost for unrelated reasons), it became clear that we were working with a diminished ovarian reserve and our second cycle was adjusted accordingly. We did a micro flare protocol next and unfortunately that also yielded only one embryo which did not implant. Dr. Hong and I discussed how to proceed with cycle three and agreed to try an antagonist protocol again. My medications were adjusted once more, which resulted in an amazing 12 eggs retrieved, 11 successfully fertilized and 4 went on to become PGT-normal embryos.

The clinic can get busy so if time is an issue, it's best to go in earlier. Their hours are very accommodating, from 6-8:30a.

We were very fortunate to have insurance cover most of the expenses related to our IVF cycles. We did pay out of pocket for PGS testing of the embryos which I felt was a reasonable amount. The insurance coordinators were really fantastic in detailing exactly what was covered and at what amounts. Aetna did provide incorrect information to the coordinator for our first round of IVF and when it came time to bill, RMA fought for us and submitted multiple appeals and ultimately had the original information provided by Aetna honored, saving us over $2000.

In previous cycles, I only had one embryo to transfer. During my most recent transfer, only one PGT-normal embryo was transferred. We did not wish to transfer more than one to avoid the possibility of twins.

Dr. Bergh explained every aspect of IVF and fertility along with our genetic competent so well. When doing research it was easy to get confused and Dr. Bergh really explained things in a simplistic way that also lightened the mood in such a serious, stressful, and overwhelming matter. Our IVF journey began and then had become an unexpected rollercoaster and Dr. Bergh was very compassionate and understanding and altered coarse of treatment every time we needed. He provided tons of information and support for us. I truly felt Dr. Bergh had our best interests in mind and made our IVF plan specifically for us.

Go in with an open mind. It's easy to go into our IVF consultation with a certain mindset or overwhelmed by the next steps and finances but the appointment is so informative and truly provides you with such insight.

I am a patient who has tons of questions and needs to know the reason for everything and research every options. As someone with multiple fails and poor responses to treatment, this became even more heightened. Dr.Leung is always very patient, listens to my hundreds of questions and always answers them. She is fairly easily available by phone when needed and responds promptly on the portal.

3 rounds IUI-don’t remeber any details 1 egg retrieval- 150iu of follistim ( which was lowered to 75 after 3 days) cetrotide, menopur and leuoprolide trigger. Retrieved 34 eggs only 10 fertilized and only 3 genetically normal Round 2- started follistim at 75iu, the idea was to not over stimulate me like the 1st time in hopes for better quality. Only retrieved 12 and only 3 fertilized. 0 genetically normal Round 3- set to over stimulate again FET- medicated cycle- resulted in miscarriage at 10 weeks FET2- medicated cycle - resulted in chemical pregnancy ( thought was ectopic. For a while)

Well oiled machine but long wait times on weekend and turning peak hours.

Lots of money. Egg retrieval- about $1500 Embryo transfer- about $5,000

Dr. Drews is very sweet but also very straightforward. I don’t like when doctors sugar coat and he definitely doesn’t do that but he also communicates in a caring way and makes it feel like everything is possible as long as you work together with him and he will do anything in his power to achieve your goals of creating or growing a family. He is so kind and warm and has the best bedside manner. He performed all of my transfers and I wouldn’t have a family without his help. For many years I had doctors tell me I’d never be able to get pregnant and Dr. Drews proved all of them wrong.

Expect the most exceptional experience and look no further than Dr. Drews. He’s had years of experience and it shows when he determines his patients care and he’s also very realistic so there are no surprises

We proceeded with egg donation from the beginning because I have one ovary that never developed from birth and the other was very small with no follicles so it was pointless trying with my own eggs. My egg donor proceeded with an antagonist cycle and we ended up with 7 euploid embryos to work with. Because I don’t have a regular period we proceeded with a synthetic transfer cycle for all of my transfers. The first ended in a biochemical pregnancy, one live birth and I am currently 11 weeks pregnant

Insurance covered most of the cost of treatment but during the egg donor process we were responsible for donors insurance, legal fees, psych evaluation and during the transfer cycle I was responsible for copay for medications and the laser acupuncture offered on site

Dr. Drews goal is one healthy embryo ending in one healthy baby. There are multiple risks affiliated with multiple embryos transfer and those were thoroughly discussed

Dr. Shastri is an excellent communicator and is very knowledgeable. I came to her after doing 4 retrievals at another clinic where my doctor did the exact same medication protocol over and over, despite getting poor results. After my 4th retrieval he said we could try one more time but then we'd need to move onto donor eggs. When I came to Dr. Shastri, she immediately changed multiple things in my medication protocol and I think the results speak for themselves: Clinic 1: Age 33 ER #1: 7 eggs retrieved, 3 blastocysts, 1 euploid ER #2: 9 eggs retrieved, 4 blasts, 0 euploids ER #3: 6 eggs retrieved, 2 blasts, 1 euploid ER #4 (age 36): 6 eggs retrieved, zero fertilization ER #5 with Dr. Shastri (age 36.5!): 10 eggs, 7 blasts, 6 euploids! It then took 3 transfers with Dr. Shastri to have success, but of course this is in-line with the "3 euploids per birth" statistic most frequently cited. What I appreciated most about Dr. Shastri is that she was always willing to try new things to see what medication protocol would be most effective for my body and never suggested that something was "just bad luck," as is so common among IVF doctors. The changes she made to my retrieval protocol made such a dramatic difference in my results, there is NO WAY this was just due to luck - it was her skill as a clinician. And then when my first medicated transfer didn't work, we tried a modified natural protocol, and then for my third we changed other things - this was NOT a cookie-cutter approach, it was customized care. The only downside to RMA is that is is such a big facility, the experience is fairly impersonal. A different doctor performed my retrieval and one of my transfers was performed by a different doctor. The flipside of this negative is that it means procedures can be performed 7 days a week, which I think is hugely important because it means surgeries can be performed on the best day clinically, not when it can be scheduled around the doctor's schedule. This is especially important for retrievals, fresh transfers, and frozen transfers using a natural medication protocol.

For my retrieval we stimmed using Clomid, Gonal-f 450, low-dose HCG 40, and a dual Lupron HCG trigger. First transfer (medicated): estradiol, PIO Second transfer (modified natural): HCG trigger, supplemental estrodial and progesterone suppositories Third transfer medicated: estradiol, PIO, prednisone, benadryl - success

Transfers were $5k Retrievals were $19k, not including PGT testing and medication

We always transferred a single PGT tested embryo and did not ask about transferring multiples.

Dr. Hong is a consummate professional who is warm, caring, and extremely smart. She is compassionate and cares when things do not go well. She focuses on the mental well-being of her patients, as well. I have only positive things to say.

Request consults each cycle. These do not necessarily happen every cycle if you are in communication with your nurse, but you may end up having questions and wishing you had spoken to your doctor. (Your nurse can do this for you, but it can be helpful to speak directly to her, too.)

Dr. Hong uses RMA's standard protocols which are evidence-based. She really does not deviate from this, and acknowledges that you may wish to get a second opinion from somewhere more "experimental" if you are not happy with this.

The Basking Ridge office is well-organized with a friendly front desk staff and clear system. Two doctors do monitoring each morning and there are 6 seats for bloodwork which makes it go fairly quickly. Morristown is small and only one doctor does monitoring each morning there, and there are only two bloodwork technicians, which made wait times overwhelming.

My treatment was primarily covered by insurance. Out-of-pocket expenses have totaled about $5K over a large number of cycles.

RMA will only transfer one embryo at a time, as a policy.

Like I mentioned before, I have not met Dr. Bergh even though he is my "assigned" doctor. Lauren Nervi is the nurse practitioner taking care of me. I like her, she takes the time to answer all questions me and my partner have ever had.

If you meet Lauren Nervi, don't be afraid to ask questions, she talks very fast and is very smart, which could possibly feel intimidating but she is very patient.

Due to my insurance which follows the NJ State Mandate, I had to do 6 IUI's before my insurance would even consider covering any IVF retrieval. So we did the IUI's, which none worked. We were told by the NP that this was a high possibility due to my age (39) and my egg reserve. Her rationale was let's get the IUI's out of the way so we can get to the IVF, which has a higher chance for the results of a child.

Well oiled machine with the women being the herd.

The sperm was not covered by my insurance. The IUI's were partially covered. The IVF retrievals are partially covered, all medicine is covered. We're heading towards the 20K spenditure with all things included right now.

RMA of NJ does not do multiple embryo transfer, I am ok with that since it can result in twins.

Dr. Drews knew was prepared when my husband and I walked in for that first appointment in January 2021. He reviewed our history. Spoke with us candidly about his assessment of our case. He was responsive to questions asked and backed it with evidenced based knowledge. I trust his care. His demeanor and compassionate nature shine through so easily in his personality. I appreciate how he educates his patients. We gleaned so much about reproductive health in the conversations had without him throughout our course of care. No downsides.

Schedule with him! While this ridiculous Rollercoaster of IVF promises that there are no promises, our case was not looking great going into our fourth andnfinal covered retrieval. With the protocol utilized we got 19 eggs retrieved. Only one of which made it to viable embryo stage. We transferred and I'm pregnant now, due in November with our baby. My sister and her wife referred us to him and they'll be celebrating their daughter's first birthday in June. It is hard. To have a doctor as a partner through the process was incredibly helpful!

Menopur and ganarellix didn't work for me. I was on follistim, estradiol, the PIO shots.

Well oiled machine. Morning monitoring was between 6-8am. They'd call early afternoon with your results. Very efficient and staff were kind and professional.

4k for testing. 40 copay when pregnant for each visit thereafter, until graduation. Medications that needed to be compounded off site. Genetic testing duento having Robertsonian translocation.

The clinic only transfers 1 embryo at a time. It wasn't really a conversation in our case because I only got one embryo after retrieval #3; and one embryo after retrieval #4.

I cannot recommend Dr. Bergh enough. Prior to working with Dr. Bergh, I was under the care of a local RE. With the local RE, two retrievals yielded zero embryos for transfer. That clinic told me "that's just the way it is" and wanted to continue treatment without making any adjustments. I then found Dr. Bergh. To work with him, I had to travel to NJ from FL. We decided to do duo-stim in hopes to bank embryos. I won't share numbers here because they can be triggering, but I will share that I was able to bank PGT-A tested embryos from the two retrievals with Dr. Bergh. Every step of the way, I was under heavy monitoring and I was involved in decisions made. I was able to ask questions and was treated like a knowledgeable human. Dr. Bergh did my FET, and I had success. My LO is almost two now, and there's not a day that goes by that I don't thank Dr. Bergh for that. I am currently under Dr. Bergh's care for a second FET. Dr. Bergh is the best!!!

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Dr. Bergh will answer them in a calm, non-judgmental manner

No birth control. I refused an antagonist protocol, so he creatively figured out something else and it worked.

Efficient well-oiled machine!

We were part of a program that included two retrievals and as many FETs needed for a live, healthy birth.

He has a strong preference for a single embryo transfer, and he requires PGT-A testing.

As my daughter is approaching her second birthday, I was overcome with gratitude as I recounted my difficult journey to get here. We experienced secondary infertility struggles, two losses back to back, and so much heartache. I credit having two children to Dr. Bergh. Typically, I prefer the warmest and fuzziest bedside manner. Dr. Bergh is not quite that. He is also not cold or uncaring. He is very caring. But, he is also direct, clear and honest. He is also so serious about his work, and I never questioned my decision to be under his care. He had a way of always giving me that hope I so very needed, and had this sarcastic but sincere personality, an endearing quality that I grew to really appreciate. I know he has daughters of his own, and somehow that always helped me. He adjusted my treatment plan along the way, and was always looking to try something different to work through obstacles. He always had a plan. He is truly the best of the best there is, and at the end of the day, what I wanted and needed most was the doctor he is. He never gave up on us during our 1.5 years working together. He never let me lose hope. He was willing to collaborate and get on the phone with me directly when I needed it. I felt truly cared about, by him and his team, and I can’t express enough how much he changed our lives.

He is a straight shooter, he is direct. He’s not going to hold your hand, but he might if you ask him to :) What he will do, is be the best doctor for you, pivot, explain the reason and research behind his decisions, and work with you as if you really matter. He is deeply intelligent and in his wheel house.

I only saw him once for an initial appointment. He was very clear in explaining the reproductive process and how fertility treatments work. It was very science based, and I found it helpful. He discussed different options and identified potential areas that may impact the fertility journey.

Since my first consultation with Dr. Fischer, which was virtual due to the COVID pandemic, I immediately liked her and felt I could trust her 100%. Her knowledge and compassion were extremely evident. She was very reassuring and she was the first doctor who diagnosed me with PCOS at the age of 34. For most of my adult life, I tried to tell my doctors that I felt that something was "off," but I felt that my doctors never really listened to me and brushed aside my symptoms. Within the first 5 minutes of my first conversation with Dr. Fischer, she was able to diagnose me with PCOS, which was one of the factors of our infertility. It was both reassuring and upsetting for me, and Dr. Fischer displayed so much compassion and gave my husband and me hope that we could conceive with fertility treatments. Dr. Fischer fully explained the treatments that were available to us, guided us on the probability of conception through IUI vs IVF, and never pushed us towards a specific treatment. (we decided on IVF due to the higher probability that we would conceive.) I was also so happy that Dr. Fischer was able to perform both my egg retrieval and embryo transfer. She also performed my last 2 ultrasounds at RMA after I was pregnant, which I was also happy about! I would definitely recommend Dr. Fischer- she is warm, compassionate, funny, and very knowledgeable.

While RMA tries to help the patient with exploring treatment options and costs involved, make sure you do your own research and contact your insurance company to find out what is covered!

My husband and I decided to pursue IVF rather than try IUI first. The success rate of IVF was much higher for us, and we didn't want to wait any longer! I have PCOS and my husband also has an infertility factor having to do with his sperm (low morphology and motility,) and Dr. Fischer felt that we would be very successful with IVF. I did one cycle of ovarian stimulation injections for IVF. The embryos were biopsied and tested for genetic abnormalities (PGS testing.) Turns out my IVF cycle was very successful- we created 25 embryos and we decided to test 12. Amazingly, 11 of the 12 embryos were viable! The embryos were then frozen, and I had my embryo transfer a little over a month after my egg retrieval. I am currently 12 weeks pregnant!

The hours for monitoring are very early in the morning, which was fine with me because it worked well with my work schedule. I barely ever had to wait for blood work or ultrasound. I think there were maybe 3-4 times when I had to wait longer than usual.

I was fortunate that my insurance covered all of the IVF procedures and most of my medications (or I had a small co-pay.) However, we still had out of pocket costs. If you pursue IVF, insurance does not cover embryo biopsy or genetic testing. You also have to pay a fee for each embryo you decide to test (I believe it was $200 per embryo.) You also have to pay out of pocket for cryopreservation, and you have to continue to pay an annual fee to keep them stored. I had a couple of other bills for one of my test procedures and for anesthesia during egg retrieval. In all, we spent a little over $6,000 for IVF.

RMA highly recommends single embryo transfer, which we were 100% fine with.

I really like Dr. Jurema, he's kind and patient - he's never hesitated to answer one of my questions and has been considerate of my emotions throughout the process. He's also done a great job communicating with my jokester husband during our consults as well! I have struggled with his availability a couple times, but it hasn't been anything that's deterred me significantly.

I was told that I likely had PCOS so there needed to be regulation around my ovulation. We agreed that I would go through a few rounds of IUI as I was not comfortable skipping right to IVF (even though I could have), so I had 2 Letrazole + trigger shot IUI cycles and then 1 Follistim injectable + trigger shot IUI cycle. Letrazole was truly awful in terms of mood swings and not feeling like myself. Follistim was even moreso. I shared symptoms for all of this and Dr. Jurema and I agreed that I was likely just very sensitive to the medications. The pill IUIs only resulted in 1ish follicles each, so the goal of the injectible round was to aim for more follicles - I ended up reacting really well and had 3ish follicles that round (there was discussion that I may have 3-4 and I was cautioned that Dr. Jurema may have decided to cancel but he did not). We've agreed that IVF is the best next step following 3 failed IUIs.

Pill IUI was $1000-1500, injectable IUI was $3000+ (which was not communicated effectively nor explained effectively because frankly, it wasn't more effort for them so I didn't understand why I was paying more - same number of monitoring appts). Consults charged separately.

We really like Dr. Shastri and highly recommend her. She is very knowledgeable and comfortable explaining the different treatment options and protocols available. We appreciate that while she is warm and approachable, Dr. Shastri is also direct and does not set unrealistically high expectations. She clearly explained the expected success rates and how they might relate to our particular situation. Her matter-of-fact approach and answers to our detailed questions worked well for us; however we understand that they may not be for everyone.

She tends to talk fast and passionately. Make sure you come prepared with questions and take notes so you do not miss anything.

Underwent IUI cycle. Protocol used was: (1) Day 3 baseline ultrasound and blood work (2) Daily Follistim / Gonal-F injection starting Day 3 (3) Day 7 ultrasound and blood work (4) Ovidrel trigger at night (5) Two consecutive days of IUI following Ovidrel trigger (6) Progesterone test 7 days after IUI, followed by progesterone suppository if needed (7) Pregnancy test blood work 14 days after IUI

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Dr. Bergh did not rush through my initial appointment and also agreed to perform my egg retrieval even though he was not the doctor on schedule for the day. He called to check on me after the retrieval and spent a lot of time on the phone explaining the results, etc. While I do not email with him directly and have not been going to Basking Ridge for scans (too far to drive), I feel like he has been on top of my case since the beginning.

Come prepared to your initial appointment with all your questions ready to go.

We are currently doing a back to back cycle (two stims phases right after each other). We had a luteal phase start for my first cycle with an egg retrieval. Now I will have a week off and will likely jump right back in to a stim cycle. I have low ovarian reserve and my egg quality is also poor, so the thought is this protocol will help jumpstart the follicle development and hopefully the better quality eggs will mature.

Morning monitoring in Basking Ridge was efficient. Given the pandemic, weekend hours have been extended until 11 am. Those with a last name at the beginning of the alphabet were seen before 9 am and those at the end of the alphabet were seen between 9 am and 11 am. During the week I went to Englewood for monitoring hours. The team was less efficient and while they try to take people on a first come basis, it doesn't always work out that way. It can be frustrating to wait 40 minutes when there are only 5 patients in the office. Again, this may be due to the extra measures being taken for covid-19.

Still undergoing treatment so final costs have not been determined. I do have coverage for treatment under my husband's insurance policy, but had to pay a $4000 co-pay prior to starting the cycle.

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Dr. Werner is very kind, knowledgeable and professional. She gave us all the options when we came to her for consultation. She answered all my questions and never rushed us into making any decisions. So far I have gone through one IUI and one egg retrieval with Dr. Werner and we have 5 embroys ready to be transfered!

Be prepared for your consultation and ask a lot of questions, Dr. Werner will be very patient to answer them all.

We did one IUI, and then we went straight to IVF. Dr. Werner suggested IVF with ICSI due to minor male factor. We had 26 eggs retrieved due to PCOS and 5 embroys after PGS. Currently we are waiting for the transfer.

Mornitoring experience was very good, I was able to in and out within 20 mins

Nothing was covered for fertility from my insurance and so far we have spent around $2500 for one IUI and $20000 for IVF stimulation and egg retrieval.

Dr. Werner strongly advised eSET becuase multiple embroy transter will increase the risk for both baby and the mother which I agreed.

Absolutely predatory, careless, checked out, cold, no compassion. A factory farm for IVF clinics. He said he would check in with my OBGYN and other doctors and he did not. Infect they were unable to be in touch with him too. - I understand fertility IQ only checks negative reviews. Which is very upsetting because I feel after this I’ve found other negative experiences with him from other sources. I wish that negative reviews were as welcomes as the positive reviews . I wouldn’t have waisted a round of IVF with them.

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It was supposed to be a slow grow of my eggs. It was supposed to be a different result from the first cycle. When the results seemed to be similar the week of the retrieval I asked if they’d suggest canceling the cycle and they did not agree and I felt their professional opinion would be better than mine. This cycle had worse results than the first.

The monitoring appointments were fine. The nursing staff and staff that took blood were lovely. The doctors for monitoring were different everyday. One being the one I felt very uncomfortable with. No consistency at all

Very expensive. Our cycles were covered by our Insurance however we had to pay a very large sum for our genetic testing. The day before we started our second cycle at about 2:30 in the afternoon we received a call from Jenna in finance telling me that we had no IVF coverage which was not true. We spoke with our insurance provider who also assured us our insurance was in place. My husband and I both had to leave our work early to spend over three hours on the phone with Jenna and our insurance yo convince them that we have coverage. The insurance agent even put us on a three way call to tell her we have been approved for the cycle. The insurance agent was even irritated by their issues. The mistake in the end was on their part. Surprise surprise. They tell you don’t be stressed and then tell you the day before a cycle you have no insurance. Absolutely incompetent.

We met Dr. Fischer on our first consultation visit. My husband and I had seen a series of OBGYN's that just didn't know what was wrong with us. I had recurrent miscarriages and no one knew why. When we met Dr. Fischer, she provided us with more information than we had received over the course of 2 years. I won't lie, we left the clinic a bit overwhelmed with the amount of information that was laid on us. She called us back for testing, but I was working full time and felt like it was just too much. The clinic was so understanding of this when I canceled my appointment. I took a month-long break and then decided I was ready for testing. I went into the clinic and had everything drawn up. Dr. Fischer's response came fairly quickly after all the results were in. I was diagnosed with Balanced Translocation (BT). She spent about an hour going over the diagnosis. She waited patiently as I took notes and tried to understand what was going on and what my options were. She offered to call my husband and re-explain everything to him as well since he couldn't be on the call at the same time as me. She offered a couple of different solutions to our diagnosis but it was obvious that we needed to move forward with IVF with PGD testing in order to reduce the risk of having more miscarriages. Dr. Fischer was readily available for us, to prescribe medication as my bloodwork developed, to answer questions as they arose, and put us at realistic ease when things were really looking south. She performed both the retrieval and the transfer. During both procedures, we felt like we were in capable hands. My retrieval resulted in 33 eggs, 27 fertilized, 15 Day 5 blasts, and 5 were balanced/normal PGD. Her medical protocol had worked outstandingly for us. She really has a way of making you feel like you're her most important patient. The best part, I'm currently 20 weeks pregnant with our miracle baby.

Don't be afraid to ask questions -- she has so much to offer, take advantage of it!

Monitoring appointments were always every morning from 5:45 AM to 7:30 AM. If you needed to go in over the weekend, the office would then transfer you to Basking Ridge. They were usually very quick, I would be in an out within 30 minutes. I think on two occasions they were quite overwhelmed and it took longer -- closer to an hour. I suspect because those were days coming off of holidays / long weekends. Either way, the entire process itself was very efficient.

Insurance did not cover anything, everything was out of pocket. It cost us about 30k for one full IVF cycle (including testing, bloodwork, retrieval, PGD testing, and retrieval). It will continue to cost us $1200 every year to keep our embryos on ice, and furthermore when we transfer future embryos.

Dr. Hong was compassionate and honest from the very beginning. She called us on Chrtistmas Eve with our embryo results because she knew my anxiety would not allow me to enjoy the holiday. She developed a great relationship with my husband which made him feel equally as comfortable. Dr. Hong is an extension of our family and has restored my faith in doctors, medicine and science as a whole.

Tell her eveything. Your thoughts your fears your likes and dislikes. She is so genuine and will tailor your experience to your needs physically mentally and emotionally which is beyond incredible!

Egg Retrieval: I do not recall the names of the specific medications. Transfer Meds: Baby aspirin Endomentrin Estradiol

I went to Morristown and worked in Parsippany. I typically went on the later end of the appointment time mainly because I am not a morning person.

I do not recall the specifics but most insurances do not cover embryo storage or the PGS testing. The testing can be costly however we felt it was the best approach for our diagnosis.

Dr. Hong assured us that a single embryo transfer was the safest and had the great success for a pregnancy for our diagnosis.

Dr. Kaser is very patient and kind.l had a lot of questions for him and he was able to answer all of them during our appointment. He performed my saline sonogram and my initial consult sonogram. He walked me through the whole IVF process then circled back to my immediate next steps.

Educate yourself too, while Dr Kaser will answer your questions, make sure you know all of your questions.

IVF- saline sonogram to confirm presence of fibroids, scar tissue,etc. Sema4 genetic testing to confirm my partner and I are not carriers for the same diseases. Nutritional consult for healthy lifestyle. IVF egg retrieval medications: Gonal F, lodose HCG, cetrotide. Pregnyl and lupron trigger. 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature. PCOS treatment- blood test and sonogram, confirmed and prescribed me metformin.

Monitoring would be in the early morning hours, everyone who arrives gets seen in the order they arrive. It was never a long wait. I needed to lay down for blood draw they always put me in a room for this. Some of the monitoring doctors would be a little rushed and not explain the measurements or calculations in the sonogram

Insurance covered most of my treatment. Embro cryopreservation and genetic testing were not covered ($5k). And probably another $1-2k for copays, medication, etc.

RMA does single embryo transfer for younger patients who have not undergone a cycle before

Dr. Bergh gave me hope for fertility preservation after cancer, even while being honest about my limited chances. He clearly explained each part of the process and what it meant for my future. He brought compassion and humor when my news wasn’t what I was hoping for and helped me navigate my next steps.

Arrive with questions and a notebook. He will advise you of what notes to take from your consultation so you can remember everything from your visit.

I had to do two separate egg retrieval’s as my first med protocol did not stimulate me well enough. This was a challenge due to my low AMH and ovary recovering from cancer surgery. The second protocol produce three times more eggs and was much more successful.

The morning monitoring was super convenient. You could get in early, jump from ultrasound to bloodwork and be out the door in time for work.

My fertility preservation was largely covered by a grant for cancer patients.

Dr Bergh was very candid with me and told me "how it was". He didn't sidestep anything because it was uncomfortable, he just said it in a blunt yet respectful manner. After I had a bad reaction to the medicine the first round, he worked with me to figure out a plan and continues to do so afterwards.

Don't see him if you want someone to hold your hand, he will just tell you how it is and keep going.

I am on track to do 4 medicated IUI cycles and if they do not take, move forward with IVF. First IUI I was given 50mg Gonal-F and then was increased to 150mg with an Ovradrell trigger shot. After starting the Gonal-F, my migraines that I have had since a teenager were uncontrollable. Reaching out to Dr Bergh regarding this, he switched my medicine to Clomid, 50mg for the second cycle. If the 4 IUI's do not take, I will meet with him beforehand to discuss the treatment options for IVF due to the necessary medication.

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I really liked Dr. Fischer as my doctor. She was warm, patient, reassuring, and supportive. The only question I had was whether her lack of experience was going to impact anything (she only recently started practicing). But in terms of bedside manner, she was wonderful.

Don't be afraid to ask questions and make sure you understand the process and what to expect. Dr. Fischer is more than happy to answer all of your questions.

We did the strongest protocol ("maxed out") due to my low AFC and AMH, which meant that I took hcg with Follistim 450. Then I took cetrotide for the trigger shot.

The monitoring visits were quick and easy. For the most part, it did not feel like a "cattle call." The wait room is big, so it doesn't feel crowded, and they kept it moving.

For embryo freezing, it was about $18,000 including ICSI and CCS. Then I paid another $4,000 for meds, but that turned out to be covered by insurance.

I couldn’t more more happier that he was my doctor. He took the time to explain everything fully and in detail to make sure we understood him. He always made us feel like we were making the right decisions and calmed our fears at every visit

Be honest with him. Always express your concerns.

Because of my insurance I have to do three failed IUI before they would cover my IVF cycles. We had to be careful with the IUI because I had a lot of eggs so since we didn’t want multiples, Dr. Seli took every precaution to make that happen. I had an egg retrieval which produced a lot of eggs. Then onto IVF which resulted in a pregnancy but then a miscarriage. He made sure I was mentally ready and that my body was ready for another chance.

between the IUI, medication, egg l, embryo storage and IVF cycles, it costed around $10,000. My insurance covered a lot more of it but we did have to take out a loan for $5400 for the retrieval, storage fees and medication.

Because I have PCOS and my ovaries are easily stimulated, he chose for one embryo because it was the most healthiest for my body