Utah Fertility Center

Dr. Dorais has been everything we could ask for in a Reproductive Endocrinologist. The journey of infertility is hard but she addresses our appointments with compassion and is always up to date with where we are at in our treatments and what our game plan should be going forward. She takes the time to refresh herself on each patient before their appointment. She’s also very proactive in involving us in our treatments and ultimately leaving the decisions up to us with her guidance.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions! She’s always taken the time to answer any of our questions thoroughly

We went to see Dr Gurtcheff for a consultation. She expressed compassion for what we are dealing with and took the time to listen to all our concerns and make sure she understood our history. She then gave us the information we needed for next steps and let me know I would need to get some blood work done. She explained what they were looking for and what the results would mean and how they would communicate those results to me. She then did an ultrasound and explained to me what PCOS is, which I was pretty sure I had but my OB did not officially diagnose. She confirmed to me I did have it and explained what it is and symptoms I might experience as a result. She made our next steps very clear and provided us with a folder of information so we wouldn't forget anything. We didn't feel rushed by her at any point.

Make sure you know your own history. She will want to know testing, procedures, diagnoses, all of that so make sure to have it written down if you are forgetful of all the medical terms like me.

We have not been treated by Dr Gurtcheff yet, we only had our initial appointment. She did explain what medications I would take and what the process would look like if we decide to move forward with IUI.

Our consultation was $325. My blood test was around $100

Dr. Gurtcheff is a godsend. My husband and I transferred to UFC, coming from a different doctor (in a different clinic/company) who was abrasive and as impersonal as one can be. During our initial consultation, Dr. Gurtcheff gave us hope in our personal circumstances (MFI and PCOS) as well as during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We met with her via Skype and she listened to our full story. She asked purposeful questions, took notes, and made every effort to understand our situation from her professional lens. From day one, she explained that she is based in Pleasant Grove and Murray and that she would be present at all major appointments (IUI, IVF if it came to it). She explained that my nurse would be in touch and that any data, results, and other information would be passed by her even if I didn't see her at routine appointments. We started with IUI in 2021 and along the way (we did 7 IUI cycles with Gurtcheff), she was always just a phone call or email away. When we decided to move forward with IVF, she was our biggest cheerleader. My body is an overachiever (not a shocker if you know me) and she was able to retrieve 50 follicles. Out of those, 21 eggs were fertilized and 14 made it to blast and were frozen. I experienced severe OHSS and once I recovered, the next month (August 2022), we had our first Frozen Embryo Transfer. It went beautifully! I got a positive pregnancy test, heard our little baby's heartbeat at two ultrasounds, and then, unfortunately, miscarried at 7w5d due to a sub-chorionic hemorrhage. Once my HCG was in the negative, we prepped for another transfer. In November, baseline scans revealed I had a Uterine polyp and I had that removed (by Dr. Gurtcheff) in December. In February 2023, we had another seamless embryo transfer and in March, we found out it was successful! We heard our baby's heartbeat, which was a little slow for 7w1d, but within an acceptable range. A few days later, 7w6d, I miscarried again. During a phone call with Dr. Gurtcheff to talk about the next steps, she was very sympathetic and kind as we discussed what our options were. We decided that we needed to get our remaining embryos tested for any genetic abnormalities before attempting another embryo transfer.

If you are closer to the Ogden clinic, know that you won't see Dr. Gurtcheff at every appointment. Be prepared to travel to Pleasant Grove for any major procedures or surgeries.

For IUI, our insurance covered everything but the cost of injections, which was anywhere from $270-$450. Our insurance covered $10,000 of our IVF cycle. This covered everything *except* injections/medications and genetic testing. We paid approximately $2,400 toward genetic testing for myself and my spouse. We took a loan through Lending Club for just over $3,300 for our injections (Follistim, menopur, and another I can't remember the name of). The payment is $163/monthly. We paid approximately $1,000 more toward freezing our embryos, other non-injection medications and testing/appointments not covered by the $10k number. We also paid $550 for anesthesia three times for my two hysteroscopies and my egg retrieval. UFC partnered with CryoVault to manage the payments for our frozen embryos. We pay $62.50 monthly. We need to pay just over $5,860 to cover the PGS/PGT for our remaining 12 embryos.

When asked if we would be allowed to transfer 2 embryos at one time, Dr. Gurtcheff talked to us in depth about all the possible outcomes. Because of my recurrent pregnancy loss, it was ill-advised because there is a higher likelihood of miscarriage with multiples.

Dr. Foulk is an incredible doctor who used the very latest medicine to help us conceive our child. His plan of care was innovative. His manner is reassuring. And he always was willing to communicate with me about setbacks or about my concerns. The only drawback about such a great doctor is that he is super busy and I did not see him very often. I did feel that I could always communicate with him at any point, but, I do wish I had seen him at some other visits.

Be ready for aggressive treatment, he is willing to move at your pace, but, if you want a baby he will move heaven and earth to get one in your arms. He’s optimistic but also realistic. You won’t see him or speak to him often, but I do know that he oversaw all my details and was always ready to answer questions.

We used IVF with ICSI and PGS testing. Our protocol was rather long and also intense. I told him that I wanted everything that could increase my chances of conception. It included HGH, and an antagonist protocol. We knew my eggs were compromised with an endometrioma on my one ovary (the other had been removed many years prior) and tried to get as many eggs as possible. The PGS testing was my choice because my husband and I did not want multiple failed transfers. We had Dr. Foulk’s full support. He was a good balance of “here’s the facts here are my suggestions and you tell me what you want to do”. Prior to transfer we also did an endometrial scratch and embryo velcro.

I believe our costs were around $30,000 including PGS testing, ICSI, and a procedure for polyp removal I needed.

He encourages a single embryo transfer for us because we only had two normal embryos and I had a history of difficult pregnancy.

He is obviously doing what he does because he cares. He gets moving quickly on procedures- I appreciated that as he was my 6th doctor due to moves & I had been worried I would have to “start over” in some ways delaying my process- but that wasn’t the case. During my egg retrieval injection process- he contacted me twice to discuss adjusting my protocol. That made me feel like he was on top of ensuring my IVF cycle went as good as it could! He also made an effort to again call me when my PGS results didn’t turn out as expected and apologized and then spent 15 minutes on the phone going over our options from there and why we saw those results. He performed my egg retrieval’s which I see as a strength for him because I am aware some doctors have other doctors do it- so I appreciate that he was able to be present and be the one to perform them. He also was aware of our financial concerns & I so appreciate that he did his best to help us make the best financial choices.

Ask as many questions as you need. I felt like he assumed we knew a lot- which I again appreciated as we had been to many clinics prior- but I had to voice my questions often if I wanted them addressed- & once I did that- I got the answers I wanted.

I have endometriosis with an AMH of 4. I am known to have high E2 levels as well. First retrieval cycle: Lupron 20 units 2x daily for 2 days, then added Gonal-F 150 2x daily and Menopur 1 powder 2x daily. I also took a baby aspirin and dexamethasone every day & continue to take dexamethasone. (To control my endo?) I eventually dropped my Gonal-F dosage twice during the process because my numbers from my E2 lab work was too high. Triggered with HCG shot. Post retrieval I took letrozole for 5 days to help combat OHSS which I thought was interesting. 2nd retrieval: exact same protocol but we lowered my gonal F to 75 for one of my two daily injections from the beginning. Triggered with pregnyl. Same recovery protocol as well.

They quoted us at around 14,000 for our IVF cycle (not including medications or PGS testing) We have a small amount of insurance coverage (lab work) so we are waiting to get our final bill from the first retrieval. And we never made it to transfer so I don’t know the overall cost.

Because I did PGS testing, they recommend only transferring 1.

She’s kind, straight forward, thorough...she truly cares. She covers everything with you. She made me feel very comfortable and cared for. She’s been very involved, calling me to check in after I have other appointments, etc. on her personal time and talking to me for 20+ minutes at times. She’s involved in my plan and I love that. I wouldn’t move anywhere else because of her in particular. I feel so confident in her and trust her opinion and plan of action. I believe she can get us pregnant. She didn’t guarantee it of course but she’s been amazing and I feel like that will be the outcome, or at least that she is the best doctor to give us the very best shot at it.

Trust her. She cares and won’t lead you astray. Ask questions because she doesn’t mind answering them!

We haven’t gotten so far yet!

So far I’ve spent very little because of insurance. They’re good at making sure you’re in network and they do let me know what something will be out of pocket before we do it just in case. I got an accurate quote for IVF, bloodwork, etc. You have to pay either through insurance or not for bloodwork, meetings...my original ultrasound was free and they let me know ahead of time. They’ll charge for sperm freezings but will give you one free. Finances have been clear overall.

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Dr. Gurtcheff is very understanding, compassionate and caring. As her patient I truly feel that she has my best interest at heart and she is doing her absolute best to find the treatments and procedures that will work for us. She is always willing to take time to answer my questions and to make sure that I'm well-informed. She shows compassion when the results didn't turn out like we expected and thoroughly talks me through our next options and her recommendations. I've never felt that she's pushed me into anything, she always gives me the info and the facts and I usually ask for her recommendation, which she gives, and then she leaves all decisions about treatment up to myself and my husband and she is willing to go whichever direction we want to go with treatment. She is very knowledgeable and she does a great job at explaining things to us. I moved out of state while still working with her and didn't want to change clinics because I've been very happy with Dr. Gurtcheff and we have frozen embryos at the clinic and she has been incredibly helpful with our move, making sure that we know our options and working with us over the phone to set up more treatments. She normally doesn't schedule transfers as far in advance as I needed one but I was trying to buy plane tickets to come back and I needed a date so she went ahead and scheduled the transfer a few months out, which was incredibly helpful to me! She is a sweet person that genuinely cares about her patients. I have felt very well taken care of with her.

Get ready for an emotional roller coaster. There are a lot of ups and downs with fertility treatment but Dr. Gurtcheff does her best to keep you well-informed and to help you expand your family.

I used Follistim, Ganirelix and Menopur in preparation for my egg retrieval and ended up stopping a day early because the ultrasound showed that I had a lot of follicles. We did the egg retrieval a day early and got 40 eggs, which was great. I was really bloated and my ovaries were huge from releasing so many eggs and I was at risk for OHSS so Dr. Gurtcheff told me to take it easy and eat a high protein, low am carb, low sugar diet and drink electrolytes and I never got OHSS. The bloating went down within a few days and I felt better. We did Progesterone in Oil injections and suppositories leading up to both Frozen Embryo Transfers and got a positive pregnancy test with both (one ending in a chemical pregnancy and one in a miscarriage at 9 weeks).

$1,000 per cycle of IUI. $12,000 for an Egg Retrieval/Fresh Embryo Transfer cycle. $3,000 per Frozen Embryo Transfer. $750 initial cost to freeze embryos and $250 per year after that.

Dr. Foulk is so in tune and so educated and it shows. I have switched doctors so many times because of my doctors not listening, not knowing what to do next, and being so out of touch with my situation, Dr. Foulk is different. He is understanding, he wants to try new things, he is determined to help me start my family, and that's exactly what I have needed in a doctor. I do know how in demand he is and sometimes that shows through with how quickly he is in and out of appointments, but I wouldn't trade that for the type of care I receive from him. He gave me more answers in one appointment from looking at my history than 2 other doctors gave me by performing tests themselves. I appreciate him and trust that he is doing everything he can to help me in my situation

Just be honest about how you're feeling with everything. Tell him exactly what you need and ask him lots of questions. Sometimes doctors forget that you don't know the details of what you're talking about, but if you ask him questions, he's so good about explaining things exactly how you can understand them.

It seems like every time I have an appointment that I actually see Dr. Foulk, there is some kind of cost. I do have really good insurance which is helpful, however, I at least have a co-pay when I see him. IVF costs are different as those are excessive no matter what, but since he's a specialist, the cost is a bit higher when I see him directly.

I met Dr Dorais a few years ago now and I think she is extremely intelligent in what she specializes in. She is also extremely compassionate towards me and has helped me navigate my fertility treatments after cancer in the most empathetic way.

She is involved in everything, but you won’t be hearing directly from her on a daily basis during the egg retrieval process, you’ll more likely be hearing from your nurse or clinical staff.

It’s been almost two years since my last egg retrieval, but because of my diminished ovarian reserve, we have experimented with very high-dose stimming, and also lower-dose stimming, and saw similar success. We also experimented with Human Growth Hormone to see if it would increase egg numbers and in my case it did not. Dr Dorais always consulted with me and made sure I was aware that higher meds weren’t a guarantee for higher egg count.

I think my discount for the clinic was 20% because of my cancer diagnosis. I also got compassionate care discounts for my prescriptions. I think without insurance, my cost was around $8,500 each time I had an egg retrieval.

Dr Conway was incredibly helpful in helping me understand my body, and the different treatment options available. She was able and willing to step in when needed for complicated procedures. I appreciated the time she took to explore possible factors and offer advice and support.

Don't shy away from your unique details, let her know the full picture so she can help you best.

Its hard to remember all of the details. I remember taking birth co tell, progesterone, Femara, progesterone suppositories. I completed HSG twice, as well as water ultrasound in order to rule out any additional concerns.

Again, it is hard to remember all of the costs. I think in total we have spent about 10,000 directly with this clinic, with additional costs for required medications. I have tried to avoid IVF due to financial concerns, but have reached a place where I understand I need to move forward and can't rely on IUI.

NA, I have not yet utilized eSET. Plan to this summer.

Dr Conway is kind and compassionate. She was willing to answer questions I had and always willing to schedule another appointment to talk over more questions if needed. I did not see her every appointment, but she acted as if she knew me well and was patient and did not make the situation feel to serious.

Ask a lot of questions

Dr Conway had me start with 3 IUIs, which none ended in a pregnancy. We met again after the 3rd failed IUI to talk about the next steps. Because my diagnosis is unexplained infertility, she could not really know for sure if trying another IUI even had a chance to work. She recommended IVF at that point, as research shows the chances of IUIs working after the 3rd try go down. With my IVF cycle she recommended freezing the embryos and then waiting and doing a frozen transfer a month later, after my body had time to he. This was really good for me because I got really sick and miserable after the egg retrieval and my body needed that time. She also had me do progesterone shots starting about 5 days before my transfer and for 10 weeks to help prep my uterus and keep it the best environment to keep the baby in there. I was happy with how she helped me.

My 3 IUIs including meds abs everything we’re about $4000 total. My IVF cycle including meds and everything else cost about $16,500

Dr. Conway prefers to transfer only one embryo at a time, but is open to discussion options.

He is extremely compassionate and understanding. He's willing to discuss alternative approaches. He's very willing to provided suggestions to help with issues that come up. I've had no major negative experiences with him. Sometimes it's difficult to follow his train of thought or he's over eager to share thoughts and I'm not totally sure we're on the same page. I'm uncertain of his fine motor skills and have questioned his ability to handle delicate procedures with skill. My egg retrieval was surprisingly painful and another brief procedure also made me question his fine motor skills.

Educate yourself and come with as many questions as you can and he will answer them. This is a very overwhelming process but you can't expect your hand to be held through this entire process. The best advocate you can have is yourself.

I did not do birth control prior to IUI or IVF at my request. My IUI used femara and a trigger shot. IVF was part of a double blind study. I had a lot of uncomfortable reactions to the medications but nothing overly concerning. Headaches and nausea affected my ability to work. Bloating was uncomfortable and a lot of aching and stabby pain from ovarian stimulation.

Diagnostic visits were covered by my insurance. Additional costs were in the hundreds to thousands. The office was great about providing a list of fees to expect. We were only given a range to expect on medication cost which was stressful.

I was not swayed one way or the other. I could have been more educated on the potential risks. After experiencing a single pregnancy, I would never risk a multiple embryo transfer.

I'm 34 and no other doctor noticed my AMH levels or took concern until doctor Foulk. He understood the low AMH meant my egg reserve was as if I was in my late 30s. He acted with urgency and suggested 3 rounds of IUI before performing IVF. He remembers our life situation when he talks with us and asked how my husband's grad school was going. We feel very confident in him as our doctor.

Ask all your questions and trust his process.

Doctor Foulk recommended only 3 rounds of IUI because the statistics of getting pregnant after 3-4 rounds doesn't go up. He performed a hysteroscopy to remove 5-6 polyps. Two were on my cervix and he said they may have acted as sentinels preventing sperm from entering the uterus. We had our first egg retrieval today. I took Menopour and Gonal-F for 10 days and had 3 ultrasounds to monitor follicle growth. I took a ovulation preventing drug for two days before the trigger shot. I took Pregnyl as the trigger shot because during my first IUI the trigger shot made me itchy at the injection site. We are awaiting results from the lab for fertilization of eggs and survival of embryos. It was recommended I eat a low carb diet and drink lots of electrolytes to get the ovarys back to the normal size.

$1000 per IUI $11,000 for Egg Retrieval $5,000 Frozen Embryo Transfer

I truly couldn't have asked for a better doctor. Our first visit had to be done as a video call since it was in the midst of covid, and even with that I still felt like she truly cared about our fertility journey. She took the time to explain everything thoroughly to us, she was kind and compassionate while still being honest about the likelihood of the success of IVF for us, and when it came time for our transfer, she made me feel safe and comfortable.

I wouldn't hesitate for a minute if you are considering working with her. Don't be afraid to ask questions. She won't make you feel like you are annoying her, she genuinely cares.

For our retrieval cycle, the month before retrieval, she had me start birth control on cycle day 3 and take that for 22 days. We scheduled a saline US between cycle day 6-10. She had both my husband and I take a Z-pack with the last pill to be taken one week before my baseline US. 28 days after cycle day 1, I started taking baby aspirin daily, had my baseline US, and bloodwork done. The following morning, I started stims with Gonal-F150 IU and Menopur 1 powder and continued both of these throughout the rest of my retrieval cycle with bloodwork on day 3 of the meds, and ultrasounds and bloodwork on days 6, 8, 9, and 10. We added in Cetrotide daily on day 6, did one extra dose of Gonal-F on day 10 as well as my trigger shot, with egg retrieval on day 12. For our FET, we did a modified natural cycle per my request. On cycle day 2, I had my baseline ultrasound, bloodwork, and began taking baby aspirin daily. Cycle day 3-7 I took Femara 5mg. I took OPKs on CD8-11 to make sure I didn't ovulate too early. CD 12, 13, and 14, I had follicle ultrasounds and bloodwork and did a trigger shot on CD 14. 3 days after my trigger shot, I began a Z-pack and I started taking Prometrium 200mg vaginally 3x a day which I continued through 10 weeks of pregnancy. My embryo transfer was 7 days after my trigger shot. She also had me take prenatal vitamins throughout all of these cycles and throughout my pregnancy.

Retrieval cycle to clinic: $10,029 Medications for retrieval: $2650 Anesthesia for retrieval: $500 Genetic Testing: $1100 Transfer cycle to clinic: $2680 Medications for transfer: $60

She preferred to transfer only one embryo for us and after her explaining the pros and cons of each option, we fully agreed with her.

Very compassionate and understanding of where we were in our infertility journey. We jumped right into IVF when we switched to UFC and it was an amazing experience! Even as we went through IVF we couldn't have hoped for a better experience or outcome

Do the consultation! You will fall in love with Dr. G! She helps make the rough patch of infertility treatments a little easier and helps you understand as you go as well as involves you in a game plan moving forward (especially after our chemical pregnancies when we went back to the drawing board!)

First 2 transfers, estrogen started day 3 after ultrasound. Lining checks throughout cycle. 5 days before transfer started PIO. Both ended in chemical pregnancies Transfer 3 we added 2 "experimental procedures" (deemed here in the US as experimental) to try to help our embryos stick. Still did estrogen and PIO in same sequence and added triple progesterone, so oral progesterone 3 times a day and vaginally at night after transfer. The other procedure we added was lipid infusions. I got one a week before transfer, after confirmed pregnancy test and then once a month until 20 weeks. We truly believe that infusion is what helped our embryo continue to grow!!

1500 self pay transfer cost, 3500 billed to insurance. Dont remember retrieval cost

We transferred 1 during our first fresh transfer. Then the next 2 transfers, with warning, we transferred 2 each time. We had a singleton

Dr Conway spent time with us to come up with a plan. She reviewed my history and had some ideas of things we could try after experiencing 7 miscarriages. At this point we’ve had a better outcome than we expected and we’re so appreciative of all she’s done to help us grow our family.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

I don’t remember my protocol for the egg retrieval. But for my two transfers (both of which were successful - first one resulted in a live birth and second I’m 36 weeks pregnant with and things are going well) we tried using plaquenil which was something I hadn’t done during any of my miscarriages before. It’s hard to know if that’s what worked but with my autoimmune conditions it seemed to help! We also made sure my thyroid levels were exactly where we wanted them before transferring and I think that made a difference.

I don’t remember. We were lucky to have insurance cover a lot of it.

Dr Conway left it up to us but we decided to transfer one at a time. With so many miscarriages I worried my body wouldn’t be able to support a twin pregnancy. She was supportive of that decision.

Dr. Parker is incredibly intelligent. He was able to talk with my partner and I, discuss why we were experiencing infertility from a scientific perspective and answer all of the questions we had. We did have some hiccups with communication, since most of our comms were virtual. A few calls were either missed or late, or on a call to discuss results, he wasn't sure why we were calling and we had to remind him it was about the analysis of my husband's sperm.

He is extremely business oriented. His bedside manner isn't as compassionate as I expected, but he is extremely knowledgeable. He will answer your questions, you just may need to be persistent in asking them.

My husband's sperm analysis came back with low morphology and motility. Based on these results, Dr. Parker decided to skip IUI or a procedure on my husband altogether, given our ages and goals for starting a family. His recommendation to go straight to IVF streamlined our treatment and set us up to be pregnant 4 months later.

The office recommended eSET to us, and I agreed. With the few embryos we had, and risks during a multiples pregnancy, we appreciated this recommendation.

Shawn was incredibly informed. She was able to cite recent research and provide data on best practices for our situation. She was honest about the success rates of our situation and spent the time to explain costs and what to expect with assistance in the costs. She walked through the process but also explained that there would be deviations in the process and the deviations didn’t mean anything was wrong only that my care was specific to me and could change based on hormones and need for changed timing, etc. Going into the procedures I knew exactly what to expect and what the cost would be. There were no surprises and I was given the opportunity to make the decisions with the doctor at each visit. I was so scared during the process because I am an anxious person, I would call all the time and Shawn would call me back on her personal cell after hours to comfort and reassure me.

Just go for it with her, if you have any doubts ask she is so kind and willing to answer anything or research it and follow up with you. You will safe and at ease in her care.

Shawn first used a rapid hormone cycle. I was able to produce many eggs but only 6 made it to 5 day embryos and then only 2 were grade B at implantation. We implanted one and it didn’t take. Then when I did my next round with her we had to do a re-retrieval since none of the embryos from the first round survived. She talk to me about doing a long cycle using hormone for a month before retrieval. She explained that with my PCOS many times women require the older methods. She went into great detail of why this was the case. I felt so much better the second round. I used less hormone injections because my body responded better to the hormones. The eggs retrieved were much better quality and thriving. We implanted day 5 embryos, 2, and I ended up with twins. Super healthy and completely normal twins.

The costs were comparable to all the other fertility centers in Utah. I did feel that Shawn and her nurses had amazing ideas on grants, medication assistance, using the cheapest pharmacies for meds and fertility insurance.

Shawn said she always recommended single embryo transfer because of the risk to the mother and babies if there are multiples. She explained that length that she never implants more than two and she always recommends one. She also said that of course there are better odds of success with two embryos at once. She made sure to inform myself and my husband thoroughly before we chose to implant two. She was never forceful or upset either way, just kind and knowledgeable about our decision.

He was so nice. I was very awkward and he had a good bedside manner. He treated me well and addressed any questions I had with patience. If I was concerned he always would get back to me. He also worked with my husband with his sperm retrieval.

Ask questions if you have any and you’ll know everything of what to expect. If you don’t have that, ask for a different coordinator.

He used a low dose birth control in the beginning, and told me why we were doing that. As an infertility patient I felt that was ironic but it made sense when he explained the reasoning. Constant labs to measure where I was.

I think all together was $17,000 for IVf and 1,500-1800 for sperm retrieval

I chose to transfer 2 embryos and he warned me of the risks but was willing to try it out with our situation.

Dr Dorais is the best of everything at what she does. I could not have asked for better results with my IVF cycle and I can not thank her enough for doing all she did to ensure I had the most positive experience with no regrets. Dr Dorais was very open and made sure that I understood the success rates for my age range so I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. I am not going to lie, I was a needy patient, and needed a lot of reassurance on things throughout the process. Dr Dorais always remained patient and listened to all of my concerns. She acknowledged everything I said, even when I was being overly anxious about something. She was open to a lot of the requests I had, such as doing an endometrial biopsy, and even added steroids to my protocol to help with egg quality. If there was something I wanted to try, but she didn't feel was necessary, she would give me a detailed research/fact based response as to why she didn't feel it was necessary for me to do which I really appreciated, because she knew I wouldn't be content with just hearing no I don't need that. During my cycle, she was able to retrieve 21 eggs, 19 of those fertilized, 8 made it to 5 day embryos which we had PGT tested. Of those we tested, 6 came back abnormal and 2 were normal, 1 boy and 1 girl. I was a little disappointed we didn't have more normal embryos, but Dr Dorais was very pleased with the results. I wanted to transfer both embryos, but since Dr Dorais wanted us to have the best possible chance at having a successful pregnancy we made a plan to transfer only one of them. We were on a time crunch to do the transfer because my insurance with IVF coverage was going to lapse soon. I started my FET with estrogen and when I went in for testing my levels were optimal sooner than expected so she pushed up the date of my transfer by a week. Dr Dorais took the time to call me after hours to explain the change herself because she knew I might stress out since the new date of my transfer would be during her vacation she already had planned. I was terrified of the change and even though I tried to hide it she could tell. Dr Dorais did something I never expected and even offered to postpone her trip by 1 day so she could do my transfer. After I had a few minutes to process things, I told her no that would not be necessary. I trusted who she suggested to do my transfer. Dr Conway in the same clinic did my transfer a week later. I still stressed for various reasons, but despite all of that I wouldn't change a single thing we did because it resulted in a healthy baby girl!

Like you should with any doctor, be prepared with a list of questions beforehand. Don't hesitate to ask anything, even if you think it's stupid. She was very impressed with the type of questions I had because she knew I did some homework and I feel like it made her respect me more and make it easier to communicate things with me.

We did an estrace priming protocol and added dexomethasone to aid in egg quality.

There was rarely a wait in the waiting room. Once I was in the room I don't remember waiting more than 5 minutes for someone to come in and perform the ultrasound.

Egg retrieval and frozen embryo transfer were billed separately through the clinic. My insurance covered 80% of it. I paid for medications separately and insurance covered $10,000 of it.

I assumed we would transfer 2 embryos because that's what I had and I assumed transferring both would increase the chances of a viable pregnancy. But since we did PGT testing we already removed the chance of the pregnancy failing due to chromosomal abnormalities which I know for a fact contributed to 1 of my miscarriages. Dr Dorais took into consideration my age, and desire for a girl since I already had 2 boys, and since we only had 1 normal girl embryo from my egg retrieval it made sense to transfer just 1.

Dr. Gurtcheff is knowledgeable and compassionate. Although we were given a hard diagnosis she had a way of giving us hope. During our consultations she was willing to take the extra time to thoroughly answer any questions we had. I had 2 HSG tests, one performed by Dr. Gurtcheff and one by another physician. Dr. Gurtcheff was more gentle and very little discomfort was felt compared to my other experience. We trust her with our care.

Make sure you take advantage her knowledge and ask as many questions as possible.

Trying to conceive our second child Dr. Gurtcheff recommended doing a mini stim cycle. With the hopes of reducing my chances of OHSS while still producing good quality embryos. She took into account the fact that we already had a son and wanted to only have 1-2 more children. She prescribed femara along with gonal-f. I haven’t completed the cycle yet so we will see if it will be successful.

We haven’t completed our IVF cycle yet, but it is estimated to cost around 10,900.

He is the most caring doctor. I have had some really hard times and he always delivered the hard news with so much empathy. I am proud to be one of his patients. He is very organized and made me feel like I was his only patient. I even remember one time he made sure he called me even though it was 8 pm. He wanted to make sure I was okay and that my questions were answered.

I would choose him over and over again. He is amazing and he will not give up on you. He is knowledgeable and he will take great care of you!!

I started off by doing shots and medicine for an egg retrieval. After a few weeks we realized that I was not producing follicles like I should so he cancelled my egg retrieval. The second time I did shots and I also did testosterone gel on my arm. I did produce follicles. We were hoping for 6-8 eggs and when I had my egg retrieval I had 3 eggs. 2 of them made it to day 4 and 1 made it. My embryo was tested and came back abnormal meaning it wouldn’t implant. I then decided to do some IUIs and I did 2 back to back with clomid and femara and a trigger shot and that has led me to right now. We are meeting with them tomorrow to figure out our next steps. To say this has been a long road would be an understatement but we will do anything to get our babies here safely.

IVF-$7500 in medicines and then paying for anesthesia for egg retrieval and money for testing of the embryos. IUI-we have had 2 of them and paid about 1,000 for each one. We have also paid for progesterone suppositories several times which cost a couple hundred each time.

Dorais is my number one! She is literally the nicest person I have ever met. She is brilliant and so reliable and has so much knowledge about this. Her patience is 100%, and she will answer every SINGLE question you have until you understand. She explains things in a manner that makes sense to people not in the industry. She is solid in her suggestions and support. If there is something that you are concerned with, she will let you know every outcome no matter the severity. There are even times that I have told her we were uncertain about things, she has provided options but has kept us in the loop to explain why it would/wouldn't be the best. I absolutely would recommend her to anyone! She is what I think people look for in a doctor when they are looking to be cared for. She is the only doctor (in any field at all) that makes me appreciate a doctor and the help that they give.

She will have your back. And she really will put her heart into this with you.

We have used Clomid at the maximum strength every treatment (100, or 150mg?) Trigger shot most of the times. There are times when I didnt agree with using it because we had other success with OPK. We only did a baseline ultrasound the last 3 of 12 because of choice. She wanted to be sure that I had 3 large eggs each time because of the difficulty of getting us pregnant. The last 4 to 5 treatments of 12 we used Gonyl F for 4 days (dont remember the dose). I responded well to the Gonyl F, Trigger and Clomid well together. However, we are to the point where we need to move onto IVF and we would complete this with ICSI if the sperm count was low, and we would do a frozen cycle.

More expensive but very comparable to UofU

She strongly suggested to do only single embryo transfer. She WOULD do multiple eggs but would notate that we went against her suggestion.

Dr. Gurtcheff is an amazing doctor. She is incredibly intelligent, highly compassionate and competent, and very friendly and warm. She made me feel so comfortable in her presence and I always felt very hopeful and motivated after speaking with her. She is very detailed in her explanations and she is with you every step of the way. She calls you personally on the phone to explain something, instead of having a nurse call. She instilled a feeling of complete trust, hope for the future, and faith in me. I had been lacking this for a while, as infertility is a very stressful experience. I always knew I was being taken care of and Dr. Gurtcheff genuinely cared about getting us to our destination.

I would just let them know that she is going to take care of them and will put their worries and fears at ease. She is highly skilled and knows exactly what she is doing. She is professional, and very compassionate.

We are just starting IVF. We have been through numerous tests and procedures leading up to this point.

They will be somewhere between 13,000 and 25,000, depending on if we choose PGT testing or not.

Dr. Dorais is an incredible doctor. She is whip smart and so compassionate towards her patients. She takes the time to answer all your questions and takes your research and concerns into consideration when designing care plans. It's clear she is passionate about helping people grow their families.

Don't be afraid to do your own research and talk to her about your thoughts and ideas regarding your body and your fertility. She is receptive to them.

We are a lesbian couple so obviously TI was not something we were capable of trying. When we first started with Dr. Dorais we had no reason to believe we would have any trouble getting pregnant so for the first two IUIs we didn't do any pharmaceutical interventions. Those didn't work so we ran some tests, and found I had a blocked fallopian tube which was able to be fixed in office. We then adjusted to doing IUIs with Clomid. Those didn't work either. We ran more tests and discovered I had polyps in my uterus. I had surgery to remove those and we moved on to IVF. We used a pretty standard protocol of Menopur, Follistim, Cetrotide and an HCG trigger shot we got 17 eggs but only two embryos. Only one embryo tested normal through pgs testing. We transferred it and I got pregnant. However it resulted in a missed miscarriage at around 11 weeks. Babe stopped growing somewhere around 9 weeks. We are trying IVF again when covid-19 is over. Our stimulation cycle has been increased slightly and we have added Novarel to the trigger. We had taken almost a year off to improve my health with supplements that are shown to improve egg quality, and to work on my nutrition.

It was definitely an efficient process. I am almost always able to get in for appointments that make it easy for me and my schedule (not having to get a sub for an hour or so is huge for a teacher).

We have insurance that covers fertility treatments, so I can't remember exactly. However I feel like what we're going into this time (where we haven't met our deductible yet) is pretty typical for an IVF cycle cost wise.

Dr. Dorais is conservative and feels that a single embryo transfer is best. That said she is open to discussing multiples.