Carolyn Maud Doherty

Strengths: Very knowledgeable, and has lots of years of experience. Dr.Doherty does take the time to explain things if asked, but definitely does not always go into detail unless you pry for further explanation or reasoning. (however, I have learned that sometimes knowing less is better during this journey). I have had 2 failed frozen embryo cycles, and each time she has tweaked the protocol after failed cycles. On the last failed cycle I called the clinic to set up a time to talk to the doctor. She called me back the next day and patiently answered all of my questions and explained the next procedure thoroughly. Ultimately, I will continue to see her because she is focused on the main goal of getting me pregnant! Weaknesses: Maybe not always professional in her topics of conversation, but I don't mind it because her quirky personality usually takes away some of the awkwardness of the many vaginal exams.

She is not a boring doctor, but if you are wanting the warm/fuzzy of a doctor she may not be the best option for you.

1. Injectible Meds (follistim-75iui) w/IUI: Resulted in 5-6 mature eggs, no pregnancy 2. Injectible Meds (follistim-75iui) w/IUI: 6-7 mature egg, no pregnancy 3. IVF: Injectible Meds (follistim-100iui): stimmed for 10-12 days. Retrieved 25 eggs, 21 mature, 15 fertilized, 7 made it to blast. 4. Frozen Embryo Transfer #1: On oral estrogen until my lining was at 8-9, started progesterone 5 days before transfer. Transferred 1 good quality blast, no pregnancy 5. Frozen Embryo Transfer #2: Added aspirin, on oral estrogen until my lining was at 8-9, started progesterone 5 days before transfer. Transferred 2 good quality blasts, chemical pregnancy 6. Next protocol is to do Laminaria test because transfers have not been "easy". She hopes by dilating my cervix it will help straighten things out so it is a smoother transfer & easier on the embryos. Between my 1st and 2nd IUIs w/injectibles doctor Dr. didn't change anything because I was a good responder to the meds and the number of eggs they want to see. This was also the case in between my transfers. I was on the same dose of estrogen and progesterone because my lining was thick enough for transfer. However, she did add aspirin in between first and second transfer for blood flow.

Monitoring appointments are first come first serve from 6:30-9am M-F, and by appointment on Saturday/Sundays. The office has the monitoring appointments down. I am usually out of my appointment within 30 minutes. There is an easy flow with signing in, being called up for payment, and then getting called back for bloodwork/ultrasound.

Average IVF costs: $8000 for retrieval, $4000 for each transfer.

Dr.Doherty preferred to transfer 1 embryo at a time, but when I asked to transfer 2 she did allow it. The reason she did not want me to transfer more was because of my thin figure.

I trust Dr. Doherty, and truly believes she knows what she is doing, even if I don't fully understand the course of action. When my first retrieval didn't go as well as either of us hoped, she was honest about the fact that my treatment would be an uphill battle. I like that she doesn't sugar coat things or be misleading about how the next time will be amazing. For the second retrieval, she didn't change my protocol as much as I hoped she would, but I'm currently stimming right now and have seen a big improvement in my response so far, so I'm happy I continued my treatment with her. It's hard to stay positive and trust, but it's worth it in the end. I would always like more communication, but any direct question I've asked has been answered so it has not been an issue.

Take the opportunity to ask questions. It can be hard to ask questions during your appointment, but make sure you have your list ready for when the nurse calls in the afternoon. They have always been patient and more than happy to answer my specific questions. If they need to consult with Dr. Doherty, they will and call me back as soon as possible.

IUI #1: Started stimming on 100 iu of Follistim for six days, then did Pregnyl as my trigger shot. Following the procedure, I did a Progesterone suppository. This procedure did not result in a pregnancy. Rationale was to start low. I think I produced two big follicles. IUI #2: Started stimming on 200iu of Follistim for five days, moving to 300iu for the next six days when I wasn't responding well. I responded much better with nine follicles, but the procedure still did not result in a pregnancy. I was put on Progesterone in Oil instead of the suppository as my period came early with the first IUI. Due to two failures, and my endometriosis diagnosis, Dr. Doherty gave me the option between a third IUI or IVF. I moved on to IVF. Retrieval #1: I stimmed with 300iu of Follistim for five days before moving up to 450iu of Follistim for the next six days. I took Ganirelix for the last three of these days. While we saw 12 follicles, Dr. Doherty was only able to retrieve 5 egg, 4 of which were mature. This was partly due to my left ovary being too high and possible scarred from endometriosis to get much from. I ended up with 1 pgs normal embryo from that round. I'm currently stimming for my second retrieval. 225iu of Follistim in the morning, and 225iu of Follistim in the evening. I'm on my twelfth day and am responding better than for the first retrieval. They are seeing four follicles on the left and thirteen on the right so far. Possible retrieval on Friday.

It was a very efficient process. I've rarely had to wait any longer than 20 minutes. It works well with my schedule, and I get seen and out of the office quickly.

My insurance does not cover most costs, so I pay out of pocket for everything. Including medications, my first IUI cost $2,200.45, my second IUI cost $3,805.32, my first retrieval with a freeze all cycle cost $13,482.83. This does not include the laparoscopy surgery I had due to endometriosis.

As I'm a poor responder, I'm choosing to bank embryos at this time and have not done an embryo transfer yet.

Maud is results driven. She is very honest and makes sure her patients know what is going on. She genuinely cares about her patients and does everything she can to make treatments manageable. She goes above and beyond to provide feedback and other options.

She is results drive and very direct. She tells it like it is. Do not expect her to sugar coat anything.

Egg retrieval - injections of menopur and gonal f (75 iu each) daily for 10 days. 3 days of cetrotide and then lupron trigger due to large number of follicles. Transfer protocol - started with estrace gradually increasing to 6 tabs per day with baby aspirin. Cycle canceled due to tubal blockage and scheduled surgery. Transfer protocol - estrace and baby aspirin again with pio. Transfer failed Transfer protocol - estrace, baby aspirin, and viagra. Transfer canceled due to think endometrial lining Transfer protocol - 37.5 iu injections of follistim. Trigger shot and pio. Transfer failed. Best lining i have had in over 1 year of treatment

I have met my out of pocket max with my insurance but paid out of pocket for most of my prescriptions.

Only have done single embryo transfer by our choice

From our first consult, she was very straightforward on what we should expect from out treatment plan. She has a great bedside manner, but also tells you like it is. She takes the time to make sure you understand what it is you are to do, and answers any questions we have.

Be open to what she has to say and how she approaches your treatment plan.

After hearing our experience with our previous doctor, she immediately wanted to do a few additional blood tests to supplement the ones I had done already. She discovered my thyroid levels were abnormal and referred me to a endocrinologist. Once my levels were normal, we were able to resume treatment with Dr. Doherty. During my first baseline ultrasound, she found I had endometrial polyps (which would be the second time I had them). Once I had surgery to remove them, we went on to a medicated IUI. We used injectable medications for both IUI’s performed by Dr. Doherty. I responded well to the medications both times, she just changed the dosage slightly between the first and second cycle. Once both of those failed, she gave us the option of doing either one more IUI or moving on to IVF. Our IVF cycle consisted of birth control for 3 weeks prior to my baseline ultrasound. Once I was cleared, I did injectable medications prior to egg retrieval. I had 24 eggs retrieved and ended up with 2 PGS normal embryos in the end. I was placed on estradiol and progesterone in oil prior to my frozen embryo transfer, and continued until the results of the blood test.

This clinic does monitoring appointments between he hours of 6:30am and 9am. You check in whenever you get there and then are seen in the order you arrive. I think things run smoothly under this system.

Each IUI costs roughly $800. IVF was around $9,000 for the retrieval and $4,500 for the transfer. Ultrasounds were about $300 each time and lab work varied.

Dr. Doherty strongly suggested that we only transfer 1 embryo at a time. She was concerned about the complications that I might have with having multiples. She did educate us on what the compilations could be.

We appreciated her candor and her assessment of the situation as well as plan to move forward. We felt that the clinic could have given us more information but we understand everything depends on personal cycles. They did a great job with medication and injection teaching. Unfortunately, we were unable to proceed due to Coronavirus canceling all elective procedures but the office contacted us.

Do not expect her to be super sensitive to you. If you need someone who is very empathetic and will listen to your every worry she probably is not your person. If you want someone who is just really good at what she does then I would highly recommend her.

We were just about to start that before the Covid-19 outbreak.

The consultation was just our copay. Insurance has covered a few expenses and the clinic has reduced other costs based on cash payment. Overall they gave us the costs up front so we knew what to expect.

Do not know enough yet to comment

Before I met with Dr. Doherty, I read just about every review. She is often described as blunt — and that scared me. But I SO appreciated her realness. She is never blunt in a rude way. Absolutely not. She is just honest and to the point — and that’s what I needed.

Do not read online reviews and let yourself get scared. She is highly intelligent, funny, and wonderful.

We are still very early in our treatment with Dr. Doherty. I had three unsuccessful IUI cycles with clomid with my previous doctor. Our first two cycles with Dr. Doherty are consisting of a a lot of testing — genetic testing, bloodwork, SHG (and another HSG if necessary), etc. The plan is to move ahead with injectables on my third cycle with her (with IUI or IVF, TBD!)

Our initial consultation was $400. Our genetic testing was only about $100. I was given a sheet during my consultation that broke down the prices of different treatment options. For reference, IUI is $800 (not including medication, screening, labs, etc). Oocyte Retrival for IVF is $7,100. They are very honest about the costs upfront because they know we’re paying out of pocket!

Dr. Doherty is very blunt and to the point. She is most interested in finding the problem and determining the correct solution. You need to be prepared with your questions and make sure that you don't leave until you're satisfied that your questions are answered. If you prefer a doctor who will grieve your losses with you, Dr. Doherty probably isn't the right fit for you as she doesn't come across as a warm person. She is sarcastic and to the point. She also places a lot of emphasis on patients' weight and advises patients gain weight and don't eat healthfully, in attempts to increase fat cells and, therefore, estrogen production.

Ask yourself if it's more important that your doctor comforts you when treatment fails or for your doctor to blunt about your treatment and options going forward. If the former is more important to you, Dr. Doherty probably isn't the right fit for you. Also, make sure you're prepared with questions to ask and don't leave the office until you feel your questions have been adequately answered.

$400 for initial consultation; $300 for ultrasounds & blood work; $800 for IUI procedures ($300 associated with male services; $500 for female services)

She is very blunt when answering questions. She does not go into detail about results and doesn’t seem concerned about changing protocol after failed transfers. She also would not make any recommendations for us for our second retrieval which had a worse outcome than the first.

Really press for the answers you want. Be your own advocate!

Our first retrieval I was on too low of a dose of Gonal F. We had to extend the amount of time before retrieval could be done. The second round I was on too high of a dose and had OHSS. The first time resulted in only 3 embryos being viable after PGS testing. The second retrieval only resulted in 2 embryos after PGS testing. Both transfers have failed. Both times we asked what could have been done differently and we were told “nothing”. We were told that the numbers of embryos available was low but for no certain reason. They also didn’t do any blood testing before frozen embryo transfers which resulted in my progesterone being low both times and they upped it after the transfer. I wish they were more in depth with our results and how that compares with where we should be expected to be.

First come, first served. You do need to line up outside of the office about 30 minutes earlier than they open if you want to be the first seen. Times were convenient.

I believe an IVF Freeze All was around $12,000 and a Frozen Embryo Transfer was around $3,000 including all the monitoring appointments.

Dr. Doherty is probably best for those that want results and want someone who is blunt and to the point. She has many years of experience and although she is very blunt she still has an excellent bed side manner and makes you feel extremely cared for. She was always willing to call us or answer any questions that we had and made us feel like we were only patient.

Be patient and understanding. Allow time for the process to work and keep your faith. You'll love Dr. Doherty and she will be sure to make you feel welcome

My treatments are a little blurry at this time, but I will try to detail as much as possible. Letrozole, Gonal F, multiple ultrasounds, blood work and then IUI.

The cost of our treatments and medications is part of the reason we are unable to continue our journey. Unfortunately, our insurance does not cover any aspect of fertility medication or treatments. I recall each ultrasound was $500, Semen Analysis was $300, my meds were $1,100. This was for IUI and each attempt cost us approximately $2,500 per attempt.

Dr. Maud is a straight shooter. She is going to be direct and realistic. I went to her overweight and not fully taking one of my medications (metformin) for my PCOS and Insulin Resistance. She was direct with me telling me I needed to be on the full dose of metformin and lose weight with a specific diet before we start the medications. My previous physicians (not associated to Dr. Maud) were really soft on the topic and let me continue to waste my time. She gave me the push and "tough love" to do better. It gave me more confidence in her ability to help me vs. the 2 other doctors before her. She knows her stuff and I trust her completely.

If you want someone who is really delicate and will tell you what you want to hear rather than the facts of your infertility situation, this is not the doctor for you. She is kind and friendly, but direct. She knows her stuff and and is incredibly knowledgeable. I would recommend her above and beyond to any friend or family member. In fact, I drive 5 hours each way (10 total) to see her and regret nothing.

I have PCOS w/ IR. Dr. Maud made sure I was on a consistent/daily, full dose of Metformin without side effects which in turn helped me FINALLY start losing weight. She recommended a low carb diet like Atkins to help with any side effects. Once I had achieved this, She prescribed a lower dose of FSH shots. She did baseline monitoring. At my first appointment for monitoring on shots she reviewed my results and adjusted my dose.

Average to the normal cost of Fertility treatment.

After our second miscarriage (no previous live births) we wanted answers, not hugs. That's exactly what we got from Dr. Doherty. She had a plan from our consultation and left no stone unturned. We are currently in cycle three of seeing her. Since our first visit she has: found I have Linden Factor IV during genetic screening, found and removed a polyp in my uterus via Sonohysterography and ultrasound, identified that my hormone levels at ovulation are VERY low. This cycle we are doing Gonal F injections and had a very in depth class teaching us how to do injections. Dr. Doherty takes our concerns seriously, but we have had very few as she has a proven track record to get the job done! We adore Dr. Doherty and at a time when we felt hopeless she was exactly what we needed.

Dr. Doherty is blunt. She may come off as unprofessional or bad bedside manner. If you are you a stage where you need comfort and hugs from a specialist, I would not recommend her. If you are at a point where you want answers and a plan - she is the doctor you want!

Cycle Day 1: call the office Cycle Day 3: hormone panel & genetic screening Cycle Day 7-10: Sonohysterography Positive ovulation: ultrasound and labs *This identified that I had Linden Factor IV, a polyp in my uterus and very low levels during ovulation* Treatment plan for low hormone levels (this may vary based off of ultrasound/lab results from injections): *Attend a free shot giving/taking class, apply for discounts before arriving *Cycle Day 1: call the office *Cycle Day 2 or 3: ultrasound to get the 'green light' to start treatment *Cycle Day 3-8: injections *Cycle Day 8: ultrasound and labs *Cycle Day 8-10: injections *Cycle Day 10: ultrasound and labs *Rest of cycle: continue monitoring to determine when to do trigger shot and timed intercourse or IUI.

Consultation: $450 Genetic Screening: $99 (insurance covered) Gonal F + Trigger shot: $1300/mo (no discounts, no insurance) Ultrasound/labs: $350 IUI: $800

At times it felt like she was only interested in her treatment plan and not listening to your concerns. That was hard. If I had a question sometimes I got a snarky remark but her only goal is to get you pregnant and she'll work towards that by telling you how she thinks your body is reacting. She can be funny. Not that spirituality is important in a doctor but she was awkwardly silent when I mentioned something about prayer. She was open to letting my mom come along on an appointment when my husband couldn't. She's funny and can put your mind at ease a bit with her direct communication on your treatment. My husband and I have discussed switching clinics but it's due to cost. Otherwise when your patient of Dr. Doherty it's easy to see what her goal is for you.

To just be advised sometimes it feels like she's not listening to you because of how clinical she is but she is there at every appointment. She will even give you her cell number to discuss treatment options or to deliver bad news

We asked to try IUI with sperm donation. Originally she wanted me to do IVF but I wanted to try IUI first. I was on injectables and after the insemination progesterone. She adjusted the dose as my body wasn't growing the eggs fast enough and my lining was still thin. We took a class on how to use the needles, what each one might look like. where to place them. The pharmacy they recommended was also incredibly knowledgeable and responded well to all questions relating to the medicine. The main office person was helpful in helping with what medical issues I should avoid when picking a donor as I was diagnosed as being a carrier for gauchers disease. It was reassuring to be walked through the process. Weekly/ daily blood draws, a saline injection to see if tubes were clear then a dye test to see if tubes we're still clear, weekly ultrasounds. My husband was diagnosed with azoospermia. He had to have a biopsy done on both his testicles after his sperm analysis yielded no results. The urologist was incredibly kind. Talking about the different paths to parenthood. It was a highly emotional day and then weekend when Dr. Doherty called with the results that Saturday morning of the biopsy. My husband stated he liked how compassionate the urologist was with his treatment.

All testing was covered by insurance, with co-pay... even the dye test! But treatment was not covered. Due to needing a sperm donor overall cost was close to $5,000. Medications were well over $400 $1,000 for the sperm donation, included shipping. Over $1,000 for the insemenatiom itself. The rest would be paying for blood draws and ultrasounds. We were a little younger and didn't have access to $5,000 we had to borrow it and drain our savings. We're trying to build back up to move forward with IVFwith ICSI

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As explained before, Dr Doherty came Into our lives at a very difficult time. I was pregnant for the 5th time (zero children) and was very suspicious that I was having another ectopic. I had already had two ectopics with a removal of my right tube. My OB had already said I was negative for ectopic two days prior to Dr Doherty seeing it in an ultrasound. She was very straightforward with the details but yet very warm in her delivery. She didn’t sugar coat things and let us know she needed to remove my left tube and that IVF would be our only option moving forward. She hugged me several times and apologized for having to give us this bad news. She performed my surgery and also ran genetic testing that day so it was already done when we were ready to move forward with treatments.

She doesn’t sugar coat information. She’s very straightforward and gives you the facts you need. Some people may want a provider who isn’t like that but for us, it was exactly what we needed. We had felt for so long we weren’t getting the answers we needed to move forward and with one day with Dr. Doherty, it was refreshing. Even though we received bad news, we still felt more hopeful than we have been in the last 4 years of our infertility journey.

We have yet to actually receive extensive treatment from Dr Doherty. She has only performed my tubal removal surgery and provided us with all the information for IVF. She did choose to remove my left tube because of an ectopic because she was worried of reoccurrence.

The consultation fee is $400.

Dr Doherty did mention that she would only do a single embryo transfer with me because of my size. I am rather short and we would be worried of the risks of preterm labor.

Dr. Doherty would easily be described as "blunt". Some may see this as a bad thing, but she never sugar coated anything or made us get our hopes up higher than they should have been. Personally, I am grateful for that. With our history, the last thing I wanted was to be told one thing and have another happen. Dr. Doherty performed my egg retrieval and embryo transfer, and she will be doing our second embryo transfer next week. She has been great about explaining everything in detail and letting me know what to expect.

One piece of advice I would give any prospective patient, is to be ready for the cold hard truth. We went into our 3rd cycle (first with Dr. Doherty) thinking our infertility was unexplained. After our cycle with Dr. Doherty, we found out that I actually have very poor egg quality. Dr. Doherty did not in any way sugar coat this, which I really appreciated.

For this egg retrieval, Dr. Doherty had me on 225iu of Follistim (upped to 300iu on day 8) for 10 days. We also added in Cetrotide on day 8. We retrieved 24 eggs from this cycle - more than both of our first two cycles combined. Unfortunately from here our numbers dropped drastically due to poor egg quality. We ended the cycle with two frozen embryos (1 day 5, 1 day 6).

Monitoring appointments were extremely convenient at this clinic! The window was 6:30-9:00 and no matter what time I went, I never waited more than 15 minutes.

The cost of our IVF cycle total, was roughly $15,000. Each monitoring appointment was between $90-$315, the egg retrieval was around $8100, and each transfer is $4200. Thanks to a wonderful community, I was able to get most of my medications donated, and only had to spend about $200 OOP.

Due to my age (24), Dr. Doherty highly recommended a single embryo transfer, which is what my husband and I were most comfortable with as well.

She's phenomenal and straight forward. My previous doctor sugar coated everything and caused me to always get my hopes up. Doherty also does a great job of making sure that you have same day communication, you always see her, and you always know where you stand in your journey.

Be open to her honesty and bluntness. She is doing it for your own good. She is also open to what you want to do so feel free to tell her your thoughts and she will share research to back whatever method she feels is best. I loved this about her, everything was research based and she had it right there for you to read. This is all science afterall!

When I first began working with Dr. Doherty, it was following an ectopic pregnancy and tube removal surgery at another practice. Based on the surgery report from my past doctor she didn't feel comfortable moving forward until she did an HSG. At the HSG it was found that the surgery was not completed correctly or fully so I was scheduled for a second surgery. At that point it was determined that there was damage the the remaining tube and that my fibria were outside of my fallopian tube, instead of inside. At this point she told me, my best case to avoid another ectopic pregnancy was to pursue IVF. Since we were already into August and my body wasn't ready for treatment, she suggested I take a few months to get my finances in order and start in the new year. After the new year she started me on my IVF cycle which included birth control for 21 days, baseline bloodwork and ultrasound, and 11 days of STIMS followed by an egg retrieval 36 hours following my last injection.

Their monitoring hour are from 6:30am to 9am. This was perfect because I didn't have to miss a minute of work. I never had to wait more than 5-10 minutes to be seen and it was extremely organized to walk in, sign in or check in, and wait for your name to be called. They generally always had my chart right there at the front desk because they track when individuals will be in for monitoring so I was always able to sign my consent and pay whatever was due right away. Once called back, bloodwork would take a max of 2 minutes and then you would be sent to ultrasound. It was quick!

For our IVF cycle, I believe it will be around $12,000 when it is all complete.

We have not gotten to this step as my body was overstimulated from producing 30+ eggs in my cycle so we have to wait for a transfer.

She was very hopeful at our initial consultation, and there never seemed to be much in the way of bad news or signs of problems, but we never got pregnant while seeing her. We were told we could do a few rounds of injections, but after the first decided the only option was IUI. We could only afford a single try, and it failed. I asked if we could do clomid or one of the other pills that were more affordable -as opposed to doing nothing - but she said no. So, that was pretty much it. Ended up being a giant waste of thousands of dollars, though I recognize that’s not necessarily her or the clinics fault.

Keep your expectations low even if it seems like it’s going well when talking to her. Bring a notebook. Felt like she sometimes talked fast and I’d forget what she said.

Don’t remember specifics. I was on a thyroid medicine that they say they give almost everyone. Never made any difference. I’d done clomid for a longish time with my regular doctor, and she took me off it. Did a couple cycles with Gonol F and just trying on our own, and then we did an IUI one cycle. Couldn’t afford anything else. Never had a pregnancy while with Doherty (prior to the clinic I had one pregnancy that ended in miscarriage with my regular doctor)

It’s been awhile, but each visit was about $200 up front as I recall, though our insurance did cover some of this. The IUI was something like 500 total for the IUI procedure if I recall correctly. The real expense were the hormones, though these are not sold directly by the clinic.

Very sincere and passionate. She is caring and wants to do all she can to help achieve our goal and dream of having a child. Very skilled and knows what she's doing. Does not sugar coat or just tell you what you want to hear, goes above and beyond what any other doctor has done for us in years past to ensure we fully understand what the plan is and what to expect. Also not just telling us what we want to hear and getting our hopes up to then just crush our hopes down the road.

Understand that she is blunt and to the point. She will not tell you what you want to hear just because that's what you might need in the moment, she is honest from start to finish and will tell you if she's unsure or doesn't know.

We haven't done any cycles with her yet. We have just finished a surgery to fix my uterus and cervix from a previous event.

The only cost we've had so far is a consult fee of $400.00 but we haven't actually gotten billed as insurance is pending. We just had surgery yesterday so haven't gotten any information on the cost of the surgery yet.

Dr. Doherty was blunt about steps I could take to help in the fertility process, my prognosis, and setbacks that might and did occur. She was very knowledgeable and, particularly once she understood that I wanted to know every detail, fully explained the steps and the reasons for them. She was typically warm and conversational. Once in a while she seemed a bit rushed for time, but on other occasions she spent additional time with me. Overall, Dr. Doherty did not over promise and she delivered what she said she could; specifically, she told me she thought she could get me pregnant, but it would be hard.

She can be blunt, but she is doing it for your own good. It is very important to have reasonable expectations during this process.

I must admit to hating the monitoring appointments. You were seen in the order you arrived at the clinic and seeing the facility fill up each morning while I waited for testing to begin always made me anxious. I really wish they would schedule monitoring appointments, although I understand that may be practically difficult.

I believe each IVF retrieval cost about $10,000, with an additional $2,000 to $3,000 for a fresh transfer. A FET cost about $4,000 to $5,000. I think the IUIs were about $2,500. The medication for one IVF cycle was something like $4,000.

I think Dr. Doherty allowed me to make the call on how many embryos to transfer. I liked that approach because I was an educated consumer in this case and I knew what I wanted. I transferred more than one embryo on 3 occasions.

I had a great experience with Doctor Doherty. I was very anxious and she was calming in each interaction. I felt like she really understood me and my husband's background and throughly went over the plan. Her confidence and kindest was very motivating.

Don't let you anxiety get in the way of giving and asking all the information you can. She is a confident and caring doctor.

We did a cycle of IUI. I did 75 iu of follistism injection once a day for four days and a trigger shot one day. There was frequent ultrasounds and blood work to monitor follicles,etc. This was out first iui cycle so that was the rationale for the dosage we began with and since I responded well there was no increase. The treatment resulted in a positive pregnancy and live birth.

Our insurance did not cover any of the cost. In total we paid 2600 for the IUI , that includes the doctor visits, blood work, ultrasounds, medication and procedure.

She knows what she is doing and she is very up front and honest. She won't sugar coat things and sometimes what she has to says is hard to hear. Honestly at this point in our journey I was tired of the sugar coating and appreciated her candor.

Her bedside manner is rough around the edges.

Iui we did follistim and ganirelix. For the first IVF we did the same meds. At retrieval they only got 4 eggs from 14 and only 1 embryo which didn't make it to transfer. The second cycle we switched to gonal f and cut out the ganirelix. I think because they thought it slowed down my follicle growth and I was a long stim. The second IVF we also did a double trigger since the eggs were so hard to retrieve the time before. Ended up retrieving eggs from all follicles (7), had 2 embryos, 1 made it to transfer and is a 4 month old bundle of joy.

It was a cattle call and a well oiled machine. They got you in and out. Called with blood test results and then plan. Seamless

Costs for the IVF and ultrasounds added up. It was expensive.

This wasn't an issue as we only ever had one embryo.

I had many reservations about seeing Dr. Doherty but they were quickly put to rest after our consultation. She is good at what she does. She is confident. She is effective. She is the best. She will not sugar coat, which I personally appreciate, but with that comes a lot of "potentials" that can infect your emotions. You have to dissect what she says and understand that "worse case scenarios" aren't necessarily your scenarios. She put me at ease from day one and made our journey feel seemless and controlled at all times. I would recommend her over and over again to anyone considering her clinic.

Be patient and ask questions when you don't understand something. People come to her with all different levels of knowledge and she manages many different cases, so speak up when you're unsure of something or have questions.

Expensive

From the first appointment doctor Dougherty has been very helpful with getting us set on the right path. She asks about your interests and how you want to do things which makes you feel included. She is blunt but that is what I like about her.

Be ready for her to be blunt and honest.

She was very up front about protocols about the procedures that we will be starting. She has always from the beginning followed protocol about CMV status.

They estimated our total would be 30-40k

Dr Dougherty prefers to transfer one but said she will transfer two.

She is blunt, which allows you to always know exactly what’s going on. Her honesty is refreshing and it always allows you to stay in the loop with everything that is happening around you. I find her personable and funny, it all just depends on your personality, she is sensitive in her own ways.

Be open for her to be 100% honest and blunt with her responses.

When it came to choosing a donor she always stuck to following protocol when it came to CMV status

We were told our total cost when completed will be somewhere around 30-40k

She prefers one due to risk but will transfer two embryos.

She was very blunt but she got the job done. I wish I would have seen her more during the process instead of the nurse. She is very smart. Sometimes she would talk to me and I wouldn’t understand. Sometimes I would not understand and I’d have question but she seemed rushed

Don’t go in and expect her to coddle you

Routine baseline ultrasounds, routine check up, prescribed drugs

I did 1 round of IUI it was $300 for a baseline ultrasound, the injections were $2400 and the iui procedure was $925

Carolyn is not a hold your hand and cry it out Doctor. She is the "l'm done messing around and want my baby doctor ". I had spent 6 years trying to figure out our issues. We had spent 50k, gone to 7 doctors across 5 stay and NO could figure out our issue. Carolyn figured it out in the first 5 minutes of our visit and presented us with information to back up her diagnosis. She told us then "we will do surgery and I'll have you pregnant in 3m". That's exactly what we did and have our 5yr old because of her and two more children as well. She won't be your best friend but she Will get you pregnant!

Don't expect soft and sweet; expect knowledgeable and aggressive treatments. She is a great person as well but it takes time to get to know her.

Injection, IUI, surgery to remove residual tube from from previous cyst removal.

Not cheap