Carter Owen

Dr. Owen speaks very bluntly...when we get to a tough point in the process (negative pregnancy test, scary procedure), she is gentle and kind and encouraging...walks you through alternative options...irregular periods...one egg retrieval (3 good embryos) and two medicated frozen embryo transfers (one negative, one chemical)

Overall I like everyone at [CCRM Northern Virginia]...new patient portal app called Salve and that has MASSIVELY improved communication...difficult to get someone on the phone...Sydney is an absolute gift...patient and understanding...communicates all the medication information very clearly and is super responsive to questions.

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Dr. Owen speaks very bluntly and that can make it feel like she isn't super empathetic; however, when we get to a tough point in the process (negative pregnancy test, scary procedure), she is gentle and kind and encouraging and is with you every step of the way. She does everything she can to meet your requests (need valium for a scary procedure, need husband to be able to collect sample at home, need something scheduled at a specific time) and when she can't meet your every request she walks you through alternative options. For example, I was very nervous about my HSG after a terrible previous experience. She promised to do it herself, give me valium, go extremely slow, etc. Ultimately the timeline for when I needed to do the HSG fell when she was on vacation. She called me personally and told me about the doctor who would be taking her place, explained the process, talked to that doctor about my concerns, etc. That experience was when I really realized how much she cares and now I trust her no matter what procedures are coming up. She is gentle during the various procedures, explains the pros/cons of various options, and ultimately lets you make the final call with no judgment.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Give her time to build the relationship with you. The first appointment may feel somewhat generic/quick, but if you are open and share your needs/concerns she will show up for you.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

At the beginning I felt more like a number because the process is pretty standard for everyone, but now Dr. Owen calls me with the results and is ready to talk next steps right away since she knows I have been trying for so long. She looks at my specific data and makes plans based on my numbers.

Describe the protocols Carter Owen used in your cycles at CCRM Northern Virginia and their degree of success.

She recommended starting with IVF but that felt like a big jump to me since I knew I just had irregular periods and thought I was completely healthy otherwise. We started with medicated (clomid) IUIs instead and ultimately all four failed and I am now doing IVF. We have done one egg retrieval (3 good embryos) and two medicated frozen embryo transfers (one negative, one chemical) and I am now preparing for another egg retrieval. I will also be doing an endometrial biopsy. We still don't know what the root issue is which is very frustrating, but Dr. Owen is still hopeful that we will get pregnant.

Describe your experience with your nurse at CCRM Northern Virginia. (Assigned nurse: Sydney)

Sydney is an absolute gift from God. She is so patient and understanding and has done so much to make this process as smooth as possible for me. Scheduling can get really complicated around work/travel/other obligations. I can tell Sydney "I will be out of town these days and I want to transfer within this week with this doctor" and she will pull together all the details for when each appointment will be while working around my schedule. Honestly, I recommend being a less difficult patient (I am trying to have far fewer requests for her at this stage in the process since it's just better for me to not have so much going on), but she has always been so kind while navigating my schedule. She also communicates all the medication information very clearly and is super responsive to questions.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

Overall I like everyone at this clinic. There are two people who do ultrasounds that aren't always as gentle as everyone else, but it's clear that they care and aren't trying to be rough. The clinic recently got a new patient portal app called Salve and that has MASSIVELY improved communication. I now have no issues getting a wide range of questions answered from medication to billing to scheduling. It's difficult to get someone on the phone though (outside of scheduled phone calls) so if you want to talk on the phone be sure to answer when they call you with your blood/ultrasound results/etc! Otherwise, plan to primarily use the messaging app.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia.

I have had coverage via Progyny so insurance covered most of my care, but that benefit is about to run out and they have told me the following prices for 2023: IVF with CCS testing - $16,925 per cycle plus $4,000-$7,000 for medications (paid directly to specialty pharmacy) Frozen Embryo Transfer - $5,615 per cycle plus $2,000-$3,000 for medications (paid directly to specialty pharmacy)

Describe Carter Owen's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at CCRM Northern Virginia.

Since I am young and the embryos were high quality they recommended only transferring one at a time. I have no concerns with this at this time.

What specific things went wrong at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Canceled a cycle due to clinic error

Describe the specific things that went wrong at CCRM Northern Virginia.

Early on they lost a few of their care coordinators and somehow I slipped through the cracks entirely. I called on the first day of my cycle to start the IUI process and they just never called me back. I sent messages (on the old portal) and left voicemails for my care coordinator but got no response. Eventually I was sent an email telling me I had to do a virtual training for IUI so in the Q&A for that I brought up my issue. They were shocked and very apologetic and within a few hours the clinic manager called me directly. She was very apologetic and explained that what had happened was not acceptable and would not happen again. I missed an IUI cycle that month which was very upsetting, but I have had zero issues since. They seem to have much more stable staffing now and the new patient portal app ensures that this cannot happen again. I really do believe they have put better systems in place so this cannot happen again.

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Carter Owen

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

2022, Unsuccessful

Age 34

1 Egg Freezing

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Income $100K - $199K

Sales Representative

Only Doc Seen

IVF With Other Docs

Neutral

Strongly Recommends

Unsuccessful

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

While I was prepared upfront that my doctor [Dr. Carter Owen] may not be the doctor performing my retrieval, I was not prepared for not seeing her at all during treatment (minus two mins post one U/S). I felt there could’ve been more opportunity to sit down and have the process and my progression reviewed so that I had a better understanding of this process since it was Round 1.

[CCRM Northern Virginia] Strengths: •several locations and satellite offices. While not super close, they were easy to access and had parking. •the doctors are excellent •the NoVA office is beautiful and let’s face it, you’re there a lot •Lots of opportunity to ask questions when doing a consult, becoming a patient, financial coordinator and they ensure you are checking off all the “to dos” •annual embryo freezing storage ends up being less than SGF if you do more than 1 retrieval, which most do. Weaknesses: •you don’t get direct extensions to anyone and so you rarely get to speak to someone immediately or have a way to leave them a VM. With that you have wait times to get who you need to. •their portal is not as good

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

After seeking consultation and preparing for a cycle with another clinic, and deciding to switch because of the number of screw ups prior to CD1, I felt an immediate connection with Dr. Owen. I could relate to her analytical nature but also, she gave me reassurance of my diagnosis and assuaged certain fears I had. I felt comfortable and was glad I waited for her to have consultation availability. It was because I had such a comforting connection and because it was my first retrieval, that I was disappointed at how little interaction I had with her during this process. I was very relieved and assured that while she wasn’t originally my retrieval Dr scheduled, she made it a point since I was first retrieval to do it. Despite a bad outcome, I appreciate her taking to time to speak with me, comfort me and ensure the nurse connected with me to schedule a regroup to assess and come up with a plan.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Understand that there will be a lack of 1:1 and therefore you will feel a little disconnected and possibly just a number but when you do get that time with her, she will give you undivided attention, empathy and have an open ear.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

While I was prepared upfront that my doctor may not be the doctor performing my retrieval, I was not prepared for not seeing her at all during treatment (minus two mins post one U/S). I felt there could’ve been more opportunity to sit down and have the process and my progression reviewed so that I had a better understanding of this process since it was Round 1.

Describe the protocols Carter Owen used in your cycles at CCRM Northern Virginia and their degree of success.

I had a natural start cycle as I have a reliable monthly cycle. While that was the rationale it wasn’t said yet I assume we were also purposely avoiding BC due to suspicion that my long time BC use is contributing to my DOR/ or expected stubborn response. I was on an Antagonist protocol and the doses were high for what this clinic/Dr uses. I don’t know if every clinic feels this way but it was expressed that there’s research showing more saturation doesn’t necessarily precipitate a stronger response. I don’t feel comfortable sharing my meds and doses. While my baseline AFC was the highest it’s been I did response slower in terms of my estrogen. Eventually we upped a med and of course as an uneducated patient I wondered the “what if” game. At the end of the day I didn’t respond as well as I WANTED but I have a feeling I responded on the lower end of ‘as expected’ by my doctor.

Describe your experience with your nurse at CCRM Northern Virginia. (Assigned nurse: Kerri)

This is harder because I left my first clinic due to mess ups only to come here and after my consult and expressing a start date and need to book it before it filled, I wasn’t told next steps and assumed I was good. Eventually as time passes I learned the ball was dropped. I was upset and not sure if I just had bad luck or this was the fertility world, but a name (not mine) ended up taking over on the phone and doing my beginning stages nurse consult and next steps and made it happen that I was to start my cycle when I wanted. While I had a primary nurse I dealt with two other nurses and never knew who I would get. While they did answer questions and respond to my needs, I did feel emotionally disconnected. I could tell from the beginning they were overworked and had too full of a patient load. I will note- some of my overall impression is mixed in because their portal isn’t great. It’s not phone friendly and I didn’t have the same level of assurance as I did with my prior clinic (who I knew would reply same day or next morning without fault). Especially using the “ask your doctor” a question and not “ask your nurse”. I never got replies using the doctor message feature except once, and it was answered by my nurse. I did not love that as I felt it was my only recourse to ask questions and be updated as to what’s going on. I felt guilty using it knowing they were busy as I was told during my mess up at the beginning.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

Strengths: •several locations and satellite offices. While not super close, they were easy to access and had parking. •the doctors are excellent •the NoVA office is beautiful and let’s face it, you’re there a lot •Lots of opportunity to ask questions when doing a consult, becoming a patient, financial coordinator and they ensure you are checking off all the “to dos” •annual embryo freezing storage ends up being less than SGF if you do more than 1 retrieval, which most do. Weaknesses: •you don’t get direct extensions to anyone and so you rarely get to speak to someone immediately or have a way to leave them a VM. With that you have wait times to get who you need to. •their portal is not as good as SGF. It’s not super phone friendly for formatting and it glitches a lot when uploading attachments. Getting response is not also guaranteed within a timeframe and some messages weren’t ever responded to (particularly the Dr message not nurse msg feature). • there is not frequent enough class dates for mandatory virtual courses prior to cycle start (medication class, IVF intro, egg Vit intro etc). I struggled with getting dates that worked as each course was offered only approx x1 every 1.5weeks. I think there should be multiple offerings each week at different times considering some peoples life schedules and/or short lead time to Cycle start.

Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at CCRM Northern Virginia.

Clinic monitoring hours 7-930. Never had an issue getting the time or location I asked for. I enjoyed that my ultrasound nurse was almost always the same. Only slightly concerned I learned at an end-of-cycle ultrasound that the nurse didn’t see a polyp anymore, which was a surprise as she never told me at a prior appt she found one. As for my bloodwork, the phlebotomist was insanely polite, personable and a joy considering I hate needles. Loved Mark.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia.

The cycle cost was slightly more the SGF and my medication pharmacy partner options varied a little, but they too had slightly higher cash pay/discounted rates than the pharmacy quotes I got during my time with SGF. While the structure wasn’t as simple as a set cost each cycle (I don’t qualify for multiple round discounts) I did get a straightforward out of pocket fee schedule for the first three cycles (which does decrease slightly each cycle). When comparing CCRM to SGF for three cycles it was only a few thousand more at most and let’s be honest, what is 1-2k more when you’re spending 45k?? Because I loved my doctor and felt comfortable that she was the right person to go through this journey with, I made the sacrifice to pay more. And again, the annual storage is less so at some point it’ll even out.

What specific things went wrong at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Lost appointments

Describe the specific things that went wrong at CCRM Northern Virginia.

As mentioned previously, there was a failure after my doctor consult to schedule next steps with the nurses to begin my cycle. Despite me thinking things were fine I eventually realized I was getting close to start and had no idea what was happening that I called and learned someone dropped the ball or that my chart wasn’t given to a nurse to schedule a nurse call to begin. Luckily they fixed it and I had enough time to check all the boxes. Only other thing and it’s slight, is that I learned is that one of my meds says not to use if allergic to latex (which I am). I found out once I picked it up (out of pocket cost) from the RX and read the inserts. Given the clinic knew my allergy and I told the pharmacy after choosing them to fill my meds and no one brought it up + there’s another equivalent without that warning, I was a little irritated. Luckily it was the inside stopper that contained latex and while I did have a little rash when injecting I don’t know if it was the latex or the med. Next time I’ll ask for the other med to be sure.

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Carter Owen

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2020 - 2021, Successful

Age 37 - 38

1 IVF

3 Embryo Freezing

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Only Doc Seen

Strongly Recommends

Successful

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

Dr. Owen cared about me and achieving a viable pregnancy. She also fully adjusted our plan of attack when needed. She is friendly, upbeat, caring and personally called me several times with good or bad news during my treatment...Dr. Owen performed all of my retrievals and my embryo transfer. I also saw her frequently during monitoring appointments during the beginning of my treatment...

Each person I worked with on the clinical side was organized, compassionate and caring. Mark, the phlebotomist, has to be one of the kindest people I've ever met in a medical office...most significant frustrations were with the administrative side of CCRM. One insurance request sat uncompleted for a month and nearly delayed an egg retrieval cycle...The finance office took weeks to return simple messages. Once my insurance coverage ended, I was charged for several procedures even though I had a positive credit on my account. I did not know I had the credit until the end of my treatment. Getting that money back was a nightmare that took almost the length of my pregnancy...

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Dr. Owen got me my baby, so we got the end result we were looking for. This is most important! I appreciated how much Dr. Owen cared about me and achieving a viable pregnancy. She also fully adjusted our plan of attack when needed. She is friendly, upbeat, caring and personally called me several times with good or bad news during my treatment. In hindsight, she pushed me toward donor egg far sooner than was necessary. I had one (very) bad retrieval cycle, after which she warned that I may not be able to use my own eggs. Because of that conversation and the fact that another cycle was delayed for three months, I had several weeks of mental anguish that wasn't necessary. She wanted me to be informed of the most direct path to a pregnancy, but it was an extremely difficult time. Dr. Owen performed all of my retrievals and my embryo transfer. I also saw her frequently during monitoring appointments during the beginning of my treatment (early 2021). However, by the end of the year, the clinic hired an ultrasound tech and two new physicians. During a retrieval cycle, I saw a rotating cast of people who were days into new jobs. It left me feeling very concerned about my treatment. That said, when I voiced that concern, Dr. Owen called and walked me through her thoughts. Ultimately, that was my best cycle.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Be clear about your goals. Before you speak with Dr. Owen, have a clear idea of your questions and concerns

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

It is obvious that Dr. Owen really cares about her patients and understands the emotional toll fertility treatments - successful or not - take on a patient. After a poor outcome, she called and promised we would pursue other options. And after a particularly bad visit in the clinic with another provider, she called me immediately. When I did successfully get pregnant, she was excited for me. I was almost surprised by how happy she seemed -- I had figured this was so routine for her.

Describe your experience with your nurse at CCRM Northern Virginia. (Assigned nurse: Kay, Jen, Kerri)

Each person I worked with on the clinical side was organized, compassionate and caring. Mark, the phlebotomist, has to be one of the kindest people I've ever met in a medical office.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

My most significant frustrations were with the administrative side of CCRM. One insurance request sat uncompleted for a month and nearly delayed an egg retrieval cycle. I was told to just wait another month, which was extremely frustrating and didn't seem to take into account the importance of the clinical side of their work. The finance office took weeks to return simple messages. Once my insurance coverage ended, I was charged for several procedures even though I had a positive credit on my account. I did not know I had the credit until the end of my treatment. Getting that money back was a nightmare that took almost the length of my pregnancy.

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Carter Owen

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

2020, Unknown Success

Age 39

3 IVF

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Poor Egg Quality

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

European

Income $200K - $499K

Doctor

3rd of 3 Docs

3 IUI With Other Docs

1 IVF With Other Docs

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

Dr. Owen knows her patients very well. When she calls with bad news, you can hear in her voice that she feels it almost as much as you do. She always has some humorous anecdote to share and always wants to hear something about how you are doing. When I had a consult with her and my husband wasn't available she made it at a point to ask how he was doing with some a sad outcome we'd experienced.

[our CCRM nurse is] very responsive and organize. I never had to worry about whether prescriptions would be ready or missed...We used the CCRM mini protocol - omnitrope, clomid, lower doses of gonal and menopur, dual trigger. We ended up retrieving more oocytes than expected but ran into hurdles with abnormal fertilization and poor blast rates despite the excellent lab.

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

I could tell that Dr. Owen spent time reviewing my previous clinics' records so that she could come up with a plan for me. Unfortunately she has had a few occasions to deliver bad news to me during my treatment and it was always done with warmth and compassion.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Trust Dr. Owen's judgment.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Describe the protocols Carter Owen used in your cycles at CCRM Northern Virginia and their degree of success.

We used the CCRM mini protocol - omnitrope, clomid, lower doses of gonal and menopur, dual trigger. We ended up retrieving more oocytes than expected but ran into hurdles with abnormal fertilization and poor blast rates despite the excellent lab.

Describe your experience with your nurse at CCRM Northern Virginia. (Assigned nurse: Kaitlyn)

Kaitlyn was excellent - very responsive and organize. I never had to worry about whether prescriptions would be ready or missed.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

CCRM has many strengths. It's a small clinic with two EXCELLENT reproductive endocrinologists. I saw Dr. Payson frequently on weekends for monitoring and never felt like he was less invested in my care because I wasn't his patient primarily. He was also friendly and humorous. He remembered the basics of my past cycles during later cycles without consulting the notes, which I thought was nice (but certainly not necessary). The lab is excellent. The embryologists are knowledgeable and responsive to any questions.

Describe Carter Owen's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at CCRM Northern Virginia.

I believe Dr. Owen is a strong proponent of eSET.

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Carter Owen

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

2020, Successful

Age 37

3 IVF

European

Income $500K+

Lawyer

1st of 2 Docs

1 IVF With Other Docs

Strongly Recommends

Successful

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

Dr. Owen truly cares. She loves her work and is also just a good human. Being the best at what she does is important to her, and when she calls with good or bad results, it feels like she is going through it with you. You see her at almost every monitoring appointment where she herself does the ultrasound (very different than most places). She tries to do the retrievals and transfers for her patients as well.

Because of seeing your doctor at monitoring [at CCRM Northern Virginia], I had less interaction with nursing staff and it didn't seem to matter. The portal is the best way to get in touch with them, other than the daily phone calls they give you during stims...When you arrive, the receptionist knows who you are. The nurses get to know you after a while, too, so it is such a friendly place when you are in the waiting room. You have the same phlebotomist each time (Mark) who is the best. It is such a kind, welcoming office.

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Trust her and enjoy getting with work with her on your journey! My husband loves her, too.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

In addition to the excellent lab, this is what sets CCRM NOVA and Dr. Owen apart. When you arrive, the receptionist knows who you are. The nurses get to know you after a while, too, so it is such a friendly place when you are in the waiting room. You have the same phlebotomist each time (Mark) who is the best. It is such a kind, welcoming office.

Describe the protocols Carter Owen used in your cycles at CCRM Northern Virginia and their degree of success.

Menopur+Gonal-F, Cetrotide, Lupon Trigger. Dosage and length of stims adjusted for later cycles.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at CCRM Northern Virginia.

Because of seeing your doctor at monitoring, I had less interaction with nursing staff and it didn't seem to matter. The portal is the best way to get in touch with them, other than the daily phone calls they give you during stims.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

To me, three things make CCRM NOVA stand out: (1) the warm, caring atmosphere and personalized attention at monitoring appointments from doctors, (2) the excellent lab based on CCRM Lone Tree, and (3) the ability to have your embryos tested for single-gene disorders (PGT-M) at CCRM Lone Tree as well, avoiding the need to outsource to RGI or another company.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia.

We were self-pay; each retrieval was roughly $13,000 plus meds.

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Carter Owen

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

2021 - 2022, Successful

Age 32 - 33

1 IUI

Unexplained

Middle Eastern

Income $200K - $499K

Operations

Only Doc Seen

Strongly Recommends

Successful

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

Dr Owen was very clear going through our results, going through our questions, discussing our immediate course of treatment and what would be next in the event the current plan was not to work. I appreciate that she is straight forward. She doesn’t sugarcoat anything which I greatly appreciate since this is such a sensitive area of medical focus...She spoke to us like we are people and discussed our personal backgrounds, experiences, labs, etc and not just generalizing us.

It may take a while to get an appointment [at CCRM Northern Virginia]. Sometimes they can be slow at responding to the portal but if you stay on them, they will respond. But to be clear, they are never late or unresponsive on scheduling your appointments for each cycle. They focus on each patient and it does not ever feel like a “rotating door” of nurses and care team members...The entire staff is top notch. The nurses are great and the phlebotomist is fantastic. It may sound weird to compliment a phlebotomist but considering how often you have to have blood drawn, it’s amazing to have someone do it with ease.

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

She is very straight forward and doesn’t sugarcoat. She is not mean by any standards. She wants to help and doesn’t want to set any unrealistic expectations.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

She spoke to us like we are people and discussed our personal backgrounds, experiences, labs, etc and not just generalizing us.

Describe the protocols Carter Owen used in your cycles at CCRM Northern Virginia and their degree of success.

Timed cycles then IUI. Had IUI not worked, we would have moved on to IVF.

Describe your experience with your nurse at CCRM Northern Virginia.

The entire staff is top notch. The nurses are great and the phlebotomist is fantastic. It may sound weird to compliment a phlebotomist but considering how often you have to have blood drawn, it’s amazing to have someone do it with ease.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

It may take a while to get an appointment. Sometimes they can be slow at responding to the portal but if you stay on them, they will respond. But to be clear, they are never late or unresponsive on scheduling your appointments for each cycle. They focus on each patient and it does not ever feel like a “rotating door” of nurses and care team members (as I’ve heard with other offices).

Describe the costs associated with your care under Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia.

We paid for part of the genetic testing, the injections (prescriptions), and co-pay. All else was covered including the IUI procedure.

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Carter Owen

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Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

2020, Consult

Age 41

European

Income $200K - $499K

Lawyer

Only Doc Seen

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Carter Owen CCRM Northern Virginia

Dr. Owen was fantastic. So far, she’s been very warm, thorough and compassionate. She’s been straightforward but reassuring and has explained the process extremely well. We are just getting started on our journey, but she’s making it as smooth as possible... is open and a good communicator. She is invested in our journey and wants us to succeed. She is relaxed and patient, especially as this is our first experience. We always feel listened to, and we never feel rushed. Dr. Owen has the experience to reassure us as we continue through this process.

All of the nurses [at CCRM Northern Virginia] have been warm and compassionate, have been understanding. Many of them have done the testing I’m undergoing, which is comforting...The clinic is clean, modern, peaceful. It has a private parking garage, which is nice. As with any doctor’s office, there have been a few times where there was a bit of a wait, but once you are meeting with people, they never rush you.

How was your experience with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Dr. Owen is open and a good communicator. She is invested in our journey and wants us to succeed. She is relaxed and patient, especially as this is our first experience. We always feel listened to, and we never feel rushed. Dr. Owen has the experience to reassure us as we continue through this process.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Be open and honest about your expectations and frustrations.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia?

Describe the protocols Carter Owen used in your cycles at CCRM Northern Virginia and their degree of success.

We haven’t gone through any cycles yet.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at CCRM Northern Virginia.

All of the nurses have been warm and compassionate, have been understanding. Many of them have done the testing I’m undergoing, which is comforting.

Describe your experience with CCRM Northern Virginia.

The clinic is clean, modern, peaceful. It has a private parking garage, which is nice. As with any doctor’s office, there have been a few times where there was a bit of a wait, but once you are meeting with people, they never rush you.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Carter Owen at CCRM Northern Virginia.

N/A yet

Describe Carter Owen's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at CCRM Northern Virginia.

We have not reached that point yet.

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