Christopher Montville

I am a nurse myself but during the 1st visit I felt so lost. He was very knowledgeable but was talking so fast and was describing things that I had no studied up on in years. So things I remember but other things were very detailed and had no clue as to what he was saying. I can’t even imagine how some people feel when they leave and have no medical background. It makes me sad. You spend so much money and to feel completely lost is a terrible feeling and very intimidating. My personal situation was I did a round of Femara and went in for Transvaginal Ultrasound and trigger shot. I never seen him at that visit. The sonographer came in and did my Ultrasound and said well unfortunately it looks as though you have no follicles? The wording I can’t quite remember but I was basically told it didn’t work. I asked about doing the trigger shot that day in hopes of that helping. Her respond was the trigger shot wouldn’t help me. Grant it I was very excited and hopeful that I would respond to Femara. I had did 5 or 6 rounds of Clomid and did not respond whatsoever to this. I never did the trigger shot with Femara. He wanted to switch me to Femara so I did. After I was told by the sonographer that the Femara didn’t work. I was told to come out of the room once I was dressed. A nurse was waiting on me when I came out and she said she would speak with Dr. Montville and I would get a call that day. I never seen him nor did a doctor come in during the ultrasound to look at my ovaries. He called me that evening and spoke to me about other options. I was also told that I need to lose weight and he thinks that is why I am not getting pregnant. Looking back I wish I would have requested that a doctor come in and look during my ultrasound if Dr. Montville was available for what’s er reason. I felt that he should’ve followed up with me and made an effort to let me know that my time and feelings were valuable because quite frankly after that visit it showed that he just did not care at all. It’s hard enough to be infertile but to be infertile and reach out for help and not get the help you need or expected just flat out sucks.

Do your reserach about your own diagnosis’s. Ask questions even if you feel rushed. DEMAND to see him or a doctor after treatments. Don’t expect empathy. If you are expecting to feel that your time and money matters-My advise: See another doctor.

I’m sorry it has been a few years since I had seen him. After seeing him and having my heart broke and feeling hopeless I have not seen another doctor to get help. I did the max dose of Femara. I had purchased the Trigger shot that I had to pay $110 dollars for that was never used. I was not asked to come in a couple of days later to see if I responding then. I was just told by a sonographer that it didn’t work. He said Femara works better for people with PCOS which is why I started that. The outcome: Not responsive.

First visit was $400-$450 for consult and semen analysis. Ultrasound was $200 per ultrasound. Office visits I think were over a $100

Dr. Montville is a wonderful human being, but I have no faith in Nashville Fertility Clinic at all. Once I had received a second opinion, that MD believed I was on the wrong protocol, medication type, and dosage while at Nashville Fertility. I spent several thousand dollars on medications, only to have a cancelled cycle.

Do your research on clinic data and success rates. Often times, the lab and protocols are much more important than the skill of the physician.

I was on a protocol that used OCPs for priming/suppression and then Lupron. I stimulated with Menopur and Bravelle. After day 7 of stims, I had 0 follicles greater than 10mm. Dr. Montville determined that because I had been on OCPs for so long, I was over suppressed. He wanted me to stay off OCPs for a few months and try again. I did that, but sought out a second opinion in a different state.

Egg freezing was 10K, medications were about 7K

not discussed with this MD

Dr. Montville carefully walked through each step of the process with us. He has a very good bedside manner. During consultations he took the time to answer all questions carefully. I never felt rushed during our visits. He developed treatment plans based on my specific needs and concerns and was open to discussing different courses of treatment if our options changed.

Ask questions when needed.

Unmedicated IUI- baseline ultrasound on day 3, ultrasound on day 14, and IUI completed on day 16. Trigger shot was used after third ultrasound.

$1400 for IUI. $100 for medication.

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He’s very knowledgeable, understanding and cares about patient’s care. Always attentive to my questions and concerns. Walked me through current and future procedures so I’d know what to expect. Will definitely recommend to family or friends

Contact Dr. Montville for any fertility concerns. I wish I’d went to him first. Had a miscarriage under another physician.

Blood work, mammogram, consult with maternal medicine and another specialist whom I forgotten

Under $5000, included transfer (cannot remember what else) Donor eggs and sperm was separate

Advised one embryo transfer at a time- no multiple transfer.

All the IVF coordinators are very prompt and caring. You dont feel like a number. All treatments are catered to each patient instead of a cookie cutter treatment like other clinics in Nashville. Dr. Monteville is very direct, research based but all at the same time very caring. He cares about his patients!

Have questions to ask, he is very detailed

$19000 for RE, transfer and genetic testing

He will transfer onePGS tested embryo at the time.

He was thorough at every step of the process and always explained what to expect, as well as the risks. Dr. Montville has a warm, compassionate manner, and genuinely cares for each of his patients, which made our fertility struggle easier.

What works for one person may not work for another. Don't be afraid to adjust course and be your own advocate! No one knows your body like you do.

I had 2 cycles with Dr. Montville; one was with Letrozole + timed intercourse, and another was with Letrozole + IUI. I had a chemical pregnancy/miscarriage with the first cycle and became pregnant with the IUI.

Dr. Montville was very clear in his communication regarding our issues, the potential success rates and in dealing with our issues after ectopic pregnancy. He also had a very warm bedside manner and it was obvious he cared about the patients.

Be aware that he is very direct in his communication style. There is not a lot of sugarcoating.

Monitoring ultrasounds were around $500 and each IUI was around $1100.

I saw Dr.Montville and absolutely loved him! We drove 2 hours and 45 min each appointment just because we trusted him more than any of the other doctors we met with prior to deciding who we wanted to pursue our IVF journey with. He is upfront and honest which is always my preference. He takes time to explain everything and is genuine about the care he gives to his patients. The staff was great as well. They respond quickly and give your lab results in a couple hours after the appointment. They are quick and efficient. I would recommend Tennessee Fertility Institute to anyone needing reproductive assistance.

Medicines cost about $2900. Ivf freeze all with ICSI and transfer was $13,000 PGT was $5500

Dr. Montville is newer to this practice, and I prefer him over the doctor who I saw previously (Dr. Donna Session). I didn't feel that Dr. Session had adequate listening skills, and she didn't educate me on the procedures or conditions as much as I would have liked. Dr. Montville's interactions with us have been much more thorough and tailored to what we want to know and do.

I would advise them to be prepared to implement treatment right away rather than spending a considerable amount of time thinking through what you want to do. Dr. Montville and his staff are very ready to start treatment immediately, and if you're not sure you're ready to move forward, you could feel somewhat rushed to make a decision.

I used letrozole with timed intercourse for 2-3 cycles with no pregnancies resulting from it. I then went on several months of norethindrone to keep my endometriosis symptoms suppressed while we figured out next steps. I then took letrozole, used an HSG trigger shot, and had an IUI with my husband's sperm. This did not result in a positive pregnancy.

The IUI was $1200, and the medications were about $70-$140 depending on the dosage.

I have not been educated about this approach.

Dr.Montville is absolutely amazing. From the initial consult to the testing in clinic, i couldnt ask for a better doctor. He is so down to earth, compassionate and you can tell he genuinely cares about his patients. You arent just a number when you go in. I went in super nervous but he made it comfortable.

Ive done 3 cycles of clomid/letrozole. One with fsh injections. Havent received a positive test yet but ive had a good response each time.

Dr. Montville- started by welcoming us to a coffee with the Dr meeting so we had the opportunity to meet other families going through this and figure out where to start. We are at the early stages of our fertility issues and other drs we have met with just seemed to push off our questions. Mr. Montville sat with us and went over all of our testing until we understood what was going on- he even drew picture and would write down notes for us to take with us.

Ask all the questions you have and understand that your not alone. Making the first step always feels the hardest.

So far we have only done testing no treatments yet.

Dr. Montville is the best fertility doctor we have had since we stated this journey in 2019 and his nurse Kelly is amazing! we are big on communication and just needing to be more involved with our care behind the scenes this clinic went above and beyond

Book now! if you are considering transferring clinics don't wait do it now

We will transfer one embryo with me having the history of preterm labor

We’ve had a great experience with dr Montville so far. We’ve only had a consultation and plan to start IVF in July. We cannot wait to start, as he has been so helpful, and encouraging to us both. He answered any questions we had and made us immediately feel like part of the family

Run, dont walk. He is the best there is.

We haven’t started IVF yet

Haven’t started IVF yet

Dr. Montville is easily accessible and explained everything to me in detail. I received an update on a calendar so I knew when to start taking femara and when to us LH test strips as well as when to call.

We were planning on trying IUI but I had to call it off after ovulation day had some meetings rescheduled at work so I couldn't get away. I took femara for a few days and tested LH daily with urine test strips. I didn't have any side effects from femara.

IUI is 2,000 but I had to get an HSG prior and various tests. The total of those with office visits factored in was about $1000.

We have been going to Tennessee Fertility Institute and Dr. Montville for 11 months. Prior to this, we tried several YEARS to get pregnant. Dr. Montville or one of the other physicians is on-call doctor 24-7 for questions or concerns. He answered any and all of my questions in a reasonable amount of time. Even if he was running behind schedule, we never felt rushed during our appointment time. We did 1 round of IVF. 31 eggs were retrieved, 19 were mature, 14 fertilized, 6 made it to day 5 embryos, and we had them PGT tested. 3 were normal, 1 inconclusive, and 2 abnormal. I have PCOS and my husband has male factor infertility, so we were very pleased with these numbers. The first embryo transfer didn’t take. I was devastated. Dr. Montville called me himself and we discussed the next steps. He tried a different protocol the next time and it worked. I’m so thankful we found Dr. Montville! We will be back to use our next embryo in a year or two, and we will absolutely use Dr. Montville again!

If you have questions-ask. Nothing is too small or too insignificant. If you can’t remember your questions as soon as you walk into the office, write them down as you think of them in the days leading up to your appointment. I promise he will make the time.

For the egg retrieval, I know we used Ganirelix, Menopur, and Follistim. I don’t remember the dosages. I do remember when I was getting close to triggering, Dr. Montville came in on a Saturday and did an ultrasound to make sure we didn’t miss our window. For the first frozen embryo transfer, we used estradiol and progesterone. For the second, we did Lupron for a couple weeks prior to the embryo transfer. We still used estradiol and progesterone.

My egg retrieval costed around $11,000. My meds for my egg retrieval were around $3500. My PGT testing was $5800. Anesthesia bill for the egg retrieval was $600. Labs are outsourced to PathGroup and were about $450 if I remember correctly. There are several “little” bills, but they were all described to me in detail by their office manager, Teresa. She ran out insurance and told us what we would be expected to pay and when. The clinic was very transparent about the fees.

We did PGT testing on our embryos and I cannot recommend that enough. 2 of our embryos had either too many or not enough chromosomes so they wouldn’t have survived. They would have been a waste of money and taken an emotional toll to use those embryos as transfers when they couldn’t possibly survive. The clinic does not do multiple embryo transfers as far as I’m aware. When they do the assisted hatching or ICSI, it already has an increased risk of multiples. Multiple embryos could be dangerous for mom and babies!

During consultation he exceeded my expectations. I tried not to have my hopes up because sometimes the first doctor isn’t always a good fit, but thankfully he was. He did a great job reading me and understanding my situation and the way I needed the information presented. I don’t like sugar coating but I do want someone with a calming and caring approach. He met all of that. Very straightforward and great at explaining but also genuinely cared.

Go for the consultation and see if he is a good match. You won’t really know until you meet with him and his staff.

We have not started any treatments or cycles yet but are planned for IUI next month with medication and trigger shot.

In comparison to other facilities in the area that I researched and spoke with, all of our costs at TFI were clearly explained to us and within the normal pricing of the area clinics. Some costs were even less than other clinics. And honestly, I have been to another clinic in the area for a semen analysis for my husband- I would even be willing to pay higher prices to come here and be treated like a person and cared for rather than that other local facility.

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Just like I said in a previous section, Dr. Montville is such an amazing, warm, understanding, kind, and compassionate doctor! He was the very first of the 3 fertility specialist I’ve seen who truly made us feel like human!

Make your appointment now!

For my egg retrieval, Dr. Montville put me on Manopur, gonal-f, cetrotide, novarel, and progesterone injections. They resulted in 4 eggs total retrieved and 3 total embryos. We transferred 1 embryo after a few days, which resulted in a positive pregnant test (blood & hpt), but resulted as a chemical pregnancy.

Aside from the occasional longer wait time before an appointment, the clinic runs like an well oiled machine. Everyone knows exactly what they’re supposed to do.

My insurance doesn’t cover fertility treatments so I had to pay $12,550 up front for my egg retrieval and transfer cycle not including medications. Medications cost was around $700.00.

We were glad and understood the reason why Dr. Montville suggested we do a single transfer. He based it on my overall health and wellness, which we really appreciated.