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2018 - 2022, Successful
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Dr Seifer is clearly an expert in his field. He was very thorough in explaining all of the details and has a great way of using analogies to make complex topics more understandable. There were times when it seemed like some simple questions I asked gave him pause, as if he didn’t empathize with how I didn’t quite get a concept he explained. He was able to adjust quickly and break things down very well. He also has a great balance of factual when needed and also adjusting to show more compassion at some tougher times in the process
Monitoring [at Yale U] was done during a window and it felt like a mad rush to get there early for the front of the long line otherwise you would be late for work...$4,500 frozen transfer cycle. Appx 17,500 retrieval and free. $600 year to maintain frozen embryos. $2400 sono-histogram...Clean, welcoming clinic. Can feel like the dmv at times when coming in for morning monitoring. The front desk staff checking you in can sometimes make it feel like a drive thru window where you hear the same questions asked over and over as the line moves
How was your experience with David Seifer at Yale University?
Dr Seifer is clearly an expert in his field. He was very thorough in explaining all of the details and has a great way of using analogies to make complex topics more understandable. There were times when it seemed like some simple questions I asked gave him pause, as if he didn’t empathize with how I didn’t quite get a concept he explained. He was able to adjust quickly and break things down very well. He also has a great balance of factual when needed and also adjusting to show more compassion at some tougher times in the process
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of David Seifer at Yale University?
Keep asking questions until you get it. Sometimes his explanations are very scientific and need to be broken down
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with David Seifer at Yale University?
At times when waiting for daily testing it felt like waiting in line at the DMV. Once with the nurses or Dr Seifer, they were all personable, visits were not rushed and everyone felt genuinely interested in our journey
Describe the protocols David Seifer used in your cycles at Yale University and their degree of success.
We did two egg retrievals with ICSI, had PGS/PGD testing done to check for a single gene mutation both partners were carriers for. We froze embryos after the first retrieval, did a 2nd retrieval and sent all day 5 embryos for testing. We had 4 embryos for transfer. First frozen transfer resulted in a pregnancy to full term
Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Yale University.
The nurses are what make the clinic what it is!! True compassionate individuals who hold your hand through it all and act as liaison between patient and doctor
Describe your experience with Yale University.
Clean, welcoming clinic. Can feel like the dmv at times when coming in for morning monitoring. The front desk staff checking you in can sometimes make it feel like a drive thru window where you hear the same questions asked over and over as the line moves
Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at Yale University.
Monitoring was done during a window and it felt like a mad rush to get there early for the front of the long line otherwise you would be late for work! You would get a number when checked in then go wait in another waiting area. No one spoke to eachother and it all felt very somber not an uplifting place for patients going through some tough processes
Describe the costs associated with your care under David Seifer at Yale University.
$4,500 frozen transfer cycle. Appx 17,500 retrieval and free. $600 year to maintain frozen embryos. $2400 sono-histogram. Plus genetic testing costs, don’t remember what those were
Describe David Seifer's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Yale University.
Given my age, his recommendation was for a single embryo transfer. When I asked about the risk of carrying twins at 39 (age of retrieval) versus being pregnant potentially again at 42+ he advised that since embryos were frozen at age of 39, the risk of carrying at 42+ was less than multiples at 39
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