Edward Marut (retired)

No personalized assessment at all. He just uses the same protocol on everyone, in the same order, and admitted to doing so. Never saw him outside of consultations. I do not feel like he set realistic expectations.

Do not use this doctor if you require any sort of personalized treatment.

He is very clinical and seems like a nice man when you first meet him. I don’t think he actually reviews the patient as a person rather just looks at labs (without taking into consideration existing conditions) and plops patients into programs in hopes that the statistics hold up. As mentioned I feel like I was treated in an inhuman manner, it’s hard to even put into words.

Be aggressive with your questions and don’t let him manipulate or bully you into IUI or a specific protocol.

IUI 1-3: medications used were letrozole, regular monitoring and ovidril for trigger. This was chosen as it was “typical” to start out. All results were negative. IUI 4-6: given the first three cycles didn’t work he noted it was typical to do three cycles with injectables. We did not want to actually proceed with IUIs and wanted to jump to IVF but he was adamant that it would work. I took follistim, had regular monitoring and ovidril as a trigger. All results were negative. Retrieval and fresh transfer: medications used were follistim, menopur, ganirelix, minivelle, crinone. He noted this was a standard protocol. During my last monitoring appointment my uterine lining was significantly thinner but no mention was made. Pregnancy test result was negative. FET 1: I took birth control for 3 weeks, lupron, minivelle and crinone for this cycle. This was a standard protocol that he felt was suitable for me. Again, my lining was thinner before the actual transfer than it has been at previous appointments but no mention was made. This transfer ended as a chemical pregnancy. FET 2: I took birth control for 3 weeks, lupron, minivelle and crinone and he added in a baby aspirin for this cycle. This was a standard protocol plus aspirin that he felt was suitable for me. Again, my lining was thinner before the actual transfer than it has been at previous appointments but no mention was made and when I asked it was brushed off and not acknowledged. Pregnancy test result was negative.

The monitoring appointments went well, aside from the long wait times. The staff was very nice and the technicians were all lovely.

Each appointment required a $50 copay and each round of IUI was approximately $1500. The retrieval cycle with fresh embryo transfer was about $10,000 and the frozen transfers after that we’re about $5000 each.

He was adamant about only transferring one embryo at a time (even though we didn’t do genetic testing) and was rude when we asked to do more than one.

Overall my experience with Dr. Marut was very good. I met with him for an FET and he took the time to explain the entire protocol with me. At one of our diagnostic exams, I mentioned to him that I'd like to try a "Natural FET" and he allowed for me to go that route. I'd also like to mention that during the saline ultrasound I had to bring my 1year old daughter with me and he was very accommodating. She cried the entire time and he told me not to worry and did what he needed to do as quickly as possible. I was truly touched by how caring and understanding he was in this situation. I didn't see him again until it was time for the actual transfer. I think this may have been the hardest part, because I didn't have that reassurance that I needed during that process. My FET was successful and he seemed genuinely happy for us. I do like that he makes the effort to be at every ultrasound appointment. It's reassuring to hear him say how everything is measuring well and what to expect next.

To make sure you have your questions at hand when you see him at your initial appointment. You will not get that long of a time after the initial consult.

I asked for a Natural FET. So the protocol was basically monitoring of lining and follicles. Once it looked like I was ready to ovulate I took a trigger shot and started Crinone 3 days later. Transfer was 7 days after trigger shot.

$3,500 for FET $250 Transfer of embryos Fee Paid separately to transfer my embryos to the clinic as well as paid separately for medications.

Dr. Marut suggested early on to only transfer one embryo.

I did not feel Dr Marut paid attention to my case as a patient. Given my high ovarian reserve, from the first visit he was highly optimistic about my chances of getting pregnant however did not adjust my protocol after 7 failed cycles over two years. I was able to successfully get pregnant at age 44 quickly after I left Dr. Marut's care.

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Monitoring is efficient however given the size of the practice could take a while. I was usually there at 630 am

He’s very quick with his appointments, doesn’t explain things very well. I usually leave more confused than when I went in. Bedside manner is very up and down. Muttered a bunch of stuff during an ultrasound and never told me what he said.

Ask a lot of questions otherwise you won’t find anything out

Currently we’re trying timed intercourse with fertility medication. It’s what our insurance pays for, so it’s where we’re starting. Dr Marut would have preferred to go straight to IUI, but we wanted to start slowly. I have a history of ectopic pregnancy, so IVF would be ideal. Dr Marut is having me take Letrozole, ovidrel and endometrin for the cycle. Trying to stimulate egg growth and ovulation

Luckily all of our procedures have been covered by our insurance so far. We haven’t ventured into the self-pay yet

Dr. Marut is an extremely compassionate physician who takes the time to get to know you and your unique situation. He then recommends a course of care that fits your needs and diagnosis. I appreciate that he starts out conservatively and doesn't push IVF right away. When we got pregnant, he was overjoyed for my husband and I. He attended every ultrasound (not all docs at FCI do this), and he explained what we were seeing, asked me how I was feeling, explained different treatments for morning sickness, etc. And when we had our miscarriage, he was genuinely sad for our loss, expressed his remorse, and handled the follow up care with compassion and understanding. It really helped my husband and I with our grief, and we now feel like we can move forward with hope. He is a wonderful doctor with the bedside manner you hope for in a physician.

Book an appointment with no hesitation. When we started at FCI, we were assigned to Dr. Marut because he had the first available appointment. And I am so glad we ended up in his care!

At our initial consult, Dr. Marut reviewed my labs from my regular OB/GYN and my husband's semen analysis. He was confident, based on our labs, that he could get us pregnant and said as much. We had several more blood panels run that day, and I was told to call when my next cycle began. He recommended we try three IUI cycles using Letrozole and Ovidrel to bring on ovulation. And I used Corinne gel suppositories from the day after IUI until I either got my period, or had a positive pregnancy test. The first IUI didn't work. So we started up again the next cycle. Followed the same protocol, and this time, I got pregnant! We learned via blood draw at FCI. I returned every 2-3 days to monitor the beta levels, and continued to use Crinone daily. We came in every week for ultrasounds (3 total) before Dr. Marut graduated us from FCI, and sent my files to my OB/GYN. Unfortunately, I ended up having a missed miscarriage. The ultrasounds all looked normal, so this came as a quite a shock to everyone, Dr. Marut included. It's been 6 weeks since the miscarriage, and we just started back with Dr. Marut and his team. First order of business, I am going in for a saline ultrasound. We are to use protection this cycle, and next cycle, Dr. Marut wants to monitor my body's natural process and see if I am producing follicles on my own. That will mean bloodwork and ultrasounds. If needed, he will prescribe something to bring on my cycle, and I may return to the Letrozole/Ovidrel treatment plan. We shall see!

I have insurance, but it doesn't cover infertility. Every IUI was paid for out of pocket, but the clinic offers some sort of discount for patients who pay out of pocket (I'm not sure how much. I never asked. I just know that we didn't have to pay the full amount listed). I believe IUI itself was around $200. The sperm washing was more expensive - around $750.

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During every consultation we had, Dr. Marut made us feel like it was our turn to have a baby next - that we were RIGHT there. Some people maybe want to feel that way, but for us, we needed him to set realistic expectations. So 7 IUIs later, we still aren't pregnant (unexplained infertility), and we're frustrated and looking for second opinions. While we understand that unexplained infertility is somewhat common, we'd still like to know what could be causing the issues, what we haven't tested for yet, etc.

Don't let him make you feel stupid. I would see a story on the news about a new fertility treatment, or read about a new study online, and write it down to ask him about. He (metaphorically) rolled his eyes at me, laughing and acting like I was a crazy infertile lady. Really, I was just trying to ask questions and learn more, and to understand what else was out there for us that could help us figure out why this wasn't happening for us. He made me feel like I couldn't ask questions, or that if I did, my questions were silly.

One round of Letrezole with timed intercourse, followed by 2 rounds of Letrezole with IUI. When those failed to work, we moved to Follistim injectables with IUI.

We paid for consultations with Dr. Marut (usually around $125) and medications ($180 per cycle). Otherwise, everything was covered by insurance.

Very personable and lovely to meet however, he can be very clinical with bad news. I wish there was more opportunities to get to interact with him more but I only had a face to face after two rounds of disappointing egg retrieval.

Be your own advocate. There are so many patients that things can slip through the cracks. For instance, they forgot to call me for my results on my day 5 embryos. I waiting all day hemming and hawing if I should call to find out but decided to try and be patient and not bother them. Nobody called. By the time I finally caved and called they had closed. Night nurse had no idea what my results were so I had to spend a very nervous night wondering if any made it to day 5.

I had two egg retrieval (needed to do frozen for day 5 PGD and PGS testing due to genetic condition). First round got a disappointing four eggs of which only one made to blast. Going in I had an AFC of 9 so looking back I wish he would have suggested we wait a month for better odds. Two months previous I had an AFC of 20 to begin with. Second ER he doubled the follistim and Menopur and we got 15 eggs (4 made it to day 5). All turned out to have PGS/PGD issues. Third round had 20 AFC so we started but eventually follicle count dropped so we cancelled. Will be trying new procedure next time.

Dr. Marut has been so attentive to detail during our time with him. We unfortunately suffered a late miscarriage and not only was he compassionate, he was incredibly responsive and was a big reason we had the strength to try again. I can't say enough good things about him.

If you are looking for someone who is honest, straight to the point and highly knowledgeable in the field of fertility, Dr. Marut is the doctor for you.

I've done 2 egg retrievals with Dr. Marut. In my first one, he followed the protocol I had followed with Dr. Kaplan (based on the fact that that protocol worked well for me. ) I was on gonal f, menopur and gainerelex. When I didn't respond well, he changed it up for my next retrieval (I was on Lupron and menopur). I was happy to see a change in the protocol which did produce good embryos for us.

$3000 per transfer $11,500 for retrieval $2,200 for biopsy $500 for sperm freeze $1,200 for embryo freeze

Dr Marut was very nice so initially we really liked him. However, as time went on I didn't feel like he was consistent in his approach and I felt like he didn't present us with all of the facts. Months after the fact I read stuff on my chart (as I was transitioning to a new doctor) that was never mentioned to me. Additionally, there was one cycle where he proceed with an IUI while I still had my period. As we got a second and third opinion, who both questioned his approach that month it made us think he wasn't giving us individualized treatment and instead just going through the motions.

We were only able to meet with him a few times during our treatment. Be ready with your questions because he is not forthcoming with information so I felt like our meetings were rushed and I didn't leave feeling confident. Given what I know now, I would come in with a list of questions to make sure everything was addressed during the quick time with him.

After getting the Fertility Awareness Test at FCI ($99), we learned my husband's sperm was normal by all 3 counts and I had plenty of eggs (with a strong AMH score). We had previously miscarried (natural conception) so first we did the HSG (normal results). Given our unexplained infertility (we'd been trying for over a year at this point), the plan was Letrazole plus IUI. The first cycle, he determined that my Estrogen levels were too high so we skipped the Letrazole and did a natural IUI. We did not get pregnant. The second cycle, during my baseline test results he determined that ovulation while imminent while still on my period so again we skipped the Letrazole and did a natural IUI. We did not get pregnant. The third cycle, we were able to do the Letrazole plus and IUI and got pregnant. I miscarried for the second time at 8 weeks.

I was self pay so it was expensive.

Dr. Marut seemed kind and knowledgable, but our time with him was very short. We saw him for 5-10 minutes at our initial consultation and 5-10 minutes in a follow up visit to discuss a treatment plan. I completed two rounds of IUI that resulted in negative pregnancy tests. Dr. Marut did not perform the IUI nor did I see him during the course of those treatments. We had another follow up visit with Dr. Marut, at which point we decided to do IVF. I did not see him again during the course of embryo retrieval, transfer or any portion of the IVF cycle. Fortunately, our 1st round of IVF resulted in pregnancy.

Know that you will be treated by nurses and staff, and not have regular access to or contact with Dr. Marut. His nurse Donna can be difficult to communicate with as she does not seem to accept questions about your treatment very well.

We completed two rounds of IUI (Letrozole + ovulation trigger), followed by 1 month on the pill then IVF the following month. I was pleased that after two unsuccessful rounds of IUI, Dr. Marut did listen to our request to move on to IVF, and agreed that that would be the recommended treatment plan. At this point we had been trying to conceive for nearly two years and were interested in expediting the process.

Unfortunately, despite my Illinois residency, I was not eligible for the IL state mandated fertility coverage because my employer-based insurance was out of state (BCBS of Minnesota). Therefore, the financial aspect of my care was extremely stressful. Luckily, my insurance did cover fertility treatment, but only up to $15,000 during my lifetime across any insurance plans with my employer. Following my first consultation, the billing specialist printed out the explanation of coverage and stated "this is very bad." Not exactly reassuring words as we embarked on this journey. What this broke down to was all of my labs, ultrasounds, IUI meds and IUI procedures were covered by insurance. When the time came for IVF, I had $12,500 remaining in my insurance coverage. The financial consultant at FCI and my specialty pharmacy instructed that my meds would bill approximately $8,700 to insurance and the IVF procedures could bill anywhere around $5,000. Therefore, my $12,500 would not cover the whole IVF round. They did help me get creative and instructed to purchase my injectable meds out of pocket through a self-pay pharmacy, Freedom Fertility Pharmacy. They provide discounts to those paying out of pocket for medication. I ended up spending $2,050 out of pocket on 4 of the medications, and billed $1500 worth of meds to insurance. I chose this route to purchase the least expensive meds via out of pocket means, and the ones that were the priciest out of pocket but not to outrageous when billed to insurance. The total amount billed to insurance for the IVF procedures was about $4,000. I also paid $1,200 for embryo cryopreservation (not covered by my insurance) and will continue to pay out of pocket annually for embryo storage. While I did benefit from most of the cost being covered by insurance and a successful pregnancy, I was a little frustrated by a couple things. 1) I ended up with remaining insurance coverage, so while I could have billed more of the meds cost to insurance, I suppose it's good to have remaining coverage for next time (we have 4 good embryos frozen for this purpose) 2) I ended up with way more medication than needed. FCI instructed to order a 20-day supply of injectables, while I only ended up taking them for 9 days. Plenty of unused leftover meds, which I will likely donate to a friend or clinic, if the expiration date doesn't allow me to save for future rounds if needed.

He was very candid and answered all my questions when we met. I wanted detailed reasons of why and he patiently explained them in terms I could understand. I like things laid out and not sugar coated. He was able to provide this with me and I always left our meetings with positive thoughts.

Take notes, ask questions. Always remember you are your best advocate.

I went through 4 IVF cycles. I believe there first was the antagonist. It resulted in a chemical pregnancy. I don't remember the second. There other 2 were Lupron Microflare and Lupron Stop (which finally worked). I always needed more than average days off stims, and the higher dose. I also took baby aspirin for my final and successful cycle. I never had a huge amount of follicles and only ever received 6/time... With only 3/time mature.

It's busy and there are lots of patients. There are multiple waiting rooms. But because it's a big clinic, they have a large window to come in for monitoring. It never affected my work schedule.

I had insurance so everything was through that. I really met my Max OOP for the year.

Yes, I believe he balanced my poor quality of the, number of cycles of been through, and recommended amount to transfer.

I was told Dr. Marut specialized in women over 40. I had done one previous cycle in CA and it was recommended I do one additional cycle. Dr. Marut criticized my Dr., her protocol, the results I achieved - and guaranteed me better results with him. NEVER did he mention there was a possibility of failure. Nor was it discussed that he would not be present or available to answer questions. After my trigger, Dr Marut said I needed a "booster", except one wasn't prescribed. By the time I was able to get the prescription, the clinic said I had lost valuable hours that the medication could have been working. Plus I needed help with the injection, which the clinic said it could only help with if I came during its business hours. Had I had the prescription, I could have - but I didn't have the medication. The following day, the day of my retrieval, I was shocked to meet another Dr. It had never been mentioned to me that Dr. Marut would not be doing my retrieval. The Dr. who did the retrieval barely acknowledged me - I was check on the list of surgeries. When my embryos began to decline, I begged to speak with Dr. Marut and I was told no. I wanted to implant, but I couldn't even reach Dr. Marut to discuss. My embryos all died and I was left devastated. When I met with Dr. Marut again for my post-consult, he basically shrugged and said "try again". I was out of pocket... another cycle wasn't possible at that time. It was an awful experience made more horrible by Dr. Marut and FCI - neither took accountability for the promises and guarantees made.

Stay on top of him. Don't take no for an answer if you want to speak with him. Ask who will perform your surgery and if you don't like the answer, speak up.

I was supposed to be on BCP, but there was a miscommunication and I was not. I was on 450 Gonal F and 150 Menopur, adding in ganirelex toward the end of my cycle. I do not remember my trigger, and I was supposed to take a booster but it was not prescribed.

over $10,500 plus medications plus additional costs for consults

He was phenomenal along with his staff. We had setbacks in chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, and high risk twins. He was very cut and dry about what to expect, why things happen, etc. wasn't codling, very analytical and straight forward which is in line with our mentality.

He's very good at what he does. Trust in him and be happy you have a chance to do IVF with him. While the process is very emotional, he'll likely give you the best shot. We went into the office as the only ones smiling and keeping it light hearted. I think the staff and him fed off that and treated us like royalty when we were in there. We were on a first name basis with everyone there, get to know the nurses, blood takers, etc. and ask your spouse to go with you as much as they can. We imagine this would be hard to do alone, but we're fortunate each could go to all appointments.

We hadn't phenomenal insurance so it was less than $1000. $500 storage a year for eggs.

I thought Dr. Marut seemed very compassionate, kind and knowledgeable. He answered all our questions well. He gave me hope which was nice and something I needed after so long. We are still waiting to see the outcome of the IVF cycle.

Come in prepared. I think all patients need to research for themselves and be their own advocate. They should come in prepared with questions. He is a great man and doctor I think, but I have absolutely no faith or trust in his nurse Ashley. She has been incompetent and not compassionate at all. Sadly she is who we have to deal with the most

Dr. Maruts experience shows and he backs all of his choices of care wirh science and experience. He has been kind and compassionate during this journey and was so excited to tell me that I had a PGS normal embryo last round.

Discuss all of your concerns with the doctor

We started off with the antoganistic protocol and when my eggs were not getting to day five blasts we switched to the Lupron flare protocol. Resulted in less eggs but better quality.

I have insurance so it was very resonible

I have a PGS tested embryo and dr Marut said if I had two he would only suggest one as there is a high chance of implantation. If I had not had them tested and had multiple 5 day embryos he would have suggested putting them in.

Nice man but we had no results. We never saw him or heard form him unless we asked for a specific consultation with him. He didn't have much of a sense of urgency, even after each failed attempt (6 failed IUIs). While I had a good rapport with him and I liked him, we started looking for a second option and a new doctor to closer manage our case.

Push to move faster on the next steps. Be your own advocate.

3 unmedicated IUI cycles, 3 medicated cycles. No pregnancies.

We've spend over $12k at this point

I saw Dr Marut at the beginning of my process. I mostly worked with the nurses there, he did not do my IUIs. He did perform my diagnostic hsg. I wish more tests were done earlier on, I’ve found out more about what has caused my infertility since seeing other doctors. Dr Marut was nice enough, and seemed positive that something might work, and I do feel he followed the appropriate steps you need to follow when it comes to infertility treatment.

Dr Marut is part of a big clinic so just be prepared to work with his nurse more than him.

After diagnostic testing I was self pay.

Dr. Marut is kind and patient during consult meetings. However, his biggest weakness was in not addressing my thin lining problem, despite my bringing it up repeatedly. That was why we ultimately decided to look for another doctor.

Avoid his nurse, Donna.

I believe that he intended to give me the best outcome possible, even if I had a poor outcome. Took time to reason some of the outcome with me, though could not provide any substantial reason that my outcome was less than desireable.

ask questions!

Dr. Marut was a very kind and positive Doctor, but we felt his optimism was misleading as we had four unsuccessful IUIs under his care. We would have preferred a more realistic diagnosis as we would have advanced to IVF much earlier in our treatment. He declined a request to participate in a one-to-one conversation with our insurance to expedite our treatment to IVF, so we also did not feel he was a strong advocate.

Be very clear about your timeline

I’m only with Marut bc of his successful rates with women my age. However his staff is unprofessional organized and not communicative. Marut NEVER reached out to me personally after this entire thing happend. After I threatened law shit and media awareness, Sue from medical affairs called but never Marut reached out to his patients.

Only go to him to him if you are overages because the rest that comes with it from his staff is not worth the time. You can get more professionalism somewhere else.

Cycle. 150 Gono F. 450 pre mixed shot forgot the name. Did 1week 1/2 of that. They forgot to tell me to continue Cetritide and they were not open on weekends for me to ask.

I’m still getting bills however I feel all bills should be paid by them

I would have appreciated if he was interested in trying options that were not so cookie cutter and more tailored towards my personal situation. While he was thorough and detailed it appears he had a one fit all type of process.

Don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself and know what you want. Stand up for what you want it is your journey do not allow yourself to be convinced you don’t have other options if what is being explained does not feel right to you