Emily Goulet

Dr. Goulet has been the most wonderful RE I have ever seen. I underwent IVF from 2016-2018 in another city, and again from 2022-2024 at Fertility Institute of Hawaii. I have seen multiple RE physicians over the years and can confidently say that Dr. Goulet is the best physician I have worked with. She is extremely knowledgeable, understanding and kind, willing to spend time with her patients to help them understand each situation, and uses her knowledge and creative thinking to devise the best plan for each individual and their needs. She was gracious when I had concerns and willing to re-think plans or protocols if something wasn't working well. And most of all, she was supportive and optimistic through both good and bad times. I have a long and complicated fertility journey and credit Dr. Goulet with my successful pregnancy after years of unsuccessful IVF attempts.

Ask anything, she is happy to answer and never judgemental

We tried a standard natural FET protocol which did not work well enough to get my uterine lining thick enough. Previous doctors simply repeated the same protocol multiple tries but Dr Goulet was willing to completely rethink the protocol and medications, and the result was very successful.

FET costs were approximately $4000 / cycle and included all ultrasounds and many of the medications. If repeat cycles were needed because of failed transfers, a discount was given for subsequent FET.

Dr. Goulet was compassionate and clear with me from the very first conversation, where she spent more than an hour with us educating us about donor eggs and financial options. I think because she’s been in my shoes, she is extra compassionate towards patients. When we “graduated” she wanted us to keep in touch and bring in our little one to meet her.

Trust in the process even when things don’t work out. Just keep going.

I did only donor cycles with Dr. Goulet, so no egg retrievals. She recommended a fresh donor, but we had concerns about ID disclosure and so we chose a frozen donor. She still supported us in this decision. Our first cycle resulted in a negative, and so we chose to get EMMA ERA testing. The second cycle resulted in a chemical, and so she suggested sterioids and lovenox. We got pregnant with our third cycle.

Donor egg cycles are about 45k and that includes PGS testing, zymot, and one transfer. Each subsequent transfer was 4k. They gave me a discount on my third transfer.

She recommended transferring one, and we agreed because we didn’t want twins.

Dr. Goulet has a warm demeanor and immediately makes you feel comfortable. She is a wealth of information and is invested in each of her patients. I specifically appreciated that Dr. Goulet knows the literature and research and when the classic approach to a frozen embryo transfer wasn't working, she created a protocol unique to my needs that is backed by science. I also underwent procedures outside the typical egg retrieval and embryo transfer that were performed by Dr. Goulet and those other procedures went smoothly and as well as they could have. In fact, those other procedures helped my fertility and I'm so thankful Dr. Goulet informed me about them. There is nothing I would change about the treatment protocol I received from Dr. Goulet. It is also invaluable to me that Dr. Goulet is patient and compassionate and allowed me the space to grieve when setbacks occurred. Knowing that Dr. Goulet remained hopeful for me and wasn’t giving up on me gave me the courage to continue, ultimately leading to the best possible outcome. I can't thank Dr. Goulet enough. She is a blessing to the IVF community and she is truly gifted as a fertility doctor and human.

Make an appointment to see Dr. Goulet - you will not regret it. Dr. Goulet was the second IVF doctor I saw. The first was someone from a different clinic and I did two IUIs with this other doctor who has a very good reputation in our IVF community but I felt this other doctor was condescending and was always walking out the door before I could ask any questions. I was nervous to switch doctors after having invested a lot of time and money with the first doctor, but I'm so so thankful I did. From my first appointment with Dr. Goulet it was obvious how different my experience would be with her. It was like night and day. I have never looked back after my first appointment with Dr. Goulet! I hope she never retires, because I plan on going back to Dr. Goulet to grow our family even more. A small note is that my first appointment was a consultation by video, then each subsequent appointment was in person. Even by video, Dr. Goulet greatly exceeded my expectations. I would be open with her about your concerns and she is more than willing to have a dialogue with you about your treatment.

In order to qualify for IVF coverage, my insurance requires three IUIs. I did two IUIs with a previous doctor and clinic. I then saw Dr. Goulet who discovered a uterine polyp and removed it. I then did the third IUI with Dr. Goulet (Clomid and Ovidrel trigger shot). Then we moved to IVF and due to my age and my preferences, I chose to do PGT testing (paid extra). We paid extra for Zymot (our choice) and ICSI (strongly recommended). For my age, our total oocytes retrieved and the attrition rate were normal, and in the end we only had one PGT-normal embryo. Knowing that one embryo does not always equal one baby, I opted to do a second egg retrieval with same protocol and got two PGT-normal embryos. We then did one unsuccessful frozen embryo transfer - my body responded well to the standard FET meds, my lining was beautiful, it just didn't take. It took several attempts at a second FET, but my lining wasn't getting there and I decided to take a break for a few months - which Dr. Goulet fully supported. When I came back she informed me of what looked like a uterine fibroid and explained my options. I chose to go forward with the transfer. The transfer took but later ended in a miscarriage. Dr. Goulet then discussed again my option of having surgery which I opted for this time. The surgery was successful and she also discovered adenomyosis which I had never heard of. It was a scary diagnosis but in the end it was helpful to know and I believe the surgery helped tremendously. I healed well and the surgery helped my menstrual cycle. After healing, we attempted a third FET which took a few attempts to get there due to lining issues. I'm glad Dr. Goulet was patient with me. We added Prednisone and Lovenox and did a semi-natural cycle and it worked! I appreciate that Dr. Goulet reviewed my chart and asked me about my experiences and she created a protocol that worked for me. It's been a journey, but looking back, there's nothing I could have changed or done differently, because I didn't know how my body would react to each protocol. Also, each cycle is different and what worked for me for the first FET did not work for the second.

My insurance covered part of the first IVF cycle and because we opted for some extras (PGT, ZyMot, ICSI) the first IVF cycle was under $9k (it includes one frozen embryo transfer). The meds for the first IVF cycle and each subsequent was under $3k. The second through fourth IVF cycles were out of pocket and with extras (PGT, ZyMot, ICSI) they were each around $20k (this is just by memory, not exact) (each IVF cycle includes one FET). I received a small discount for the third and fourth IVF cycles which I was grateful for.

Dr. Goulet recommends eSET and I agree.

She was always willing to answer my questions and was always willing to listen to my thoughts and ideas. She was very knowledgeable and always open about the risks and probabilities of what may happen moving forward. I always felt like she had my desires in the forefront and proceeded accordingly.

Sometimes things just take time

The doctor was willing to adjust things accordingly based on me being older and knowing that I was trying to conceive as soon as possible.

15,000-20,000