Jessica Zolton

Dr. Zolton is compassionate, while also professional and straight forward. She was so kind while I was in pain during my HSG and she has been nothing short of caring when it comes to my issues with endometriosis. She is easy to talk to and relatable. I would recommend her to anyone.

Just be open and honest about your concerns, she will take the time to make you feel heard.

My husband and I had been trying to conceive for over a year with no success. We knew at the time that I had endometriosis, but this was prior to surgery so we weren’t sure of the severity. She offered both IUI and IVF, while explaining that due to the endometriosis, IVF might be the better option. But my husband and I wanted to take the more natural route first so we decided to go through with IUI. Like I mentioned above, Dr. Zolton was aware of my endometriosis, so she considered this when choosing my oral medications for IUI. She explained that Letrozole is sometimes better for those with endo. During treatment, I felt totally normal. I like to give credit to Dr. Zolton for this because I’m sure it had to be correlated with her choice of medication. Our first IUI failed, so we decided to do another which also failed. At that point, my husband and I decided it was time for ablation surgery for endometriosis. Dr. Zolton works closely with my endo surgeon so I was very happy with the fact that they were consistently in communication regarding my case. I have felt supported all around. We found out during surgery that I have stage 4 endometriosis, in which my surgeons told my husband that it was one of the worst cases they’d seen. We tried naturally for 6 months post surgery, but ultimately resulting in negative pregnancy tests. This was when I decided to go back to Dr. Zolton again to consider IVF. I met with her again last week and it was as though we never missed a beat. She was helpful, warm, and thorough. She explained to me that IVF is probably the next best option for us and felt as though the prognosis is good. We are hopeful. My husband and I plan to undergo IVF with Dr. Zolton in a few months. Fingers crossed!

We spent about $3000 give or take on IUI treatment, not including medication costs. I want to say that was per treatment.

Dr. Zolton recommended single embryo transfer. I don’t have any specific comments or concerns.

There were few things I liked about seeing Dr. Zolton. One of the things I did like about her however, was that she explained really well what she was doing with her ultrasounds, what she was seeing and would even show me most of the time. She also better told me what I should be doing post IUI to optimize my chances than the other doctor I saw at the same clinic. I did not like that she never took my concerns into consideration. When I asked for the treatment my OBGYN told me I needed and was the reason she sent me to RGI I was told that it wouldn’t make a difference without anything to back up her statement. She definitely does not make my care feel personalized or my concerns feel valid.

Find a different practice.

The protocol was never really voiced to me by Dr. Zolton. I started with another doctor who pretty much told me IVF was my only option and then was switched to Dr. Zolton’s care without notice and she just continued my IUI. Each cycle I started on 50mg of Clomid for five days and then once my follicles were appropriate sizes I would use a 250mcg Ovidrel injection. I was never told why these doses or medications specifically and nothing has changed since I started treatment there. My first IUI failed. My second IUI resulted in a chemical pregnancy.

Out of pocket costs for ultrasounds are $300 each and the out of pocket costs for IUI is $600 each. I get Clomid through my normal pharmacy which is roughly $20 for 50mg for 5 days. They send prescriptions for injections to Mandell’s pharmacy where I get Ovidrel. With no insurance that costs me $107 total. At minimum I get two ultrasounds each cycle so the total cost is about $1,300 per cycle for IUI.

I started out at RGI with a different Dr That Dr. did three IUI's with my partner and I and then left the practice. I was devasted and nervous to switch over to a new Dr since we had become comfortable with the first Dr we worked with. I was pleasantly surprised to find I clicked with Dr. Zolton more than the previous Dr. Her calm demeanor and ability to answer all of our questions set us at ease as we headed into our IVF cycle.

Dr. Zolton had me do max dose protocol for my IVF injections to give my body the best chance at creating enough eggs for egg retrieval. Glad she did because she was only able to retrieve 2 eggs during my retrieval. One resulted in an embryo, and I am now thankfully 19 weeks pregnant.

IVF isn't cheap, we spent around $23k

Dr. Zolton is easy-going, friendly and compassionate. Our first embryo transfer was successful, with no issues, and we ended up with a beautiful baby girl in 2022. In 2024, we wanted to try for baby number two. It was definitely harder the second time around with the first two embryos not sticking. Dr. Zolton never lost hope and remained positive through it all and in the end, I am now pregnant and due with a baby boy in April 2025.

During such a difficult time, I know that it’s hard to put your trust into someone else. But if you can trust anyone, it’s definitely Dr. Zolton.

With my embryo transfer in 2021, we just followed the normal oral-Estrace frozen embryo transfer cycle and it was successful. With the cycles in 2024, the first attempt was another normal oral-Estarce frozen embryo transfer, but was canceled due to my lining looking like I was about to start my period before transfer. The next attempt with the same protocol failed as I ended up with a negative pregnancy test. At that point, Dr. Zolton wanted to change the protocol for the next embryo transfer and we ended up doing an augmented natural cycle which again failed because I ended up with a negative pregnancy test. At that point, Dr. Zolton offered to do a Endometrial Receptivity Analysis (ERA) where they take a biopsy instead of transferring the embryo (mock cycle), which then tells them which day my cycle would be most successful for an embryo transfer. The plan was to do the ERA but then that cycle was canceled because I had fluid in my uterus. Finally, next cycle we were able to do the ERA successfully, which gave us insight as to which day would be most beneficial in my cycle to do an embryo transfer. We did the embryo transfer the following cycle with the normal oral-Estrace frozen embryo transfer and I am now pregnant.

I remember with my cycle in 2021 we had to pay $11,000 upfront, but we’re reimbursed by my employer. With my cycles in 2024 we didn’t have to pay anything out-of-pocket other than my $3,000 deductible with my insurance.

I think it’s smart to do elective single embryo transfer unless you are really comfortable with potentially having multiples.

Although I didn’t see Dr. Zolton at every appointment, she was always available via my dedicated patient care contact. One cycle my eggs weren’t responding as desired and she called me directly to discuss potential options. She was thorough and caring.

Utilize your dedicated patient care person for continuous communication. They are always available via text which was very helpful and would run any questions by the doctor for a very timely response.

I had straight forward procedures… one cycle of IUI with letrozole and trigger shot and 3 rounds of egg retrievals with Menopur, Gonal-f, and Cetrotide and Lupron trigger shot. Progesterone in oil and estradiol and baby aspirin for transfer prep.

I went through my insurance, Progyny, for IVF. Paid ~3K out of pocket, including one IUI. $600 annually to store embryos.

My insurance would only transfer one embryo at a time.