Joseph Findley

Strengths: At my initial consultation, Dr. Findley took the time to review my history. I appreciated that the clinic was thorough in that I left with a checklist of what Dr. Findley wanted to test to determine a baseline for where I was currently at in regards to my hormones and why I was having so much difficulty getting pregnant. Weaknesses: As with any big hospital setting, it took months to actually schedule my initial appointment and my follow up appointment was 8 weeks after my consult. I could have scheduled a follow up sooner with a different provider but I thought it would make most sense to have my dr do it who was handling my care as I thought that appointment would determine what steps I would need to take.

Plan accordingly as it takes time to become an established patient. Also have clear expectations when it comes to your treatment to help you from becoming very disappointed when things don't turn out as you hope on your first go around.

My diagnosis was DOR with a very low AMH. Because of this my first IVF cycle, the dr recommended microdose flare protocol to get the highest number of eggs possible. My results were not great. I only got 4 eggs, only 1 was mature and it did not fertilize. On my 2nd round, we opted for low dose meds with an added growth hormone to help egg quality. However, I only had 1 follicle respond so the clinic recommended an IUI. I am currently in my two week wait from it.

Monitoring appointments needed to be done in the morning before 10am. My appointments typically were on time or close to it and were fairly quick.

We unfortunately have zero fertility coverage and our insurance company gets away with asking us to pay for my fertility tests with their high deductible. Thankfully I used my HSA for my fertility tests. When it came to treatment, the clinic offers ARC as their financial loans or paying out of pocket with a package price. A round of IVF costs $12,775, and a round of IUI costs $499.

Our of the three IVF doctors we’ve worked with, he is by-far the best. For the first time, I felt like someone was listening to and understanding our fertility issue. I also appreciated the level of organization at UH. IVF is all about the details and at other clinics it didn’t feel like anyone was paying attention to those details.

Dr Findley is great. But also buddy up to your designated nurse. Email her if you have a question! Understand what is going on for your own peace of mind.

Antagonist IVF cycle. Freeze 5 day embryos. PDG testing. Single Embryo Transfer

This is an estimate but I believe the IVF package was $12,000 not including medications. My medications were another $3,000-ish. Off site genetic testing was $2,000 (this is dependent on how many embryos you send them to test).

Professional. He was direct and it was not scary. He explained what he was doing and what the course of action would be. It was the first male dr. that I dealt with so far, its good. The change of doctor to vt meant my tests had to be redone and the first cycle had to be skipped because of missed appointments. The test had to be redone. I felt scared but it was fine.

None. I dont see any advice is needed at this point. Im still in the middle of trying to get the IUI process going again.

Still very early. I just went through two tests and three months later... its a long drawn out process with lots of extra visits and seems to take forever but I get the precautions they are taking for my situation.

Most covered by insurance except sperm. That is costly

Dr. Findley has been the most helpful person in our infertility journey. He is compassionate, caring, knowledgeable, prompt and courteous. He has so much information and never rushes us out of the office, answering each question my husband or I have without hesitation or frustration. I honestly cannot think of any "weaknesses" that he has, as he has been a godsend to us during this time.

Please be sure to ask any questions that you have, and don't be afraid to ask about methods or medications that you're interested in. Dr. Findley is extremely open to these conversations and I have absolute trust in him.

Dr. Findley used a multi-faceted approach with my infertility treatments. We utilized medication that is aimed towards weight loss as well as is known to interact in a positive manner with fertility medications. Additionally he made several referrals for both myself and my husband to be sure that we knew the "bigger picture". When one medication didn't work, he moved on to another and when that one didn't work, we utilized both medications together. He did not waste what I consider precious time trying to force a medication to work when my lab results indicated that they weren't working at all. Dr. Findley continues to meet with me regularly as I look at addressing other medical issues that may be interfering with my fertility, as a means to make sure he "knows where I'm at".

The costs were very affordable and the clinic did their best to bill all procedures in a way that was coded so my insurance (who didn't cover any infertility treatment) would pay for them.