Lauren Weissmann

I love Dr. Weissmann! This says a lot coming from someone who has had 3/3 miscarriages under their care. They did an excellent job managing my ER protocol to ensure the best results possible and reviewed each prior ER to adjust accordingly for optimal results. We, unfortunately, experience RPL and Dr. Weissmann has been great to consult with and review options. We even consulted at 2 other practices to cross our Ts and brought back information to her about those consults. She took their opinions in stride, explained why she may or may not have chosen that idea, and then ultimately left it up to us if we want to go that route. During infertility you're always told to advocate for yourselves. I feel like I've not needed to do that a lot at SJFC because they've taken such good care of me. But the times when I have questioned or brought up information from other doctors, Dr. Weissmann is always willing to discuss and does not get put off. I love her so much that if we ever are able to have a live birth and it's a girl, I plan to name the baby Lauren after her :)

At first, Dr. Weissman can come off somewhat stoic (not terribly smiley). But once you crack her shell, you'll see she is actually personable and very down to earth. Fun Fact: Her entire family goes all out for Halloween dressing up as a theme :o)

Gonal F - 450 to 600IU, Low Dose HCG - 10 to 20IU, Menopur - 1 to 3 vials, Omnitrope - 1/2 vial, Cetrotide - 1 prefilled vial. We added Omnitrope after they cited potential egg quality issues from our first ER. They also used PICSI (superior to ICSI) as we had MFI (morphology only).

IUI - $1K, ER - $15K, FET - $3.5K, Storage - $840/yr

Because we tested our embryos, we're only transferring 1 at a time. After 3 MC, they still have not suggested that we transfer more than 1 as we have gotten pregnant each time.

Dr. Weissmann truly care about her patients. Knowing about our loss, and how hard it was on us especially since she helped us conceive our daughter who died, she did everything she could to help us. Thankfully, we are pregnant again (11 weeks) with what appears to be a healthy baby. We know we wouldn't be here without her. She suggested changes to our treatment plan this time (adding human growth hormone) which doubled the amount of eggs collected and resulted in 3 good quality embryos. Our first and second cycle only resulted in one embryo each time. She respected our decision not to test our embryos and never pushed when we explained why we opted not to test. She gave us her recommendations but respected at the end of the day it was our decision. I can't ever explain how much we appreciate her compassion and caring. She is incredibly intelligent and she knows what she is doing, which made me feel confident in trusting her recommendations.

Trust her. She knows what she is talking about and she wants what is best for you. Her goal is to help you have a baby, and she will do whatever she can to make that happen.

We used follistim, menopur, omnitrope and ganirelix. We added the omnitrope because while my first two cycles ended up with 12 and 10 eggs, we only got one good embryo from each cycle. With the added omnitrope, we got 23 eggs and 3 good quality embryos.

My cycles are covered by insurance. I did pay $500 to freeze my embryo's and $300 every 6 months for storage.

Dr. Weissmann recommended a single transfer because I had a difficult pregnancy with my child that passed away. I had gestational diabetes and a lot of swelling and she was concerned that having twins would be too much for my body. I was okay with just transferring one.

During our consult, Dr. Weissmann reviewed her recommended options for fertility treatment: timed intercourse with me tracking my ovulation on my own or having the fertility track it. The other option was IVF, which seemed extreme.

Had to pay copays for bloodwork and ultrasound visits

Dr. Weismann was very kind, thorough, and patient. She answered all my numerous questions. I saw her in office for my initial ultrasound and my HSG test to check my Fallopian tubes. I would recommend her to other patients.

You are in good hands

Ultrasound to check follicles HSG test

Everything so far has been covered by insurance