Leo Doherty

Dr. Doherty has been kind and patient since my first consultation. Although, I don't yet have the results I want, I am assured and confident that he is taking the necessary steps to do what is possible to help me arrive there. He is detailed and thorough with his explanations. Yet he is also truthful and realistic as well. I always leave his office hopeful with a clear understanding of the direction of the next course of treatments.

Do not hesitate to request meetings with him. He will make the time and never makes you foolish for doing so.

Due to previous myomectomies and the fear of multiples. I have done 5 days of 2.5 mg of letrozole between my period and ovulation. Once my LH has rose and there are good size follicles present we have done a trigger shot of ovidrel. This has been effective for me. The hypothesis is that due to my previous surgeries it has been difficult for the embryo to implant. We will be moving forward with IVF in December.

It has been covered by my insurance.

Dr. Doherty has been great in our experience with our treatment and even though we didn’t get the positive pregnancy, his compassion and the care he has provided allows us the peace and assurance that he wants the same end goal we do and that’s to have a baby.

Don’t hesitate to come and meet, him is great doctor, he’s very compassionate and he will listen to your questions and concerns, he likes personally call you to check up on you and that to us is genuine care.

For our egg retrieval I was on lupron, ganirelix, gonal f, menopur, and hcg For my frozen transfer I was taking 2 mg twice a day of oral Estrace for about 14 days and 5 days before the transfer I started progesterone in oil, the day of the transfer I had to do a progesterone suppository 1-2 hours prior arriving and drink 10 oz of water 15 mins before arriving to have a full bladder

Monitoring was efficient and quick, once you have done it once you know the process, I like the ease of early times to be able to get it done before I went to work or even on the weekends to be able to enjoy my Sat or Sunday

Insurance paid 10,000 and we had to come out of pocket amount 10,077 for the retrieval, the TESE, medications and FET, does not include co pays, hysteroscopy procedure. We met our insurance max and now for our second transfer we had to pay 4,475, not including medications.

His approach on a single embryo versus multiple is it’s a higher risk for the baby and the mother.

Dr. Doherty did my initial work up, and was very thorough with the diagnostic phase of treatment. He preformed a hysteroscopy to remove my adhesions, and I had no complications from that procedure. He made sure I had all my questions answered before and after. Due to my age and insurance coverage, we decided to jump right into IVF. He managed my cycle and I could not have had a better outcome. I was at risk for OHSS, but thanks to Dr. Doherty, I did not experience that side effect. When it came time to do my frozen transfer, my lining was a bit thin. I know some RE’s won’t transfer if it’s <7 mm, but Dr. Doherty felt we should go for it. I’m so glad I trusted his instincts because it worked!

Trust him and the team at RMA. Everything they do is evidenced based, and their results speak for themselves.

Stim Cycle- Antagonist protocol with Menopur, Gonal-f, Ganirelix, and a Lupron trigger (due to risk for OHSS).

Monitoring in the morning was fairly efficient, but there were times I waited 30-45 min to get seen. That said, I liked the flexibility of showing up when it was convenient for me. I also appreciated that I did not need time off of work for monitoring, which made it a lot easier to manage so many appointments.

Most of my treatment was covered by insurance, so I had a reasonable fee for my care. However, I did elect to pay for PGT-A out of pocket since my insurance does not cover it. That was $1700 + 300/embryo. For the cash or pre-insurance negotiated prices, It was about $15,000 for the IVF cycle and $4,300 for the transfer cycle, plus the cost of medications.

I already knew RMA providers prefer to do eSET, and this was aligned to my preference as a patient.

I had never had a male doctor before Doctor Doherty. He made my husband and I feel comfortable right from the first visit. He reviewed our results with us thoroughly, explained what steps we would take, and what each step entailed. He made changes as needed throughout each treatment and really seemed to study our case. He was very positive every time we met with him and made me feel hopeful.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions!

My husband and I have undergone four iui cycles with no luck yet. While taking follistism, too many eggs developed and Dr. Doherty made the decision to lessen the amount of medication I was taking so that we would not risk the chance of having multiples. Only the strongest follicles survived and we were able to continue with our iui cycle.

For our iui cycles, insursance covered most of the cost. We just had to pay co-pays for each visit and medication costs. Our upcoming ivf cycle is going to cost us around $7300.

Dr. Leo was compassionate and understanding always. There were days where I was so upset and I did feel like a few times I took it out on him he did nothing but calm me down and do his best to make sure everything was ok, I am still in shock of the fact that I graduated last week!

He will help you and make it work! It takes time and patience as a patient.

Dr.Doherty told us we had to do ivf if insurance covered it. We did ivf and the retrieval but due to insurance not covering the extra testing we did not test the eggs. We had two chemicals with only 1 embryo left. Dr. Doherty had me do biopsy and put me on synthroid for a thyroid problem I had developed. He also had me on doxyclycine and had us do another retrieval to test. We got 4 embryos that came back all healthy and normal and we finally prepped for our 3 transfer which we are now 8 weeks 5 days pregnant!!! :)

It was affordable our insurance covered mostly everything needed.

No as much as a I wanted multiples transferred at once he reassured me it was not safe due to my age and my body structure.

On my first day he sat me down and did a detailed history. I thought I was prepared had all my background and thoughts written down but he didn’t went deeper than that and I was shocked I forgot important stuff. Luckily I wasn’t on my 3rd cycle day so he set me up right there with all the testing I needed and performed the ultrasound. He talked to me about what he found what he expects and what will happen after all the initial tests come back. I am high risk because of my age and medicine I am on so he referred me to a MFM doctor who he personally worked with to help with the process. He is thorough and realistic.

Come in with an open mind and any question you may have he will more than willing to answer and work with it

My insurance pretty good we pay our copays and as far as pricing we were told around $3600 IUI and &gt;$20k for IVF. Finance did call and go over everything with us

Dr. Doherty is one of the best doctors I have ever had. I knew that I had found the right doctor after our initial consultation when he spent close to an hour walking me and my husband through the process of IVF from start to finish and answering all of our questions. Since then I have had several appointments and phone conversations with Dr. Doherty and he always takes the time to answer all of my questions without making me feel rushed. Dealing with an infertility diagnosis can be very stressful and overwhelming but Dr. Doherty made it much easier through his compassion and calming demeanor. It is clear that he cares about all of his patients and genuinely wants to help them succeed. For example, after learning that I had limited insurance coverage, he immediately helped me to get into programs that would cover part of my treatment.

Antagonist protocol with a Lupron trigger as I was at risk for OHSS

~$12,000 (one cycle of IVF with ICSI and one FET)

I was given pretty horrific news before I came to see Dr. Doherty. I was in a place with no hope - but just going thru the motions. I had seen a couple doctors prior to Dr. Doherty and still felt like there wasn't much hope. When I came to Dr. Doherty, he was somewhat new to the practice and I didn't have much expectations. But even on that first visit, I felt like he gave me so much hope. There was something about how he went over my options that made me feel optimistic for the first time since I got my devastating news. He made no promises but he made me feel like there were lots of options and definitely gave me that hope that I needed. He made me feel like he cared and would be there with me thru my journey. He is so kind and always has a smile. I can't really put it into words - but his characteristics are not something that you learn, it's something you ARE. I would highly recommend him to anyone and everyone! I honestly just LOVED him!!! I am pregnant with my 1st and know that I will be going back to him when we are ready for our 2nd!

Be open - things may not always happen exactly as and when you expect, but Dr. Doherty and the RMA team never quits!

I was diagnosed with POI, so we always knew that I would need to use a egg donor. Dr. Doherty went thru the whole process with me and gave me more than enough time to think it thru. I decided to use one of RMA's egg donor and my nurse would follow up with me to see when I would want to be put on the list. We took our time just because wee were still hoping that we would somehow naturally conceive but we gave ourselves a deadline. Then we decided to move forward. Once we were on the list, we were matched quite quickly. They did have me complete a "test cycle" prior to starting the journey just to make sure that I would be able to get a embryo transfer. They noted that I also had a polyp at that time. Once I was matched, my nurse kept in constant contact with me, reminding me on my meds, appts and everything in between - she was AMAZING as well! I was pretty delinquent about my appts at first, but she would just follow up and make adjustments accordingly. I only had to have 1 cycle, but they were so helpful. I just couldn't have asked for a better team.

I had to go thru egg donor and embryo transfer - the total cost was about 25K or more.

Dr. Doherty said he would support our decision either way but said that he would recommend a single embryo transfer. He showed me some research regarding the risks of a single vs multiple embryo transfer. But let me make the ultimate decision and we did decide to go with a single embryo transfer.

I really have no complaints about Dr. Doherty. When we disagreed with each other on the donor sperm issue, he reminded me that he was trying to give me the best chance to have a baby. Luckily our intuitions were right and we didn't need donor sperm but I did like the fact that Dr. Doherty reminded jus of our options. He was always supportive and assisted with any issue I had. He even helped with the issues I had with my insurance company. I couldn't have asked for a better doctor. He's the reason our miracle baby is here today.

Always stand your ground and be vocal about what you want. Never hesitate to ask Dr. Doherty for advice. He will take care of you.

My protocol was very simple. Gonal-f, menopur, cetrotide, trigger, and estradiol. They increased it accordingly. I luckily have a surplus of follicles so stimming was quite easy.

Monitoring was convenient for me because I work in Freehold. The wait was never insanely long. Even when every seat was filled in the office, they moved everyone swiftly. No complaints at all.

Luckily my insurance covered portions of the IVF costs but there are other components that aren't covered. They would be the genetic testing which was $4,000, the medications which totaled $4000 and the acupuncture which was $200. The out of pocket costs are quite extreme especially since even with insurance coverage, there are many parts which aren't covered. My insurance only covers one procedure every 24 months, so if a cycle fails, then everything will then be out of pocket. There is also the storage fee for sperm and embryos which is $1,200 per year for each.

He was very supportive of only one embryo transfer at a time. Especially due to my age, that worked best for us and got us our miracle baby.

From our first meeting with Dr. Doherty we knew we were at the right place with the right doctor. He listened to our concerns and fears and answered all of our questions honestly and professionally. He set up a game plan that we were comfortable with and took it on with confidence. Our first retrieval was successful with 32 eggs retrieved and 3 embryos to freeze. I was thankful to have Dr. Doherty perform my transfer and was ecstatic to get the call from him saying I was pregnant! Unfortunately, at my 6 week ultrasound Dr. Doherty cautioned us that the baby's heartbeat was a bit slow. We came back two days later to find out it was barely there and the growth had stopped. We went back two days after that and saw Dr. Yi for the ultrasound which showed the faintest of heartbeats. Dr. Doherty personally called us that evening to see how we were holding up. That phone call meant the world to us. After the D&C, testing showed an unbalanced translocation. Since that was my third loss, Dr. Doherty wasted no time and had a karyotype done on us and found that I have a balanced translocation. With that, as relieved as I was to have an answer, I was terrified it was the end of the road for us. Dr. Doherty explained what this meant for us with compassion and was hopeful that with lots of eggs to work with and testing of our embryos, we would get pregnant with a healthy baby. We got ready for another retrieval and were again successful with 45 eggs retrieved this time! Six made it to testing and two were normal. I was again, grateful to have Dr. Doherty perform my second transfer which resulted in a positive pregnancy test! I was terrified that each ultrasound would bring bad news. Dr. Doherty comforted our fears and really helped us get through those first weeks without going insane. If I had a question, he answered it. If I had a concern, he addressed it. It was so bittersweet when we graduated from RMA and Dr. Doherty's care. Happy we made it this far, sad to leave Dr. Doherty and the RMA family that we had come to love.

His calm and optimistic demeanor will get you through the good and the bad. Trust him!

It was a well-oiled machine and did not interfere with work or my day.

We were extremely lucky to have mostly everything covered by insurance. We only paid out of pocket for ultrasound co-pays, cryopreservation, PGD/CCS testing, and acupuncture before and after transfer.

I was sure that transferring two embryos would give us the best odds. Dr. Doherty explained in detail the benefits of eSET with my age and BT. We are so glad we took his advice and transferred one embryo.

Dr. Doherty has incredible "bedside manner" and is able to communicate down to the individual detail but with a very compassionate tone. He and his assistants were always very responsive to all our phone and email questions, getting back to us often within an hour or two if during business hours or immediately the next morning if it was a non-urgent request in the evening. We had to undergo several procedures and each time Dr. Doherty described the procedures in detail as well as the impact to our timeline. Since Dr. Doherty is part of a larger practice (RMA), we did not see him every time at the Hamilton office. Instead we saw other doctors part of the practice for bloodwork and ultrasounds. However, we were OK with that because we didn't have any issues with any of the other doctors. In addition, if Dr. Doherty felt that it was important to meet us in person for a particular discussion, he would request that and we would see him directly. Dr. Doherty was orders of magnitude better than our first doctor we saw at a different practice.

Keep in mind RMA is distributed across multiple sites and you may not always see Dr. Doherty if you are at a satellite location. For us this wasn't an issue because Dr. Doherty was always very aware of our latest bloodwork and ultrasound and we were able to communicate often over email and phone.

For us, Dr. Doherty started right on IVF preparation because we had multiple failed IUI cycles and a failed IVF cycle with another practice. We appreciated that he listed to our current state and was willing to pick up with the other practice left off. He also performed surgery twice to remove fibroids prior to the egg retrieval/transfer.

The majority of our costs were covered by insurance except for the genetic counseling and genetic testing. We visited the dietian (covered), a genetic counselor ($100ish?), did laser accupuncture before/after a transfer ($200), and did the genetic testing ($2000ish?)

From the day we met Dr. Doherty during our initial consultation in February 2014, we knew our dreams of starting of family would come true. His confidence and compassion were evident. He always had a plan for us and always did what was in our best interest. He always listened to our fears and calmed them. He always answered our questions. He celebrated with us during the good times and consoled us during the bad times. When our daughter was born in June 2016, we couldn't wait to share the news with him and then introduce our daughter to him. He will always have a special place in our hearts. When we were finally released from his care to continue our OB , we were sad to leave such an amazing physician and wished he could have care for us for our entire pregnancy.

Trust that Dr. Doherty will always do what is best for you. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

First we did 3 IUI cycles using clomid. Our first IUI resulted in a pregnancy which turned out to be an ectopic pregnancy. Dr. Doherty monitored me very closely when he suspected ectopic pregnancy and discussed best management which was methotrexate. He explained all the risks and benefits before administering medications. 2 days after receiving medication , I walked into office bc I wasn't feeling well and Dr. Doherty determined that I needed surgery for removal of the ectopic pregnancy . He called the day after he performed the surgery to check in and see how I was feeling. We continued with 2 more IUI cycles which resulted in negative pregnancy tests. First IVF cycle was done in January 2015 which resulted in 13 eggs retrieved, 5 eggs were mature and 2 fertilized resulting in 2 embryos but only 1 grew and a 3 day transfer was done. That resulted in a twin pregnancy which ended at 10 weeks due to genetic abnormalities. Second IVF cycle was down regulation cycle. This results in 27 eggs retrieved 21 were mature and fertilized using ICSI. 14 embryos made it to days 5 and all were tested using CCS. 7 embryos were normal and frozen. I developed mild ovarian hyper stimulation . Dr. Doherty knew this was a possibility and monitored me very closely. From that cycle which took place June 2015, first transfer done in August 2015 which resulted in negative pregnancy. Second transfer done in October 2015 which resulted in birth of our daughter June 13, 2016.

Monitoring hours ran like a well oiled machine. You never waited long in office unless the was an unforeseen circumstance.

We had insurance coverage and only had to pay co-pays and for CCS.

He was fine I guess. We only saw him once but spoke on the phone a couple of times. He pursued more testing to try to figure out our unexplained infertility but without any luck. Not sure if some of the add-ons to the IVF procedure were necessary, but I'm not sure that they weren't.

Keep your own detailed records so that you have any questions ready to go when you speak with him.

Was not as aggressive with the stims as our other doctor. Pushed us to do the ICSI but that turned out not to show anything.

Monitoring appointments were definitely a cattle call, but that didn't bother me.

Costs were definitely much higher than at our other clinic.

I wish every iui and ultrasound was with Dr. Doherty. I recommend him all the time. He is honest, caring and compassionate. He tells all the facts even if you don't want to hear them which helps me be an informed patient.

Go for it!

I wish Dr Doherty was always the physician I would see. I did have an IUI with a trigger shot based on an ultrasound someone else did and he even said he would have maybe waited another day.

IUI mostly covered by insurance

Dr. Doherty refuses to allow me to transfer two embryos on my first IVF attempt. Even though I very much want to, he explained the risks of transferring two and the evidence surrounding eSET. I know that his decision is with my safety in mind.

I have been a patient of Dr. Doherty's for over a year now and cannot say enough great things about him. He explains everything to us in great detail and walked us through every step. Always went above and beyond for us. Dr Doherty is so warm and personable, yet always straight forward. My husband and i became his patient by chance and are ever so thankful. I wish I could give him more than 5 stars. Just amazing.

He is amazing and you are one lucky person to be under his care.

20,000

I am very happy I followed his suggestion of a single transfer.

Dr. Doherty went above and beyond to ensure our comfort with the whole process. He was always available to answer our questions and concerns. He called personally with important information. I felt he was well informed on my specific case.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Antagonist protocol Frozen embryo transfer

strengths is knowledge of process and statistics of infertility research. Weaknesses in empathy and explanation of infertility for patients. Pushed for IVF when I wasn't positive how long I could try other options and methods, also risks were not fully explained

advocate for yourself, do you own research and ask questions accordingly

Femara because body responded better to that in the past coupled with 2 back to back IUIs

$6000 a cycle for IUI

Doherty is very caring and knowledgeable doctor. He explained everything and let us know what the risks and expectations were realistically. Weaknesses, he wasn't always there for appointments because he goes to different offices.

Be patient and don't be afraid to ask questions and do your own research.

IUIS which failed, IVF which failed because of curved cervix and uterine polyps. I had 2 embryos left and after a hysterosopy and a trail transfer I got pregnant from a FET.

Ok sometimes rushed and you never knew who you would see.

$12,000

Doherty was very confident and explained why it is better to transfer one embryo

I am still currently under the care of Dr. Doherty. I just started my cycle but so far he has been an amazing doctor.

I felt that fhe doctor was excellent. If he failed he knew he would also fail me and be disappointed things were not going right. Changing the treatments was a big possibility and we tried to get the best outcome

Understand this process isn’t easy, it’s stressful in the body and also financially. Follow the process, understand it and trust it

IVF cycle egg retrieval Embryo freezing cryopreservation Multiple FET Fallopian tube removal

They had good and bad days. Some days were quick some days it was way too long, as in 6am-8am monitoring hours. At times I thought my blood work wasn’t making it to testing the same day

Ivf isn’t cheap so we’ve spent out of pocket about 20K

After having 3 failed transfers and not knowing why we had multiple miscarriages. Had an ectopic rupture and another ectopic, needed methotrexate , finally Fallopian tube removal.

He always called me himself with both good and bad news. He kept positive and did two out of three transfers himself. He spent time helping me understand all peocedures and options. And support me on this two year journey.

Be honest and take his advice

15 000 egg retrieval and 4000 each transfer

He recommended a single transfer for me so that i won't have twins

We cannot say enough positive things about Dr Doherty. From start to finish we were well informed and felt truly comfortable under his care. As the fertility treatment process can feel overwhelming, it was calming knowing that Dr Doherty was consistently on top of our progress and tweaked our treatment plan as necessary, without skipping a beat. We felt confident with him as our doctor throughout the entire process. He is calm, caring, patient, and pleasant. We highly recommend him.

Although it is nearly impossible not to worry during this process, know that you will be able to rest a bit easier knowing that you are under the competent and wonderful care of Dr Doherty .

Treatment consisted of estrace, gonal-f, menopur, ganirellix, and Lupron for the retrievals and estrace, PIO, and endometrin for the transfer

Monitoring hours are very convenient, especially if you work during regular business hours. RMA is a well oiled machine and monitoring is extremely organized and well structured.

Luckily our insurance covered most of the cost. However, each patient speaks with a financial coordinator and they are upfront about out of pocket costs you’ll incur prior to starting any treatment.