Natalie Crawford

I can’t say I have much experience because I didn’t communicate with her through out the process outside of procedures that didn’t give much time to talk since we were always in a time crunch and she was between patients and whatever else she had going on. With the minimal time I did get with her, she rarely discussed any treatment or plans about what was going to happen. She had her nurses talk me through everything.

Don’t do it. There are better clinics with drs who will show compassion and humanity vs just checking you off a list as a financial gain.

My treatment was basic. Unknown so she was just going through the basics of what she would do. No discussion with me about what she was doing and why. It was just what she did.

unsure but it was an all in package through my fertility benefit

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If I could give 0 stars I would, but to be fair, the staff at Aspire were always very nice & accommodating. I don't really know where to begin with why you should avoid this place like the plague (specifically Dr. Natalie Crawford). I was referred here by my OBGYN after some slightly low test results, & during the very first visit (a consultation) I was immediately told by Dr. Crawford that it would be in my best interest to move forward with IVF. Mind you, I was 27 years old, with low AMH & slightly high FSH. My husband & I had been trying to conceive for less than a year. However, due to the fear those test results caused me, knowing nothing about infertility & the other options I had, as well as trusting my doctor's opinion, I truly believed that IVF would be the only thing that would get me what I wanted. So I went ahead & paid out of pocket for 1 round of IVF. Also, no more tests were run before I paid full price for this. We went solely based on the bloodwork I had received from my OBGYN. By no fault of the doctors, none of my embryos made it to blastocysts. Of course this was devastating, & my husband was very upset after doing more research, as he felt that Dr. Crawford talked me into something & used my vulnerability & desire for a child to persuade me into this huge (& expensive) step before trying anything else. He voiced this to her during our follow-up appointment, to which Dr. Crawford responded that he was "verbally aggressive" & interrupted him with "no, it's my turn to talk, stop talking". As soon as any questions that challenged her suggestions were asked, all bets were off. She was rude to my husband as well as myself, answering my questions with 1 or 2 words when I was already in a very fragile & confused state. She told me I likely had an egg quality issue, & would probably never become pregnant on my own without more IVF. I ended up making an appointment with another RE for a second opinion, & she used to work at Aspire. She told me that she would ask Dr. Skillern if I could transfer to her so that I could maintain some sort of normalcy & familiarity through my second round without having to see the same doctor. I was later told by this RE that I could not transfer to Dr. Skillern because "Dr. Crawford had told Dr. Skillern that my husband asked to leave the practice"; which never happened in any discussion that we had, a blatant lie. I was floored. So there went another option for me (or so it felt like). To make things even worse, I requested my records from Aspire, & while going through them, noticed so many false statements I couldn't believe it, despite everything that had happened. Dr. Crawford reported in these notes that during our first consultation, she went over all options of fertility treatment with me, & that "it may take several IVF rounds to have a successful outcome". NONE OF THAT WAS EVER EVEN BROUGHT UP TO ME IN THE SLIGHTEST! To the contrary, I asked one of the nurses after my appointment with Dr. Crawford was over if Dr. Crawford felt that I may need more than 1 round & she responded with "no, Dr. Crawford will tell us if she believes there's a high chance of that, & she didn't say that so that means she feels that this will truly get you what you want". She also wrote that risks of my egg retrieval were reviewed with me, such as needing a blood transfusion in severe situations. Again, never even mentioned in the slightest. Let me just clarify, I do not blame Dr. Crawford or Aspire for my failed cycle. I know that nature does it's own thing, & no doctor can be sure what the outcome will be when it comes to fertility. I blame her for being rude, for taking advantage of my vulnerability & fragile mental state at the time (that I'm still very much affected by), for straight-out lying in my medical notes (which I believe is very illegal). I blame her for not doing follow-up bloodwork, or an HSG, or any tests for that matter before I paid $30,000 out of pocket for IVF. I want to say more, but I'm out of room! P.s. I am now 15 wks pregnant (naturally!!!) with a little girl :)

Don't!!!

Approximately $24,000 for the "package" deal that included some (not all) medications as well as 1 embryo transfer & 1 year of frozen embryo storage.

Summary: Dr. Crawford has poor bedside manner when dealing with emotional patients. My OGBYN referred me to Dr. Crawford. When first researching her, I didn't like her strong social media presence and the fact that she talked about patients (without mentioning their names) on social media. I also lived over an hour away from her office, so it would be a pain to make the trip often; however, my OGBYN loved her so I decided to give her a try. My first consultation was OK. During one point in the consultation I got upset (Infertility is emotional people, but I'm preaching to the choir, you all know this.). Dr. Crawford just kept talking and didn't stop to address my emotions. This should have been my first red flag. However, I let it go with the thought that maybe she thought if she just kept talking I would be able to pull myself together and we could move forward. I came back for my second appointment for my husband to do a semen analysis (SA). Once his SA was complete, Dr. Crawford would be able to go over next steps with us. During my previous visit, I mentioned to Dr. Crawford, my fertility coach, and other staff how uncomfortable my husband would be giving the SA. Even leading up to our appointment, I spoke back and forth with office staff on the possibility of him doing it at home and bringing his sample in. Ultimately, he decided to do the analysis in the office because we were concerned with the 1 hour time frame that we had to get the sample to the lab (remember, we live 1 hour away) . The day of our appointment, they placed my husband in a room right by the nurses desk and the waiting room. He could hear every word the nurses said, every person who checked in at the desk, and even when they called me back to our consultation room. Why would they have not taken notes about how uncomfortable I told him he would be and placed him in the room furthest away from everyone? Instead, they placed him in the least private of all the SA rooms. Unfortunately, he was not able to provide a SA. We then waited on Dr. Crawford for our consultation. We were greeted by a nurse who said Dr. Crawford would not be able to see us today because my husband had not been able to provide a SA. I immediately start crying. First, We had driven an hour, how can she not just come into the room and talk to us and explain possible options (option 1: if his SA came back good. option 2: if it came back bad). Second, I'm her patient too, not just him. Come talk to me and my husband about what's going on with me and the blood work results from the last appointment. Because I got upset, the nurse went to get Dr. Crawford. As soon as she entered the room Dr. Crawford was on the defense. Instead of giving me a chance to talk and explain my concerns, she immediately started explain why it was unethical for her to treat us without his SA. Unfortunately, I tried to talk over her in order for me to express my concerns. Her response: "I feel like you are personally attacking me." UMMM.... WHAT?!? She then proceeded to say "It's unethical for me to f***ing take your money without his SA." So now she has refused to see us, said I was attacking her, and she cursed. I should have trusted my gut from my first consultation when she ignored me when I got upset and kept talking. Based on her reaction to my emotions at my second appointment, she clearly needs more work in how to properly deal with patient emotions. I needed a hug, a "it's going to be OK, here are next steps," not cursing and refusal to see me.

Don't try to confront her, she'll curse and say you are personally attacking her.

$40 copay based on my insurance

We are currently waiting for financial clearance to begin our first IVF cycle, but she has been helpful and the new hope we needed. She took the time to know us and screen for anything that may have been missed. She cares and wants us to be successful.

She's going to call it like it is, but that's not because she doesn't care. She just wants to make sure you know what you best chances are. She really cares a lot.

Not there yet. We will be doing IVF with ICSI and FET.

It is about average for our area, but their statistics are higher, they are about to own a state of the art lab, and they're transparent on cost from the beginning. They understand cost and passing till you are able to move forward. I think it's worth it.

Not there yet, but she only does single and I think this is not only safest but smartest. She's also following the scientific community's best practice in doing so.

Dr. Crawford is incredibly knowledgeable about fertility, and I do not regret going to her for my egg retrievals because she was proactive about tweaking the procedures so they would work better for me. However, it quickly became apparent that Dr. Crawford cares more about her public image than her patients, because as soon as my case wasn't producing the expected results, I was ghosted.

She is a good option if you are going to be an "easy" fertility case, but once things get tough I wouldn't expect much help or empathy. I would likely recommend Dr. Crawford to LGBTQ+ patients or patients with a better chance of conceiving via IVF.

Dr. Crawford strongly preferred only transferring one embryo at a time.

Dr. Crawford is incredibly knowledgeable and knows her craft very well! She takes pride in her work and I can tell that she loves helping people build their families. She is so experienced in the fertility field and it really shows in her work.

I recommend that you ask any and all questions. You are an advocate for your body and your choices. Dr Crawford will be your advocate as well.

My 3 IVF cycles seemed to be “by the book” so to speak in the sense that my body responded very well to the protocol. The doctor adjusted the time of my trigger shot during the second egg retrieval due to trying to ensure my eggs were mature and ready. That adjust brought forth a healthy, viable embryo.

My monitoring appointments were quick and easy in the sense that I was always seen on time. The Dr. Crawford was able to assess me and provided follow up. She made time to answer my questions as well. I was aware of the next steps each and every time.

For the first two IVF cycles we used our insurance but paid mostly out of pocket. For the third IVF cycle, my husband’s company offered Progyny, which paid for 90% of the cycle as well as the transfer and storage. We were well aware of the cost in advance before we began any treatment as the office was upfront with costs.

I didn’t even consider or ask for the possibility of a multiple embryo transfer due to the possibility of more than one child. Both processes were explained to me but the data and my age made eSET the best approach.

Dr. Crawford has a very educational podcast/youtube channel. I researched and learned a lot of great information before choosing her as my doctor. As a patient, I do not feel I have gotten the degree of detail and education on every step of the process I expected. I still utilize the education she provides on her podcast, but do not expect that she will make you feel as informed if you are a patient and do not listen to her podcasts seperately. As a patient, she is very kind but our encounters are very brief. I get the feeling that she will answer any questions I have, but the answers are brief, and our encounters feel a bit rushed. Ultimately, I feel I am in good hands. I got a good result from my retrieval and I trust that we will achieve our goals with her as our doctor.

She is building a new practice and building her online presence. She does not give the same attention to you that she does her other endeavors. That being said, she is available and approachable and, as with most doctors, you must advocate for yourself and be sure you are asking lots of questions as the process unfolds.

I don't remember the name of the protocol, but for our retrieval, we used Follistim and menopur for stims and ganirelix to prevent premature ovulation. We triggered with pregnyl/lupron. Rationale for this protocol was because they predicted I would be a high responder due to my AFC of 20. The retrieval was successful with 27 eggs retrieved, 22 fertilized, 11 embryos, 6 of which were PGT normal achieved. My thyroid was tested and I was started on Synthroid during this time after retrieval to prep for transfer. Additionally, vitamin D levels were checked. For our FET, we did a modified natural cycle with letrozole, frequent monitoring appointments, IM injections of Progesterone in oil, doxycyline, and methylprednisolone. The rationale for this protocol was my preference and the fact that I ovulated regularly/normally prior to fertility treatments. Although my lining was 7.5 mm, this ended in a chemical pregnancy. The next step for us is an ERA cycle to ensure my endometrial receptivity is properly timed with progesterone exposure. For this cycle, we will utilize a controlled cycle; this means I will not ovulate at all. Lupron injections are used to keep my ovaries "quiet". Estrace is used to build my endometrial lining. Methylprednisolone and doxycyline/ PIO injections are used just as with an FET but instead of transferring an embryo at the end of the cycle, they will do two endometrial biopsies, 2 days apart, to determine receptivity. Because we are utilizing a controlled cycle for the ERA, we will do a controlled cycle for the next transfer to reduce as many variables as possible.

Your investment of $15,500 includes the following: Patient Education/IVF Class, Focused Office Visits, Monitoring Ultrasounds, Venipuncture with hormone levels, Cycle management and coordination, Emotional Wellness Session, Anesthesia for Oocyte Retrieval, Oocyte Retrieval, Ultrasound Guide for Retrieval, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Assisted Hatching of Embryos, Culture of Oocytes/Embryos, PGT-A (Genetic Screening of embryos), Embryo Cryopreservation and Storage (1 year) *Medications are additional, estimated to be $4,000-$8,000 and paid directly to pharmacy *Cycle investment collected prior to receiving treatment calendar*Optional concierge injection package available. Frozen Embryo Tranfer: Your investment of $3,590 includes the following: Patient Education/IVF Class, Mock Embryo Transfer, Focused Office Visits, Monitoring Ultrasounds, Venipuncture with hormone levels, Cycle management and coordination, Thawing of cryopreserved embryos, Preparation of embryo for transfer, Embryo Transfer, Ultrasound guidance for embryo transfer, First pregnancy test *Medications are additional, estimated to be $1,500-$3,000 and paid directly to pharmacy *Cycle investment collected prior to receiving calendar *Optional concierge injection package available. ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY ASSAY (ERA) Your investment of $1660 includes the following: Cycle management and coordination, Focused office visits, Monitoring Ultrasounds, Venipuncture with hormone levels, Endometrial biopsy procedure x 2, Genetic company biopsy processing and results *Medications are additional, estimated to be $1500-3000 and paid directly to pharmacy *Cycle investment collected prior to receiving calendar*Optional concierge injection package available

My doctor only gave the option for 1 PGT normal embryo to be transfered at a time.

I started seeing Dr Crawford at another clinic. Initially, I was very impressed by her. She is very active on social media and has her own podcast which can be very educational and helpful! Unfortunately, she's not as she appears on social media. I can absolutely see the appeal from followers who aren't her actual patients. But she is not the same at all once you become a patient. I followed her to her new practice because I was afraid to start over with someone new. She had a lot of growing pains opening the new office. She even charged more for the same thing I had already paid for at the old clinic and got refunded to follow her. Absolutely no loyalty. I did two ivf cycles and had 1 embryo which was not successful. Ultimately, I was a patient of hers for 1.5 years before switching to a new Dr. Upon switching, I learned I had a significant uterine disorder that was not curable. How did she miss that? Did she know and not tell me? Had I known I could no longer carry, I would have seeked out a GC. My new Dr easily found it on ultrasound only a couple of months after I stopped seeing Crawford. She cost me my one and only embryo.

If your situation is anything outside of the normal happy path, seek another Dr. Don't let her social media, podcasts or YouTube videos lure you in. She doesn't put the same effort or passion into her patients.

IVF cycle with pgs testing was roughly 28k

Crawford will only transfer one embryo at a time due to the risks of multiples.

I was given very little information from Dr. Crawford. I had to switch doctors as soon as I was able and found out from my new provider that I was not the first patient to leave Fora Fertility because of bad experiences. Dr. Crawford prescribed me medications that my new provider indicated were not necessary and I should not be taking. I was prescribed these medications from Dr. Crawford without any information on what she was prescribing and why, or how to take them. I had an idea that was the case so I pushed back on this and Fora demanded that I take them and called me to make sure I took the meds. My new provider has had many concerns about Dr. Crawfords approach to my treatment. Additionally, I was not given any information on when my surgery would need to be scheduled. I was not given a timeframe or any details to prepare which I had asked for because I needed to prepare to take time off of work. They would not schedule me or let me know what days were available or even talk to me at all until I paid in full online. There was a line item for an unexplained dollar amount for services rendered that day and I was required to submit payment without a bill, an explanation, or any idea of when the producer would happen (or if it would happen at all). I was forced to pay to get anyone to talk to me and then I received a call with the time of my surgery. Still no date provided... and then I found out it was schedule one day out which put my life in a panic. My new provider let me know that this is a procedure that can most certainly be planned for and scheduled ahead of time so the entire experience was not only nerve racking but completely unnecessary.

I would never recommend that a friend or prospective patient seek care with Dr. Crawford. My advice would be to search for a reputable clinic.

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To me, Fora is more than a clinic, it is a movement. It is run by women who really know their craft. These women took risks to create this clinic. They went out on a limb to follow their own principles and realize their own dreams. These women are doing what they believe in every day. They do it for themselves and they do it for their patients. They are models for young girls everywhere who want to be medical professionals. They are a godsend for women like me who want to be mothers but could not follow the easiest path to get there. I am lucky to be a patient at this place, and what's more, I feel like more than a patient. I feel like a member of this movement and I am proud of it.

Ask her about her own experience and her podcast.

We were paying out of pocket and were surprised by the separate cost of transfer after we had paid for the egg retrieval etc already.

Dr. Crawford was the best doctor I have seen since being diagnosed with PCOS at age 21. At this stage in my life of trying to become a mother, finding a doctor who would be understanding, yet honest, was most important. She explained every option for conception and even drew out the process on pieces of paper so we had a visual! At every visit she explained what was happening and didn’t rush me out of the office to get to her next patients. When I was diagnosed with DVT in the emergency room she was my advocate. She made me feel like I had someone in my corner the whole time and I will never be able to make her know how amazing that feels. Her bedside manner is unmatched and she truly connects with her patients on a level that can’t be taught in any medical institution.

Don’t be afraid to talk to her. Be honest. She is not a doctor who can’t handle tears and crying. She is straight forward but comforting in every step of your journey.

After my consult, she recommended that we go straight to IVF. This was because of my PCOS diagnosis and also because of my husband’s sperm analysis. We did hormone injections to produce follicles followed by egg retrieval, which produced 30 eggs. We did ICSI, which resulted in 18 frozen embryos.

It was very easy to go in for monitoring. They did the appointments in the morning so it was convenient for me and my hectic work schedule. Visits were quick, usually in and out in about an hour. Never long waits or waiting room full of patients.

$35 copay every visit

She was extremely knowledgeable and could provide evidence behind almost everything as it related to IVF. I could not have asked for a better doctor to guide us through our first few cycles of IVF. She welcomed our input even when it came to treatment protocols. For example, I responded very poorly to lupron and had a lot of side effects ... I felt hesitant to even discuss that I did not want to do another lupron cycle, but when I expressed my hesitation she agreed. She was always upbeat and positive, but also realistic. After our first egg retrieval ended with only 1 embryo, we changed strategies from embryo banking to just trying to have 1 baby. I'm glad we were all on the same page the whole way through.

Ask her any questions that you may have, because her answers are based on extensive knowledge and will make you feel more at ease.

First was antagonist protocol with gonalF, menopur, ganirelex and ovidrel trigger. Made it to egg retrieval with 6 eggs retrieved, only 1 embryo (PGS abnormal). Due to concern that maybe the follicles were growing quickly and weren't used to the stimulation, OCP and lupron was added the 2nd cycle (started at 10 units, then tapered to 5). Also added HGH for possibly an increase in number of follicles. Had horrible side effects to lupron ... would feel feverish, chills, aches. There was only 1 dominant follicle so we did IUI that failed. 3rd cycle was the normal antagonist protocol with HGH. Follicles did not respond to medication at all and that cycle was cancelled.

From what I can recall, each ultrasound monitoring appointment was around 180 (based on the contracted rate with my insurance), which was approx $1000 in the first cycle. The surgical center costs were the bulk of what we had to pay out of pocket. It was approximately $4000 for the egg retrieval/lab and $4000 for PGS testing.

She is incredibly knowledgable, up to date in the latest research/technology/procedures, personable, and upbeat without giving a false sense of hope. Please see my comments under why I felt like a human for more specific examples.

Trust her. I didn't want to have the saline sonogram that she recommended because I had recently had an HSG performed elsewhere. While she was willing to work with me for 1 cycle without doing the sonogram as I was concerned about costs, I ultimately decided to trust her. Very glad I did as we found 2 uterine polyps that the HSG had not detected.

I forget the name of the protocol, but it included starting with birth control, then using Gonal F and menopur, later adding ganirelix, and using ovidrel as a trigger. This had to do with the fact that I ovulated regularly and she thought this would produce the highest quantity of eggs within a safe range. We ended up with 18 eggs harvested, 18 embryos being fertilized with ICSI, with 9 of them making it to day 5/6. We did a freeze all because even though my estrogen was below 3000, I still developed severe OHSS. We then elected to do a SET starting with Estrogen pill and patch and progesterone pill and crinone, switching to PIO after my progesterone levels were borderline (she likes them higher for IVF patients than what one might see if one conceived the old fashioned way to lower the risk of miscarriage.

Procedures and Physician Fees: Follicle Monitoring- $1500, Oocyte Aspiration- $1500, Embryo Transfer- $750. ICSI included. Storage for first year included; $500 year after that. Vivere Health: Lab fee- $5250, Anesthesia fee- $500, Oocyte Retrieval- $1250, Embryo Transfer- $1250 Frozen Embryo Transfer- Ultrasounds and labs- $750, Embryo Transfer- $750 Austin Fertility Lab fee- $500 Facility Fees- $1250 Meds were approximately $6k for retrieval cycle and approximately $2k for FET.

She didn't seem to have a strong preference; she explained the statistical likelihood of different outcomes. We felt fairly strongly about only transferring 1 embryo given my age, size, and the statistics she presented to us.

Strengths: Wonderful at explaining options visually and listening. Warm, compassionate, and affirming. Weaknesses: Did not anticipate devastation and confusion I would feel emailing very negative test results before explaining them to me. Muddled order of treatments for multiple diagnoses. Gave conflicting information with other doctors in the practice. Did not prepare me well for what to expect during treatment with very low ovarian reserve. Did not monitor progress early enough, lead to cancelled cycle.

Be proactive in raising concerns.

My insurance covered nearly all costs except cycle management fees ($500?)

She was very warm, explained answers to our basic science questions well, and helped us understand the plan with the highest chance of success. After a very quick miscarriage, she was incredibly gentle and gave us time and encouragement for when we were ready.

Be honest and ask any question, she'll answer and have your back.

The dosage stayed relatively low and there was still very high growth. A cyst on one side of my ovaries actually came in handy because it reduced the overall number of eggs growing. The amount of drugs I was prescribed matched very well with what I ordered in advance so there was little to no wasted drugs.

I remember a really transparent talk with Jim the finance guy who explained my insurance was pretty awesome. Our total out of pocket for UNC was around $8k?

They followed industry guidelines and only transferred one embryo the first time in a fresh cycle. Ethics guidelines gave us the option to put in 2 eggs the next time in a frozen transfer, and though one person we spoke to (for the first time), discouraged the two egg transfer, I was young, healthy, tall, and my husband had already raised twins, so what was one more set? We put in two eggs, they both grew, and it was a great experience.

Dr. Crawford makes sure you know what is happening, what the next steps are, and is really good about scheduling additional appointments outside of monitoring to give you a chance to talk through your treatment together.

Do not be afraid to ask questions about anything.

I am currently just starting my first IVF round with her so while I do have a tentative plan in front of me, I know that can change. With IUI we had one cycle where I wasn't producing follicles and she changed medication doses mid cycle to help me produce those follicles. She also does her own monitoring appointments and makes sure you are progressing as expected and is quick to course correct.

The costs were aligned with other clinics I looked into.

Dr Crawford is warm and caring. Me being a healthcare professional, she still explained every part of the procedure and answers all questions. She’s always positive and aggressive with treatment. She willing to work around schedules and offers great advice for timing issues.

Do some research into the actual procedures. You won’t know what questions to ask unless you know a little bit about infertility.

Ultrasound on cycle day 3. Femara oral on day 3-5. Follistim injections on day 4 and 5 then another ultrasound. Continued follistim day 6 & 7. Repeat ultrasound and IUI on day 14 of cycle. We had to freeze a sperm sample due to partner being out of the state during the IUI time. Blood work 2 weeks after the IUI for confirmation of the pregnancy. I had attempted clomid with my ob/gyn without succes so we bypassed that. We are on the second cycle and attempting same course of action.

$1250 for one IUI cycle. $500 for femara, follistim and ovidrel medications. $200 for consultation.

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Very willing to work, trying to do the best outcomes. Sometimes had conflict about how far to push treatment and how quickly to scale up. I always felt like she was trying to do the very best. She tried to work around my schedule.

I wouldn't have any concern. The same as pretty much any other infertility doctor. I don't know that I would recommend her for someone that absolutely had to have kid glove treatment.

I used femara so far, to stimulate ovulation on the side that still had a fallopian tube, followed by intercourse. Have discussed other protocols but so far haven't tried that yet.

cycles $500 per femara/intercourse. IUI $1500, IVF 10,000

didn't try it yet.

She has excellent bedside manner, for instance I had my hsg done and found out my left tube had hydrosalpinx. Dr. Crawford explained what that meant and gave me percentages on me getting pregnant naturally, went over the risk of not removing that tube and gave excellent analogies to help my husband and I understand. She is just amazing all around

I would listen to her podcast As A Woman she discusses great topics and when you go in you know some of the lingo and what to expect

She is a warm and inviting person. She gives the impression that she’s explaining everything but then you leave with a lot of questions. I do not like that there was no follow up after failed iui’s. She also always seemed to be in a hurry and appointments felt rushed.

Expect a long wait before appointment s and know what questions to ask.

Unexplained infertility so recommended to do IUI.

We paid $1500 both times for IUI.

I experienced two early missed miscarriages while being treated under Dr. Crawford. I was still very new to infertility treatments and she was compassionate during both losses. She explained my options clearly, and understood that I needed time and space to make decisions for moving forward. She also performed my D&C for the first.

You don't have to fear being naive or emotional with her; she gets it.

Four IUIs with Clomid.

My treatments (excluding labs) were out of pocket for three of my four cycles. For my fourth, I'd changed insurance and the IUI was covered at 75%.

Dr. Crawford is the exact right combination of sweet and compassionate and direct and knowledgeable. We have been with her for a long time after a bad first experience with another doctor. She is very accepting of us as a same Sex couple and me as a person. She advocates for her patients and I trust her.

Tell her everything, all your fears and doubts.

We did both clomid pills and injectable and femara. It takes a lot of medicine to make my body ovulate so tried both pills and injectables.

Dr. Crawford is knowledgeable, data-driven, and had decent success rates for people in our age group/situation. She made an impression of the person who would get the job done, and she did! Thanks to her great work I am now a mom of a beautiful and healthy little boy!

IVF is a challenging and emotionally draining experience. If you are looking for extra compassion and a therapist in your fertility doctor, Fora is probably not for you. Personally, I was not looking for these things here. I just needed a positive pregnancy test. So if you are like me, data-driven, result-oriented, and committed to getting pregnant, this is the best team in town. I hope you look no further, and good luck on your journey. Speaking from the other side, it was all worth it!

My fertility journey started in 2020, unexplained with a minor male factor. I went through 3 rounds of IUIs at Aspire with no success. Shortly we learned IVF is our next step. We had no insurance coverage for fertility and were fully self-paid. I interviewed every single clinic in town to pick my provider. My top priority was getting the result (pregnancy and healthy baby). The price mattered but was not our number one factor in this decision. We picked Fora, and it was the best decision ever made. The journey was not smooth sailing. First, we had to cancel one cycle because we didn't get enough eggs to mature and had to double down on meds (Gonal and Menopur). The second medication cycle got us to retrieval, but way fewer blasts than we were hoping for. However, finally, we got the embryo we needed. The very first transfer was successful, and nine months later, I had my baby boy, cute, happy and healthy.

$15000 for retrieval $5000 (+-) for meds per cycle (in my case I spent $9000 due to one canceled cycle. $3500 for FET $800 FET meds Around $100 on co-pays for ultrasounds.

We were advised to do the single transfer.

Dr.Crawford is hands down the best for such a sensitive procedure. She gave me her contact information and she made me feel so well taken care of. She explained everything down to my age and the affect it may have and what all the testing does to help. She makes me hopeful that i will Accomplish my IVF goals

Listen and relax, Dr. Crawford makes you feel at home. So i wouldn’t freak out unless she ultimately Does. Put your complete trust in her 🙂

Haven’t started my procedure yet. I’m waiting on blood results and this covid-19 to end

I’m still worried about cost. It’s quite pricey and My insurance doesn’t cover it. I’m trying to find the money to cover it

She explained everything completely to me. Gave me example if i was confused. Very patient with me and my husband wasn’t pushy to get us in let us know it was when we was ready. Check on me through the time after appointment and surgery i had

Trust her process

She gave me an HSG to make sure my no diagnostics was correct from the other doctors before giving me the info. I had to take prenatal and i with through with removing my tubes because we were going to go through the IVF stages but they didn’t have in house finance and we wasn’t in a position to pay out of pocket all up front.

18,000-20,000