Robert Colver

He made me feel comfortable. He explained everything so well. He had a great bedside manner. He cared about his patients. He made me feel like he wouldn’t give up until I was pregnant , and I was a tricky patient because of the traumatic brain injury and how it messed up my hormones.

Slow and steady wins the race. He would do menopur starting off slow, and then increasing often going past the typical 2 weeks thst most clinics push. But it resulted in my first IUI being successful but ending in miscarriage. I had a chemical pregnancy next and my third IUI was successful!

$2,000 outta pocket. The rest was covered by Amazon

He let me choose . I was at risk for multiples with my 3rd IUI, I had 4 mature follicles, 1 potentially mature, but he let me choose, it resulted in a singleton birth!

As a breast cancer patient, I was extremely scared to start the process as my cancer was hormone driven and I knew I’d have to inject those hormones for IVF but Dr. Colver was very open to conversations about this and concerned with opinions from my oncologist. Ultimately, I needed to get pregnant as soon as possible to get back on my hormone meds and luckily everything worked out perfectly. I saw Dr. Colver at nearly every appointment (except my every-other-day ultrasounds prior to egg retrieval). He was very hands on and very accessible. He even called me personally on the weekends with results.

Trust Dr. Colver & his team - they are truly the best at what they do.

We did full on IVF as I didn’t know if I would need chemo for my breast cancer and that could have ruined my fertility. We did an egg retrieval in 2017 and were able to freeze 3 “normal” embryos after genetic testing was completed. We transferred one frozen embryo in May 2021 and received a positive pregnancy test June 5, 2021. I’m almost 9 weeks and have officially graduated to my OBGYN. We still have 2 remaining frozen embryos.

The cost was high as insurance didn’t cover any of our IVF. The Livestrong foundation did provide my egg retrieval medications free of charge since I was a cancer patient - which I am SO THANKFUL for! Midwest Fertility actually suggested I contact Livestrong, otherwise I wouldn’t have known about this.

Dr. Colver advised against transferring more than one embryo as the rate for multiples is extremely high now given genetic testing. To prevent complications, he suggested transferring one embryo and I’m glad he did.

Dr. Colver seems very compassionate, and really wanted us to succeed. I do feel like we weren't necessarily always getting the most up-to-date treatment, though, and even though he adjusted the protocol after I got a lead follicle during my first IVF attempt, he didn't really adjust anything after that point. He was never able to pinpoint a reason for my poor fertilization rate, so I feel like I'm lacking answers.

Make sure that he's adequately communicated with the nurses and staff--he had a tendency to tell me one thing (we can schedule this test for that time, etc.) and then not make that entirely clear to the nurses and staff.

Started with 2 IUIs with injectables--I was 36, good AMH for age--no pregnancies. Moved on to shared risk program with 3 IVF attempts, rated at 82% chance to conceive--first cycle was antagonist protocol, got lead follicle, cancelled, and didn't count as one of my 3 cycles. Other three cycles were all long Lupron protocol; 16 eggs retrieved first cycle, only 5 fertilized, ICSI on a few eggs actually destroyed the eggs! 2 blasts from that cycle, both PGS tested, 1 normal implanted, negative pregnancy test. 2nd cycle, same protocol, only 5 eggs retrieved, no blasts. Took supplements (CoQ10, melatonin) to try to improve things, got 13 retrieved on 3 cycle, only 1 blast, PGS abnormal. Still unexplained infertility, no male factor issues, Dr. Colver suspects poor egg quality.

Shared risk package with 3 IVF cycles and unlimited transfers was around $23,000 (drugs not included)

We appreciated his knowledge of the subject and is extremely intelligent. He can go a little fast sometimes and leave you with questions. It being our first time with IUI and IVF, we obviously were less informed than him. Dr Colver did call us at night with results and check-ups, which we appreciated. We are still searching for answers, and wish he could help us more. He had been great and would recommend him to a friend, I would just inform them that the results can be very negative and Colver wasn't able to solve them... yet.

Understand you are one of 500 customers and don't get rushed out of meetings. Take your time and get questions answered.

IUI, IVF, negative results both times.

Approximately $1500 for IUI and $25,000 for IVF

We were not able to get to that stage... yet.

Dr colver is very professional and knowledgeable. He is very patient and has had tons of success rates, that’s why I went to him. But with the results of not having any embryos available to be frozen the first retrieval was quite frustrating. We did use frozen sperm (from a post-vasectomy from 15 years ago), which dr colver said he thought was the problem. Then, three months later having only one embryo make it to a 5 day blast (that was pgs tested normal) was another obstacle but I was hopeful. Dr colver said this was normal. Since we only had one pgs tested embabie, we decided to do an ERA test which resulted in being “off” by 12 hours, so I am glad we did it. Next month came our transfer. It did not stick. I was devastated. I came to his office with a whole list of questions and all he really said was this happens. I asked to change the protocol but he said we are getting good results (14 and 15 eggs) from the retrieval. He said to start taking vitamins and lose weight. During this appointment, he actually told me that my eggs were “poor quality” which I was shocked because I was never told this during the incubation period between retrieval and knowing if we had a blasts. I asked what I can do (if any) and then is when he gave me a list of vitamins to take. We only have three “chances”/retrievals and we will be done. We have one more. I am praying this one is different and will work. I don’t see myself without having children. It is overwhelming to think about it.

Ask tons of questions. Advocate for yourself.

I don’t have the information with me. I know both retrievals had menopur, gonal f, cetrotide involved. The second round he prescribed more of one medication but I don’t know which one.

Mine were always in the mornings which worked for me and my job.

I was in an Attain program. So I was giving three chances with retrievals with unlimited transfers for a lump sum. It was around 24k. This is not including my medication that cost around $6,500 and my husband’s TESE surgery $3,500 or the ERA. I had no clue how much all these extra costs would actually be, and that surprised me.

He said it was up to us; however, unfortunately we only had one to transfer

Strengths- He is very compassionate and personal with excellent bedside manner. Weakness- we didn’t get to see him besides during initial consult and procedures. He was out of town a lot, and had to see one of his colleagues and 3 separate occasions ( for endo biopsy, ultrasound and consult for an ectopic pregnancy, and performed my D&C). Although Dr. Colver did call with important results, most of the meetings/appts and calls were from the IVF nurse.

Know what questions to ask to get direct answers.

I was diagnosed with unexplained fertility. Both myself and husband had normal testing. So our IVF protocol was pretty basics. After egg retrieval it was clear that I had poor egg quality. Dr. Colver explained I had “soft eggs” which made them difficult to fertilize and create more blastocysts.

Fully out of pocket. Roughly $1000 per IUI, and $18 for IVF (including egg retrieval, transfer, and meds).

We only had one to transfer. But going into IVF, he consulted us that he would only transfer one embryo because of PGS testing.

Dr. Colver has been great. This is my third IUI cycle, and I’m in the TWW (two week wait) right now. He was very straightforward at my consultation, but he also restored my hope. I left his office with high confidence and faith that I’d get pregnant.

Ask as many questions as possible. Be prepared for the emotional rollercoaster you’re about to embark on. Invest in yoga pants because damn that bloat from the hormonal medicines! Midwest Fertility has been amazing dealing with my hormonal, psychotic self coming in for bloodwork and IUI procedures.

Dr Colver started me on Clomid 50mg CD3-CD7. I responded great, but the side effects caused mood swings and weight gain. I also had to give myself the trigger shot in my stomach to force ovulation around CD14. I never had a difficult time with it, but I guess that depends on how you handle needles. My husband would go use the boom boom room at the clinic a day later, and I’d go in an hour after he left to be inseminated. They always gave me his count and motility which is great to know (and apparently good for hub’s ego, he gets excited when his numbers are high). The insemination wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I was scared it would feel like my HSG did, but it definitely didn’t. The nurse would always explain to me what she was doing so I wouldn't be left wondering what was happening.

My insurance covered 90% of the procedures. My husband’s sperm wash was $250 each cycle which we paid ourselves because my insurance wouldn’t cover that part.

Dr. Colver has a wonderful bedside manner. I will say I felt like I really had to stay on top of my treatment details, but I think a large culprit of that was that I was treated at my local obgyn office for ultrasounds as well so information was filtered to his office. Dr Colver's biggest goal was to get me pregnant whether that was with his practice or somewhere else. That says a lot about a doctor and his goals for his patients vs. just treating everyone as a number.

Be on top of your treatment details. Keep a datebook of protocol/treatment. Ask questions if you don't understand something.

Dr. Colver used a combination cycle of 7.5 mg femara and 112.5-187.5 Gonal F for 4-7 days for my IUI cycles. This protocol worked for our doctor so we continued it trying for our second child. His rationale was it worked previously and I was consistently producing 1-3 mature follicles so we continued. The first two IUIs I had a chemical pregnancy. The third IUI cycle I actually started ovulating on my own so we had to do an emergency IUI 1-2 days earlier than expected. I truly believe I would have gotten pregnant had a been given medicine to prevent early ovulation. It may have also allowed me to produce more eggs. Because of my PCOS diagnosis, I may have several eggs that aren't truly healthy so producing a few more eggs wasn't off a big concern to me as I've always product several and only had a Singleton tegnwncy carry to term.

I believe bloodwork to test my estrodial number was approximately $200 and my IUI procedure was $500.

Not applicable as I had IUI cycles

Dr. Colver took the time to listen to everything we had to say. Answered all our questions and explained the next steps thoroughly. We didn’t see him every visit, however the nurses were able to ask him our questions and were prompt to get back to us. He was confident in us succeeding, however as of yet we have not. We are on a current break but plan on resuming treatment in the future, with Dr. Colver.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions and express your opinion.

We went through 7 cycles of clomid, 6 cycles were paired with iui.Clomid dosage was low, 50 mg. However, I responded to the dosage amount. Naturally I experience ovulation too late in my cycle, with natural cycle ranging 30-33. With clomid I would ovulate cd 15 and had exact cycles of 30 days. With my natural late ovulation and male factor infertility it is “the perfect” storm to keep us from conceiving. We tried one cycle of clomid with time intercourse. We were going to be out of town and still wanted to be proactive on the treatment. Dr. C initially believed we would have had success on the clomid/iui combo, however we didn’t. Next course of treatment recommendation was ivf, where he believed we would have 98% success rate. If that was financially unattainable (which it is) then he recommended to try cycle of injections paired with iui. That is what we are considering next.

Dr. Colver reviewed my file and identified some oddities in my test results that both of my previous RE's missed. After 18 months of treatment, including 6 months of clomid and 2 miscarriages, I became pregnant on my first cycle with him with a single healthy baby. I am still shocked at how quickly things worked out once I switched doctors. I wish I would have come to Dr. Colver from the beginning. I like that Dr. Colver is a stats guy, he gives the "odds" that various treatment tactics will work and the odds of miscarrying at certain times. This really helped me process and understand the nature of my treatment. He is very compassionate and an overall nice guy.

Go see him. If you are at all unhappy with your current doctor, go see him right now! I wasted 18 months and had 2 miscarriages before I switched and I am so glad we finally made the leap.

Dr. Colver noticed that my LH and FSH numbers were not what you'd expect for someone with diminished ovarian reserve. Since I had done 6 unsuccessful cycles of clomid and had 2 miscarriages, he suspected there might be an egg quality issue. He recommended trying a menopur protocol with a Ovidrel trigger to force ovulation since I have a short luteal phase. He was very conservative with my menopur dosage since we did not want to overstim. We then did an IUI since menopur is a relatively expensive drug and we wanted to make sure that we had the timing exactly right. I am now pregnant with a single baby.

My insurance does not cover any infertility treatment. My Menopur was around $800 out of pocket. They charge around $2500 for an out of pocket IUI cycle, which includes all monitoring, ultrasounds and of course, the actual IUI. Once I had a positive pregnancy test, insurance kicked in and I was covered.

We met with Dr Colver because we are experiencing secondary infertility, and had sought fertility treatment via my OB in our former state. We told him what our issues were, showed him test results and explained former procedures, and asked him what his thoughts were. He took the whole picture of our situation into account when he made his recommendation as to how he would proceed, and it didn’t feel like a sales pitch, it felt like he wanted us to get pregnant in a way that we felt comfortable with and that we would also be successful with. He was willing to use logic and reasoning based on former test results and pregnancies to determine what, if any further testing was needed. When I went in for a baseline scan, the tech noticed that my c section scar was thin. Dr Colver personally came into the consult room to explain things to me, because I was freaking out, and reassured me that everything looked fine to proceed with injections and IUI.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions about what you want.

We are currently doing a femara/injection/IUI cycle. Dr Colver stayed that since I have been pregnant twice before, but struggle to ovulate on my own, that this was an appropriate treatment protocol vs going straight for IVF. He stated that since our only issue is PCOS, he feels confident that this method will be successful for us. Since this is our first round with his clinic, I understood that this cycle could be more diagnostic in nature. He started me out with 2.5 mg of letrozole, added on 50iu Follistim, and bumped that up to 100iu to get a good response. I have ovidrel as a trigger when my follicles and estrogen reach the appropriate level.

I’m not completely done with my cycle yet, but far my costs have been $32 consult $114 per ultrasound $700 medications

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He was very easy to talk to. Didn't best around the bush at all but wasn't harsh in his explanations of our infertility. Made my very nervous husband and I very comfortable during our consultation and again in the day of the transfer.

I had a saline US to determine the state of my uterus prior to starting fertility treatments for egg retrieval. This identified a fibroid that would be in the way of the transfer so he performed a surgery quickly thereafter to remove this fibroid. Then I started medications to stop my cycle then start it again when they were ready. Then I did injections of 2 different meds for a couple weeks while waiting for the retrieval. I was told I had 18 eggs viable for retrieval the day before the retrieval. The next day I had my retrieval with a different Dr from the clinic because Dr colver was in the other office that day and they only retrieved 6. Only 3 of those survived fertilization and only 1 of those was genetically compatible with life. Because of our age they wouldn't do a transfer without genetic testing. That transfer took place and it didn't take. I had a negative test 11 days later and a very nice phone call from Dr Colver himself where I thought he was genuinely sorry we weren't successful esp since we only had the 1 embryo.

Total cost was $25,000 for treatments, testing, and medications.

Truly, we had a great experience with Dr. Colver, but with him covering several offices, he wasn't always there to meet with after ultrasounds, blood work etc. I feel he gave us ample time when he was in the office. He was very detailed but I am a researcher and always came with questions, comments etc.

Asks questions -- Be flexible -- Don't be afraid to call with questions.

Cycle One (which ended up being canceled due to low response) we started out with Menopur, Follistim, Ganarelix but I wasn't responding despite increasing dosage of Menopur and Follistim so Dr. Colver canceled it. Cycle Two -- we began with Lupron and then added in Follistim and Menopur. We triggered the day before transfer with pregnyl. I ended up needing a suppository as well. I responded much better - although I had 11 follicles, they were only able to reach 8 of them.

The pharmacy costs are high and when medication changes there wasn't a refund - total medication costs: $7,000. IVF - 12,000-13,000 with $3500 for frozen transfer. PGS costs were around 700...

Dr. Colver would only transfer one embryo due to an existing heart condition. But I only had one viable embryo after PGS.

Dr. Colver is very friendly and optimistic, but sometimes a little too optimistic. He takes his time and really cares about you. As a Dr. I was very confident in his abilities. Like most doctors he doesn't explain things in detail unless you ask.

Be open about your questions and concerns.

4 rounds of IUI -Insemination, donor sperm,medication over $10,000 with no insurance coverage. 1 IVF- medication, monitoring,icsi, retrieval, and transfer- $11500 For IVF and icsi plus medications. I had insurance that covered almost everything so my total cost was about $2000. Plus the cost for my husband to have sperm retrieved through PESA

Dr. Colver approached is based on the individual patient. I had three embryos transferred, with his recommendation. Normally he recommends only one or two, but he felt it was the right move in my case. I delivered a healthy singleton.

Dr.Colver is kind, however I believe that he made a mistake in not diagnosing my endometriosis before proceeding with treatment. Since seeing Dr.Colver in early 2015, I was diagnosed (by an OB) and treated for moderate/severe endometriosis. I was recommended to do IUI right off the bat by Dr.Colver. My first cycle with letrozole was cancelled without being seen by the doctor or having a scan to check my follicles. Apparently getting a pos OPK on CD10 means you produced too many follicles... Okay... No call from the doctor himself, just a brusque call from the nurse on a Friday afternoon telling me I should have called earlier in the morning and my cycle was cancelled. I did one IUI and that failed. I moved on from this clinic because I decided that I wanted more consultation and I didn't have the money to continue treatment.

Do your homework. Be informed and ask questions. Unexplained infertility is rarely ever that.

IUI with letrozole- rationale : unexplained infertility - result: failed cycle

$800 for IUI

I described most in one of the first questions. He lead his treatment and whole practice with compassion. He cared first about the well-being of the patient. He communicated well. He gave wonderful wisdom with room to ask questions. He met with us individually, wrote many hand written notes to us, and made numerous personal phone calls to us. He is one of the most compassionate, well rounded, selfless doctors I have encountered.

Be willing to ask questions and learn from Dr. Colver. If you have any set backs or concerns be sure to work through them with him. He is wonderful.

We knew from my first cycle with another doctor that I was at high risk of OHSS. Looking into and studying my past history he made good discernment to give me a significantly lower dose of meds and watched me carefully to do his best to prevent chances of OHSS occuring again.

They were expensive but normal comparatively.

He wanted to make sure that we were okay with putting two embryos in and understanding the risks. He gave us all the info and allowed us to make the decision with His wisdom if we wanted it along the way.

He was very straightforward and honest, I felt. He didn't sugarcoat it and he had a plan of action after the consultation. I wanted to know what to expect and timelines for everything and he provided it. After 7yrs with other doctors I wanted action and that's what I got. I felt he was involved or accessible throughout even if I didn't see him every appt.

If honest and to the point is not something you are fond of, he may not be the doctor for you. Your Dr is also not needed every step of the way, but some may like that. He was there when it matter and counted.

IVF with ICSI was used,due to very low sperm motility 1% chance on our own. Don't remember the drug protocol but I produced 12 eggs for retrieval 5 were viable after 5 days and 2 implanted the other 3 didn't survive day 6 for freezing. 2 implanted were a B grade and 1 survived healthy baby boy born.

We did a program that was $20,000 with a guarantee or 80% of your money back if was 3 fresh cycles and 3 frozen (if available) it only took one fresh cycle.

Robert clover is an ok dr he has been practicing for awhile but he just cares about money and not results by the end of the iui’s and clomid we felt defeated and did not ever want to go back there. We felt like we were getting run for our money not helped...

Don’t go to him if you are not sure what you need. He will make you spend money that you don’t need to to do procedures that you can avoid.

Clomid I cannot remember the dosage and 3 iui’s with semen wash. No babies with a lot of money spent

Each iui was 900 plus the cost of medicine blood draw semen samples and wash

We did not do this but will be doing ivf with our new doctor very expensive... but we are praying for a little one.

Dr. Colver explained everything to me and my husband fully. He answered all questions and took as much time as needed. We never have felt rushed. When we had setbacks, he personally called to answer all our questions.

Before seeing Dr. Colver, I had gone through several cycles of Femara without success. Dr. Colver started me on injections with a trigger shot and IUI. My first cycle I overstimulated so we could not proceed with IUI. I then had cysts left over, so we had to skip a cycle. The next cycle my injections were adjusted and we were able to complete IUI, but did not receive a positive pregnancy test. I had a cyst left after that cycle, so I'm currently skipping a month before hopefully trying another cycle of IUI with injections.

He was nice, but didn’t seem interested in finding answers or going outside the box. We left the clinic for one that would help us find answers. When we found out our only embryo transfer failed, he wanted us to do another retrieval immediately (expensive) and the worst thing was even given the poor results he wanted to do the exact same protocol again!

He is willing to move forward with treatment quickly.

$17k for IVF ($6k meds), $3k additional testing $1700 per IUI

If frozen he only transfers 1 embryo, with fresh he will transfer two.

Dr. Colver was always very hopeful for us and gave a positive outlook. We felt like he was on our side. We did kind of wish he would have been a little more blunt about the likelihood of success and told us more why we were not having any luck.

Not with just Dr. Colver, but every doctor in this journey, educate and advocate for yourself.

We had 3 IUIs. We started with Femara and moved on to Gonal-f injectables. I responded ok-ish to Femara and got a BFN so we moved up to Gonal-f but still go two BFNs.

Everything was out of pocket for us. IUI with Femara - $1050; IUI with Injectables - ~$1700 + meds. I did 100iu of Gonal-f and it was around $900 for the meds.

Strengths were that he knows his field, treatments, statistics. a weakness (in my opinion) is that he started me on a treatment that he admitted up front probably wouldn't work because "it doesn't for most people." That wasn't very encouraging to me since I suffer from unexplained infertility.

Don't be afraid to ask/push for treatment that you feel is right for you, if you are uncomfortable with what is being suggested.

Combination ultrasounds, hormone shots, and clomid cycles. Unsuccessful.

Total cost is due upfront with no options for payment plans, which was not communicated to me prior to my appointments.

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Dr. Colver took time to explain everything in detail to us and answer all questions we had. We never felt rushed or like just a number or paycheck. He even called us back directly if we had additional questions that needed to be answered.

The costs associated with our donor embryos and transfer were inexpensive in comparison to previous clinics. We felt they were priced right. I wish they had offered discount on multiple transfer though.

We always transferred multiple untested embryos because of multiple failed cycles at previous clinics.

He was very kind. He told me what to expect with my case and didn’t sugar coat anything. He even went outside the box and tried a few things he almost knew wouldn’t work. He went out of his way to see to it that I understand everything and the process it was going to take.

Go in with an open mind. Dealing with infertility is an emotional roller coaster ride. Not to mention the cost.

I was having trouble with my uterine lining being too thin. He recommended I try sepository viagra to help with it.

In comparison to other RE clinics he was just slightly the highest

We were doing pgs testing so we knew we were only going to transfer one embryo.

He is extremely kind, caring and truly cares for his patients. We’ve always felt comfortable with him. He asks questions about our desires, our son and family and he remembers your answers months later. We appreciate his honesty because our situation is difficult.

You should definitely choose Dr. Colver!

He will only do single transfers.