Shona Murray

I haven’t started treatments yet but so far through the whole consultation process she has been very nice and understanding to our situation. She was able to make jokes appropriately with my husband and make you feel like a human versus a number.

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We discussed cost management treatment strategies and what would give us the best chance to get pregnant while also being covered by insurance

My insurance has covered all costs currently

We did not discuss that

Dr. Murray is extremely detail-oriented and results oriented. She is very personally invested in her patients' success. She is very thorough in her analysis and in her communication. She practices evidence-based medicine and always communicates up-to-date research. She is honest and realistic and will not sugar coat expectations, but is also very determined to get you the results you desire. She is so dedicated to her practice that she once called me on a Sunday night to discuss my treatment plan. She never left a question unanswered and often personally called me to discuss treatment options and results. She never once made me feel like I was asking silly questions. She was truly and genuinely happy and excited when we saw the heartbeat on our first ultrasound after transfer.

Trust her.

Due to age and PCOS, she put me on CoQ10 for many months prior to egg retrieval. For the egg retrieval, she put me on both Gonal-F and Menopur, starting at lower doses (to not overstimulate at the expense of egg quality) and then adjusted the doses as the cycle proceeded based on ultrasound results. This egg retrieval was my most successful one (I had 3 prior retrievals with another clinic). We did PGS testing, which resulted in 3 euploid embryos, which is great for my age. Prior to embryo transfer, Dr. Murray put me on Vitamin E and Pentoxifylline to help with uterine lining preparation. During the transfer cycle, she used Estradiol patches, PIO and vaginal probiotics. She also used an immune protocol using anticoagulant, prednisone, Pepcid and Claritin. Transfer was scheduled based on prior ERA results. The transfer was successful (this was my first retrieval and transfer with Dr. Murray). At this time, I am almost halfway through pregnancy!

We enrolled in the Multi-Cycle Discount program, which was around $29,000

Since we did PGT-A testing, a single euploid embryo was transferred, as is standard.

Dr. Murray was clear and compassionate. She explored avenues other doctors had dismissed (sperm fragmentation and testing products of conception after miscarriage to determine if I was miscarrying genetically normal embryos, in which case IVF would not be a solution), as well as revisiting some that hadn't been tested in awhile (RPL). She was frank about treatments she did not think would have value and explained her reasoning clearly, but she also showed a great deal of compassion and empathy for the losses we had been through. We developed a plan that felt a little scary, but she made sure I had what I needed and was considerate of my feelings throughout. She did not suggest jumping back into more expensive treatment (IVF, donor eggs) until she felt we had a better understanding of what might be going on. I really appreciated her willingness to try to better understand the situation before advising further treatment.

I loved Dr. Murray's manner--she answered our questions and made clear what her reasoning was. Bring your questions, she will answer them. She is a direct communicator, which I prefer, but she is not at all gruff and speaks with care and compassion. If you need someone to be more of a sugar-coater or a cheerleader and tell you things will be okay when they may not be, then you may want a different provider.

We first decided to repeat my RPL panel, test my TSH (I'm on levothyroxine for hypothyroidism), and do a sperm fragmentation test on my husband to rule out possible causes of miscarriage. We then decided we would try to conceive on our own and test the products of conception when I miscarried. I was given a miscarriage kit for this purpose and explained how to use it and what we might expect (results are not guaranteed). Prior to this cycle, I had miscarried our one genetically tested embryo after egg retrieval and FET at another clinic. Because we had been able to conceive on our own and because of this miscarriage, we decided on this test to know if I was miscarrying genetically normal embryos before proceeding to further treatment, as IVF/donor eggs would not be successful if so. However, I actually have stayed pregnant and graduated from the fertility clinic last week, and I have my first appointment with my OB today at 9 weeks 4 days. My previous miscarriages occurred at 6 weeks, 8 weeks, and 9 weeks, so I am cautiously optimistic that this baby will stay.

She listened to us, she was informative and always had a plan of action. She truly had a plan and a back up one every step. She listened to our concerns along the way. Truly she was great. We started seeing her and were scared and unsure what to expect, she told us all the possibilities and told us all the different success rates. She let us make the decisions along the way but you knowledge truly helps make an informed decision.

Go in open minded, but at the same time know that she will truly look at all your information and make the best plan she can. She understands this isn’t easy, but she give you true hope.

We went in not know what to expect, we heard about IUI and knew about IVF and were thinking let’s start with IUI. Dr. Murray gave us the different percentages of success rates and with our age we decided on IVF would be a better option due to age and success rate. We started with birth control to base line. After which we started stimulation the shots were scary at first but we got over that. She monitored everything very closely before we pulled the trigger for retrieval. Once we did retrieval we did PGT-A testing and so we knew we were doing a FET. We ended up only having one egg for transfer. We decided to try it, so we set a date and started hormone treatment for that. I can say we had a successful transfer and are currently expecting our tough strong embryo baby!

We were able to go under our insurance