Stanley Prough

I felt like premature conclusions were drawn, with no discussion. Testing of all the different hormones, evaluating their levels, and coming up with the whole picture is a difficult puzzle. I can’t put it together myself, which is why I wanted to see an RE. But I feel like I have to figure this all out on my own. Dr. Prough definitely knows his stuff. In my opinion though, because I am interested in enhancing my own fertility, rather than going straight to IUI/IVF, Dr. Prough and I are not a great fit.

Do as much research as you can beforehand, so you can ask questions during the few minutes you have. Not much information is volunteered and the clinic will charge money for just looking at him.

The clinic was expensive relative to the i formation I received. For example, I paid $75 to hear what I read just a day prior in a Google search.

Dr. Prough was very pleasant to work with. We appreciated his honesty even though it may not have been what we wanted to hear. He was patient and always answered our questions. He respected our decision on trying IUI verses IVF and he never tried to pressure us into doing more treatments then what we wanted to do.

Trust what Dr. Prough says and be patient.

The first cycle of IUI Dr. Prough prescribesd 100mg of clomid which I took 2 per day for 5 days and then after he performed the ultrasound and found that I had 3 mature eggs he prescribed the Ovidrel trigger shot at 250mcg. The results from the clomid caused me to have fatigue and bloating. Then I went in for the IUI procedure which was very quick and easy but unfortunately that cycle ended in a miscarriage at 6 weeks. The second cycle I was put on clomid again with the same dosages but when I went for my ultrasound I had 6 eggs and Dr. Prough canceled my cycle due to a high risk of multiples. The third cycle Dr. Prough prescribed 50mg of clomid once per day and Menopur injections at 75iu for 5 days. When I went for my ultrasound I had 3 eggs and then he ordered the Ovidrel trigger shot at 250mcg again and then I went back for the IUI procedure but this time it ended in a negative pregnancy test.

I had to pay my co-insurance of all ultrasounds, medicines, pregnancy tests, labs & the IUI procedure and then I had a copay for all visits for treatments plans. Then in 2019 I had to pay all costs for the medicines, ultrasounds and the IUI procedure because my deductible started over on Jan. 1. As far as costs, I would have to get a statement from their office because there were so many I can’t remember.

Dr. Prough sees a lot of patients in a day. At the beginning of the appointment I felt he was rushed or busy but he did take the time to go over every question my husband and I had (and we had a lot). He is a very direct doctor, but not cold.

The advise I would give to a prospective patient of Dr. Prough is the same advise I would give anyone about to undergo fertility treatment. Make a list of questions and concerns and bring them with you to your appointment. Talk to your partner about what your expectations are and what you are willing to undergo before your appointment. Talk to your doctor about your reservations if you have any.

My husband and I are combating male infertility due to low sperm count and low morphology. Dr. Prough set us up for IVF with ICSI to assist the sperm in penetrating the egg. We have completed all the preliminary testing which included an ultrasound and blood panel. We also elected a genetic screening test because it was important to my husband and I that if we were going to pass along any negative genetic carriers we were going to go forward with adoption instead. The test came back great and we plan to proceed with the cycle once we were able to save up the funds.

I mostly remember the ultrasound was around $350. It was around $150 per appointment/consultation that varied depending on what was scheduled

Dr. Prough believes that single embryo transfer is safer but it is a case by case basis on what transfer he feels comfortable with although I feel most are probably single embryo

Stanley is a great doctor. He has a lot of experience in his field of work and is always keeping up with the newest, proven technology. He listens. He is kind. He shows compassion where few others do. He's a great man and always makes you feel welcome. I love seeing him. We just want children. Sometimes those hopes and dreams are hard.

Be thorough in reporting your concerns and condition. He can't help if you don't communicate. He wants to know everything that's on your mind, no matter how small you think it is

My fresh cycle I had a cyst. We treated with birth control until it dissipated. Then continued with injected medications as prescribed until retrieval. He prescribed me additional medication after as I needed it. He was so excited for us and supportive. My hopes and dreams became his. Even during future failed cycles. This is a great doctor!

Everything ran very orderly. It was a smooth process. I never had to wait. They were always on schedule and waiting for me

Fresh cycle: 10, 500 Meds: 4, 500 FET: 3,655 Meds: 300 with insurance

At the first visit Dr. Prough came off as very straight forward and a little cold. You could tell he was very intelligent but would break down information for you to understand. Every visit after that Dr. Prough was all smiles and very personable. I don’t feel at any point he gave us false hope. The whole IVF process is very confusing and can be difficult to understand at some points. Dr. Prough did a good job explaining the procedures to us.

Don’t judge Dr.Prough by your first appointment. It takes some time to warm up to him. He is caring and compassionate.

In the beginning Dr. Prough said he wanted to do a fresh transfer because my hormones look good and my health is good. He did explain that if I became overstimulated that I would have to do a frozen transfer. I was on Gonal-F 150 units in the morning and 100 units at night. We went for weekly appointments to check labs and ultrasounds. I was on Cetrotide once a day for 4 days. I had some bruising from the injections but no side effects. When my labs and ultrasounds looked good I took my Trigger shot on 1/25/18 and did my retrieval on 1/27/18. On day 5 I had my transfer 2/1/18. The night of my transfer I started Progesterone I oil, which I would be on until I was 9-10 weeks. I went back for my pregnancy test on 2/12/18. They called me that afternoon to let me know it was positive. They said I would have to come back in a week for another test. They informed me that I would be doing weekly ultrasounds with Dr. Prough until I was 9-10 weeks. After that I would be released to my doctor. The Progesterone injections make me a little nauseous and the bruising in painful. I will happily continue the injections to keep my little miracle healthy.

Monitoring appointments were hard on my work schedule. They do all of their monitoring appointment and labs the first appointments of the day. This worked out perfect for my schedule because I could get here early then get backboard to work by noon. I live 2 hours from the clinic so it’s difficult because you are spending 4 hours driving for every appointment. At one point I was going for monitoring appointments every other day. The appointments were only about 15 minutes and it flowed well. My work worked well with me which made this process even easier.

All of my appointments before starting IVF were approximately $300 every visit. My insurance did not pay for anything. My SIS/TT was $895. My genetic testing was $80. We paid $10,000 for IVF and $5,600 for medication. We have had to refill the Progesterone in oil twice which is $120 for 2 vials. My last 2 visits with Dr. Prough have been OB Ultrasounds and I paid $198 for both. I have 2 more OB ultrasounds, which will be $198 a piece, then I will be released to my doctor. On top of all of those costs I also have to pay for gas for every visit. I drive a total of 4 hours for each appointment and miss a half day of work, sometimes a whole day of it’s a later appointment.

From the first visit Dr. prough made it very clear that he will only transfer a total of 2 embryos. He was fine with transferring one but would not do more than 2. My husband and I were completely fine with this information because we would not want to transfer more than 2. That is not safe for the mother or baby. I only transferred one embryo because that is all that I had. We did not have any to freeze.

I love how positive he was. After waiting for what seemed like a lifetime, he finally helped me have hope again. He was thourough, and really wanted to get to the root of my problem, even some that were not fertility related.

Go in with an open mind. Sometime what we want now, isn’t what is best for your body. Fertility treatments are marathon, not a sprint.

Honestly the first time I did IVF was 7 years ago and I cannot recall. I am beginning my second IVF treatment now, and have not gotten this far yet.

I believe it was around $20 for a fresh cycle in 2011, and now I believe it’s still around 18-20k with a few variables.

He did not have a preference. On transfer day, I only had two embryos left and they were both FANTASTC, so we used both. I have to perfectly healthy baby boys now. They are 6.

We met with Dr. Prough after our 6th failed IUI and our 12th failed medicated cycle, he was clearly agitated with the over 200 pages of my medical history and he was very frank with us in telling us why every other treatment we had done had not worked and why my previous doctors had been wrong. As you can imagine, I was overly emotional in our initial meeting and I misinterpreted his honesty. I now know that his frustration was not with me but with the unnecessary things I had been put through. During my appointments Dr. Prough is thorough but he is expedient, he certainly doesn't hold your hand through every step. He answered every question and concern that I had and never made me feel like a burden but, often, the appointment was over before I could remember my questions. (His staff is very helpful and easily accessible through the patient portal so I was always able to ask all of my questions when I remembered them.) I am now nearly 6 weeks pregnant after our FET and I have no doubt in my mind that it is due to Dr. Prough's expertise. There was never a surprise during my cycles and he seemed to be able to anticipate exactly what my body would do. While I know that his style of "doctoring" might not be everyone's cup of tea, I would absolutely recommend him to anyone who is experiencing infertility because I believe that if he could help almost anyone to achieve pregnancy. He may come across as cold but I see him as a no-nonsense doctor who truly wants his patients to reach their goals.

I would advise any new patient to go in with an open mind and to expect complete honesty.

Months before we started stims, Dr. Prough chose for us to do a FET because of the likelihood that I would experience OHSS due to my PCOS. I started Gonal-F on November 21st of 2017 and 2 weeks later he had me add Cetrotide before prescribing me 2 Lupron trigger shots for my December 5th retrieval. It's my understanding that he chose for me to do 2 triggers because patients with PCOS are harder to trigger. After my retrieval my estradiol was over 3500 so his choice for me to do a frozen transfer was spot on. I started Lupron on February 2, 2018. He then added baby asprin, SEildenafil, and Estradiol on the 13th. I finished the Sildenafil and Lupron part of the protocol on the 27th and he had me start the PIO on the 28th in preparation for my March 5th transfer. On March 15th my 1st HCG Beta was 100.8 and on the 22nd it had risen to 3136.3. I will be 6 weeks pregnant on the 29th and will have my first ultrasound.

Dr. Prough was very detailed and went over every single aspect so u knew exactly what was happening or going to happen. Was very good at listening or answering any questions to make u understand in case u didn't. Was very honest and didn't beat around the bush.

Don't be afraid to ask questions.

From day one we sat down and went over every detail and talked about what we have previously done. He then was very eager to start in on blood test, egg test, sperm test and numerous u/s with me having a irregular menstrual cycle. we previously did Clomid, and femara with our 1st doctor we did from 50 to 200 on Clomid and that didn't work. then we did one round of femara and they sent us to Dr. Stanley Prough. We currently have done every test and everything needed with Dr. Stanley Prough. All we are waiting on now is trying to figure out funding so we can start IVF then we can proceed to trying to complete our family.

I don't remember what everything cost exactly off the top. Had to pay for egg test, sperm test, genetic testing, every ultrasound,medications, and a 25 copay every time we had an appt and many other expenses.

yes he said when we got to that he would only implant 2 at a time.

My device isn’t showing what the numbers are for scoring Dr. Prough, so I hope I’m clicking the correct numbers! If 10 means gold star Dr., he gets a 10. He shoots straight and gives candid answers, but with a sympathetic smile. He is always professional and caring too. Our whole family loves him. He helped us get babies #1 & 2 and will be helping us again later this year for baby #4. (Surprise baby for baby #3) Even when he had difficult news to deliver to us, it was always in such a way that we never felt hopeless.

For anyone going through treatment, have questions ready. The dr is there to answer them for you. Never be afraid to ask anything, even if it seems small or silly. He and his staff are happy to help you get a good understanding of what’s going on. We personally love Dr. Prough’s matter-of-fact style, but some may not appreciate it. Know going in that that’s his style and you will get along great with him.

Baby number 1 was standard IVF egg retrieval, ICSI and transfer of our one embryo we had by transfer day. Baby number two, first round was standard with Gonal F, I think. ISCI again. Neither embryo made it to transfer. Second round was cancelled before retrieval because I got the flu. Third round was a pretty standard stim process I don’t remember the meds used. We decided not to transfer any of the embryos because my lining was not ideal. We froze them all. We had to postpone the our FET because he found uterine polyps and I had to have surgery to remove them. Our FET finally happened after I healed from surgery.

For our first, with IVF, medications, consultation, etc. all combined we had around 15k out of pocket. For our second, with the many procedures, etc. we had about 25k out of pocket by the time we had a positive pregnancy test. For embryo storage, it is $50 a month.

He left the number of embryos transferred up to us. Oklahoma only allows a maximum of two at a time.

Dr. Prough was fair in his treatment. I was a little dismayed by his once commenting that because of my age (39 at the time), my eggs may be old, because I know plenty of women my age that conceive all the time. But other than that, he was always direct, open, honest & compassionate in my care. Dr. Prough is a 'shoot-from-the-hip' kind of guy. He's caring without being too mushy & in his feelings & he seems to want your journey to pregnancy to be successful.

Be ready to take in a LOT of information very quickly! Dr. Prough can speak really quickly about some things because he's so well versed in his area. Write down terms you don't know and ask questions...he's receptive to giving more information as needed. But he talks fast, so be ready and pay attention!

Dr. Prough said I had a good egg reserve for my age, but he was just unsure of the quality of my eggs. I'd had 3 unsuccessful IUI's and he said the best way to know the quality of my eggs is to do IVF, where they can be seen &monitored more microscopically. After my last failed IUI, Dr. Prough was still confident in my reception of the fertility drugs (Clomid & Trigger shot), so he recommended another IUI, but financially, we didn't want risk another disappointment after 3 months in a row.

I paid for office visits, blood work, medications that were shipped to me, sperm donor, & IUI procedures.

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Dr. Prough knows his stuff. He has been doing this for years and you can tell that he is experienced in the field of fertility. He knew what was wrong with me before doing the testing. He was professional to an extent, there were some comments that were questionable. He was not always clear on what was going on. He kind of assumed someone else would tell us or that we already knew. We decided to do IUI first even though he said that IVF was the way to go with our issues. I wish he would have pushed more with IVF and explain that it is the only thing that will work but instead we wasted money doing IUI. Sometimes he was talkative and sometimes he was not. When it was a busy day it his bedside manner would take a back seat and he would be all professional to do what was needed and be done. The biggest thing with him and his comments were that he made me feel like a kid who makes bad choices. With that, I respect him because of his knowledge.

It takes a little while to warm up to Dr. Prough and the way he runs things. Listen to what he has to say while also ignoring his snide comments.

He ordered for me to be on clomid and I questioned that because I had been on it for four rounds previously when he said that he wanted to use the ultrasound to see what clomid did, so I said okay. We did two rounds of IUI with this along with a trigger shot (Ovidrel) to make me ovulate. He did suggest from the results that we had to go straight to IVF, but we did not feel like he exaggerated enough the seriousness of how much we would need to do IVF. His response was that it wont hurt to do IUI. If I had known how serious it was that we needed IVF that is what we would have chose first.

At the time of seeing Dr. Prough, we had fertility coverage on our insurance so the first appointment of $290 was covered except for our $80 copay. Then he requested an ultrasound that cost $465 that my insurance eventually ended up paying so we had credit that helped for the first IUI and appointments then our second IUI insurance paid most except $385. Between blood draw fees and copays with all the appointments we spend almost $1,200 at this clinic.

He would go into details on complications, medicine, and the plan if pressed but doesn't seem to subscribe to updated science and technology. He didn't want to change protocol after retrieving fewer eggs than he originally thought he could get. Just wanted to try the same thing again, expecting different results. He's old school, and it shows.

Record your conversations so you can research and discuss your concerns at the next visit.

Follistim 200 units 2x a day, Ganirelix 250 mcg I had 12 eggs, 7 were empty, 3 were too mature and 2 became 5 day Blasts. He originally thought we could get 6 good eggs. But when pushed it took him 2 meetings to agree to up my meds to 250 and retrieve one day earlier.

Around $15,000. $5,000. of which were meds.

We were completely blind going into first see Dr Prough. His approach is thourough and he want you to know every in and out of the process. He also helped me to stay hopeful during such a daunting time

Be prepared to get the entire truth. He is so honest but he honestly wants the same goal you do

First IUI: Letrozole for 5 days, followed by 50 units of Follistem and Ovitril trigger. Progesterone suppositories on day 4 after IUI. Result: negative test Second IUI: Letrozole for 5 days, followed by 75 units of follistem and Ovitril trigger. Progesterone suppositories on day 2 after IUI. Result: negative. SIS following second IUI and no issues Third IUI: same as second

My insurance (United HealthCare) doesn’t cover fertility treatment. Every thing has been out pocket. Each visits has costed anywhere from $180-$250 not counting the actual treatment and meds

Dr Prough said he wants us to do a FET and will do a single transfer

We couldn't have asked for a better doctor. He ran every test I asked for and then some. He was positive and determined to help us carry a baby. He immediately started a treatment plan for a huge cyst I had and did other tests while it shrank. His goal was for me to conceive quickly, and as soon as he shrunk the cyst, we jumped into our first cycle and we did. He wanted IUI but was okay with our plan to try injectables alone first while we saved up. We conceived the first try. He was so reassuring at every appointment. I had a lot of trauma from past OB's standing by and watching as I miscarried multiple times, and he was so understanding of my fears. We're eternally grateful for him.

Trust his plan, but don't be afraid to try the smaller steps (like meds alone) first. And speak up for what you want because he'll listen and alter his plan to accomdate it.

He is always very honest and realistic with us and was warm and empathetic. I feel like he is up to date with current procedures. He was not very supportive of alternative medicine, which I would like.

Some days were better than others. Monitoring scans are always done in the morning, which was not convenient for my work.

He prefers to transfer single embryos unless there is are glaring issues that would indicate that multiples would be best. He is very clear about the risks of multiple pregnancies.

Dr Prough became very invested in us and it just to make his numbers look good. He made us feel loved and welcomed. He cried when we cried and rejoiced when we rejoiced. Dr Prough went above and beyond with every visit to make sure we got the care we needed. He picked up where other doctors left off and fixed mistakes others had made.

No advice needed. He's great.

We used birth control, follistim, lupron, ganirelix, hcg, estrogen and progesterone.

Our IVF cycle with ICSI was around $15,000, epididymal aspiration was about $3,000, anesthesia was $500 per person, FET was about $4,500

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I came to see Dr.Prough to get a second opinion, after hearing nothing but bad news for 7 months. He looked at my chart said he wanted to do some testing and he would have a plan for us in a month. He kept his promise, he looked at our results and told us we were a perfect candidate for an IUI. He also explained everything to where we could understand what was going on. He also is really good at showing compassion, there were several times he would give me a hug at the end of the appointment and let me know we would figure this out.

Do it!! If you are thinking about a second opinion he is your guy! I was pregnant within three months of seeing him!!

Dr. Prough started me on a medicine so I would start my period, since I have PCOS I would never know when it was going to come. After my period they would do an ultrasound to make sure I had follicles developing. Then I started on fertility drugs. First clomid then follisum, then my trigger shot.

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He was blunt, but I appreciated the truth. I’m sure I asked some strange questions because I always researched everything before going in but he was open to what I had to say and my thoughts on different treatment options.

Be ready to hear the truth and all options available to you.

17,000 for the IVF cycle trying with my eggs(included PGD testing) 23,000 Donor egg cycle 11,000 frozen donor egg cycle

He always recommended single transfers but it’s up to the patients to decide

He was/is an amazing doctor. He gives it to you straight and goes through every possible alternative before making major decisions, such as ivf. I appreciated his bluntness because I needed answers and to figure out why this was happening to me. I ended up having two pregnancies, one was with a fresh cycle, the other was a transfer and both miraculously got pregnant on the first try.

Be patient. It's a very long process of trying to figure out the reasonings of why you can't get pregnant. He will try everything he can to figure out the cause and give it to you straight. So be prepared for that. He is absolutely the sweetest. My insurance wasn't covering some things and he personally called my insurance company and tried to negotiate and writing letters of medical nessesscity to get it approved. He goes above and beyond!

He was very knowledgeable, friendly, and took a long time in the room each time I saw him talking and answering questions. I did feel like the protocols are not very personalized. I had several failed cycles and nothing was adjudged

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We did IVF, fresh cycle and put two embryos in, that did not work, then two more frozen cycles which also did not work. Not much was changed from Cycle to cycle.

$22,000

I felt good with his approach.

Dr. Prough is up front and very thorough. He makes sure you're comfortable with every procedure and explains things very well! I would highly recommend him to anyone having fertility issues. I had to have a surgery before we could proceed with everything but I can trust he has my best interest at hand. One of my coworkers accually referred me to his clinic. She was blessed with a baby girl who is now in her mid twenties.

Do be afraid to ask questions.

We are under going IVF with ICSI and I fill like are chances will be much more successful. He also told us in the beginning that he would only transfer 2 embryos so we wouldn't have the chance of so many multiples.

Dr. Prough was always listening and showed us continuously how much he cared. He explained everything so well. When revealing our confirmed pregnancy he showed excitement and joy for us. It was so nice to know our doctor cared.

He is a very honest person he does not sugar coat things and we loved that about him. He loves to joke and make his patients laugh.

Our doctor was very open and let us decide on how many embryos to transfer. We decided to transfer 2 and he was very supportive and excited for our decision.

He was very informal and made me feel like he knew what he was doing. He cared about our lives outside of making babies and had good character. When we miscarried he was very sincere and made sure that we knew this was something out of all of our power, and that it wasn’t a burden that I needed to carry. He did everything that he was supposed to, along with us, and we got the outcome we wanted, unfortunately we just didn’t get to carry to full term.

Trust the process and your doctor

I went through a frozen IVF cycle. We did a SA, I started birth control to regulate my cycle, then started hormones for retrieval. Did the retrieval. I was very bloated and a little uncomfortable, but over all the procedure and his attitude about the retrieval was great. We did embryo genetic testing, so we had to wait for those results before starting meds to do implantation. We had to do ICSI due to MFI, our embryos fertilized-the ones that were genetically acceptable, and survived the thawing process. We achieved pregnancy, but unfortunately lost the embryo at no fault of no one. Dr Stanley was very compassionate through the process and made the whole experience very comforting

Easy and informal.

Between 20k-23k

Due to health conditions, he was a adamant about only doing single for me, which was very assuring it would be the best approach for my situation

Dr Prough is logical with his explanations, he shows compassion in his own way. My protocol was not changed in doing three cycles though with same results. Will seek second opinion........................................

Write all questions down for when you speak to the doctor and try to cover everything with him.

Gonal F & Menopur every cycle, no changes even though 2 cycles were cancelled and 1 retrieval only produced 2 abnormal embryos.

$15,000 per IVF cycle, another $4,000 for transfer.

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Dr.Prough was amazing. He made sure we understood everything. I would ask so many questions and he never answered me like I was dumb. I loved the fact he would give me a hug and reassured me everything would be ok, we would figure this out