Victoria Snegovskikh

I would not recommend RMI or Dr. Victoria to anyone seeking fertility assistance. Their nursing staff is kind, but the management is rude and unreasonable. I brought valid concerns to their attention (e.g., billing errors, medical errors, including blood being drawn without need and tested for the wrong parameters) and while they initially admitted to their mistakes and apologized to me, the next day I was dropped in the middle of a monitored letrozole/trigger shot cycle by Laura Wright, who proceeded to insult me personally and yell at me as I cried when they told me to never call again. Dr. Victoria was in the background agreeing, despite never mentioning any issues until then. She hung up on me repeatedly as I tried to speak and cited my crying as an example of how I am a “rude, mean person”. I have never observed such an unprofessional manner from anyone – Laura Wright should be ashamed of herself. In addition to the rude and unprofessional behavior, it was also medically unsafe. It turns out I had become pregnant under their care that cycle, but since they dropped me mid-cycle they had no one of knowing or did not care to follow up. Unfortunately, it was an ectopic pregnancy, so both my life and my future fertility were potentially threatened. Had they been a responsible healthcare provider, they would have at least seen me through my last monitored cycle before dropping me (again, for asking questions about ACTUAL medical and billing errors that they themselves admitted to and apologized for). That way, they could have identified the ectopic pregnancy earlier and I could have potentially avoided surgery. I simply cannot recommend this place to anyone, they have no empathy and apparently no care for the health or future of their ‘patients’ (more like ‘customers’). Moreover, their repeated errors in billing, incorrect prescriptions, and incorrect bloodwork orders made the whole process extremely stressful and difficult as I had to check everything that was being done (in addition to the stress of having infertility issues). Do yourself a favor and do not come to this clinic. They will insult you if you speak up on your behalf, and only care about your money.

Find another doctor and another clinic. Randy Morris at IVF1 is good.

Letrozole with trigger shot, timed intercourse

I had insurance coverage but they made multiple billing errors so who knows the true cost.

I cannot speak highly enough about Dr. Victoria. She is honest yet delicate. She never makes you feel less than, never makes you feel like a failure. She sets realistic expectations. I feel Dr. Victoria truly understood my struggle and with every ounce thought she would succeed at getting me pregnant. When she saw I was down she was a great source of encouragement. She was always willing to speak with me, returning calls within the same day. She truly listens to what her patients want and works together with the couple. She is an amazing doctor.

The entire process can take more time than expected

I was seeing one of her colleagues before I switched to her. I had lining issues. Estrace was not my best friend and didn’t help thicken my lining as it should. I tried 2 cycles with the previous doctor each time reminding him of my concerns with my lining. He increased my retrace dosage but that still did not work. When I switched to her that was again my main concern. She switched my protocol to estrogen patches and also added vaginal viagra suppositories. She explained this protocol was not the norm but it tended to work for women with lining issues. I was so happy that she found another avenue and was willing to trying something unconventional. The first time we tried this protocol I got pregnant however, it ended in miscarriage due to a blighted ovum. The second time we followed this protocol it worked! I am currently 10 weeks 6 days pregnant and fingers crossed this will be my rainbow

The cost really depended on the type of cycle. For a frozen transfer it was about $4500 because I required additional monitoring and blood tests. For a conventional IVF with egg retrieval and transfer about $17,000.

She recommended a multiple embryo transfer for us. In all my transfers but 1 we had transferred 2 embryos. I got pregnant with twins once which unfortunately resulted in a preteen loss at 23 weeks due to an incompetent cervix. After which I went to Boston and had a trans abdominal cerclage placed laparoscopically. After that procedure we had transferred more than 1 embryo but only 1 took each time.

I wasn’t satisfied with my experience. I found her to be cold and not as compassionate as I needed. I didn’t feel like the reasons why my treatment was ineffective was fully explained. It took over 6 weeks to see her which means we missed a cycle. I didn’t feel empowered and fully confident with my experience. We had 16 failed cycles in a row and I didn’t feel like Dr. Victoria went out of her way to assist with our care beyond ordering another IUI.

Don’t expect a lot of compassion and go in fully prepared to as the right questions and press her for more information. Book appointments early because there is a long wait to see her.

Metformin for PCOS and insulin regulation. Letrazole 10.5mg (maxed out on dose). 4 IUIs with timed intercourse and Ovadrel shot.

Nothing was covered. Over $2,000 for each IUI