Dr. Frankfurter/GW

[Anonymous]

Everything I was going to say about Dr. F, others have already said He is simply an amazing doctor and, thanks to him, I am currently on maternity leave with 8 week old twins (after experiencing failed Clomid cycles, failed IUI cycles, an ectopic pregnancy and a tube removal). He is extremely knowledgeable and kind. Just wanted to give you one piece of advice -- you should include an endo scratch in your protocol. All the best OP!

[Anonymous]

OP - sorry for your loss. I was at Columbia fertility and had a loss and Dr. Rifka just brushed it aside (as well as my previous miscarriages), whereas what really sold me on Dr. F is that when I switched over and went through my history, he said, oh my, a loss is a loss and I know as soon as you get a positive pregnancy test, you are attached and start thinking about what to name the baby. He really gets how emotional the journey is and can be. I wish you the best of luck.

[Anonymous]

I posted earlier, and also had unexplained infertility. Baby aspirin did the trick for me...get a blood clotting panel if you haven't already.

[Anonymous]

If there was a history of chromosomal problems, I would do PGD. What does Dr. F think? I would ask him his opinion too. The benefit of doing it is that you don't have to worry about the 13 week NT scan if you do get pregnant. The downside is obviously the cost and risking the embryos. I think it's best to do as much as you can the most expensive parts before insurance runs out (can't remember whether or not you have insurance). Good luck! Also...I feel like anytime you have any doubt it's the wrong decision. Go with your gut, and do what you will regret the least.

[Anonymous]

Does Dr. frankfurter work with women over 45?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there was a history of chromosomal problems, I would do PGD. What does Dr. F think? I would ask him his opinion too. The benefit of doing it is that you don't have to worry about the 13 week NT scan if you do get pregnant. The downside is obviously the cost and risking the embryos. I think it's best to do as much as you can the most expensive parts before insurance runs out (can't remember whether or not you have insurance). Good luck! Also...I feel like anytime you have any doubt it's the wrong decision. Go with your gut, and do what you will regret the least.

We are doing PGD because of age, really. Unfortunately, zero insurance coverage for this so we're entirely out of pocket. Re: doubt, I feel less doubt and more anger at the fact that I previously had no issues conceiving or carrying and now, since a late-term abortion, I can't get pregnant anymore. I'm mad about the cost and I want to know if I've been damaged in some way.

[Anonymous]

Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

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Anonymous wrote:Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

All I can say is he recommended it for me when I was 38, had had 2 miscarriages, and had successfully carried a previous pregnancy with no history of miscarriages (so the likelihood that it was an egg quality issue was high).

Based on what you are describing, I'm not sure PGD makes sense where you are.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

All I can say is he recommended it for me when I was 38, had had 2 miscarriages, and had successfully carried a previous pregnancy with no history of miscarriages (so the likelihood that it was an egg quality issue was high).

Based on what you are describing, I'm not sure PGD makes sense where you are.

I disagree, I think adding PGS is always a good thing. ICSI cannot add or delete chromosomes that aren't there and it's best to know what you are transferring.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

All I can say is he recommended it for me when I was 38, had had 2 miscarriages, and had successfully carried a previous pregnancy with no history of miscarriages (so the likelihood that it was an egg quality issue was high).

Based on what you are describing, I'm not sure PGD makes sense where you are.

I disagree, I think adding PGS is always a good thing. ICSI cannot add or delete chromosomes that aren't there and it's best to know what you are transferring.

I was the one who asked the Q. I agree. Idk why he is so against it. I have a follow up appointment scheduled for May if my transfer fails and I'll ask to have the remaining 6 embryos tested.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

All I can say is he recommended it for me when I was 38, had had 2 miscarriages, and had successfully carried a previous pregnancy with no history of miscarriages (so the likelihood that it was an egg quality issue was high).

Based on what you are describing, I'm not sure PGD makes sense where you are.

I disagree, I think adding PGS is always a good thing. ICSI cannot add or delete chromosomes that aren't there and it's best to know what you are transferring.

I was the one who asked the Q. I agree. Idk why he is so against it. I have a follow up appointment scheduled for May if my transfer fails and I'll ask to have the remaining 6 embryos tested.

I think the argument probably is that it doesn't improve your odds enough to be worth the risk of losing embyros (there is a risk) AND the significant added expense. In other words, you will get pregnant just as quickly as you would using PGS just because you are very young and your odds are very good. Because PGS is no guarantee.

But I would be interested to hear what Dr F says! Post back if you think of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

All I can say is he recommended it for me when I was 38, had had 2 miscarriages, and had successfully carried a previous pregnancy with no history of miscarriages (so the likelihood that it was an egg quality issue was high).

Based on what you are describing, I'm not sure PGD makes sense where you are.

I disagree, I think adding PGS is always a good thing. ICSI cannot add or delete chromosomes that aren't there and it's best to know what you are transferring.

I was the one who asked the Q. I agree. Idk why he is so against it. I have a follow up appointment scheduled for May if my transfer fails and I'll ask to have the remaining 6 embryos tested.

I think the argument probably is that it doesn't improve your odds enough to be worth the risk of losing embyros (there is a risk) AND the significant added expense. In other words, you will get pregnant just as quickly as you would using PGS just because you are very young and your odds are very good. Because PGS is no guarantee.

But I would be interested to hear what Dr F says! Post back if you think of it.

I will! God willing I am pregnant in a few weeks after my FET and this discussion is unnecessary, but who the hell knows. It probably will be :-/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question for other Dr. F patients. I am 30 and healthy, issue is MFI. Dr. F is very anti-PGD for us (one fresh failure so far, doing an FET at the end of the month). He says it only increases odds by 10%. Anyone have this with him?

My case is slightly different since I have 1st child and now working on the sibling. Dr. F, upon reviewing our history and data (MF, one successful delivery on 1st try), stated once that since neither myself and DH are carriers of any known genetic risks, he was not keen on recommending PGS (not PGD) for us although I am AMA. But, Dr. F will let you proceed with PGS if you press it further. We did it and felt PGS was not necessary for us afterwards.

[Anonymous]

sent incomplete sentence. I kind of agree that biopsy on the blastocyst could damage the already fragile embryo, that may lead to eventual loss of pregnancy. After PGS, we had two transfer quality blastocyst. 1st sFET failed (did not even implant), and 2nd sFET failed (BFP but early miscarriage). I kind of wonder if I hadn't done the biopsy, would my 2nd sFET be still ongoing now?

[Anonymous]

I don't think we would do PGS - only PGD. I'll ask him about it! He was pretty firm in his no when I asked him last time.