Alternatives to SGF

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GW! I worked with Dr. Frankfurter and have a beautiful 18 month old. I am also gearing up for an FET.

I truly love him and everyone at that practice. I have heard great things about Dr. Humm as well and loved her during monitoring.

Dr. Frankfurter can be a very long wait to get in and see, so I would try to get on his schedule ASAP while you work out transferring over your information. I could not recommend him more!

Agree with all of this. But if you want to start sooner, I'd just get on Humm or Lawani's schedule. All three of them meet each week to discuss cases and decide on treatment options. They are all great to work with.

Or Dr Comstock! She joined last year, and I hadn't met her until my current cycle. LOVE her. Love GW.

[Anonymous]

I am with Dominion Fertility and couldn't be happier. We've gone through one IVF cycle with them and are getting ready to start our second. We have Dr. Gordon and he is so great. I've met all the doctors and I really like Dr. DiMattina also. After my egg retrieval, I experienced terrible lower back pain (found out later from my chiropractor that is was a muscle spasm likely caused by the position I was in during the retrieval). My husband left a message on their nurse line (it was on a Sunday) and about two minutes later, we go a call back from Dr. D! I would highly recommend going with DF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PCOS here too and I had to use SGF because lack of sperm.

You just need clomid to ovulate - you can get your OBGYN to do that for you.

$5 script with insurance

Take it on the 5th day of your period.

Use the ovulation kit - have sex when you see the smiley face for three days.

With PCOS you should be preggo within 6 months and if not then go to another fertility clinic.

SGF treats their patients like crap. So many women tolerate it because they are "desperate" - no woman needs to be treated that way.

I didn't find it to be like this at all. A lot of women on this thread posting how they "love" their doctor. I'm not really sure what that means. All I required was for good medical care, accuracy in the care and being treated with respect. I didn't have doctors that got all emotional with me and tried to sympathizer with me, but I didn't expect that. I was very focused on the end result - getting pregnant as opposed to the path to get there. It seems like a lot of women have unrealistic expectations about the emotional relationship with their doctor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GW! I worked with Dr. Frankfurter and have a beautiful 18 month old. I am also gearing up for an FET.

I truly love him and everyone at that practice. I have heard great things about Dr. Humm as well and loved her during monitoring.

Dr. Frankfurter can be a very long wait to get in and see, so I would try to get on his schedule ASAP while you work out transferring over your information. I could not recommend him more!

Agree with all of this. But if you want to start sooner, I'd just get on Humm or Lawani's schedule. All three of them meet each week to discuss cases and decide on treatment options. They are all great to work with.

Or Dr Comstock! She joined last year, and I hadn't met her until my current cycle. LOVE her. Love GW.

I'm another GW fan. I'm a long time patient there. I had two IVF babies with them and recently did and out-of-state FET with them (I moved). Dr. Comstock was my doctor this time and she was great. She was very helpful at explaining all the different scenarios in detail and answering my questions. As other posters have said they really all work together so I have also been working with Dr. Frankfurter ( my former Dr). They are honestly all very kind and personal. I had a crazy, travel schedule when preparing for my FET and Dr. Frankfurter changed the FET transfer time last minute to accommodate me. He didn't have to do that. It meant that I would be home much earlier though and with much less headache and he wanted things to be easy for me. Overall, I found the place to have great energy and all the doctors, nurses and staff are personal and kind. They care! I also had the unique opportunity to be a patient at another out-of-state clinic (UCSF) where I moved to do my testing and monitoring. UCSF is a state of the art facility. It was impressive, but it was also impersonal and confusing. Every time i had an appointment there seemed to be confusion and a different doctor. I think that is just the way it goes when you are at a large facility. GW has been amazing and they have worked with all my changing logistics (I moved again during the cycle) and they never complain. I am definitely a PITA patient and I'm sure it was annoying to keep track of my issues and logistics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GW! I worked with Dr. Frankfurter and have a beautiful 18 month old. I am also gearing up for an FET.

I truly love him and everyone at that practice. I have heard great things about Dr. Humm as well and loved her during monitoring.

Dr. Frankfurter can be a very long wait to get in and see, so I would try to get on his schedule ASAP while you work out transferring over your information. I could not recommend him more!

Agree with all of this. But if you want to start sooner, I'd just get on Humm or Lawani's schedule. All three of them meet each week to discuss cases and decide on treatment options. They are all great to work with.

Or Dr Comstock! She joined last year, and I hadn't met her until my current cycle. LOVE her. Love GW.

I'm another GW fan. I'm a long time patient there. I had two IVF babies with them and recently did and out-of-state FET with them (I moved). Dr. Comstock was my doctor this time and she was great. She was very helpful at explaining all the different scenarios in detail and answering my questions. As other posters have said they really all work together so I have also been working with Dr. Frankfurter ( my former Dr). They are honestly all very kind and personal. I had a crazy, travel schedule when preparing for my FET and Dr. Frankfurter changed the FET transfer time last minute to accommodate me. He didn't have to do that. It meant that I would be home much earlier though and with much less headache and he wanted things to be easy for me. Overall, I found the place to have great energy and all the doctors, nurses and staff are personal and kind. They care! I also had the unique opportunity to be a patient at another out-of-state clinic (UCSF) where I moved to do my testing and monitoring. UCSF is a state of the art facility. It was impressive, but it was also impersonal and confusing. Every time i had an appointment there seemed to be confusion and a different doctor. I think that is just the way it goes when you are at a large facility. GW has been amazing and they have worked with all my changing logistics (I moved again during the cycle) and they never complain. I am definitely a PITA patient and I'm sure it was annoying to keep track of my issues and logistics.

This won't get you pregnant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GW! I worked with Dr. Frankfurter and have a beautiful 18 month old. I am also gearing up for an FET.

I truly love him and everyone at that practice. I have heard great things about Dr. Humm as well and loved her during monitoring.

Dr. Frankfurter can be a very long wait to get in and see, so I would try to get on his schedule ASAP while you work out transferring over your information. I could not recommend him more!

Agree with all of this. But if you want to start sooner, I'd just get on Humm or Lawani's schedule. All three of them meet each week to discuss cases and decide on treatment options. They are all great to work with.

Or Dr Comstock! She joined last year, and I hadn't met her until my current cycle. LOVE her. Love GW.

I'm another GW fan. I'm a long time patient there. I had two IVF babies with them and recently did and out-of-state FET with them (I moved). Dr. Comstock was my doctor this time and she was great. She was very helpful at explaining all the different scenarios in detail and answering my questions. As other posters have said they really all work together so I have also been working with Dr. Frankfurter ( my former Dr). They are honestly all very kind and personal. I had a crazy, travel schedule when preparing for my FET and Dr. Frankfurter changed the FET transfer time last minute to accommodate me. He didn't have to do that. It meant that I would be home much earlier though and with much less headache and he wanted things to be easy for me. Overall, I found the place to have great energy and all the doctors, nurses and staff are personal and kind. They care! I also had the unique opportunity to be a patient at another out-of-state clinic (UCSF) where I moved to do my testing and monitoring. UCSF is a state of the art facility. It was impressive, but it was also impersonal and confusing. Every time i had an appointment there seemed to be confusion and a different doctor. I think that is just the way it goes when you are at a large facility. GW has been amazing and they have worked with all my changing logistics (I moved again during the cycle) and they never complain. I am definitely a PITA patient and I'm sure it was annoying to keep track of my issues and logistics.

This won't get you pregnant.

Ha! being attentive to your issues, knowing your history/records and making accommodations/changes to protocol just might though! It did for me. There are certainly many variables to becoming pregnant....I would just want to make sure that my doctor is on top of things and is organized. I appreciate doctors who go the extra mile and call me after hours, know my history etc... And you never know.... if Dr. Frankfurter had not changed his schedule to accommodate my schedule then I would have had a very hectic day post transfer. It would have involved stress and anxiety for me. And that is not ideal post FET.

Every time i went to UCSF, a doctor would walk in and say "what are you here for today?" I would give my best guess. Then they would look at the records. They would ask me questions like " have you ever had a mock transfer?" And I would say umm, yes last month with Dr. XXX right here at this office. This does not give one a good feeling. It may not make a difference in whether or not I would get pregnant, but I tend to believe the fertility experience is a holistic experience. And feeling like a doctor knows you and your history and yes even cares about your well-being may very well make a bigger difference than we know. It certainly makes the whole process easier and more pleasant.

[Anonymous]

Agreed. GW docs, nurses, and office staff are incredibly kind and caring -- in addition to being a good fertility center. IF is hard enough; adding a cold, impersonal interaction each time makes things worse at a time when you need support.

[Anonymous]

If you are considering VCRM, please read:

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforce...ctive-medicine-583610-07012019

[Anonymous]

Link does not work. Is it for vcrm or ccrm?

[Anonymous]

VCRM

Perhaps this is known in this community, but I came across this professionally and thought it important to share. I had fertility issues myself years ago and would have liked to have known this about any clinic I was considering.

I hope this link works.


https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/virginia-center-reproductive-medicine-583610-07012019