out of state IVFers, give me some advice!

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roselia wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have had 3 IVF pregnancies (currently in 1 of them) with Dr. Jamie Grifo at NYU- he really truly is the BEST there is. Highly recommend.

I read NYU Dr.Grifo is great as well. Thank you for recommendation

Dr. Grifo patient here- I would NOT do Cornell. I looked at both, and have friends who did both. Cornell doesn't do as many 5 day transfers, which is so antiquated. NYU is exclusively blast transfer now. Also, Cornell is such a factory. NYU is more personalized. Despite Dr. Grifo being SUPER famous and SUPER in demand, I always had access to him, even multiple times a week for questions and concerns. I cannot say enough good things about NYU.

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roselia wrote:CCRM in VA, I dont know much about Drs there. Any experiences?
Cornell, which doc? Dr. Davis? I read a couple of reviews of cornell. Some ladies were not happy how she was treated.
Thank you for the reponses!

Dr. Davis is the best. Cornell doesn't hold your hand much so if you haven't cycled a lot before you may feel lost. In the end, they're one of the very best to get you pregnant so you can prioritize accordingly.

Might be worth trying CCRM though if they have a local office now.

Another vote for Dr. Davis. My wife did local monitoring with SG while working with him, but once you start getting close to retrieval they will want you in NY for monitoring since physicians do it at Cornell, not techs. This is one of the things that sets Cornell apart - tiny tweaks in your meds based on blood work and u/s.

Thank you for the response!
I scheduled consultation with cornell as well but I wanted to go SIRM because I read some ppl successful after cornell failed.
Most of people highly recommend cornell I will keep my consultanion with him!

PP here. You're probably aware the the consult alone is expensive unless your insurance covers it (ours didn't at the time). DW and I sat in her car during her lunch break for over an hour talking with Dr. Davis during her consult. I transcribed notes (he is a FAST talker so I'd recommend audio recording if you go in person or having someone transcribe if possible). He had spent time familiarizing himself with her records and immediately suggested things that SG never even thought to suggest (day 3 fresh transfer, co-culture, etc.). Keep in mind that Cornell's stats may not be as great because they don't cherry pick - they take a lot of older women on, and lots of harder cases. For what it's worth, she did 4 cycles with Cornell, got pregnant during 3 of those cycles, lost 2 (one was chromosomally abnormal, one normal) and is currently 18 weeks with a healthy baby boy. But I have to give credit to Dr. Braverman also, because after the losses we thought there was something else going on. Could be that the immune drugs were really necessary, could be that she just lucked out with one good embryo. But one is all it takes.

congrats on sucess! I really appreciate your all advice , especially on audio recording! I am from other country. I wish my DH as enthusiastic, knowledgeable as you are for searching IVF clinic!
May I ask what does IVF in cornell cost you roughly for 1 cycle?

PP again. We're actually two women, and my wife has been the one doing IVF this whole time (our first child was born in 2013 through IVF with no problems) so I feel I should do everything that I'm capable of doing for her. I am a teacher and have really good insurance, so we were covered for all but one cycle at Cornell. The cycle where we paid OOP ran around 15,000. All of our meds for that cycle were covered by insurance though, so that is without cost of meds.

Good luck in finding the right doctor for you!

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I also got pregnant at Cornell (Dr. Davis, though actual transfer was with another doctor), after several rounds of unsuccessful cycles in DC (both FET and fresh, including FET of PGS tested ones). We did a fresh transfer of co-cultured embryos. They seem to have a great lab too - they are able to monitor the development of embryos with minimum interference (http://ivf.org/treatments-and-services/advanced-ivf-techniques/embryoscope). For us, going to Cornell was a game-changer, although it was a hassle combining it with work. They indeed do not do hand-holding but I actually found them very professional and efficient at Cornell - the nurses were also very nice. I would have gone to SIRM (Dr. T) if Cornell didn't work, as I was doubting whether I had immune issues.
In terms of supplements, I chose mine (Coq, L-Arginine, Vitamin E etc. on top of the normal prenatal) based on two books - "It Starts with the Egg" by Rebecca Feet, and "How to Improve Egg Quality" by Darja Wagner. I also tried to eat more Mediterranean.