Best ivf clinic in country

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have a recommendation of a Dr. they really liked at Cornell. Since we're paying OOP, and I'm 42, we figure we may go there for the first IVF cycle instead of Shady Grove. From forum postings, they seem to be one of the best with AMA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation of a Dr. they really liked at Cornell. Since we're paying OOP, and I'm 42, we figure we may go there for the first IVF cycle instead of Shady Grove. From forum postings, they seem to be one of the best with AMA.

Dr. Davis for AMA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation of a Dr. they really liked at Cornell. Since we're paying OOP, and I'm 42, we figure we may go there for the first IVF cycle instead of Shady Grove. From forum postings, they seem to be one of the best with AMA.

Dr. Davis for AMA

+1. Call asap - it can take awhile to get an appointment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. My banks. Do DC folks go to Cornell mostly?

I'm in DC and finally found success at SIRM NYC with Dr. Tortoriello

[Anonymous]

02/21/2016 16:53 poster here. Thanks for the advice. I called Dr. Davis and first available is in April. So for anyone else reading this and considering it, call now!

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How is Cornell better than shady grove?

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Anonymous wrote:How is Cornell better than shady grove?

I read the entire post and I still am waiting for this answer. Granted I am going into my fourth cycle with SG (two FETS-one was miscarriage and 1 fresh cycle) and would love to know what specifically makes the other clinics so much "better"?

Do other clinics do additional/extensive testing that SG doesn't? If so, what?

Is it the labs?

Change of protocol? If so, why didn't SG do it? After my last fresh cycle, we are changing my protocol after meeting with the Dr and voicing my concerns. I don't find them to be as difficult as others. I might just be a PITA patient.

I am open to going to another clinic, but need to understand what would actually change. And FWIW, I did a phone consult a few months ago with RSC in NJ and they actually said they only thing they would do differently is a split fertilization (1/2 donor and 1/2 DH).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is Cornell better than shady grove?

I read the entire post and I still am waiting for this answer. Granted I am going into my fourth cycle with SG (two FETS-one was miscarriage and 1 fresh cycle) and would love to know what specifically makes the other clinics so much "better"?

Do other clinics do additional/extensive testing that SG doesn't? If so, what?

Is it the labs?

Change of protocol? If so, why didn't SG do it? After my last fresh cycle, we are changing my protocol after meeting with the Dr and voicing my concerns. I don't find them to be as difficult as others. I might just be a PITA patient.

I am open to going to another clinic, but need to understand what would actually change. And FWIW, I did a phone consult a few months ago with RSC in NJ and they actually said they only thing they would do differently is a split fertilization (1/2 donor and 1/2 DH).

I moved from SG to Cornell after 3 failed cycles (I dropped out of Shared Risk). I think that SG could potentially have been successful but my RE was incredibly hesitant to make any drastic changes to my high-stim protocol. I miscarried after my 1st Cornell cycle, so it wasn't a success, but the protocol was completely different and overall yielded much better results. I had follow up meetings with both clinics, since I wasn't sure if I could financially swing another cycle at Cornell. Only after my SG RE saw my Cornell records did he say he would basically follow the same protocol if I were to give SG another go. I did decide on one more Cornell cycle before moving back to SG where I'm covered (haven't cycled yet).

Cornell does offer coculture, which SG does not. I think this helped my embryos a bit. I don't think their lab is so much better, and even Dr. Davis was hesitant to denigrate SG's lab.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to see a Cornell or CCRM protocol, too- or just to get a sense of timing how long I'd be out of town. Much appreciated if anyone can give insight into this- thanks!

Depends on your protocol/treatment. For me...

visit #1 - initial consult (1 day)
visit #2 - testing & co-culture (2 days)
cd2-4 - local monitoring
visit #3 - cd5+ monitoring, retrieval, 3d transfer (14 days)
all follow up at local clinic and via email

I could have gone home between retrieval & transfer, but decided just to relax and stay until the day after transfer. I worked remotely for most of the time.

How much does this cost at CCRM?

[Anonymous]

I'd be interested to hear the costs from others who have cycled at Cornell. When I called, the nurse said the Dr. would provide the cost during the initial consult. But when I pressed her, saying we'd welcome even a ballpark to see if we coudl afford it, she said an IVF cycle (minus testing like PGS, etc) was around $11K. Other posters have indicated the price is the same, even if you monitor locally.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be interested to hear the costs from others who have cycled at Cornell. When I called, the nurse said the Dr. would provide the cost during the initial consult. But when I pressed her, saying we'd welcome even a ballpark to see if we coudl afford it, she said an IVF cycle (minus testing like PGS, etc) was around $11K. Other posters have indicated the price is the same, even if you monitor locally.

What you were quoted is about right. For, us, when all was said and done, we paid about $15k for one cycle (I am the above poster who left SG Shared Risk). The base fee includes a regular IVF cycle, but we added on coculture, ICSI, and assisted hatching. Then the hospital fee is another $1000. The price doesn't change if you cycle locally, which is ridiculous, since the bill you receive itemizes each blood draw and ultrasound (in addition to the aforementioned procedures). I did monitor in NYC for my cycle, however, I plan on cycling again and monitoring at SG, so I plan to bring this up to my nurse at Cornell to see if anything can be done to reduce the cost.