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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you said you wanted a woman, but I'd recommend Dr. Preston Sacks with Columbia Fertility.  I think he has great bedside manner and he never makes me feel bad/silly for asking questions.  In fact, he's very responsive by e-mail which helps me to ask questions that come up along the way.

I would also like to echo the advice of previous posters though - you WILL definitely see most, if not all, of the doctors at a particular practice just because of the nature of this process.  And the importance of a convenient location for the office cannot be emphasized enough.  If you have to do anything extensive, you will have to make frequent visits (sometimes daily).  Having something close to my work has made a huge difference in my ability to manage everything without taking too much leave or distrupting my schedule otherwise.[/quote]

+1 on Dr. Sacks. He was always very kind to me and very responsive to emails. He had me come in whenever he thought I needed a pep talk. Very compassionate.

Also +1 on all the PPs saying you might need to reevaluate your expectations. IF treatment is basically a permanent seat in the stirrups with one arm out for your blood draw. Its painful, invasive and exhausting, you need to prepare yourself for that and build up a little mental fortitude against at LEAST the physical inconveniences. The emotional toll is heavy enough on its own. I have to say though, you get used to it. I had a terrible fear of needles that was almost completely dealt with in IF treatments. By the time the 50th blood draw rolls around its just hard to maintain that level of emotion about it. This might not be the nicest way to say it but seriously, it sucks, you need to prepare. [/quote]

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