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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I switched to GW after multiple horrible experiences at Dominion.

I had a poor response to my IVF at Dominion using the Lupron Stop Protocol. My AFC is usually 10-12, yet only 5 oocytes were retrieved. Dr. DiMattina said do the same protocol again because I did well for someone with an endometrioma. The problem is I have never been diagnosed with an endometrioma or endometriosis for that matter! I understand they have no way of knowing how someone will respond initially but I expect things to be changed that were suboptimal and certainly should not be basing a response on medical conditions I do not have. Dr. Frankfurter said I likely had oversuppression from Lupron and this is not a good protocol for me. He was diplomatic and said the protocol Dominion used has a number of atypical elements.

Dr. Frankfurter noted several inconsistencies and discrepancies on the embryology sheet from Dominion he reviewed during our consult. As everyone knows, this should absolutely not occur.

Additionally, I just had a submucosal fibroid removed last week by hysteroscopy that Dominion failed to see on at least 15 ultrasounds performed over 6 months. My new clinic noticed it within 5 seconds of the first ultrasound they performed. I’ll never know how much of a contributing factor this has been to our difficulty in conceiving, and if I wasted money on initial IUIs at Dominion.

There were more issues at Dominion than I care to write at the moment. I initially went with Dominion not realizing I would be going down the IVF route. I developed bad feelings about them when I started researching IVF more. I stayed with them because of the perceived hassle of switching clinics and that was a several month and $20,000 mistake. I’ve learned to choose clinics that individualize fresh versus frozen transfers, culturing to day 3 versus day 5, and not automatically adding the expensive add-ons such as ICSI, PGS, etc for every patient. These should be thoughtful decisions made based on individual patient factors and not automatic for everyone. [/quote]

I have had many parallels to your experience at Dominion with DiMattina. I am wondering, did you switch clinics before doing a FET? Have you found success at GW and were you able to transfer your oocytes or embryos to GW? [/quote]

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