Anonymous wrote:We did shared risk DE and no hidden fees except for medications. Great experience.

DE is different in that you’re not paying thousands of dollars OOP for medications per cycle.

We did shared risk DE and no hidden fees except for medications. Great experience.

We did Shared Risk in 2021, and came to SGF specifically for that program only. We had had two unsuccessful rounds of IVF elsewhere, and wanted the "guaruntee" of either a baby or the money back. I got pregnant on our first round of IVF with SGF (3rd round overall IVF), on my second transfer. I think it was just a numbers game, I don't really think SGF did anything very different than the other clinic. You can do the math, but it really is a good deal unless you get pregnant on the first round of IVF with the first transfer. I found SGF very professional and the nurses super easy to communicate with, as well as very responsive via the portal. This was a big plus, I was almost annoyed at the amount of times they called me they were so communicative! The "downside" is they are less flexible with their rules/protocols. That is what it is, just know that going in, especially if you're coming from a smaller clinic. You can push back some with your doctor though, mine was willing to change some things for me that made me feel more comfortable.

We had no hidden fees. All the testing happened for us prior to being accepted in the program, although my insurance does cover testing (just maxed out lifetime IVF benefits already). You pay upfront, and can split it on different credit cards etc if that is necessary.

Also, I got all my meds from overseas. There are a few programs out there, I used IVF pharmacy. You can go to their website and see their prices, it is signigicantly cheaper. It ships pretty quickly and they call to confirm with you, but you need to give about 2 weeks just in case - mine shipped within days though. Obviously if you need more during your stimulation, you'd need to go local as they can't overnight. They can't ship needles, so you can get those from a local pharmacy or buy them off amazon.

Anonymous wrote:Did it, worth every penny as I have two beautiful children smiling back at me right now because of it. Made me forget about whatever gagillion dollars we paid shady grove (well, almost!) worse than the cost of two kids shared tusk at SG was actually the cost of two kids having extended NICU stays when they were born! That came to over 100K, I had crappy insurance at the time that didn’t cover it all (long story).

Oh, I love this! It makes me almost excited to get started. Thank you.

And thanks to the PP who said not to get sucked into the fear. I have so much anxiety about this not working so that was good to read.

—OP