"THE PLAN
I spoke last night with the former patient of Reproductive Science Institute...
Her name is Lauren, and she is 42-years-old...
Her basic issue with RSI was that they didn't monitor enough. Her follicles weren't very good due to her age, and her husband's sperm was not quite too good either. They put her on all kinds of ovulation meds and triggers but didn't do the proper amount of monitoring that was needed. She said that they are VERY COOKIE CUTTER. THEY DON'T USE ENOUGH INDIVIDUAL TESTING. THEY TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME, AND NOT EVERYONE IS. She now goes to Cooper in NJ and is pregnant by IVF on the first try.
She did say that the amount of IVF's that they want to do is low. She also said that they don't have a good success rate with IVF, including her. They basically are trying to up their IVF numbers. She had a couple IUI's before the IVF that failed...
SO THAT IS HER TAKE...
I also spoke with another lady who has had 3 IUI's with them. 1 chemical pregnancy, 1 miscarriage, 1 success which is now. However, she is 44-years-old.
I spoke with a third lady (28-years-old) who had 3 IUI's and got pregnant and delivered her daughter with the last one.
I think for IUI's they are SAFE SO FAR. GETTING IVF FROM THEM WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A MISTAKE, BUT HOPEFULLY, IT WON'T COME TO THAT!!! <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
Upon my own research and help from the IVF forum, there really aren't too many in PA, yet alone any real good ones. Many people that live in Philly go over to NJ to Cooper which is ranked to be one of the best in the nation. They have patients worldwide. Plus, their prices are cheaper than RSI. However, it is about 2 to 2.5 hours each way for us. There is NO WAY Jake would be able to get their quickly without calling off work all the time.
We are thinking about trying the IUI at RSI, but it that fails........No idea...