Is that right? My new doc charging $300 just for a consult, no exam or tests?
Also, tell me what you think - We're in a smallish-city. No REs for 2 hours drive time. My appointment is with a very highly rated D.O. in the area, who is the fertility specialist at the best practice in town. They have on-site ultasound and lab, and do perform IUIs and IVF, even though they are not solely a "fertility" clinic. Would this make you nervous? Would you skip this guy and deal with a 2 hour drive? Or would you put faith in all the recommendations for this guy? I'm getting nervous. TIA.
Re: $300 to talk?
Yeesh, I don't know what I'd do in your shoes.
I'm super lucky in that 2 of the best clinics in the country are within 30 minutes of my house (I'm at least told they are 2 of the best clinics, and I do know that people come to both from around the country).
My RE (from one of those clinics) charged about $160 for a consult visit (for DS) and the same for a regroup (in November). None of that is covered by my insurance, but it is the having-insurance rate.
Personally, if I'm going to spend the money, I'd want to go to a real RE, but that's because I can while staying on my normal schedule. I don't know what a 2 hour drive each way would do to that.
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."
TTC #2 since Nov '07
Tried 4 cycles of Clomid, TI, Gonal-f, and IUI's - all BFFN's
Both tubes removed Nov '09
Low AMH = 0.3
IVF #1 for Feb '10 - cancelled due to poor response - Gonal-f and Repronex
IVF #1.2 for June '10 - Gonal-f, Menopur, and micro Lupron
ER - 6/19 (2 retrieved), ET - 6/22 (1 transferred with ICSI), Beta 7/5 = BFFN
IVF #2 for Nov '10 was cancelled due to poor response - Follistim, Repronex, and micro Lupron
IVF #2.2 for Feb '11 - Gonal-f, Repronex, and Ganirelix
ER - 2/24 (8 retrieved), ET - 3/1 (2 transferred with ICSI), froze 3, Beta 3/11 = BFFN
FET - 4/19 (3 transferred), Beta 4/28 = BFP, EDD 1/4/12