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Shady Grove Fertility Clinic
I posted on the TTC board, but thought I would give the local one a try too. Does anyone use Shady Grove Fertility Clinic? I've had some blood work and testing, but I haven't met with the doctor yet to decide a treatment plan. Has anyone used the clinic in Rockville? How do you like the doctors? Which doctor do you recommend?
TIA
Beta#1=1293 (13dp5dt), Beta#2 =4462 (17dp5dt), Beta#3 =8039 (19dp5dt)
BFP 5/8/2009
IVF#2 w/ICSI & AH - April 09 - Transfer 5/1
IVF#1 w/ICSI & AH - Feb 09 - BFN
MFI - low morph
1998 - Lap - Endometriosis, 1994 - Lap - Endometriosis,
TTC - Tooooo Long!
Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.This discussion has been closed.
Re: Shady Grove Fertility Clinic
I used SGFC and had great luck (first try with an IUI and injectibles). They are great. I mostly went to the Annandale office for monitoring etc. (assigned to Dr. Garde), Rockville for the HSG, and the downtown office for the actual IUI (only because of scheduling issues). Our insurance does not cover any fertility treatment, only diagnosis (and we had to appeal the diagnosis claims to get them to pay, which was a royal PITA). Luckily, fertility treatment is covered/applicable for Flexible Spending Accounts, which we are taking advantage of for the tax savings.
Also, SG is really good about giving you price schedules, helping to figure out what insurance covers, etc. and if it takes more than one cycle, the cost per cycle actually goes down. From what I hear, compared to other practices and other cities, SG's prices are pretty good all considering.
Good luck!I'm another Shady Grove success story. It's a great clinic though it is big and busy. You might feel like it is sort of impersonal, but in the end what matters is their success rates, and they're very good.
One thing I want to tell you on the financial side -- if your insurance does not cover 100% of IF treatments, which few plans do, make sure to put money into your flex spending account!! That's how I paid for my IUIs and it makes a real difference since the money is pre-tax, you save like 35%. Of course it's hard to know how much to put in for something unknown like IF treatments, but I'd say at least like $2000 or so to cover a couple IUIs at minimum.
good luck!!
IUI #2 did the trick!
Betas 5/6: 399, 5/8: 1231, 5/13: 5751!!!
DS born Jan. 2009