Alisha Reed

Review of Anchorage Women's Clinic

I'm not a person who ever write's a review. I thou...

I'm not a person who ever write's a review. I thought it was appropriate at this time. I've been a patient with AWC for close to a year. I came to the office to find the guidance and help from professionals with my fertility. Fertility is a very hard thing to handle. I want the support from the specialist and staff to guide me in the best direction. I have hypothyroidism and I need guidance and help from a team to get pregnant. My husband put it best, you go to a tire place to replace your tires, you go to a dealership to buy a new car. You go to a medical office to seek medical care. Even though medicine is a practice we still go to a medical professional for guidance. Even if it's news we don't want to hear, but we know it's a short term loss for a long term gain. With my thyroid, my medication and levels changing A LOT, I went in for a TSH check in August and had an ultrasound done a few days later and I was verbally told my hypo went to hyper and for fertility we want your TSH levels at or between 1.00-2.00. I was told my eggs were a great size and to trigger and perform IUI treatment the very next day. So again WE go to a medical office for care/guidance. I had the procedure performed and my hopes and prayers were high. Not knowing that the levels of my thyroid were now hyper and not hypo were as low as 0.267. FROM my knowledge I was not even close to what I've been told 1.00-2.00. I find this information after performing a SELF PAY procedure of $500.00. This goes back to the short term loss for a possible for a long term gain. Why didn't the doctor in the room tell me my thyroid went to hyper and sit down and tell me that she doesn't feel it's the best time to pursue treatment of IUI. Why didn't see tell me or ask me my thoughts on skipping a month so we can figure out my thyroid. Mind you I went through IUI treatment twice when printing off my labs myself and doing my own research. Both times my thyroid levels were "not at the right levels" of fertility treatment. At the end of the day it's NOT about the money. It's about support, the pain, and the sadness this creates. I DON'T feel safe continuing my care with this office. As you see when you have hypo you need your thyroid checked if not weekly biweekly as my condition could harm my on born child. With brain delay, heart problems and more. I spoke to a nurse three weeks ago via phone and she informed me we would check my thyroid in 3 months? Why??? Why when someone is dealing with fertility treatment? My husband has called and left two messages for the manager who I will NOT name and we have not received a phone call back.