Laura Cox

Review of Reproductive biology associate...

I wish I could share a better review. I believe th...

I wish I could share a better review. I believe the facility has knowledgeable doctors, that work for many women and I just may be an exception, but I do not feel like I was given the utmost care to ensure that my dream of being a mother would come true. I went through 2 and a half IVf cycles that were unsuccessful for me because of my low egg quality, which was not the facilities fault. My husband and I then chose to move forward with using their egg donor program and we were really excited and optimistic for this opportunity. I wanted to use the Frozen Egg advantage program which guarantees live birth and is more money. We were not able to use that option because the selection of donors for that option only allowed us 19 donors to choose from that did not look anything at all like us. We proceeded with the 2 high quality embryo option and were told it was not necessary to do genetic testing because the donors are young. The first transfer did not work because I was not receptive. I had to do a mock trial with an ERA procedure to learn that I was not receptive. So the next and last transfer we were hopeful would work but it didn t. Also the nurse scheduled me to begin meds during my trial cycle a week too late but thankfully I made the calculation myself and was able to correct them. After this failed transfer, my doctor told me he was disappointed that we had done everything we could to make it successful and it should have worked. But as I have just learned from research scientifically I have a higher chance of conceiving within 3 rounds using genetically tested eggs, so not 2 rounds -3. I have already been through 2 plus a mock trial that consists of painful injections and emotional stress. It s easy for the doctor to say we can do another try, he is not the one having to go through the heartache and two week wait to see if the transfer worked or the funds I have invested. I believe if I had been able to go into the program using the frozen egg advantage where the facility continues to work with me to achieve the successful live birth or the genetically tested eggs and the knowledge from the beginning that this may take 3 or more transfers to be successful then I could say RBA stood by me.