I've been a patient of Dr. Kessler for 12 years and believe this is a great office! Very knowlegable, caring and concerned. I don't feel tense whenever I come in and always a great experience! Highly recommended! read more

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I've been a patient with For Women for six years and they've delivered my three babies. If I had a fourth, I wouldn't hesitate to return. I certainly felt like I got a lot of great one on one attention and they were dedicated to making sure I had five star care at all times. My second child was high risk and they took every precaution there was. I had monthly ultrasounds and any time there was a potential problem, they got me into a high risk OB to have a 3D ultrasound in less than 24 hours. If I had concerning symptoms with any of my pregnancies, I had an appointment and was seen by my doctor within a couple hours. You can't put a price on care like that. My only complaint is follow up outside of maternity care. I've had tests run and been told I'll receive a follow up call and I never do. Or a standard appointment leads to a secondary appointment and I'm told someone will call to schedule. They never do. This isn't a reflection of the amazing doctors, but rather someone behind the scenes who is dropping the ball. At this point I'm just aware that I'll need to wait a week and call to handle things myself. It's worth it to deal with such a great all-female practice. read more

This practice is the best. I decided I needed to write a review because there are very few and they seem kind of skewed. Everyone I know who goes to this practice loves it. The providers there are all wonderful. I got to know many more of them when I have my first baby in 2018. They are knowledgeable and experienced while being kind and compassionate. I love that they deliver at Good Sam as that is where I wanted to be Incase we needed their NICU for any reason (which we thankfully did not). I pregnant again and wouldn't go anywhere else. read more

My daughter sees Dr. Kessler and, as a mother and a nurse, finding her a GYN doc that she would be comfortable with was very important. Dr. Kessler is phenomenal and she couldn't be happier with her, as am I. This is a very busy practice with several doctors. Does that mean you have to wait a bit in the waiting room? Yes, it does, sometimes. Wouldn't you want your doctor to spend the appointment taking their time with the exam and explaining things to you? Or rushing through your appointment, being focused on clearing the waiting room?? read more

I have been a patient of Dr Parobeck's for over 20 years. I highly recommend her. She is an excellent doctor and seems to sincerely care about her patients. More than once, she has identified the root cause of issues that I was having when my internist and other physicians could not. I have complete faith in her. As to the comments in other reviews about crowded waiting rooms, here's my take. The wait to be taken back to an examining room is slightly longer than when I go to my primary care physician but a lot shorter than a trip to the orthopedist. And once in the examining room, the doctor arrives promptly. Even when some women bring along their partner, mother, and/or children, there are always seats available and this has never been an issue. My feeling has been that based upon the nature of obstetrics, there is a high likelihood that some unscheduled patients may experience concerns that require immediate attention. Waiting an extra 5 or 10 minutes for a routine pap smear seems a small price to pay to ensure that a pregnant woman in distress can get a same day appointment. For Women delivered my now 22 year old son and I highly recommend the practice as an excellent choice for obstetrics and gynecology, read more

They have way too many patients at one time. The waiting room is always crowded. The two doctors I saw were very pushy and impatient. At 7 weeks, they diagnosed that I would miscarry based on one ultrasound. They never did any blood test and rushed me to have D&C the next day. I was not comfortable with their decision and went to see another doctor for second opinion. They did two more ultrasound and additional blood tests. Although I did end up with miscarriage, the experience at the second doctor was much better and I was given very clear information about what was going on with my body and what my options were. I started going there ever since. We decided to seek infertility treatment and requested medical records from both practice. The record from For Women was a MESS-disorganized with random comments in terrible handwriting all over the place. It was impossible to find the information you were looking for. The record from the second practice was all in clear data sheet and much more professional. I am happy that I switch to the other place. read more

The receptionist is extremely rude. She sounds like she doesn't want to work there and keeps sighing on the phone when all I wanted to do was make a simple appointment. Makes me not want to go there. how many times do you have to ask for my name and birth date? maybe writing down the first time will be helpful? read more

Was not impressed with them at all. Their office reminds me of some kind of free clinic. I scheduled a first OB appointment but when I got there they had it scheduled wrong and proceeded to blame me for the mistake. It was scheduled as a regular gyn appointment instead and apparently that was a really big deal for them to switch the appointment to an OB appointment. The Dr was incredibly rude as well as the office staff. It was supposed to be a happy appointment but instead it was terrible. I did not go back. The Dr had no respect for the tests that I did or did not want and was very rude about her opinion. The only concern they seemed to have was getting paid. They ran my insurance for the appointment before they would even schedule me then a couple of days after the appointment they sent me a bill for what they said I would owe them for my entire pregnancy with no explanation of what it covered but that it needed to be paid within so many visits or they would no longer see me. read more

My doctor decided to retire half way through my pregnancy, so both my husband and I were asking around for recommendations....We were interviewing various doctors in the Cincinnati area when a co-worker has recommended Dr. Margaret Lamasters of For Women Inc. We've made the appointment to interview the doctor... When we got to the office we were made to wait in the waiting area for an hour and twenty minutes. The nurse called us in to this tiny, dark room with only one chair and then attempted to take my blood pressure along with weight. When I told the nurse that we were there to interview the doctor - she was surprised but nonetheless left us alone. We waited for another 20 minutes before doctor showed up (that is an 1 hour and 40 minutes since the original time of the appointment). The doctor was with us for about 10 minutes. I've asked my old doctor's office to fax my records over to all doctor's offices I was interviewing and all offices with the exception of For Women Inc. got the fax - which told us that records keeping in this office may not be up to par... The doctor never ask us anything about my husband's health history, only about mine....which made no sense... To all expecting moms out there, please be advised that this practice has 8 doctors, 7 of them are OB and actively deliver babies. Please know that when you sign up with this office - you do not get a primary doctor to see you through your pregnancy. Each time you come in - you see a different doctor. To me - it felt like a conveyer... and I strongly believe that personal touch is so very important - you will not get it with this practice. To make the long story short - a month later we got a bill from the doctor for $150 for a 30 minute consultation. To say that we were upset is not to say anything. For waiting for over an hour and a half, for speaking with the doctor for 10 minutes, for lost records etc. we believed we did not get adequate service. When we called the billing department at For Women Inc. - the lady was pretty rude and said that if we do not pay this - we will be sent to collections. The argument here is not about the money, but about the quality of service... If you want good service - I recommend that you go to some other practice. read more

This is the very first time I have ever written a review for a physician or a practice. This morning I called the office of Dr. Megan Kessler. She is a part of For Women, Inc. I was calling to make an appointment. Dr. Kessler had been recommended by a friend who has seen her for ten years and had wonderful things to say about her. I need to see a Gynecologist. I am 68 years old, past menopause and started bleeding from the vagina this past Friday and Saturday. I had not seen this type of physician for about ten years. I know, not the best idea! Well, I didn't even get beyond the initial question. "What kind of insurance do you have?" I told the receptionist I had Medicare Complete from United Healthcare and that I was bleeding and needed to see a physician. She put me on hold to check and see if the office accepts my insurance. She came back to the line and said they are not accepting any NEW Medicare patients. No matter how much I pleaded, she was not able to give me an appointment and that it wasn't her fault but a decision made by the Administrator of the practice. Dr. Kessler's compassion has been mentioned in several reviews. How compassionate can a physician be if you cannot even see her to experience her compassion and caring way with patients. I worked in the medical field fro over 35 years and never thought it would come to this. Medicare Complete pays fairly well and we patients are responsible for the 20% of reasonable charges. I pay my bills promptly. A business has the right to make financial decisions for itself. This experience today makes me wonder how far in the wrong direction we have moved when it has to do with money OR patient care. read more

I dread going to any doctor, this one in particular. But the insurance companies force those of us wishing to prevent pregnancy into going once a year. I've moved to Columbus, but still come back mostly because I don't want to go through the pain of trying to find another doctor. Dr. Wurzbacher is great & always makes me feel comfortable, despite how nervous I may be. My only complaint is that sometimes I am forced to wait a long time. This past appointment I arrived on time & then waited thirty minutes in the waiting room & 20 in the individual room. A little too much waiting for a two minute appointment & way too much time spent thinking about how uncomfortable it would be. read more

I would NOT recommend this practice to anyone. It's unfortunate because there is one doctor in the group who is phenomenal (Dr. Rinala), but the practice as a whole is awful. I've had numerous experiences that were unpleasant. One of the benefits to a group practice, is that you meet all of the doctors during your pregnancy and there is always a doc at the hospital or on-call. For my pregnancy, I was at the hospital for 6 hours before I finally saw a doc and majority of those 6 hours, I was being held off from delivery as we waited for a doctor to arrive. When I was admitted, the doc was at the hospital, she then left knowing I had been admitted and was close to being ready to "push". The nurses at Good Sam did a wonderful job delaying my delivering while we waited hours for Dr. Wurzbacher to finally arrive at 10:30am. The staff at Good Sam was clearly annoyed with the waiting. When I went back to For Women for my postpartum check-up, there had not been a report completed about the delivery - my file was empty. And finally, my sister just went through a similar experience, but unfortunately for her, the doctor never made it to the hospital and the resident on duty had to deliver her baby. She was at the hospital for 5.5 hours and never saw a doctor. Again, Dr. Horn was at the hospital when she was admitted and then left without every checking on her. The next doctor (LeMasters) didn't arrive until hours later and came to her room 18 minutes after her son was born and laughed that he just couldn't wait! My sisters delivery was traumatic and stressful - while they were trying to hold of the delivery for a doc to arrive, her son's heart rate dropped drastically and the resident made the decision to give an episiotomy and use the vaccuum forceps to get him out as quickly as possible. 7-8 people swarmed her room before delivery and they didn't say much. My sister cried in tears of fear during the entire labor, praying that her son would be okay. If you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant at some point, I would find a different practice. A practice where the doctors will care about your health and your unborn babies health. Find a place where you aren't just "another" patient to them. And most importantly, find a practice where the doctors don't treat their job as "9 to 5" and just clock out when their shift ends. A doctor who actually cares about its patients, would not leave the hospital before another doctor arrives when they know a patient is preparing to deliver. You are entrusting yours and your babies well being with these doctors. Clearly, these doctors view their role as simply a job and don't genuinely care about you. I belong to a Cincinnati Mama's Group on Facebook - I posted a similar review and you wouldn't believe the number of comments I received from other mom's saying they had TERRIBLE experiences at For Women. read more

I have been a patient for at For Women, Inc for at least 10 years. Here in the past couple of years I've encountered the receptionist of being impersonal and short in communication; quickly asked for the insurance card, does not hand back the card, thrown up on the counter. The same unfriendly behavior was with the check out person. I called and complained to the Officer Manager, don't know if anything was said to staff? But as a patient it is already uncomfortable having to go to the OBGYN, and as a long term patient and as for any new client you would want to feel a sense of comfort and friendliness. It has not happened once but several times. I made sure on my part I was pleasant and friendly, I did not get the same in return. I also experienced some billing issues. I called regarding a co-pay, the billing person placed me on hold a couple of times to consult with someone else, to return that the bill was correct. I called my insurance company, my insurance company indicated the amount they gave was wrong. I do not have a good comfort level with the For Women's office staff at this time due to impersonal behavior of staff members and billing issues. It is unfortunate because I liked my doctor, but I will not cater to a doctors office who do not value a patients concerns. Just like anything else, my business and money can spend else where. read more

Well I am new to the Cincinnati area and I found out last week that I was pregnant. I currently stopped taking my HBP medication on Saturday and the type I was on is very harmful for a fetus. I consulted with my PCP on Tuesday and she was a little out of the loop to which medication to prescribe for me since I am expecting. She gave me a list of OB/GYN's to contact, so I called For Women to see if they were taking new patients. Granted my PCP wanted me to get an appointment within the next 2 weeks so I would not be off my meds longer than that and she was going to call them to ask what type she should prescribe! I spoke to a really nice girl and told her my situation and got my appointment and that a nurse would call me. A nurse did call me back within the hour and she asked me why I stopped my meds and then told me I should never stop medication without talking to my PCP( which I already did) and that I should keep taking my medication and they were not going to prescribe me anything and they did not know me! Ok I don't know ya'll either and I never asked them to prescribe me anything in the first place. Then she tells me she would talk to the doctor and call back. Well she called and left a message saying the same thing that they don't know me and that it was my PCP decision to switch my medication and they would follow me after I have the appointment. So needless to say I canceled my appointment with these ladies because they don't know me......duh!! How in the hell do you take new patients? are they doing interviews first? First impressions mean a lot to me and if you can't talk to someone with respect and take your time and listen to what they had to say you might be able to get to know someone and understand what they are trying to tell you! All my PCP wanted to do was figure out what would be best for me. Not everyone is working to help people out, they are just there for a paycheck. Get your priorities straight before you step into a professional setting and leave your problems at home and you might learn something. read more