AVOID AT ALL COST. I couldn't speak to other doctors at Spring Fertility, but at least my doctor, all she cares about is how to make the most money from you. As to the result of the treatment, that's your problem.
I am a 37 yo seeking embryo freezing service. I shopped around a lot before choosing Spring. I chose Spring Fertility because 1) their service, you will always see your doctor for your monitoring visits (which is not the case for most places); 2) the doctor's no nonsense style. How naive and wrong I was. I am deeply traumatized from this experience both mentally and physically. So I wanted to share my experience here so other people can choose more wisely.
My amh is on the lower range of the normal side and all hormones are normal, and I have 12 follicles. In the end, I was only able to get one mature egg. A few notable things:
1. She scheduled the 1st appointment on Day 6!! of the treatment. Most of the Dr. would ask you to come in at least every other day in the beginning and everyday later to monitor. On my day 8 monitor visit, I asked her if I should come in on Day 10 for my follow up monitoring visit, she did not willingly agree.
On my day 6 monitor visit, she said only half of the follicles react to the medicine, so I should prepare for only have 6 eggs retrieved. I asked her why is that, she attributed it to my age, amh being too low and my body doesn't respond. I bursted into tear the second I stepped out of the room.
2. She didn't test the hormone for ovulation until my Day 8. If she had done it earlier, she would have started the medicine to suppress the ovulation earlier. On day 8, there were only four follicles growing.
3. The thing I couldn't get over the most, is on Day 10, which was supposed to be the day for the trigger shot, but the lab showed I was already starting to ovulate. If she has any ethics and any sympathy for her patients, she should have called off the cycle. Instead, she asked me to skip the trigger shot and went ahead with the retrieval procedure the next day knowing the results won't be good (because the retrieval is where most of the money lies) . Without the trigger shot, only one out of three eggs was mature. Today is the 4th day since the retrieval procedure, I am still getting goosebumps from the pain from the procedure, which shouldn't be the case. I cried multiple times everyday for the past few day, feeling like I was been raped.
If you read until here and still want to proceed with Spring Fertility, some suggestions:
1. It is your body and your money. Call off anytime if you feel anything doesn't smell right. Both me and my husband weren't happy with her condescending tone after Day 6 visit and not happy about the progress, but we felt like we were already halfway there and just wanted to power it through given all the time and effort we put it through. We should have called it off, the time and effort are sunk costs and is nothing compared with the damage mentally and physically I have to endure now. I was literally in tears when I was pushed to the operation room.
2. Don't let her gaslight you. She is the doctor here, if anything goes wrong, it is not your fault. Our body reacts differently to the medicine, the doctor should know better to guide you through the process instead of blaming you for her incompetence.
Monitor closely. The plan works for 80% of the patients doesn't mean it will work for you. At the end of day, you need to endure all the cost if anything fails, so you need to be on top of everything.
3. Don't let them know if you have the expectation of a second cycle. They don't have motivation to achieve the best result if they know you may want to come back if the 1st cycle doesn't work well.
Also if you have similar experience at Spring Fertility please reach out to me. Thanks. read more
