Perth Fertility clinics - any advise?

[star gazer]

Hi Mona,
We are with Concept at the moment and while they seem fine, I dont know how I feel about my Dr. I was a few minutes late for an appt and he just walked out, no phone call etc. This makes me a little unsure of what to expect next time. I couldnt get in for another appt with him for 6 weeks so i just left it and am seeing my GP who used to work in a fertility clinic & hope she can answer my questions. I was thinking about other clinics and have heard good things about FSWA - what are your thoughts? Also, are they significantly more expensive than the other clinics?

[~BecD~]

star gazer - I am currently at FSWA and really like all of the staff there.

Although they haven't yet achieved the results that we want, it is a really friendly environment. They aren't cheap though (I have curent cost sheets, PM me if you like) and they are only a couple of years old so they haven't got a huge set-up.

[sushee]

star gazer,

I also went to Concept and the clinic was lovely and so was my FS. There are many consulting specialists who work out of Concept so if you're having issues with your FS, you can change dr without changing clinics. Who's your current FS?

[star gazer]

Hi Bec,
Not sure if i have responded directly to you, but i am at Concept. Im having difficulty getting in to see my FS and spoke to my GP about this. She suggested another FS perhaps - Dr Yeap at FSWA - where you said you were. How do you find it there? What time do they open for blood tests? Do they allow you to pay the gap or do you have to pay in full up front? Sorry - so many questions! Could you send me the fee schedule for FSWA - Im hoping they arent significantly more expensive than Concept as we are building at the moment, am off on a short break on tuesday and everything is adding up to be a bit of a financial drain at the moment!
Whis is your FP?
Thanks so much!

[JillMarie]

Hi my partner & I are at Fertility North and are doing ICSI and they are so wonderful there. I cannot fault the staff one bit

[deni]

I was originally to go to Hollywood, but got fed up with appointment stuff-ups before I even got to see the doctor for the first time, it might have just been bad luck, but they rang to re-schedule 3 times, and then forgot to cancel the 2nd attempt - anyway the whole thing made me lose faith, whether that was a fair judgement or not; so I moved on to Pivet - no problems with appointments so far with them, and haven't had a problem with the doctors, the nurses are very nice, except one who is particularly vague (gave me the booster injections without the mixing needle, the other nurse realised and corrected later thankfully otherwise I would have been in trouble!)

[JillMarie]

Hi Aramis7,

I have been going to Fertility North for nearly 2 years, there service and the nurses there are fantastic!!!! They are very friendly and you can always call them to ask questions.

I do live North as well, so that does make it easier

Good luck searching

Jill

Hello everyone. My wife & I have been married for nearly 5 years now and have been trying to conceive for nearly 24 months now. A few months back we found out that my sperm is not good enough (oligospermia) so, after the shock, we're trying to figure out which Fertility Clinic to go to (we need an ICSI).
We've been referred to Hollywood Clinic by her gynecologist, and had an appointment with a Doctor and a Scientist which explained the procedure in detail. My overall feel was from good to very good, but my wife is not so sure about it.
We've heard of other clinics such as Concept, Pivet and Fertility North as well.

Anyone care to share their good/bad experiences with fertility clinics around the Perth area?.

Thanks so much for your help

Cheers

[nitzerette]

Thanks for the responses. Does anyone have an opinion on Fertility Specialists of WA?

[Tam12]

Hello,
My husband and i are new to this we are currently with pivet we have to do ivf with icsi , please excuse me if i get the technical terms wrong , we would love to have 2 put in instead of 1 , but they wont do that, does anybody know where does put 2 in ? Also I am a bit worried about doing the HSG can anybody tell about how they went with that? I am so glad i found this site so i can talk to people in the same boat.. Any information I can get will be great..

Thankyou Tam

[Jacki]

Hi Tam12, welcome to BB

I go though Hollywood and they only put one back as well but I have a friend who went through Concept and they put back 2.

I had a HSG prior to starting IVF. Personally I found it a bit painful but both of my tubes are blocked so each time the Dr tried to push the dye through it was painful. As soon as he stopped trying to push the dye through the pressure stopped the feeling completely stopped so it is isn't like it is an ongoing pain. I assume if there were no troubles with blocked tubes the HSG wouldn't be a problem. Definately take some pain relief (I used nurofen) prior to HSG.
Anyone else with experience??

Good luck

[Tam12]

Jacki,

Thankyou very much for your help I have had no problems with my tubes so hopefully i will be ok , and i will try concept thankyou so much..

[~BecD~]

Thanks for the responses. Does anyone have an opinion on Fertility Specialists of WA?

nitzerette - I am at FSWA and I like it there. I think there is definitely not a 'one size fits all' clinic though - i like that my clinic is still relatively small, I can call up about any little thing, receptionist knows who I am, and they actively listen to what I have to say. It isnt the cheapest of the clinics, but I wouldnt feel comfortable anywhere else, as I have built up good relationships there. That isnt to say they are perfect though - i have had the occasional run-in with a nurse, that happens when you have been around for 2+ years!

Ask away your questions and I will see if I can help

[nitzerette]

Hi Sharon,
Generally your doctor will do the transfers I believe if they fall during the week. But if they are on the weekend, it may be any of them - whoever is rostered on. I have had 7 transfers and 6 of them were fine, but that one really bloody hurt. The nurse gave me her hand to squeeze cuz she could see how much pain I was in.

Thanks Bec. I think a smaller clinic may be the thing for me. I was in a clinic in QLD that was small and caring and personal and I thought they were great. Then I moved over here and started at Hollywood. They boast good results, but a patient just becomes a number. And it is not just that it is impersonal, it is that they have a lot of miscommunication or lack of communication between the doctor and the clinic.

I wanted to stay with Hollywood, because they are the only ones that do Day 5 PGS.
When I wrote to the business manager in the past, he followed up so I stayed there, but this time he just seemed to palm the problem off and not follow up. This just made me more upset.

[Jacki]

Sharon
My FS at Hollywood is Turner but my FET next week isn't being done by him (unfortunately). I was told it depends on what day you have you transfers as to what doctor is on duty that morning doing collections and transfers. I didn't realise this was the case until too late and my FET date was set.

[~BecD~]

Hi Sharon,
I wanted to stay with Hollywood, because they are the only ones that do Day 5 PGS.
When I wrote to the business manager in the past, he followed up so I stayed there, but this time he just seemed to palm the problem off and not follow up. This just made me more upset.

I would call FSWA and speak to Steve Junk the scientific director about PGD, because I am fairly sure that they are doing it at my clinic, but I could be wrong. My clinic is getting good results (50% for fresh transfer, under 37yo)

At our clinic, it depends on who is on duty the day of your transfer. Each FS spends one day in the office, plus they try to schedule your EPU for the day your dr is in. Weekend transfers are done on a roster system. All of the doctors are really nice at the clinic anyway, besides one guy who talks WAY too much!