I have been a patient at Shady Grove since October of 2009 and have had a terrible experience the entire time. After our initial consul I was told my right tube was block my FSH levels were elevated to a 10 (which they may me feel was a horrible thing) and my husband had low morphology. After 2 failed IUI's One miscarriage at 9wks after a fresh IVF and one chemical pregnancy after a FET. I went to my OB desperate and out of money so she tested me for a Bacterial Infection (Ureasplasms) that can go undetected for years and lead or impair fertility well it came out positive so I was treated and went back after my FET to see if I still had it and if it was the result to the chemical pregnancy well I tested positive again and so did my husband we both were treated with two rounds of anti biotic and finally tested negative. My OB seems to think we contracted this 6yrs ago after my son was born and this is why we haven't been able to conceive since. After doing a lot of research I found that 40% of couples in their reproductive age can carry this and in males it has a very negative impact on sperm morphology, TTC, IVF and pregnancy altogether. I just believe it was Shadygroves neglect to NOT test their patients for this prior to any treatment. They misdiagnosed me twice saying my right tube was blocked and my left tube had fluid in it and they believed the fluid is toxic and that is why I miscarried the first time well after my regular OB preformed a LAP (to remove my left tube per shadygroves request) it was found that everything was healthy and my tubes more normal and def not blocked so of course my OB did not remove my tube, although I am relieved I am upset with Shadygrove because I felt they were trying to push IVF on us from the start without looking at other options or finding the underlining reason for our fertility we our 26 and 27 (23 and 24 at the start) and had no issues getting pregnant with our son so why if they are fertility specialist knowing what has negative effects on TTC, IVF and pregnancy wouldn't they test for something as simple as a bacterial infection instead offer IVF from the start? I just felt they were more after the money knowing we were paying out of pocket and not in it to get us pregnant!
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