From our first phone call, Dr. Stoelk's approach was both pragmatic and compassionate. Unlike…read moreprevious experiences with other fertility centers and doctors, he truly listened to us, understanding our concerns and tailoring a treatment plan to our unique needs. Now, we're six months pregnant and feeling very blessed to have found Northwest Fertility Center. The front desk staff, medical assistants, and nurses were always supportive and went above and beyond to support us every step of the way. We highly recommend this office, they are truly the best!

Patient with recurrent pregnancy losses, endometriosis Please read carefully before establishing…read morecare: 1- Know that you won't have any way to communicate with embryologist. They won't even let you speak to her. 2- They do batch transfer. Which means if you are a patient who wants to do modified natural transfer and limit exogenous estrogen intake, that won't be possible. Wish we knew this, but we had no idea. Egg retrieval and transfers are every other month, it will prolong your treatment time. 3- The office does not have any electronic medical record keeper so get use to of not having access to your record. You will have to beg them to give you anything that's yours. 4- If you decide to go to another clinic they won't take your embryos because this clinic is known for its reputation. This clinic doesn't even have a proper grading system for embryos and we had no idea about this. I agree that grading isn't everything and PGT has more credibility but this just shows how behind they are in their way of practicing. 5- equipments are old and outdated. He is an ego maniac if you question anything he will come for your throat. I thought he practices in this age because he is passionate but no he does this because he has to make a living since his license was revoked for 10 years for Medicaid fraud. 6- He will charge you tons for progesterone in oil which btw you can get for 10-15 a vial on Amazon pharmacy with a prescription and without insurance. 7- If you are a difficult case, please save your money and go somewhere else. If you have recurrent pregnancy losses please go somewhere else. If you have endometriosis don't do a surgery with him because he will mess you up. I had to go to a specialist who was easily able to detach my uterus from my colon but Stoelk couldn't do that. I wish he just told me to go to a specialist and didn't take this case in his hands. 8- He will dismiss your pain. He will make you feel small and like you are a stupid and how dare you ask him question. If you advocate for yourself you will be labeled as a difficult patient. I told him I was in pain and his response was, "Let's get you pregnant so you have a real reasons to complain about pain" when I told him why he discarded our embryo without our knowledge he said, "Why did you even test the embryo if you wasn't going to discard it" I said, "I wasn't ready to discard it yet and I should've been informed," he said, "Well this is how we do it in our clinic" Stoelk if you are reading this here is my response, it wasn't your place to make a decision whether we keep the embryo or discard it. It wasn't yours to make that choice. I wish I could come for everything you have but I won't because I have better things in life to do than to waste my time on you. You failed me as a provider. You were so harsh and mean and didn't once care to give your best to my case. I came to you with so much hope and you made me lose trust in the whole medical system. Now I can't trust any of my other providers and have to question everything they do because I made the mistake of trusting you. I hope one day you get punished for how you treat vulnerable women. You are a shame in the name of a doctor. This fertility journey was already so taxing and you made it even worse for me. You never showed compassion and care. You kept labeling me as a crazy person. Well guess what, my gut feelings were right. All the things you missed to diagnose were actually discovered by a competent doctor. All the signs you ignored were picked by another specialist who really cared. I hope the medical board will take an action against you for the complaints we have filed and I hope more women would speak up and won't be intimidated by you.

Against all odds, Dr. Chang helped us conceive our baby via IVF! I was seeing a different doctor in…read morePortland prior to her, but my endometriosis surgeon recommended Dr. Chang instead and I'm so glad I switched to her. Dr. Chang is very thorough, listens to your concerns, and tailors your protocol specific to you. She is up to date on research. Each appointment and ultrasound, she made sure to answer all my questions and concerns. Reproductive endocrinology is an art and Dr. Chang has perfected it. Best of all, she is the sweetest doctor! Although I was happy to graduate from her clinic, I was sad to be leaving her. They even gave a thoughtful gift when we graduated of baby books and onesies - something I will forever treasure because of the journey behind it. Additionally, her staff was very kind. I really appreciated how if I ever had any questions, they were super responsive with just a call or an email away. All questions were directed to Dr. Chang, not a nurse or another doctor. I needed to call in the middle of the night for an urgent issue once and Dr. Chang responded quickly and helped me herself. Little background information if you're like me and need to know that stuff: I have stage 4 endometriosis, causing infertility and poor egg quality. We only had one normal embryo and it took! This was our first and only transfer. I was hesitant to transfer because I wanted back up embryos in case it didn't work, but Dr. Chang empowered me to give it a shot. She came up with a protocol specific to my endometriosis. There were a couple times that some meds I was sensitive to had caused a reaction and she made sure to adjust them, ultimately causing a successful transfer and live birth of my baby. A million thank you's to Dr. Chang and the OFI team!

Thank you for our baby girl!!…read more Dr. Chang was amazing. She is extremely intelligent and talented in her field. We appreciated her honesty from the beginning letting us know all the potential outcomes based upon my health history given to her. She is very factual and to the point, we loved this about her. The office and staff are small, the girls at the front desk were young...it gave more of a family business vibe (although I do not believe they are family) but we didn't mind this at all. The few low reviews seem to be based upon the FD staff....we never had any issues. They were prompt and very friendly. I have primary amenorrhea, I was told I may not be able to have my own children as my PCP was unable to locate my ovarian follicles. Dr. Chang was able to locate them! were just very small. She gave me meds to grow them and more meds to stimulate ovulation. We were then given the go ahead to have timed intercourse. We got very lucky and became pregnant after the first round of treatment. I've been waiting to leave this review for 9 months now. We are so thankful for our healthy baby girl. I would highly recommend using Dr. Chang! We look forward to seeing her when we're ready for our second. Thank you!

I initially came to Blossom Clinic for help with hot flashes, which have already reduced…read moresignificantly after only a few visits. There aren't enough words to describe what an amazing person Dr. Renee is. I feel like I could tell her anything (and I usually do, lol). She's extremely knowledgeable about body structure and systems, and her approach to acupuncture is unique and very cool! She explains her thought process and approach to care, particularly from a Chinese medicine perspective, in such a way that I truly feel like we're partners in my health and wellness journey. I've learned so much about how my body works, and each visit is followed up with customized recommendations (example: foods that are particularly nourishing in areas I might be deficient, based on her observations of my pulse, etc.) The office at Blossom Clinic is small but cozy and inviting, with soft lighting, air filters, aromatherapy, etc. They use high-quality products (for example, I had cupping done today with organic Jojoba oil). They're located next to Whole Foods (on the left, and up the stairs, kind of hard to find--for me anyway), but very convenient for picking up some groceries before or after my visits. They do not accept insurance but do provide detailed bills that I can submit for reimbursement from my health plan. I have not met with any of the other practitioners, so I can't comment on them. Overall, an extremely pleasant and personalized experience that I highly recommend! Their practice seems to be mostly focused on fertility-related care, but they are also here for women at all stages of life.

Blossom Clinic has done wonders for me and my sister (who referred me). Both Liz and Renee are…read moreextremely talented and were there through every stage of my pregnancy. Customized my treatment to what I individually had going on and I feel eternally grateful that I found this place and these healing hands for me and my baby. I still remember Renee helping me move my baby out of breech and the treatment was so gentle and calming, I had my doubts, but I could feel my baby move and adjust during the appointment. It was WILD, beautiful and amazing.

*As of today, I am owed a 20% cycle cost refund, but the billing department continues to give me…read morethe run around. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. If you are an older female 35+, don't come here. The doctors don't seem to know what they are doing. My wife and I worked with Dr. Bankowski and saw him maybe 3 times out of the year. And our treatment coordinator, Illeana was not thorough nor responsive to text. 4 egg retrievals (1 cancelled), 2 transfers. Got two euploids - both failed. Down about $50k with nothing to show for it. It's true that this is an IVF mill. Maybe they were good when they first started, but now it's just a money factory. The egg retrievals and transfers are done by whoever is scheduled to work, not the doc you are assigned to. Egg retrieval stim med protocols pretty much never change even if your wife isn't responding well to it. And even if they decide to cancel the egg retrieval, they will charge you 20%! So not only do you lose $4-5k in IVF stim meds, they'll also take $3k for doing nothing too! And the billing department... it is as bad as everyone says in the reviews. They will have random charges. If you put money down for a procedure, but health insurance hasn't yet paid a bill from previous cycles - they will just deduct it from the deposit. You'll walk in and they'll ask for another $15k. The financial coordinator supervisor basically said they can do whatever they want because they are a specialty clinic. They're funny because I worked for Aspen Dental. Aspen dental basically was sued for these types of practices. ORMs turn likely will be coming soon.

Incredibly shady clinic…read more We were sold on a package deal including care from consultation through embryo transfer. However, after multiple egg retrievals we did not achieve a viable embryo. When pursuing a refund for the transfer fee that was no longer needed, we were informed that we could only be refunded 4% of what we were owed. Simply put, ORM places profit over patients and I cannot stress enough how much I would advise patients/couples to seek treatment and guidance elsewhere. The only silver lining of our experience would be to prevent others who are hoping to become pregnant from working with ORM. Additionally, other clinics that we consulted with were shocked to learn that ORM skipped incredibly basic diagnostic screenings that could have greatly informed the course of our multiple treatments and potentially increased our outcomes. Because this is hypothetical I've left it as the last part of this review, however it speaks to the consistent lack of due diligence and surprisingly limited scope of knowledge that we experience with the ORM doctors.

I'd like to start out with, their services are perfectly fine. I keep my last review in regards to…read morethat. The downgrade is based solely on billing. They have improper billing practices. - sent NO INVOICE before charging two $115 transaction on our credit card. - only notified us one day before, still with NO INVOICE. Just an email saying they'll do it. - refused to work with my insurance even though i'm fully cover and was covered under other appointments I had with them. Stating they called them to figure it out but with no valid proof but word of mouth. It was really strange they didn't let me know ahead of time. The service date was in March and it's AUG they just let me know and charged my card that my insurance wasn't working for only this date of service. I could have just called my insurance myself to get it figured out but i didn't get a chance to do that. STILL no invoice. My insurance clearly stated I only owned $20 on my EOB (Explanation of Benefits) and when they got reprocessed then my EBO said I own nothing. Yet even thought I already paid my copay and my EOB confirmed that copay... I got charge $230 ($115 twice) with, like I said, NO INVOICE. Want to emphasize that. They stated they resubmitted my claims but only sent me screenshots without my name attached so i'm not sure if those were for my claims. They also sent me documentation of for claim forms but the date was literally the date I ask for the forms... which was also strange. Asked for a copy of the forms with the correct dates but was not given them. My insurance company called them and asked for the proof of their resubmission to make sure they were on time to confirm its my insurance was at fault but they have not wanted to try and help by just sending them. It's a pretty simple task. Even I reach out to try and have them just share the proof to the insurance but for some reason they won't and they won't reassured me or confirmed that they have or are willing to do so. Just because insurance(s) have protocols even if it's their fault doesn't mean you should just throw it onto the patient without letting them know. Let's say they are right and that the insurance didnt process correctly. Then their contract with my insurance would still cover it still if they just sent proof and they can just reprocess it as normal. It shouldn't be out of my pocket. I'm still working with them together get this figured out. If not, i'll probably be filing a complaint with the Oregon Medical Board. I think this practice is fine in terms of actually medicine but they need serious help and understand of what is right for billing, balance billing, insurance, patient reach out etc.

I've been a client of Dr. Fischler's for a year and a half during my fertility journey. She has…read morehelped me immensely and I've had so much success. Dr. Fischler has been there from the start; from prepping me for gynecological surgery at the beginning of my journey to preparing me for egg retrieval for IVF. I am proud to say that we have PGT-A normal embryos ready for transfer! She has not only administered the acupuncture to increase my odds in IVF success but she has given me guidance on lifestyle changes to better my overall health. She has relieved symptoms from a cold, has made headaches disappear, has alleviated cramps and back pain... and I've felt heard every step of the way. I could go on and on about the wonderful things she has done for me. I can confidently say that Dr. Fischler has the Gift of Healing. If you want to witness a Doctor of Miracles, then I highly recommend that you schedule an appointment with her. I'm so entirely grateful for her and will continue to be a client of her's in the future.

The place is cheaper than ORM, and unlike most other fertility clinics, OHSU is open on saturdays…read moreand sundays for insemination. A couple negatives of OHSU though is that they make you get a bunch of unnecessary blood tests done that other fertility clinics do not require. They make you pay for a consult appointment every year you are their patient. They lied and told me it would be covered by my insurance, then it wasn't, so I had to pay. The consult was a pointless waste of money, in which they just ask me where I am in my fertility journey and what my plans are now. They also make me do a pap smear (which no other local fertility clinic requires) and a(n expensive) psychological evaluation (basically asking you about your plans on open/closed donor and how/when you intend to tell your child about their other parent--why do I need to spend hundreds just to be asked these questions which are none of your business?). The doctor assigned to me (Amato) was impersonal, barely remembered anything about me, and never offered any sympathetic words or encouragement during the struggle to conceive. Tips on successful conception/implantation? Right foods to eat? Right things to avoid? What could be causing the infertility? The doctor knows less than a Google search. I felt like I knew more than she did, and that wasn't helpful. Also, when OHSU washes the ICI donor sperm for an IUI procedure, they kill about 23 million (92%) of them. So try to use IUI vials which come already washed by the sperm bank. After a few iuis here which didnt result in pregnancy, i switched to spring fertility where i did ivf and got pregnant my first cycle.

After 6 years of trying to conceive with PCOS and male factor as well, after only 3 medicated and…read moreultrasound-monitored cycles (just medication, no IUI or IVF) with OHSU Fertility we were able to get and stay pregnant! We are so thankful to Dr. Sacha Krieg and her team for helping us and for carefully monitoring our pregnancy through the first trimester. She was so kind and understanding, and she and her colleagues were very skilled and knowledgeable. Words cannot express how grateful we are to have had help getting pregnant, and the graduation gift at the end of our time there was a very sweet gesture as well. If you are going through struggles with fertility, we highly recommend going to OHSU!

She tried to find out what hormonal issues I was having with my heavy periods (after we ruled out…read moreendometriosis) but then she just kind of shrugged her shoulders and recommended an IUD (as do most gynecologists, unfortunately). She never went deeper... I prefer to not have foreign objects in my body so when I opted to have it removed for my menstrual issues, she LAUGHED in my face and said "good luck!" As in, "I know you'll fail!" Well, I didn't fail. I went to my Naturopath and she gave me a massive blood test revealing extremely low progesterone (causing major inflammation) among many other deficiencies (easy to find online after some time and research on my end as well...). My Naturopath then offered several suggestions in terms of herbs, vitamins and nutritional remedies. I can confidently say my Naturopath was on my side, helping me dig deeper. Dr. Pendergrass was more interested in trying to put a Band-Aid remedy on my inflammation that would only help her pay her bills. I actually don't fault her too much for this, as this is what you get from most Med schools -- cover it up until something else happens and then prescribe more pills or intervention until it all spirals out of control and your hormones are out of whack the rest of your life or you opt to get a hysterectomy... because, what other options are there that far down the rabbit hole? I haven't been back to Dr. Pendergrass and am so thankful I listened to my gut. Modern medicine has its benefits, don't get me wrong. I like her as a person... she's sweet and kind. But when it comes to women's hormones -- don't just listen to one doctor.

Dr. Pendergrass performed a hysterectomy on me in June 2022 and my experience with her was…read moreFANTASTIC. If you are looking for a physician who will listen to you, advocate for you, and take your pain seriously, I strongly recommend Dr. Pendergrass. I felt respected and heard throughout all my interactions with her. I had been living with bad period pain and was diagnosed with fibroids by a different doctor who referred me to her, but I figured that excruciating monthly pain was just the price of having a uterus and I should just live with it. During our first consultation Dr. Pendergrass encouraged me to not downplay the pain I was in and gave me facts and information that helped me decide to go forward with the hysterectomy, which was an option I hadn't even considered before talking to her. When I had concerns up until the morning of surgery, she took the time to discuss and answer my questions fully. The surgery went extremely smoothly, and the post-op pain at its worst was less than half of what I had previously experienced every month. Dr. Pendergrass responded very quickly to all of my questions through the patient app both before and after surgery. She is honest, funny, she listened to me, and and she introduced me to treatment options I didn't know were available to me. My life is so much better and wish I would have seen her years ago!

I would give Erin 10 stars if I could! I have never had a…read moreprovider invest so much in my well-being. She put me at ease so effortlessly (especially when discussing sensitive issues) while still remaining professional and informative. I look forward to my visits where I revive both physical and emotional support. Can't recommend this place enough

I started seeing Erin for my prenatal acupuncture. I was treated for back pain, anxiety and other…read morepregnancy related issues. Erin would listen to my issues patiently and suggested solutions that helped me during my pregnancy. She was able to ease my back pain right after the first session. We used to spend time talking and she even shared her experiences about labor and delivery which was a touching experience for me. Erin is caring, supportive and friendly. I strongly recommend her for prenatal acupuncture.

My dream has always been to be a surrogate! My dream to help a family add to theirs. I had a long…read morelong process with another agency before NWSC kept popping up on my Instagram. I reached out to them and explained my situation and everything that had happened with a previous agency. Everyone I encountered from the very beginning was kind, friend and beyond helpful. I always felt heard and support. EVERY step of the way. When I matched things moved pretty quickly. Austin was our coordinator and she was the most amazing coordinator I could have asked for. I always felt supported no matter what. I would present her with something that happen and she would flip it and make it positive and show me that everything I was going to be ok. If I were to do this process again NWSC is the only place I would go! If I could leave more than 5 stars I would!!

Rating based on surrogacy process - I was really excited to start my surrogacy journey with NW…read moreSurrogacy Center, I had a friend go through them and her experience sounded mostly positive. I went through a lot of hoops for the first couple months, medical clearances, meetings, (no biggie) and then the psych evaluation. It's a bit vulnerable to tell someone your life story and then take a personality quiz afterwards. The psych evaluation doctor, Mark Dillon, told me I was "too positive" in the first quiz and so I had to take another, so I listened to that feedback and did another in hopes that I pass it, obviously answering honestly still. I was then called a around 5 days later by Ebee, the person who has been leading me on the journey, and she told me I had "too many inconsistencies" between what we talked about vs. the quizzes, basically deeming me not emotionally fit. There was no higher up person I could talk to about this and of course they have to follow the protocol (set by some higher up standards, yes I understand). It just really sucks going through the process and being told "we don't think it has anything to do with you as a person." But obviously it does if you have to deny the person on that. I hope they eventually adapt the process to actually appropriately evaluate someone in the future. I was really ready to do this and obviously knew I could, I hope the process is better for women that ARE psychologically fit and excited to do this in the future. They must only select around 5% (based on what someone else mentioned) of people who actually apply because of this flawed process. I don't think that's something to be proud about, I think they are missing out on some amazing women that could be helping. I'll be looking for other places to be a surrogate now. ALSO BEWARE: they had me sign up for a secondary insurance to make sure everything would be covered, with the intention that they would be paying me for it as long as I needed while being a surrogate. THANK GOODNESS I was denied surrogacy within the 10 day free trial period still, and thank goodness I remembered to ask them if they would be canceling this on their end (they don't), I was able to get it canceled through the insurance company. Otherwise I would have been liable for paying $650+ a month for insurance I didn't even need. Just a note for newbies that don't think about this stuff! This took it down from 2 stars to one star for me.

Amazing!!! I had a breech baby up until 38 weeks. It took just 2 appointments for her to turn, and…read moreI fully believe it was because of their amazing work. Everyone was very kind and professional as well. Thanks again!

I was on a fertility journey and started IVF, I heard acupuncture helps. I started seeing Dr. Li…read moreshe was amazing! So caring and very informative.. she went in the day of my embryo transfer even tho she wasn't suppose to work that day and I am forever grateful! I only had one embryo and was so nervous about it not working. I now have an almost 3 week old baby and I know acupuncture had a lot to do with it. I recommend a friend who was also struggling with her fertility and she is now pregnant! I highly recommend if you're trying to convince.