Thread: Philly area gals tell me about your expiernce w/ Main Line Fertility

I have been seeing Dr. Orris and just wanted to know if anyone has seen him. How do you find the way he handles things? Do you think he moves too fast/slow?? Tell me all you can about him.

Thanks.

Linaa - As I told you in an earlier post, I have gone to MLF but mostly saw Dr. Pfeffer and rarely Dr. Glassner but never Dr. Orris. I found that Dr. Pfeffer tends to air on the cautious side and Dr. Glassner is a little more ambitious. Though I never felt that Pfeffer was not doing enough for me, in fact recently he went very far out of his way to offer me something which I did not follow through with but I wasn't extremely grateful for his effort. If I ever do go back it will definitely be with Pfeffer but you should be warned that he is very opinionated and doesn't mind letting you know. If you can get past that point with him then things can work out well. How has your experience been with Dr. Orris? I know he has only been there for a few years and they had initially brought him on to initiate their egg donor program. I was sorry to hear of your miscarriage the other month. I hope you can find something that works for you soon.
Best of luck.

I am glad you all have great experience w/ MLF. Dr. Orris isn't bad at all. Aggressive, but shoot when we are trying to have a baby and all else fails...aggression is a good thing...right?!?!? I have an apt tomorrow @ the Paoli office. It's for u/s and bw to see if the FE i took in the later half of my cycle did anything.

I hope you get a BFP!!!!

I had a follie !!! 19mm woo hoo last week on thursday I had nothing and Dr. Orris was ready to move me on to injectibles next cycle...he even gave me 900iu of donated Follistim. He was so happy we had a follie...I have to wait for the blood work call to know when/if we are going to IUI.

I actually interviewed with Dr. Orris and also another RE in the area. I decided from my interviews, hands down I will be going to MLF. In my opinion Dr. Orris is a very personable and knowledgable physician. I will be sending some baby dust your way. Right now I am going to the PCOS center in Center City and trying some new medicine. But if it doesnt work, I will be at MLF too!!

Hiya Mami ~ I am so sorry for your losses nena. Tell me about the PCOS Center. I never heard of it.

Hi Ladies!

I've been a patient at MLF for almost a year, and I've got mixed opinions. I haven't met with Dr. Orris yet, but I'm supposed to tomorrow at my follie check. I've mostly had Dr. Glassner and Dr. Pfeffer. Dr. Glassner is waaaay more aggressive than Dr. Pfeffer. He started me on 150iu of follistim in April, then dropped it down to 75 when I produced a bunch of follies. When I went back three days later, I had 8 potential eggs, and he really tried to push me into converting to ivf. I ended up hyperstimming, and in the worst pain of my life (so far - I haven't given birth yet, I assume that will be worse ). I kind of feel like he set me up to hyperstim so that he could get me to go to ivf.

My other problem is that it has seemed harder and harder to get early appointments. I usually get "We can fit you in at 9:30." But that's really inconvenient since I have to work, and the Bryn Mawr office is on my way to work. And with having so many monitoring appts for injections, it's starting to interfere with my job. They also changed my appt from Sunday morning to Saturday morning with just a day's notice b/c apparently Dr. Orris will be there on Saturday instead of Sunday now. I feel bad for any ladies who may have already had plans for Saturday.

If this cycle doesn't work, I'm considering switching to the Reproductive Science Institute in Chesterbrook. Their main office is close to my house. Has anyone here heard of it? What were your impressions? TIA!

Daisy ~ SS you are having so many problems with MFL. I will be going to BM tomorrow too for a 7:30am IUI. I feel they are very agressive doctors...and sometimes I wonder if it's more for their numbers than for the fact that we want children. Hope it gets better for you hun.

Ladies - Sorry to hear that you aren't haven't the best times at MLF. I can't really comment about the appt times because I worked at Bryn Mawr so anytime was convienent for me. But if you want to stay at MLF you might consider switching to Pfeffer, I think he is pretty conservative. I have a friend who swore by Glassner but had to deal with Pfeffer for one of her IVF and when they were discussing how many embies to put back in, she wanted all 4 where he only wanted to do 1 or 2, so she didn't like him for that reason. However what would she have done if all 4 took? Best of luck with everything even if you decide to switch.

Thanks for the advise Andrea.

Daisy how was your appt?? Mine went pretty good. I am officially in the 2ww. My appt was at 730 what time was yours??

Lina - I hope the 2ww passes quickly for you, and ends with a bfp! My appt went ok. I had a few small follies, but nothing too exciting yet. Dr. Orris bumped me to 75iu and I go back for another check on Wednesday. He seems nice, and definitely more conservative than Dr. Glassner, so I feel like I'm in good hands. Maybe the appts will be easier at Paoli. Guess I'll just hope for the best.

Andrea - I agree, Dr. Pfeffer is more conservative. It's interesting, though, that it seems whoever I see on my first appt of the cycle determines who's going to be my doctor for the whole cycle. Last time I only saw Glassner. This one it seems I'll be with Orris. We'll see how it goes.

Daisy - That's interesting about the doctor thing. If there is one that you like more you should request an appt. with him. I am sure they can accomodate you unless there is a certain time/day that you need to be seen. So you are going to the Paoli office now? Is that more convienent for you? Good luck with you appt. on Wed.

Linaa - Good luck with the 2ww!

Andrea - Thanks for the well wishes! If I can get in early enough, I can go to Paoli before work (it's closer to home). Bryn Mawr is on my way to work, so it's easy to stop on my way, as long as I can get an early enough appt. BTW - I just noticed your signature. I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you've been through...