What I would like to report on is my experience at Genesis Fertility in Brooklyn under the care of Dr. David B. Seifer.
My experience at Genesis has been that of a cow being taken to market. I find Genesis to be the coldest, most impersonal, most frustrating and least caring medical facility I have ever used. Women are hustled through their appointments like parts on the assembly line. The results of my blood tests were never shared with me unless I asked and even when I did ask, I was given the least amount of vague information possible and treated as though I shouldn't be worrying about the "technical" parts.
I have had 3 IUI's each done over the course of two days. That's six inseminations. Never once did I have the same nurse performing these procedures. While these nurses were all very pleasant (except one nurse who was extremely rude to my wife), it was disconcerting to have a different face in my nether regions each time.
Dr. Seifer has proven to be arrogant and snotty. Since the initial consultation, Dr. Seifer has become totally inaccessible. He wouldn't even say hello to me when he saw me in the waiting room. He has refused to give direct answers to my questions and to me, it feels like he has a warped sense of superiority. It's as if Dr. Seifer is an extension of god's penis... bringing babies to the broken women of Brooklyn. Don't question him... obey the holy penis!
Attesting to this is the fact that I have asked him many times to test my thyroid because hypothyroidism (a leading cause of infertility) runs in my family. To my knowledge, he has not checked my thyroid levels and if he has, he certainly hasn't shared the results with me. Because hypothyroidism can cause implantation failure and low progesterone (an integral hormone in both conception and pregnancy development), I requested to be prescribed progesterone supplements. Even without low progesterone, supplements have been shown to only help and not harm developing pregnancies.
I was told that I was not a candidate by the nurse (the mean one). Most infertility specialists prescribe them as a matter of routine. There is no such thing as a "candidate." So, I placed a call to Dr. Seifer hoping that he would understand why I felt that this was important. My call was not returned until almost 10:00 PM. When he did call, Dr. Seifer was beyond rude. In response to my request, he asked me "Well, are you having multiple miscarriages?" Um, hello... of course not! I can't get pregnant at all, you dick!
I told him about the research I had been doing on the importance of progesterone and he said to me "Fine. Whatever. If you want to go through the trouble... whatever. Call my nurse in the morning."
And then he hung up on me.
That fucking prick.
I'm not a very demanding patient. I pretty much do what I'm told, I rarely question my doctor and I'm pretty easygoing. I don't need this kind of shit from him.
Goodbye and fuck off Genesis Fertility and Dr. David B. Seifer. I wouldn't recommend you to a dog who wanted to get pregnant.
Additionally, I did finally get the progesterone supplements. They are absolutely disgusting to use but, at least it's something new to try.
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