Any recs for fertility clinics or doctors in Illinois?

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A gynecologist that I know recommended Dr. Ch. Sipe from FCI.

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Dr. Kaplan in Chicago!

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If you’re 35+ Dr Charles Miller is great. Very results-driven, and tailors the treatment to the individual.

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I’m glad to see others had a good experience with him, but I saw Dr Miller because I had heard he was amazing…and it was one of the worst experiences of my fertility “journey” (and I’ve been through a lot). His staff were extremely unorganized, I could never get someone on the phone live to talk through questions, and when we brought to his attention errors made by him and his staff, he essentially tried to put the blame back on me and would take little to no accountability. It was unnecessarily an extremely stressful and negative experience during a time when emotions and stress are already high.

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I second Dr Kaplan! FCI is a factory and you’ll feel a bit like a number but the clinic knows what they’re doing, it’s a fantastic lab, and he is the best of the best. I think he’s one of the highest volume doctors in the state.

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