Recommendation for doctor to perform mTESE?

NSTN · 09-09-2009, 10:06 AM

I think we will end up having to travel to have this done, even with insurance. The RE here interchanges the terms TESA/TESE/mTESE. When I asked him about performing microsurgical dissection...he gave me a blank look, and then said that I must be talking about MESA/TESA.

I realize that Dr. S @ Cornell is the best, but I'm inquiring about anywhere in the Southeast, specifically.

TIA!

NSTN · 09-11-2009, 04:54 AM

"Bump"

molliea · 09-19-2009, 02:39 PM

I would only to it at Cornell!

NSTN · 10-06-2009, 11:11 PM

I hate to "necro-post", but I have done an e-mail consult with Dr. Schlagel. He essentially pointed out that my suspicions are correct that the RE here is an idiot. I read somewhere that Cornell doesn't take insurance of any kind. Is this correct?

molliea · 10-07-2009, 11:56 AM

Hi. You can file insurance later (11K up front) and then insurance will take care of (if they say they will) the hospital bill and anthesia and will reimburse you for some of the $11K.

However, our insurance said it would cover it and they found out it was for infertility so they did not.

Good luck!

09-09-2009, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
NSTN 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 36	Recommendation for doctor to perform mTESE? I think we will end up having to travel to have this done, even with insurance. The RE here interchanges the terms TESA/TESE/mTESE. When I asked him about performing microsurgical dissection...he gave me a blank look, and then said that I must be talking about MESA/TESA. I realize that Dr. S @ Cornell is the best, but I'm inquiring about anywhere in the Southeast, specifically. TIA! __________________ Me: 26, mild PCOS maybe, anovulatory DH: 25, oligoasthenozoospermia Prognosis: not good.

09-11-2009, 04:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
NSTN 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 36	"Bump" __________________ Me: 26, mild PCOS maybe, anovulatory DH: 25, oligoasthenozoospermia Prognosis: not good.

09-19-2009, 02:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
molliea 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NC Posts: 68	I would only to it at Cornell! __________________ Me(32) nothing that we know of Hubbie(34) azospermia August 2007 - IVF/TESE (transferred 1 5-cell embryo) September 2007 - positive beta! June 2008 - had healthy baby boy (miracle!) May 2009 - IvF/TESE - no sperm found - used donor sperm - transferred 2 8-cell embies June 2009 - negative beta August 2009 - first donor IUI (2.5 mg Femara)

10-06-2009, 11:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
NSTN 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 36	I hate to "necro-post", but I have done an e-mail consult with Dr. Schlagel. He essentially pointed out that my suspicions are correct that the RE here is an idiot. I read somewhere that Cornell doesn't take insurance of any kind. Is this correct? __________________ Me: 26, mild PCOS maybe, anovulatory DH: 25, oligoasthenozoospermia Prognosis: not good.

10-07-2009, 11:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
molliea 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NC Posts: 68	Hi. You can file insurance later (11K up front) and then insurance will take care of (if they say they will) the hospital bill and anthesia and will reimburse you for some of the $11K. However, our insurance said it would cover it and they found out it was for infertility so they did not. Good luck! __________________ Me(32) nothing that we know of Hubbie(34) azospermia August 2007 - IVF/TESE (transferred 1 5-cell embryo) September 2007 - positive beta! June 2008 - had healthy baby boy (miracle!) May 2009 - IvF/TESE - no sperm found - used donor sperm - transferred 2 8-cell embies June 2009 - negative beta August 2009 - first donor IUI (2.5 mg Femara)

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