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As a Woman

How to Choose a Fertility Clinic? | Dr. Amanda Skillern

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford is joined by her clinical partner, Dr. Amanda Skillern,  to discuss the complex world of fertility clinics, offering patients an insider's guide to selecting the right medical practice for their unique fertility journey. Key Topics: 1. Finding the Right Doctor - Understanding specialized training - Importance of board certification - What makes a true fertility expert 2. Clinic Decision-Making - Who really controls medical choices - The impact of corporate vs. physician-owned practices - Patient care vs. financial priorities 3. Patient Experience - Communication styles and expectations - Personalized care team approach - Monitoring and cycle management 4. Financial Transparency - Navigating insurance complexities - Understanding true treatment costs - Avoiding hidden fees and surprise bills Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive updates, Q&A, special content, and freebies If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Tuesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nataliecrawfordmd,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Natalie’s YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fora Fertility. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by The Pinnacle Podcast Network! Learn more about Pinnacle at learnatpinnacle.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

How do we choose a fertility clinic and what are some of the things that maybe they think are just inherent at every clinic?

0:05.3

And let's start at the beginning.

0:07.0

Doctor, is there something to look for when it comes to your doctor?

0:10.0

Just because someone has a fertility clinic or they say they are a fertility doctor, are they a reproductive endocrinologist?

0:19.0

Not every doctor is for every patient. Not every patient is for every doctor.

0:23.1

So if you're a patient that, you know, wants to be called with every single thing, this is probably not the best fit for you and that's okay.

0:31.1

You can't always control the outcome, even if you do everything, right?

0:33.6

But you can't control the experience and the journey.

0:35.6

I think if you're using insurance to make your sole decision, you might find yourself disappointed on the back end and at least feel like you didn't make an educated decision. First of all, you know, you hit the nail on the head in the sense that, you know, insurance is inscrutable when it comes to IVF. So you might have two patients that on paper look like they have the same plan, but because this person has this employer, this person has this employer, this or that won't be covered, right?

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