Otago Fertility Services

Just wondering if any of you lovely ladies that use Otago Fertility can tell me who you go to?

Wayne Gillet or
Barbara Richards.

Ive just been on the phone with both places, it looks as though I wont be getting an appointment until august with either specialist.

They want my Dr to send through my info for a private consult but now I have to decide which one to get the info sent too.
I guess at the end of the day its all the same but would like to hear any experience you have had, good and bad.

Thanks in adavance

Hey Emma thanks for your reply.
Wish I had read it before i rung the Dr though . I just told the nurse to tell him to send all my stuff to Wayne, I wonder if I call tomorrow and tell her Ive changed my mind if it would be too late.
Crap crap crap.

Hi Curlysue, I am with Wayne and so far I have been happy with him, he explains things in depth, has a positive attitude and was incredibly kind when giving me bad news after my lap (stage 3 endo). Other medical staff I have talked to spoke very highly of him as well.

Hi Curlysue, the other good thing about Wayne is that my DP liked him too - being a bit of a southern man I'm not sure DP would have felt comfortable with a woman doctor!
Not sure where you are at in your journey but we are so happy we chose to go private for our first appointment - best $160 we ever spent - it reduced our waiting time for public investigations and helped reduce the frustrations of not having a plan in place! I am off to see Wayne tomorrow to discuss IVF - public vs private. Still can't quite get me head around the fact that we need IVF but guess that is just the cards we have been dealt...
I would love to hear experiences from anyone who lived in Invercargill and had IVF in Dunedin - how many times did you have to go to Dunedin during the IVF cycle, did you stay the night etc? And did you have to go to your GP at all during the cycle (we have just moved here so still using our old GP 2 hours away!)... any info appreciated!

Curlysue - I had Barbara but I have heard good things about Wayne and to be honest I've had a couple of dealings with him myself and he was very good. Barbara can be good but I've also found her a bit one-size-fits all in her approach and I don't always feel like she has your best interests at heart - I think they both have been doing it for so long that they get a bit jaded like in any profession.
that is very odd about Queenstown - I have seen her privately through clinics in Dunedin, Queenstown and Wanaka and it hasn't mattered where we were living at the time. (for example I have done QT and Wanaka clinics when living in Southland and also a QT clinic when living in wanaka if it meant I could get in earlier).

Hun - I completely agree - the receptionist is a complete B#@%h and has the worst patient manner - probably not the best to be dealing with people in fragile emotional states!!

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Hi there, We had Wayne and he was fantastic.
Barbara did our first transfer, which didn't work, but when Wayne did our second transfer it was a much nicer experience than the first time. He was so lovely and made you feel really good about it and who knows, maybe all those good feelings helped because it worked!!! (still can't believe it some times )

Hey ladies just want to say thanks again for your posts. Im seeing Wayne tomorrow YAY, lets see what his plan of attack will be.

Hi Rochelle. I'm in Dunedin but on the waiting list for IVF, I'm getting it in November. When is yours?

Hi, I'm still waiting to hear when we'll be able to have the IVF, if there's a cancellation it'll be this year otherwise we may have to wait until March. Will this be your first try with IVF?