My husband & I are trying to decide if we should stay with our current fertility clinic or switch to our only other choice in the area. We've had two failed IUIs even though my hormone levels all looked good. I've been diagnosed with unexplained infertility.
My current reproductive endocinologist is listed as an MD, FACOG. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology with subspecialty Fellowship Training in Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology. That fellowship training means he is not board certifited in the Sub-Specialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
From what I can find according to ASRM, SART, SREI and other groups they all recommend that you choose a clinic who has a Board Certified RE. The other concern I have is that his clinic has only been listed in the CDC SART reports three out of the past nine years. Their lab is not accredited and always lists their lab's status as Pending. What does this mean to me as a patient?
My RE has now suggested a laparascopy to check for endometriosis. We don't have any complaints so far with our treatment plans and dealings with the physician or staff.
My question is how important are all of these certifications, accredidations, and memberships? I'm hesitant to have this surgery if all of this means that he isn't qualified or competent enough. I'm not sure if it's worth switching and starting all over though.