Friday, February 6, 2009

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD

TEACHER ADVOCATE FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS DUE TO HER INVITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF) UNETHICAL DOCTOR PRACTICES.

Is your medical record more important than your credit record? Please comment after you read the story below.

THERE IS NO MONITORED GUIDELINES FOR INFERTILITY CLINICSRENOWNED NORTH CAROLINA/CHICAGO IVF DOCTOR INVOLVED IN UNETHICAL PRACTICE ON INFERTILE TEACHER

I’m a victim and survivor of an IVF UNETHICAL practice. I’m a 50 year-old female, and in 1998 I was 39 years old, beginning a new life with a second marriage. My husband and I did not have children and were anxiously anticipating starting a family. However, that anticipation was shattered in the wink of an eye. It was all taken away by my experience with an InVitro Fertilization (IVF) doctor and my Gynecologist (OB-GYN). The treating IVF doctor visited me for my consultation at my OB-GYN office. I felt very special not having to look for an InVitro Medical Center, and I felt special having a doctor travel to see me for an appointment. Later, I learned that it was UNETHICAL for my OB-GYN to refer me to his IVF doctor-friend. You should be cautious when accepting a referral from another doctor. Do your own research by using the Internet; get referrals from relatives or friends. Out of 15 visits my name was misspelled 10 times. For example, my first and last name were completely misspelled, not just a simple typo. Treatments and other information also were incorrectly noted in my OB-GYN notes. For example, treatments that I requested were never noted. Even the hospital that performed my surgery had my name not only misspelled, but had another person’s name. It was reported in my medical records that my OB-GYN had a conference with me prior to my hysterectomy surgery concerning complications and side effects. However, I had no prior discussion concerning my hysterectomy surgery. After examining the OB-GYN records I was left speechless and it never dawned on me until later that the IVF doctor's notes were also false.On my husband's IVF semen profile the Andrologist stated that his semen analysis was completed at 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 1998. However, our first appointment was not until May 11, 1998, the date my husband's semen sample was taken. My husband is still wondering what happened to his semen sample. The InVitro doctor tried to convince my husband to become a donor because of his good semen count. However, my husband declined and the IVF doctor seemed to be a little disappointed.At age 38, I started trying to conceive a child in 1997 by taking Clomid fertility drugs. However, in 1998 my IVF doctor stated and signed a report that I was 49 years old. My correct age at the time was 39. There was no date of birth listed on the report to bring attention to the error. Plus, the IVF doctor stated that I had taken two previous cycles of Clomid treatments in 1987. This was a false statement because I started taking Clomid treatments in 1997. My chances of becoming a mother at 39 would have been greater than at age 49. Keep in mind I did not learn any of this until 3 years later.I requested a second fertility treatment when my IVF doctor reported that the first treatment had failed. I was immediately turned away because my age was incorrectly recorded age 49 rather than the correct age 39. However, the failed treatment was not noted in my medical records. Noted in my OB-GYN records is a recommendation from the IVF doctor to have a total hysterectomy. In fact, it stated in my medical records that a very prominent IVF doctor who did not treat made a recommendation to my OB-GYN three months before my examination or I began my InVitro treatments. So as you can see this entire process was UNETHICAL. My students would like for me share my story to empower others.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

OCTUPLETS ETHICAL DEBATE

THERE IS NO MONITORED GUIDELINES FOR INFERTILITY CLINICS

RENOWNED NORTH CAROLINA/CHICAGO IVF DOCTOR INVOLVED IN UNETHICAL PRACTICE ON INFERTILE TEACHER

I’m a victim and survivor of an IVF UNETHICAL practice. I’m a 50 year-old female, and in 1998 I was 39 years old, beginning a new life with a second marriage. My husband and I did not have children and were anxiously anticipating starting a family. However, that anticipation was shattered in the wink of an eye. It was all taken away by my experience with an InVitro Fertilization (IVF) doctor and my Gynecologist (OB-GYN). The treating IVF doctor visited me for my consultation at my OB-GYN office. I felt very special not having to look for an InVitro Medical Center, and I felt special having a doctor travel to see me for an appointment. Later, I learned that it was UNETHICAL for my OB-GYN to refer me to his IVF doctor-friend. You should be cautious when accepting a referral from another doctor. Do your own research by using the Internet; get referrals from relatives or friends. Out of 15 visits my name was misspelled 10 times. For example, my first and last name were completely misspelled, not just a simple typo. Treatments and other information also were incorrectly noted in my OB-GYN notes. For example, treatments that I requested were never noted. Even the hospital that performed my surgery had my name not only misspelled, but had another person’s name. It was reported in my medical records that my OB-GYN had a conference with me prior to my hysterectomy surgery concerning complications and side effects. However, I had no prior discussion concerning my hysterectomy surgery. After examining the OB-GYN records I was left speechless and it never dawned on me until later that the IVF doctor's notes were also false.
On my husband's IVF semen profile the Andrologist stated that his semen analysis was completed at 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 1998. However, our first appointment was not until May 11, 1998, the date my husband's semen sample was taken. My husband is still wondering what happened to his semen sample. The InVitro doctor tried to convince my husband to become a donor because of his good semen count. However, my husband declined and the IVF doctor seemed to be a little disappointed.
At age 38, I started trying to conceive a child in 1997 by taking Clomid fertility drugs. However, in 1998 my IVF doctor stated and signed a report that I was 49 years old. My correct age at the time was 39. There was no date of birth listed on the report to bring attention to the error. Plus, the IVF doctor stated that I had taken two previous cycles of Clomid treatments in 1987. This was a false statement because I started taking Clomid treatments in 1997. My chances of becoming a mother at 39 would have been greater than at age 49. Keep in mind I did not learn any of this until 3 years later.
I requested a second fertility treatment when my IVF doctor reported that the first treatment had failed. I was immediately turned away because my age was incorrectly recorded age 49 rather than the correct age 39. However, the failed treatment was not noted in my medical records. Noted in my OB-GYN records is a recommendation from the IVF doctor to have a total hysterectomy. In fact, it stated in my medical records that a very prominent IVF doctor who did not treat made a recommendation to my OB-GYN three months before my examination or I began my InVitro treatments. So as you can see this entire process was UNETHICAL. My students would like for me share my story to empower others.

Thanks
Teacher