Nadezhda Hospital and Medspa When Fertility Care Becomes Financial Exploitation: The Risks of Skipping Post-Myomectomy Checks
Nadezhda Hospital and Medspa When Fertility Care Becomes Financial Exploitation: The Risks of Skipping Post-Myomectomy Checks Fertility treatments can be emotionally and financially taxing. Many women invest not only thousands of dollars , but also years of hope and energy into donor egg IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies. Unfortunately, not all fertility care is provided ethically — and some patients experience financial exploitation disguised as medical treatment . Consent, Misrepresentation, and Unnecessary Surgery In addition to the issues above, I was persuaded to agree to surgery under false pretenses. The doctor told me that the procedure was necessary to place the embryo in a specific location. However, in the medical records, he documented ongoing bleeding and estrogen therapy for a myoma — none of which was true. I had no bleeding from the myoma and the hormone therapy was not related to any fibroid. This misrepresentation di...