Perfectly Female Women’s Health Care, PC

My fiancé goes here and this place stresses her out. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? The nurses are rude and half the doctors she has seen are worse. They are not helpful and you leave without having any of your questions answered. Their equipment is obsolete. The sonogram machine uses a 5″ CRT monitor. I thought it was a joke at first. Also, you see a different doctor every visit and never really know any of them. You have no single doctor managing your care. If I could pick places all over again, I’d look somewhere else.

I’m surprised at the negative reviews. I’ve been going to the Reston office for years. I have been seen for standard check-​ups and some in office procedures, all of which went great despite how uncomfortable these sort of appointments are for women. I find it’s easy to book an appointment and the front desk is friendly… I have witnessed them carrying on personal conversations at times, but hey, this Dr. office is just for ladies, so as long as they are taking care of me and getting me registered and processed promptly, I really don’t mind. And you will find husbands/​boyfriends in the lobby at times and they seem comfortable to me.
I find I never have a long waiting room time, and time in the patient rooms is good/​average, rarely long. Dr. McDonald is very skilled. I read some reviews here calling her cold and insensitive. She works for a hospital when she is not with taking patients at this practice. So, if she is blunt and to the point, hey– I’d rather be seen by a skilled surgeon than a regular gyno or nurse practitioner any day only because I value her expertise (not that the latter is not skilled as well). Maybe this is just her personality– I find her to be laid back and very knowledgeable. In my experience, I have had sensitive conversations with her and found her to be supportive if she senses you are uncomfortable or struggling with something, otherwise it’s true, she does keep it moving which works for me. Although she did kind of tell me once I need to s*** or get off the pot if I’m planning to have kids because I am getting into my mid 30’s, which did rub me the wrong way (she didn’t curse, I am paraphrasing), but I still trust her as my doctor. I think she was trying to drive it home you may regret it if you wait too long to try… hey, she’s right!
I am typically amazed how fast they get me in and out. Everything is spotless clean, waiting room is cheerful with plenty of seating, nurses are very nice. Before I started coming here, I had been some places that were not anywhere near as nice. I won’t be looking around anytime soon as long as they keep their very good doctors. By the way, if you are someone who prefers a gyno who takes her time, is very gentle, sweet and thorough, try Dr. Ahn (if she is still there). I have never been able to get an appointment with Dr. Felluca. I think she might be just that good! Maybe one day if I plan ahead appropriately! :)

All the bad reviews are true. I went to the ashburn location and had a normal doctors visit but I decided to go to the Reston location since it is a lot closer to my house. The first time i went to the Reston location I didn’t wait long in the waiting room but the nurse who called me back was VERY rude. After I met with dr Wilson (who has no clue about anything and had to google everything.) for about 5 mins would have been shorter if I didn’t ask questions to which she answered «I mean I don’t really know» the nurse was trying to send me out didn’t realize I needed a blood test and got mad and very insensitive to me when I asked the doctor where I needed to go since the nurse didn’t tell me. But I thought hey it might have been a bad day I’m gunna go again in a few months and see. Worst decision ever
today I had an appt at the Reston location at 930 this morning with Doctor Wilson. I arrived at 917 to be exact and the office desk lady seemed nice and got my information and I sat down to get called back. 950 rolls around and everyone in the waiting room had gone back or left etc and I was still waiting. I was about to go ask when the office desk lady was like «have you been seen yet?» And said to the other nurses that she checked me in and put my folder in the thing and then all the nurses were scrambling to find my charts and were whispering about how long I’ve been waiting and saying stuff everyone in the waiting room could clearly hear. VERY unprofessional. Finally around 10 a nurse opened the door saying «vanessa» which is not even my name… And another nurse was like no it’s Victoria and she’s like well whatever close enough. I walk in and one lady said sorry about the wait but was not genuine at all. Still made me wait in the exam room for a good while even though all the doctors were hovered in a circle gossiping it seemed like and didn’t even care. Finally dr wilson came in and again was not helpful whatsoever seeming to blame me for my issue and rush me out the door.
this office lacks privacy between the patients and nurses/​doctors. Rude and very unhelpful staff. Seems they take on WAY to many patients that they can handle and a lot seem to be pregnant. I feel bad for them, they should switch doctors. I tried to give this place a chance a few times. I hate to be mean but this place was very unprofessional. They do not care about you and your questions/​concerns or privacy which is astounding. Doctors are not suppose to make you feel this way. I do NOT recommend it at all. I am switching doctors immediately.
Also I get random bills from this place all this time and never get answers as to why.

This place is outrageous and I will do everything I can to prevent anyone from coming to this practice.
First and foremost, the front desk staff doesn’t greet, nor are they welcoming. No one said «hi, welcome! What can I help you with today?» Instead, everyone is just amongst themselves, just talking about their weekend, or whatever it may be.
I immediately felt uncomfortable and the doctor did NOT, I repeat, did NOT help any. Dr. McDonald is the most insensitive doctor I have ever been encountered with. She wasn’t thorough with the information that she was providing me with (or there lack of). I asked numerous questions because I was afraid and concerned, and she just gave me direct one word answers, but the tone and her attitude seemed like she didn’t care at all. It seemed like she was just waiting for me to finish my questions, so that she could go onto the next patient. Most of the information she provided didn’t seem accurate, and it was totally different from what my surgeon had told me, and she still didn’t seem to want to contact him to talk to him, and get his side of the story, or anything. Needless today, I left in tears fearing for my life.
OH… Forgot to mention, if you want to keep things private, this place definitely violates HIPPA as they thought it was appropriate to show everyone in the office a picture my surgeon took, and talk about my condition publicly amongst themselves
If I had known previous women on here felt the same way as me, I would have never step foot through their door. It’s relieving, yet a little depressing that I am not the only one who had this experience. I’m still wondering how this is even still a practice.

What a refreshing approach to an already stressful situation. This was my first time here and I wish I would have found this office years ago.
The front desk staff are energetic and very helpful. You can’t help but smile while waiting to be seen!
The office is super clean and beautiful. Very pleasing to the eye.
My nurse was the sweetest lady, and dr. McDonald was great. She covered all my options and rather than hand me pamphlets, she took the time to discuss each options benefits and risks.
This office is what other offices should strive to be like. Nobody wants to walk into a drab and depressing environment where everyone talks at a whisper. Smile, be happy, and enjoy everything… Even the gynecologist!

I am pretty shocked by the reviews that are so poor. I went today after having a horrible experience at another practice. From the moment I called to make an appointment they answered all my questions and accommodated my situation the very next day. I went in for my appointment they were very friendly and conversational while I waited for my turn. I was early… I was taken ON TIME and they checked in on me while waiting for the doctor and after the nurse. Which was all of 5 minutes. They were laid back in the right way. Dr. Ajala was fantastic. She was real, honest, funny and really put me at ease. She listened and asked me great questions and I left feeling pretty surprised that such a practice and doctors existed. I didn’t experience any coldness from anyone in the staff.
Not every practice is for everyone — as I learned at my previous practice. But I am very happy I landed here.

This is a terrific doctor’s office. They are insanely efficient – the nurse always calls my name practically as soon as I’ve completed my paperwork. Dr. McDonald is caring and a competent doctor. What more can you ask for?

A pretty terrible front desk staff. But Dr. An is the only reason I’ll continue here

I have been going here for two years now, at the recommendation of one of my best friends who went here for both of her pregnancies. I use Perfectly Female for checkups/​birth control, as I am not trying to have a baby at this time and do not need prenatal care.
I completely agree with the other reviews about the front nursing station being loud, boisterous, and unprofessional. The main receptionist is about as scatterbrained as they come and I really do not understand what Perfectly Female is thinking putting her in charge of patient scheduling and check-​in. She’s pleasant, just really really scatterbrained.
I see Dr Ajala, and I don’t agree with the other reviewer who didn’t like her bedside manner. I find Dr Ajala to be no-​nonsense and level headed about things, and very willing to answer any questions that I have. I like her bedside manner and feel like she’d be a great doctor to have in an emergency– she just seems like she wouldn’t ever get flustered or overwhelmed no matter what is going on.
Sometimes the attending nurses can be brisk but I have found that, like with most interactions in life, you get out what you put in. I am always nice to everyone in the office and find that they are nice to me right back once they realize I’m not a typical Washington Power Trophy Wife expecting everyone to kowtow when I snap my fingers.
I would say that if you’re looking for an OBGYN for your pregnancy, go with whichever office makes you the most comfortable and makes the most sense for your individual needs. However, if you’re looking for an OBGYN for your regular lady-​bits checkups/​birth control/​etc, Perfectly Female has some great doctors and if it’s in a convenient location for you, definitely check them out!

Nurses are attentive and very nice. Had a bad experience with Dr. McDonald’s bedside manner – asked her about the safety of ultrasounds based on a credible article I read and she basically told me that I was misinformed and am a horrible person if I don’t get ultrasounds. Spent about 3 minutes with me in total, mostly lecturing me, never even asked how I was feeling. Not a fantastic experience. Can’t imagine her in the delivery room – she would probably pressure me to get an unnecessary c-​section. Go with a midwifery practice.

I recently went to this practice and was astonished by the treatment of front desk staff, nurse AND the doctor. When you first arrive the front staff is not welcoming with paperwork and insurance-​your just another patient to them. When I was called back by a nurse she told me to leave my «belongings» in the room? That made NO SENSE because all I have is my purse, she told me to leave my purse-​I said NO! She wanted me to leave my purse so she can take me around the corner to weigh myself?! I got into the exam room and waited for Dr. McDonald. She was not friendly at all and talked to me like she knows what is best and her way is the right way. She wanted to push me in getting an IUD and kept telling me I was going to die if I continue taking birth control pills. I was going to walk out right there! She was not gentle during her exam and that caused me to bleed the first time. Any concerns I had she brushed them off like it was nothing. She was in the room for 5 mins, would have been 3 if I didnt ask her questions.
I agree with the other Unilocalers– this office has no privacy or ethic rules in place. I heard them fighting with one another and I overheard other patients medical history information!
I will not be returning or recommending this practice to any of my female co-​workers or friends.

I saw Dr. Doane –Wilson for HRT who was clueless about female hormones.
Best to stay away from Dr. Wilson as she ill talk down to you and will not help you BUT she will want to feel your vagina when that is not the reason why you scheduled. She is the typical substandard Northern VA OBGyn. Stay away!

Dr. Marcela McDonald usually takes her time and every year, not only does she do the «typical» OB/​GYN exam for fertility health, but she also focuses on my overall health which includes vital signs, reviewing my physical activity and diet, as well as discussing vitamins, Ca+, etc. Highly recommend! The staff has always been friendly.

The staff at Perfectly Female are some of the most unfriendly, cold «women» I have ever met! The rudeness they display is absolutely absurd.
Everytime I call the office I get a disgusting attitude before I am either hung up on or sent to their answering service. They don’t let their patients speak to them and possibly explain the reason they are calling the office. It’s pretty despicable that Dr. Felluca would have such horrific staff working for her as she is an EXCELLENT doctor, and the only reason this place got the two stars I gave them.
Visiting the office is an experience all its own. The struggle for these «women» to show some sort of professionalism is beyond apparent. They are constantly yelling or somehow making a scene. They are very dismissive and childish to say the least. Not only is their ridiculous behavior up for display because there is no privacy window, they also answer all their calls at the front desk which is obviously a pretty daunting task for this office. They definitely need a seperate triage area to make things much easier on the front desk staff who can’t even muster a smile to greet their patients. Maybe they’re overwhelmed? Maybe they just don’t give a flipping flap, either way somethings gotta give.
The «nurses» who work up (room) the patients are again not friendly. I can barely hear them introduce themselves before I’m being told to put my stuff here to get weighed (no hi, how are you, how you feeling, nothing). Which would be fine if you weren’t working with people, but I know it can be done better (I’m a Pediatric Nurse) and done in a way that makes the patient feel like an actual person, not just a chart.
All in all I love Dr. Felluca, she’s a great surgeon (she performed my robotic laparoscopic myomectomy a week ago) and an awesome person, but her staff needs a complete overhaul or a swift smack in the face before I would recommend this place to anyone.

I have not had a good experience with Dr. McDonald in this office. I went here for annual exams for 2 years while I lived in the area. During both of my vaginal exams, she was so rough that it caused bleeding. I have never had that happen before. There was enough bleeding that she asked me if I was on my period. When I said no she just shrugged and left the room. I don’t think she spent more than 3 minutes in the room with me, including all of the exam time. She also discounted a complaint of painful sex as «not enough foreplay.»
I agree with the other reviews about the front desk being unprofessional and at times, fairly rude (making fun of patients they’ve just spoken to over the phone).
I was on the fence about making a review, but they just sent me an invoice for $ 25 for «medical record copies.» I assume my new provider asked them for my records. I have had medical providers send at least a hundred pages of records without charging.
I can’t review the obstetrics part of this practice, but I don’t recommend this office.

I used this practice for my first pregnancy, but for various reasons, decided to switch to a midwifery for my second. I am *so* happy that I have made this switch!
Overall, two of the doctors are nice and easy to talk to — Dr. Felluca, and Dr. WIlson. Dr McDonald is OK once you have got used to her, but I was really unimpressed with her bedside manner in the hospital. I liked Dr. Khan the first time I had her, but I guess that was a fluke because on subsequent visits she was really cold. I was also floored because she delivered my baby, and then acted as if we had never met when I went for my 6 week follow up appointment.
The front end staff are iffy. They are kinda cold to begin with, and then I guess you get used to it.
They used to have a girl who did the blood tests and she was just awful. Thankfully they have another person there who doesn’t seem to walk around with a chip on his shoulder.
So why did I choose to go the midwife route?
1. Lack of labor support: PF expect you to just get the epidural — in fact, when I was in labor and said I wanted to go naturally, but after about 5 hrs opted to get the epidural, Dr. McDonald came in and said that she didn’t leave the hospital because she knew I’d get the epidural. Part of the reason I got the epidural was because I was so tired, but partly because I was just left in my room with just my husband who was totally useless as a coach: P. Having a midwife for #2 I am expecting them to provide more natural options and support during my labor without the need for hiring a doula.
2. Anti breastfeeding approach: The final straw for me was when I came in pregnant with number 2 and they learned I was still nursing number 1. This totally freaked out the doctors and nurses who had this ridiculous belief that my second child wouldn’t get enough nutrients. Once they told me this, I knew I definitely had to go somewhere else. Also, for my second pregnancy, they gave me their standard goody bag which now comes with a box full of formula (in addition to a million vitamins). The push for formula everywhere in this country really really bothers the crap out me.
3. The drip: I hated being rigged up to the drip and monitor immediately up on arrival at the hospital. Unless you have already opted for the epidural, are having a c-​section, or have some other medical need for it, the midwifery i have gone with do not do this if you don’t want it (they work out of an Inova hospital).
My first midwife appointment was *such* a breath of fresh air. The front desk staff were super lovely, and the midwife spent so much time with us — patiently answering all of our questions. I was immediately at ease about my decision to make the switch! (If you want to try the midwife route, I wholeheartedly recommend Loudoun Community Midwives —
!)

I was a little upset to see all the bad reviews before having my exam on Friday. But to my surprise I had a good experience. Dr. Marcela was awesome I look forward to seeing her again. However I do think the lady’s at the front door should be more professional. There’s to much going on and to many people back there.

I initially went to this place when I found out I was pregnant. What I first noticed is how LOUD their staff was. So many women just yelling and speaking very loudly amongst each other as if they didn’t have any patients waiting. Very unprofessional. Not to mention the fact that ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT were dated!!!
I definitely did not like that I could NOT stick with one doctor. Apparently, there are a few in their practice and you have to meet with all of them. When it comes to the delivery, it becomes a russian roulette with the doctor that delivers you baby. Somehow, I always end up with Dr. McDonald. Unfortunately, she wasn’t very pleasant.
Every time she performed an exam, she was unnecessarily rough. All of the tools she used, along with her fingers, felt like they had no lube whatsoever, and left the area pretty sensitive and raw. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find the fetus and immediately went over the process of getting an abortion, trying to schedule one as soon as possible. My husband and I were still hoping for the best, and wanted a second opinion. She seemed rather bothered by this action, and wanted to go on with the abortion. Still, my husband and I wanted to make sure, and had her schedule us to see another sonographer with better equipment. Amazingly, she was WRONG! It took the sonographer no more than 3 seconds to find the fetus and the heartbeat. She asked if my doctor was blind.
If we had listened to the doctor, we would have aborted our daughter who is alive and well today. Do NOT go to this place!!!

I’ve been a patient here for 8 years. I’m not sure what happened but this place has turned into literally the worst doctors office I’ve ever been to.
I don’t know why everyone that works there is so angry but they definitely don’t like when us pesky patients call for an appointment or (gasp!) show up to the office for our appointment. The people answering the phones are beyond rude, numerous times I’ve called and have to wait a few seconds for the woman answering to finish the conversation with her coworker before she says hello to me and asks angrily what I need. If it’s not answered that way, be prepared for multiple side conversations to occur during your phone call.
I recently went to an appointment (my last ever!) and signed in at the front desk. All the ladies working there were being loud and obnoxious in the back. One girl asked my name, I told her, and then we stood there awkwardly. I heard another woman (who was on the phone with someone, looking at her computer not at me) say something about insurance. So, I asked the girl looking at me if the lady on the phone was talking to me. The woman on the phone got so annoyed, turned (finally) to look at me and goes yes, sweetheart, we need your insurance. Then continued on her phone call. Why couldn’t the girl asking my name ask for insurance, and again, why are you so angry about everything?
The doctor I’ve seen the past few times is ridiculous, I thought I’d give it a chance since I’ve been a patient at the practice for so long. I should’ve left after my first appointment with her. She asked if I was sexually active, ok, very standard question. I responded yes, her next question, «so are you married or do you use condoms?» hahaha I’m sorry, what? That’s the most inappropriate way to ask if someone uses protection.
Basically, if you are forced to go to this place be prepared for the entire office staff to be incredibly loud, rude and angry. They never seem to care that patients are in the waiting area and can clearly hear them cussing at each other, joking inappropriately with each other, really doing anything that’s the exact opposite of how anyone should act that works in a doctors office. I would never ever recommend this place to anyone.

I’ve been to this practice several times and each time I’ve marveled at the rudeness of the doctors. I thought that if I switched physicians within the practice their behavior would vary, but Perfectly Female seems to consist solely of condescending, impatient people.
There have been two separate times during which the physicians have treated me like I’m an idiot, fielding all my questions with insufficient information coupled with a look of disdain or a raised eyebrow. Additionally, two of the doctors I’ve seen here have been on their iPhones for the entire appointment. This is unspeakably rude, especially because I only have a limited number of minutes with them to discuss my health issue. Can you imagine sitting on that table, earnestly telling them about your problem, while they’re flipping through their iPhones and refusing to make eye contact with you? That is precisely the treatment I’ve been subjected to each time I visit this office.
The audacity of the doctors here is unbelievable. I will never go to a Perfectly Female practice again.