Fertility Institute of Texas

Dr. Hudson has a warm and gentle approach while also being completely honest with her explanation of the benefits and risks of any part of the process. She did not over promise on what my prognosis was or the chance of success.

Don't feel afraid to ask any question you have. She is always forthcoming with answers and provides explanations.

When we began our first cycle, she planned an antagonist protocol where I would use estrogen patches and Cetrotide starting on Day 21 for 7 days and then go in for my baseline scan before changing to Menopur and Gonal-F. This was specifically planned to deal with Diminished Ovarian Reserve, my primary diagnosis. That first cycle, I did the patches and when I went in for my scan, we found I had two leading follicles and she decided to check me again the next day to see if they had grown or shrunk. The next day they were still there, and so she advised us to cancel the cycle. She explained that with the two leading follicles, any other follicles would not be able to catch up and my chances for the best outcome were lower, with not having the most follicles as possible. We canceled the cycle, of course we were crushed but because she explained why it wouldn't be good to continue, we felt it was the right thing to do. She also changed my treatment plan for the next cycle, where we would not start with the estrogen patches and Cetrotide. The next cycle I went in on CD1 for my baseline and everything looked okay and we started injections the next night. I did Menopur and Gonal-F for 7 days, then Cetrotide was added to prevent the follicles from ovulating. I stimulated for 12 days and used Lupron for the trigger. The entire time I stimulated I had three follicles. Two were larger than one however she said an egg could be in there and she would try all of them. We got three eggs, all three were mature and all three fertilized with ICSI. The three made it to Day 3 and then two made it to Day 5. The two blastocysts were biopsied for PGS and sent to freeze. We ended up with one normal embryo. From the onset she told us these were our chances and it was spot on.

We paid a package fee for the doctor's services which included monitoring scans, bloodwork, retrieval and transfer procedures. It was $5350. We paid a separate fee to the IVF lab for their embryology fees such as handling the eggs, sperm, ICSI, embryo monitoring, biopsy and cryopreservation. This was $8150. We paid a separate fee of $1250 to the surgical facility for retrieval then another $1000 for transfer. PGS fees were separate, paid directly to the lab performing test. The cost for medications were separate and was roughly $7000.

Dr. Hudson is extremely professional. She works very hard to ensure that her patients and their families feel comfortable and understand what's going on. I was so impressed with how she handled herself. I came from a doctor that didn't do these things and it was really wonderful to move to a clinic where all the staff is caring and compassionate.

Don't wait: if you need to see a doctor for help don't hesitate to see Dr. Hudson!

We used a mixed IUI cycle: I took femara and injected medications.

All medical treatments are on par price wise with other clinics. Timed intercourse cycles were about $500 and IUIs ran about $1,200. They provided me with good pharmacy ordering information as well.

This was not part of my treatment.

Dr hudson is a wonderful and compassionate doctor. She has a warm and empathetic bedside manner. I will be forever grateful that she allowed my husband and I to conceive our family. We will definitely return to her clinic if we choose to pursue more children in the future

Dr hudson is very trustworthy. Let go of a little control and trust her.

I did a stim cycle using follistem, menopur and ganirelix with a lupron trigger for egg retrieval since I am a high responder. We did a freeze all with PGS. I used estradiol valerate since my lining was resistant and PIO since I had an allergic reaction to crinone.

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Our doctor felt very strongly about an eSET following PGS. With research showing such high pregnancy rates in our age group with chromosomally normal embryos, Dr. Hudson wanted to minimize our risk of twins. Her goal was a healthy pregnancy and she didn't want to add any additional risks to me or the baby with a multiple gestation.

Dr. Hudson was always very compassionate and open when explaining things. During my FET there was a minor complication and I started having anxiety, she stopped what she was doing to reassure me that everything was ok.

IVF with ICSI and PGS screening with frozen embryo transfer of one embryo that split into 2!!

Insurance covered most of it we paid out of pocket for PGS.

Dr. Hudson is very comforting. She explained everything very well before and after any treatment or procedure. She was compassionate when things didn't go as planned. She listened to our needs in regards to how we wanted to receive treatment, and she answered any questions and addressed any fears or concerns we had throughout the entire process.

Be patient and stay positive. She will work with you and give you a personalized option for your journey.