IVF MI - Roch Hills and Flint

Dr Abuzeid makes you feel so comfortable. He is the kindest, most caring man and genuinely wants everyone to have a healthy baby. He listens with open ears and allows you to make educated decisions under his care. He does not force you or make you feel bad about any decisions whatsoever. He wants everyone to be informed and educated and truly loves what he does.

Allow him to lead the discussion. He will lay out all options and allow you to choose based on what he sees/finds.

Traditional IVF. Gonal 150 and menopur 150. Menopur was upped the last few days. Also was on ganirelix .25 to prevent premature ovulation. Took that twice a day towards the end. Had 5 monitoring appts. Egg retrieval produced 16 eggs. 14 mature and 12 fertilized. Of the 12, only 7-8 continued to grow past day 3. On day 5, I had one 4AB embryo and one early blast that we implanted. The rest did not continue to grow and did not make it to freeze. Transferred two embryos. Resulting in a chemical pregnancy.

They have monitoring from 7-9 am Monday through Friday. It is run nicely but sometimes there is a long line. You just wait in the waiting room and wait to be called.

$9,500 for traditional IVF. $1,500 for monitoring. I paid $2500 for meds (not through their clinic). And another $2,000 or so for miscellaneous appts and monitoring I needed.

Dr. Abuzeid is an amazing doctor and person. The first time meeting him, I knew I trusted him. He is compassionate and I can tell he cares deeply about his profession to help us who are having difficulty conceiving.

Make sure you have everything written down before your first consultation. He likes to go over everything and will write it down. He likes to gather all information from every angle before he starts any treatment. That’s what is so great about Dr. Abuzeid

I am in the stages of diagnosis and many tests being run for treatment. I have done 6 cycles of clomid with another dr and was not pleased with the outcome. I know I’m in the right place now, and I’m impressed with Dr. Abuzeid and his staff

Consultations 160 each time Ultrasounds vary 280-330 Lab work was done at my in network lab facility and covered by my insurance.

Dr Abuzeid is very compassionate about his work. He makes treatments more affordable for those who cannot afford it. He explains every procedure and every treatments possible. He lets you make monthly payments and gives you options that are more suitable for you and your spouse. I feel very safe in his hands and very trustworthy of him. He sits down with you and goes over every single test and what every never means. He explains the next step and what to expect of it. He changes protocol if needed to best match your needs. Overall I am very satisfied with his office and his work. He is an amazing doctor and I could not be more satisfied at this time.

Ask all the questions you want and he will do his best to answer them all. He is very compassionate and loving doctor who wants to see your dream come true. He is not out to get your money, instead he is there to make it more affordable for you and your partner! I am so pleased with this doctor.

We are currently talking about frozen embryo transfer and what the protocol should be for somebody like me and my diagnosis. We are running more tests to prepare for our frozen cycle. Such as running more tests to make sure we don’t miscarry again or make sure this round we achieve a pregnancy.

IUI cost $600, FET $4500, IVF $10,000 and if you work in medical field you also get discount of 15% off. And you can mKe payments as well. Monthly payments.

My approach is if your egg quality not as good multiple egg transfer is likely best for you. If your egg quality is pretty good then possibly one is better for you because the chance of multiples.

I really appreciate they way Dr. Abuzeid explains all of our options, risk, and provides statistics on our specific case. Even with every IUI he may not do the actual procedure but he reviews my blood work, ultrasounds and advises the nurses on what to do next on every step of the way. He listens and also give you a chance to talk and ask questions or concerns. It feels like he genuinely care and wants to help us get pregnant. He lays or options out and lets us decide how we would like to proceed.

There may be a long wait especially on your first visit so bring a book and your patience. It will be totally worth it. He has a had in all his patients, managing his staff, surgery etc.. At two locations.

We completed 2 IUI's all with the same medication protocol. Femara the first 5 days of cycle followed by two or three gonal f injections. The number of injections was based on my follicle growth from the monitored ultrasounds. IUI #1 I did two 150 gonal f injections and I got pregnant but miscarried at 6 weeks. IUI #2 I took three gonal f injections and this cycle I did not end up pregnant. I am currently going through IUI #3 and I had three gonal f injections. Waiting to find out if I am pregnant. If not we are headed to IVF. My husband has retrograde ejaculation where the sperm is going backward and into the bladder. So he is on Allegra, and a sodium bicarbonate protocol. His urologist just added a new medication (antidepressant) that is supposed to help with retrograde ejaculation. Dr. Abuzeid agrees with the add to his protocol. Hardly any sperm comes out of my husband so we will definitely need assistance to get pregnant because this problem causes low sperm count. For all of our IUI's they have to pull sperm from my husband urine and wash it for the IUI.

The first IUI and ultrasounds were covered at 100%. The second IUI was covered at 50% for some reason and the same procedure codes were used. I will have to look into this. Total cost out of pocket is almost $400. The third IUI has not been billed yet. Medication for each cycle cost $1600 per cycle. My insurance does not cover IVF at all what so ever.

We have not has to do an embryo transfer yet. If IUI # 3 is not successful we will be headed down this road.

I have to go through IVF to have children because both of my tubes were completely removed due to an erotic. I’ve been pregnant 7 times with 4 healthy pregnancies before the Ethiopic. Dr. Abuzeid was a very reputable man recommended to me so I went and seen him. Our first appointment went great! He started by having us getting blood work done and doing a semen analysis. When the results came back he said my husband morphology wasn’t amazing but it was plenty good enough to move forward. We proceeded and started our hormone injections. During monitoring we never seen the doctor only seen nurses. Also never received a phone call about dosage increase or our lining from Dr. Abuzeid only heard from nurses. I didn’t react as good as I thought I would so he increased my dose and we ended up with 7 eggs. After retrieval he put me on meds to prepare my body for transfer. I get checked two or three times up till transfer. They didn’t seem sure of my lining thickness but increased my endometrium and progesterone. They called us to come in and transfer on day 3. On transfer day he explained that my eggs were oval shaped and that it didn’t mean anything cause once they hatched into an embryo the shell would be gone. He also rechecked my lining and said “I think it’s good to transfer”. He left how many we wanted to transfer up to us so we went with two. Neither stuck and I truly felt like it had to do with my lining and timing. So he called us to let us know it was negative and we could transfer again and he wouldn’t charge us full amount cause he felt terrible that we didn’t get our positive. We set up an appointment but couldn’t afford the price. We went in thinking he was going to cut us a deal. So we waited a year and went back. Our first visit with Dr. Abuzeid he apologized again for it not working last round and he re-ran labs cause I told him after the last round I was going up to 63 days without having a mentral cycle and that I always had regular mental cycles before our last IVF cycle. He ran them and we paid. Our cost was over double what our first round cost and he recommended a mini IVF cycle at first. We listened as we trusted that he was the expert. After talking to the nurse about our dosage of meds I reminded her that I didn’t respond well last round of IVF and my meds got increased and so she looked at my chart and said you’re right I see what you’re saying and she talked to Dr. Abuzeid and he says that we’d do a full cycle. He was very adamant about doing another full cycle or mini even though we already had three frozen. We questioned him why and he said he felt better about getting a few more eggs. At this point he said maybe we’ll do a mini IVF cycle plus defrost your three frozen and quoted us the cost. It was more than the full cycle so we went with the full. We figured we’d end up with more embryos and at least be able to transfer and hopefully freeze more. We ordered our meds and during monitoring I got a very uneasy feeling like they weren’t paying close enough attention. We did seem to ha e more eggs this time and they never gave an exact amount or the sizes. On my last monitoring appointment she wanted Abuzeid to come in but he had to rush to the hospital for another patient. She said I’d be retrieving that weekend but didn’t know if I’d be doing a fresh transfer because my lining was measuring way to thick. I asked how thick and she said 22mm. So I pretty much prepared myself to freeze all. They ended up retrieving a couple days later and they called us one time with how our embryos were doing. On day 5 we ended up with 5 embryos left out of 12 and he recommended transferring 3. We were shocked but ended up following his expert advise as we trusted him to make the best decision for us. On transfer day I brought up my lining and he looked at it and said it’s good it’s good. It seemed as though he couldn’t get a good enough measure but again we trusted him. So we transferred our best looking three. Over the next couple weeks we went in twice for blood work and had to increase meds. On beta day we got another negative. He once again called to apologize. The remains of our embryos arrested. We felt like Dr. Abuzeid having so many different offices and patients that we were more of a number now. Thousand if dollars later and transferring 5 embryos we had three left still frozen. I felt he could recommended an ERA test the 2nd time or retested my husbands semen. I feel like with how thick my uterus lining was that it wasn’t optimal for and embryo. He could’ve done more to ensure everything was primed and perfect but he didn’t. I don’t feel like he did it purposely but I do feel like with the price and going through the whole IVF process he could be a lot more personable with his patients. He never even offered PGS testing with my eggs being oval shaped. We truly put all of our trust in him and feel let down. After our last cycle, price increases, and feeling like a number we have now made another appointment elsewhere.

Do your research and advocate for yourself! Request him to do all monitoring and testing so he’s 100% aware of you and your case. Their equipment for monitoring could definitely be updated to.

Our protocol was basic, he pushed to do ICSI which resulted in embryos but part of me feels like the more natural approach would’ve resulted in more embryos in the end

They were on certain days and certain hours. Monitoring equipment seemed old and outdated

Our first round we got a discount of 55% and charged $4500 for a full cycle. Our second IVF cycle they said they’d give us a multi-cycle discount. They did of only 20% and they raised their prices so our cost was $8500 for a full cycle. Then they charge extra for monitoring and HCG testing and anesthesia costs of $300

He never pushed us to transfer one or multiple the first round, but was very keen on transferring three the 2nd time around.

He was very friendly. He made sure I understood what was going on and what the next steps would be. He didn’t hurry me and made me feel free to ask as many questions as I had. He never made me feel rushed. He was also very optimistic and connected with my husband and I. He didn’t make us feel hopeless.

He is a great doctor. He is personal me and he is very very knowledgeable. You’re in good hands!

I used 150iu of Menopur, I think 75 or 125 of Follistin for the first few days. Then they added Cetrotide to suppress ovulation. I used Novarel as my tigger before my retrieval. I was on estradiol and endometrium vaginally, and prometrium orally. The day they did the transfer I did one more shot of Novarel.i continued the estridol until around 6 or 7 weeks when I had my first ultrasound and the endometrin until I was 12 weeks pregnant.

My insurance covered services but I want to say it was around $11k- $12k outbof pocket, not including meds if I would have had to pay.

Dr. Abuzeid usually reccomends transferring two embryos but our insurance covered our IVF costs but o love you allowed us to transfer one embryo at a time.

Dr. Abuzeid loves what he does and tries very hard to get you pregnant. He is hopeful for you but also is straight forward and tells you that it might not work. With having high FSH it's something most doctors don't even want to deal with and usually recommend donor eggs but Dr. Abuzeid was very much willing to work with and my eggs and I'm super grateful to him. In the next 6 months or so I will trying to conceive Baby No. 2 and I will be seeing Dr. Abuzeid again!

Be prepared for a little bit of a language barrier. But with patience and asking questions you should be able to grasp everything you need to know.

Because of my high FSH we went with low dose injectable so not to ruin the quality of my eggs.

Monitoring was open from 730am-930am and first come first served. Sometimes there was no one waiting and other times a couple people would be ahead of you. Bloodwork was done pretty quickly ultrasounds sometimes took longer but Dr. Abuzeid usually went over everything.

$10,000 covered all monitoring appointments, retrieval, transfer and after transfer appointments plus all costs associated with monitoring the embryos.

He is very kind and very thorough. He always explains everything. He is compassionate and gentle. His office is very busy. There is sometimes a long weight. He is definitely looking out for your best interest always. He is very optimistic but honest. I feel like he did his very best for our cycle even though it ended in miscarriage. We are definitely staying with him for our 'hopeful' second cycle (if we can get the funds). I feel like he is one of the pioneers of the field and really understands and is talented in the field of ivf.

Be prepared to wait in the waiting room. But you can trust they will do their very best to achieve your pregnancy.

Because my husband had a Vasectomy with his first wife, we had to extract his semen and freeze it prior to Tx. (We didn't know if there would be any at all due to length of time) I went on BC to prepare for Ivf. I was on menopur and follistem with lupron in the morning. I didn't have to do the Progesterone in Oil, but had 3 other forms of progesterone. My Trigger was an Intramuscular drug. I Believe I was stemmed for 8 days? We had to transfer on day 3 because the eggs were not doing that great. The best 2 were picked. That he believed would do well enough to continue. None of the remaining eggs made it to day 5 to freeze. I received a pregnant blood test, 2 weeks later. My numbers were incredibly high. But was heart broken to find no heart beat at 5 weeks. The sacs were super low. I was sent to a specialist for additional U/S. I asked to wait til 9 weeks to check again. No heart beat at 9weeks. My body would not M/C on its own because of the IVF drugs. So we had to do a D & C, and I had the worst pain of my life that night after the surgery. I thought I would die from the pain. Dr.Abuzeid was very kind and emphatic. Not sure if endometriosis made everything worse. Even with everything that happened, I would go out on the limb to try again, for a chance at motherhood.

It was every other morning from 6-9am. You had to wait in lobby. It was first come first serve. They tried to get people in and out though.

7,000 IVF cycle. 15,000 for IVF cycle with embryo testing. 800 to freeze. 40/mo for sperm storage. 1,200 for IUI. 1,200 to sperm aspiration.

I was happy with transferring 2.

We came to dr. Abuzeid from another clinic where we just felt we were not being heard. He listened to all of our concerns and addressed every single question we had. He treated us with care and compassion

Even though the wait time to get in for a consult is long, just go for it. He is worth everything

We are just starting our IVF cycle and will be starting the stim injections within a week. He chose our protocol based on our infertility diagnoses and my age

Our ivf cycle will cost us $10250 plus the following 800 for freezing of leftover embryos, 600 per embryo for assisted hatching, 300 anesthesia for retrieval

Dr. Abuzeid is amazing and I do not have any complaints about him. He is very good about including you in your own healthcare decisions and formulating a treatment plan with the patient vs. for the patient. As a nurse, I appreciate that I was able to have input in our treatment.

Write down all your questions to ensure you get them all answered and so you don’t feel rushed. He is a busy man!

My first cycle we used Gonal F and menopur, then added Cetrotide eventually. My second cycle we did estrogen priming with the same meds. My last day of stimulation medications my dosages of Gonal F and Menopur were increased.

Long wait unless you arrive prior to 7am. I always tried to be the first person there.

An average cycle is about 15,000 I believe.

In my case for both of my transfers he has recommend transferring 2 embryos. He completely left the decision up to my husband and I but let us know his recommendation.

I really liked Dr. Abuzeid. He has a very warm bedside manner but he was, also, very real with us about our situation. Since, we were older he gave us all the statistics but in a warm manner. Dr. Abuzeid was very open to our input. For instance, he thought I should go straight to IVF due to my age. But ,since he diagnosed me an uterine septum, I wanted a hysteroscopy for him to fix the uterine septum to avoid a miscarriage. He didnt exactly agree, but, he respected our wishes and did the hysteroscopy to fix my uterus.

To ask lots of questions and be an advocate for yourself.

I believe it was a very conservative approach and very cookie cutter. Menopur, Gonal-F, and Cetrotide.

Monitoring appts were very easy. Their was a general window for monitoring and I would get there early and get right in.

I believe the IVF cycle was $10,000.

For my age, Dr. Abuzeid believed I should transfer 2 embryos and educated us on multiples.

Dr. Abuzeid was wonderful. He clearly knew what he was doing and treated each patient individually and uniquely. He was so compassionate and kind. I trusted him 100% and if I ever decide to do IVF again, he will be my doctor.

Trust your doctor!

My protocol included Gonal-F, cetrotide, a trigger shot, and an HCG booster shot after transfer. I have PCOS so he monitored me very closely to avoid OHSS.

There was always a line when I arrived first thing in the morning. I had a 2 hour drive each way and worked full time so I had to be there first thing. As long as I got there 20 minutes early, my wait was bearable.

The cost of my IVF cycle was $10,000. That included monitoring, retrieval, and transfer. His office offered a discount if you met income requirements. He also offers payment plans.

Dr. Abuzeid explained the benefits of one embryo vs. two as well as all risks involved. The decision was completely mine.

Dr Abuzeid is wonderful. He is genuinely caring and wants success for his patients. He is a skilled surgeon and had it not been for him, I wouldn’t have my daughter. I cannot is compliment his skill and expertise enough and would refer anyone to him without question.

Go in with an open mind and listen. Don’t lose hope.

I had a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, septum resection, tube opening and lysis of scar tissue. Then I had six weeks of estrogen, two weeks of progesterone prior to being able to try after my surgery. We had one unmedicated cycle with a negative test and then a positive test the next cycle.

My insurance covered most of my treatments with minimal exceptions

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Dr Abuzeid performed a hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, and IUI on me. He was very professional, explained everything he was doing in detail, and after my surgery went over with my husband what he found. He has great bedside manner, was very compassionate and positive.

He operates out of several offices, so you may have to see his PA. She is just as wonderful as he is, though!

For my IUI, I took 5 mg of femara for 5 days (cycle days 4-8), I did Gonal-F injections (150 IU), an ovidrel trigger shot, and progesterone tabs 3 times per day following the IUI.

My insurance covered all monitoring and medication, but my IUI with sperm wash was $850.

Dr. Abuzeid is very kind and compassionate while also being realistic. Be prepared to answer a million questions with your first consultation. I never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision and all of the options were clearly explained to me.

It may take a while to get an appointment with Dr. Abuzeid but it's worth the wait. He is a truly talented doctor. If anyone can help you get pregnant it's him!

Insurance has covered medications and procedures so far. Just normal co pays for medication.

After my last doctor suggested I use a surrogate, I sought a second opinion with Dr. Abuzeid. He diagnosed many problems that none of my prior doctors had discovered. He suggested a course of treatment to address these problems and again, I found myself wondering if I would have found success if I had just started with Dr. Abuzeid. He took the time to explain EVERYTHING to me in more detail than ever before.

Trust him. He is amazing.

We have not started a cycle yet. After my surgery to address fibroids and tubal blockage, we will assess my next step.

My surgery is covered by insurance. I was quoted for an IVF procedure which was approximately $15,000

I feel like the doctor is listening to me but he always leaves things open ended. He will present options and leave us to choose when I feel like it’s his job to tell us what to do. He will explain what’s going on but not directly say “Here’s what we’re going to do.”

Don’t be afraid to ask questions and be direct.

My office visits were $40 each time. Ultrasound monitoring and bloodwork were $150 each month during Clomid treatment. IVF has been estimated at $11,000 per cycle.

Our experience with him has been excellent. I always had a lot of questions, and Dr. Abuzeid took time to explain everything and showed compassion at every step. He is extremely knowledgeable and experienced.

If you have questions or doubts, express yourself.

Antagonist protocol, HCG trigger.

About $8000 for IVF cycle, not including medication.

Dr. Abuzeid is a very kind man. He takes time to explain everything in terms I can understand. He doesn’t rush. He is compassionate. I fully trust his abilities and care. He listens to me and doesn’t try to talk over me.

Dr. Abuzeid is wonderful!

I have been through 2 rounds of injections (ovidrel). I have also competed 2 rounds of oral medication (femera). My remaining ovary is prone to large cysts so I am limited in fertility medications I can take.

Most of my costs were covered by health insurance. The costs that weren’t covered I paid out of pocket.

Dr. Abuzeid talked about harvesting one “perfect” egg and combining it with my partner’s sperm, creating a single embryo.

He takes his time and explains all options without giving his own personal preference so we can make our own decision. He is very respectful, he is very clear about his plans and course of treatment. He welcomes feedback and suggestions and is available to answer any question if needed.

Be patient and book as early as possible because he is in high demand.

I think $800 per IUI

He was amazing. I did bring thoughts and ideas to the table just based off my medical history and he took them into account and ordered the proper test to investigate those things. Seriously so grateful for his care

Be informed on yourself and openly talk with him. He will listen.

It was fine. I mean it's early in the morning which makes it convenient but then again I wasn't really awake.

Thorough, kind, and compassionate. I never felt rushed, even though office is incredibly busy. Fully explained risks of hysteroscopy. Seemed to be upfront with expectations and next plan of care.

Be prepared for a process and big work up.

Hysteroscopy. Monitored cycle with planned intercourse. + pregnancy but resulted MC at 7 weeks. IVF soon.

Seemed knowledgeable, but was eager to do surgery when second opinions felt it unnecessary. We waited for months for our consultation for him to be in the room for 27 minutes, leaving the room and requiring us to make another appointment to answer any questions.

Keep copies of all your records and have questions answered initially.

We switched providers prior to beginning treatment.

Seemed comparable

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