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Dr. Reed was both up front and delicate when talking strategy with me. As a single mother by choice, this is something that is difficult already but doing it alone you need lots of guidance and someone who will provide you with all the information. I felt valued by her and her staff and that I was not just a number coming and going.

Ask questions. No question is dumb. The more you learn the more you are able to understand your body.

For the first IUI with Dr. Reed, she decided to try letrozole (7.5 mg for 5 days) and a steroid (10 days). We got 2 follicles, which is exactly what we wanted. The second IUI we upped the letrozole to 10mg for 5 days and did the steroid for 10. We also performed an HSO test to check my uterus to make sure there were no fibroids or anything blocking the egg implanting. We got another 2 follicles but faster. Currently waiting to see if I got the BFP.

Without Insurance: Transvaginal Ultrasounds $150 HSO Procedure $250 IUI $260

Dr. Reed gave me hope when nobody else had before. I was seeing a doctor in the city where I live who performed every infertility cause test and did one IUI on me. He never had an answer, nor did I feel like he cared. He acted like "just keep trying." But I knew deep down that something was wrong. I picked Dr. Reed after studying nearly all of the fertility doctors in the Dallas area. I had high hopes that she would be the one, and she proved me right during our first tele visit. She was confident from the start she knew what my problem was, and then during our first sonogram where she found one of my ovaries wasn't producing well (I had had other sonograms, but nobody pointed this out) she knew what the exact answer was. Her confidence and optimism were priceless and such a relief to my husband and I.

Do not wait to go see a fertility doctor. I kept waiting because people told me "oh, it'll happen". I knew deep down something was wrong, and I wish I'd gone to Dr. Reed even sooner. Just go!

After finding I had low reserve, Dr. Reed was confident we could achieve pregnancy with an IUI. She put me on 250mg of Clomid, I did a trigger shot 24 hours before the IUI procedure, and have followed up with taking progesterone vaginally every night since.

It cost $180 to schedule my initial consultation. $150 for my first appointment with her, where I had a sonogram. $33 for my Clomid and $107 for my trigger shot. $250 for my HSO test (2nd visit). $150 for my third visit with a sonogram. $140 for my 4th visit and IUI. $120 to their lab for the semen washing. $107 for progesterone to last till my 11th week. Finally $150 for my final visit, a sonogram at 8 weeks.

Dr. Reed is very kind and has lots of enthusiasm and energy. She’s a very positive RE. We absolutely loved her attitude and had high hopes of success. We would choose Dr. Reed again! She has great bedside manner and is great at calming her patients with her sweet attitude.

Make sure to ask questions.

Estrogen priming for a week before cycle instead of birth control. I only have 1 ovary (but great AFC) so we started Stims with 150 FSH and 75 menotropins. My follicles were slow to grow so we upped to 300 FSH and 150 menotropins. On day 8 we added cetrotide. I stimmed for 15 days and feel it was too long. At egg retrieval I had over 14 follicles 15-24mm in size, but only 2 eggs retrieved even after flushing. One egg was polyploid and dark. The embryo created with the good egg was a perfect 2 day Grade A transferred on day 2. Negative results. No eggs or money left to try again. Our results blew us all away because they were so poor. All tests showed great follicles, etc. very saddened and upon review I personally feel my eggs may have been affected by the long Stim time, but Dr. Reed thinks it may be poor egg quality. I naturally conceived 2 living children and twice within the year before my ectopic pregnancy (9-23-19) took my only Fallopian tube, so I don’t believe I have poor egg quality.

$8500 Global Fee including 1 year of freezing (we had no eggs to freeze) $3000 medications $500 labs, etc. $500 anesthesia

I wish we could transfer multiples, but we didn’t have the option as only 1 embryo was created.

Dr.Reed was over all very helpful and amazing. From the first day I had a consultation with Dr.Reed she made me feel welcome she made me feel like it’s okay to not be able to conceive the natural way that I wasn’t the only one who struggles with trying to conceive. She walked me through every step of the procedure she made me feel her and her nurses are very educated and know what they are doing. She was really straight forward with me but at the same time was still sensitive to my feelings and could understand how I was feeling. When it was time to actually start the procedure she made me feel that everything was going to be okay she would guide me through what ever she was doing to my body that I couldn’t see. Her office was also very clean and neat I felt very comfortable being at her office knowing there aren’t any bugs or things just out in the open.

Whether good or bad news Dr.Reed will always make you feel comfortable and warm and clear up and confusion so no need to be nervous about anything .

I was on 50 mg of clomid to make my eggs bigger, and I was also on a medication for the hsg process or die test is another word used for hsg it that medication just was to help proven me from catching anything from the die test .

Dr Reed and her staff have always been very attentive and followed up with me during my treatment. They checked how I was doing and responded to my calls and emails in timely manner. Dr Reed is a compassionate and wants you to succceed. She is also considerate of the treatments and tests you want to try and willing to do them for your peace of mind. Dr Reed does the ultrasounds, retrieval’s and transfers herself and I like this approach.

I would advise to have a list of questions and have a thorough discussion during your initial consultation. This Dr has an open mind.

We did an estrogen priming protocol to prepare my ovaries for a stimulation and retrieval cycle.

We paid about $12,500 for a complete IVF cycle with ICSI and PGS testing. Part of those fees were charged by the embryo testing lab.

The Dr prefers to do eSET for PGS tested embryos.

Dr. Le has taken the time to talk to us and answer any questions or concerns that we have. We have a lot of fertility challenges- severe endometriosis and a very low egg reserve- and he has been great about adapting our protocol and treatment plan to meet our needs, even early on.

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We are still very early on in the process. However, he has discussed an aggressive protocol for us that will address egg quality over quantity. He explained that was important given my low egg reserve and my age (38). Currently, we go every menstrual cycle for an ultrasound to see if my body is ready to start IVF. Dr. Le has been very patient with my body and the time it is taking, as I am only about 3 months post-surgery.

IVFMD has global pricing for IVF treatment, which I believe is $8,500. Other costs are additional, such as baseline ultrasounds (approximately $150), anesthesia, and medications.

We have not gotten to that point in the process yet and haven’t had that discuss with him.

Dr Le is very positive. He tells me almost every appointment that my ovaries and eggs look great. He’s personable and talks to you about your treatment, but also asks about your life. He does look over your paper skirt to talk to your face when you’re up in stirrups which is funny but doesn’t bother me. I’d rather he talks to my face!

He doesn’t seem to want to diagnose. I have cystic ovaries, and my previous Dr confirmed that I have PCOS, but Dr Le says I don’t. I know I do have it, so that’s a little strange. I’m not a typical case though.

I did 3 IUIs with letrozole and hcg trigger. I took less for cycles 2-3, since I reacted too well the first one. None ended with a pregnancy. I am currently in an IVF cycle, but haven’t started stims yet, just birth control

Global IVF fee is $8,500 not including meds or genetic testing. I think anesthesiologist is a separate fee as well. Fees listed on website

He only transfers one embryo at a time. At least this is what he told me.

Only issue we had was the frozen donor eggs we wanted had not worked with his office in the past. Due to this, the whole process was delayed several months. The facility we used for donor eggs had to train the staff in Dr Le’s lab before they could accept the eggs.

Give him a chance. Even if our experience had been unsuccessful, I would have still been grateful we had the opportunity to work with him.

We originally thought IUI would be an option because our last doctor skipped everything and we immediately did 3 rounds of egg retrieval’s and then embryo transfers. No diagnosis was ever provided. Prior to meeting Dr Le I had laparoscopic surgery to diagnose endometriosis. Dr Le discussed options to do IUI, egg retrieval’s or donor eggs or donor embryos. IUI didn’t work because my tubes were sealed. So he helped us choose between frozen donor eggs or a fresh egg donor.

Insurance covered the majority. They provide costs upfront and I believe they also list them online.

We had genetic test done on the embryos and felt that due to the excellent quality we would only transfer one. And due to my age (40) there can be higher risks carrying twins.

Doctor Reed was very nice and always listened. However when it came to talking about the results of the day or treatment she did it at a table in the hallway so that any of the nurses there or other patients walking by could hear and that was somewhat uncomfortable and sometimes felt rushed.

You will not get a explanation of why you are given each medication so be prepared to ask. They will tell you but you really need to ask In order to get it.

The protocol i was given was Lipton for 2 -3 weeks, then I added 300 of gonal f and menaupor. They increased my menoupor after a week to double as I was “slow”. I took 1 week of antibiotics before the retrieval and an hcg 10000 trigger shot. My transfer was put on hold due to Covid19. There was no explanation of what each medication was however I was given individual instructions on how to take the medications.

Doctor Reeds office gives a global fee paid up front of $8500 plus the cost of medication. There were some additional testing costs that were explained up front. Dr Reed did her best to get medications at the best price by using multiple pharmacies and proving me with links to prescription grants/discounts. Total cost of medication came out to around $4500

Doctor Reed strongly advices single embryo transfer but has stated that if I was felt strongly and my partner did as well she would transfer 2.

Dr. Le is an uplifting doctor at first. He made us feel like we were going to be parents with no issues at all. He answered every question we had with lots of detail. However, once we got further into treatment that wasn't working, we would ask to switch protocol and he would dismiss it. We felt like our treatment was feeling impersonal and communication between staff was insufficient. When I needed to see another doctor in the practice, none of them were aware of any prior treatment I've had with Dr. Le and vice versa. After a few failed IUIs, Dr. Le made it seem like we were wasting our time and I should have never begun that way. This was very confusing as he was so hopeful and positive in the beginning.

Make sure you advocate for yourself. Always restate things you think are important and "brief" him on your previous visit.

I started with 50mg of clomid and a trigger my first round of IUI. My lining suffered minimally with clomid (which I didn't find out until months later) Each time after that I was on Femara 2.5 then 7.5. I was also put on Gonal F for my 3rd round with no different reaction. My lining only suffered after I had my Hysteroscopy.

I have no insurance coverage for fertility treatments. I paid $150 for each sono. I had to pay just my co pay for all meds except Gonal F which cost $400. I paid around $350 for my HSG, $300 for vial storage, and I had to pay completely out of pocket for my Hysteropscopy.

Dr. Le is indeed a good Doctor and I’m sure he was great for lots of couples. As for my husband and I, we didn’t feel he felt the urge to get us pregnant. He repeated himself a lot with the exact same words in every consultation which it didn’t give us confidence that he knew exactly what he was saying. We feel we wasted a lot of time trying several IUIs which for a person with low ATM IFV would be the wisest way to go. He also spoke about “scratching” my endometrium after a failed implementation. Wait, what? No time to waist here. We can’t keep on guessing what’s going to work due to the emotional and financial burden fertility treatment hits you with. Not cool at all. Overall just plain uncertainty during the entire treatment.

Despite of everything Doctor Le is very sweet

Well, as I mentioned before he did lots of IUIs and was very conservative with the hormone dosage specially for someone who has low ovarian reserve. My husband and I felt we wasted a lot of time

Well, he was very adamant about doing a frozen single transfer, biopsy of the embryos (which now I know that the whole process of unfreezing and freezing again the embryos can be very damaging). Anyways, I would do a fresh transfer of 2 embryos

He was very thorough in his explanations and saw me at every sonogram visit. He does everything himself so that he can be there for the patient and see the progress with his own eyes. He doesn’t necessarily remember everything you’ve told him but once he looks at your chart his memory is easily jogged. The only con is that sometimes the wait time is long bc he is being so attentive and thoughtful with each patient

Be prepared to ask questions. Take full advantage that he is not a Doctor who gives canned answers and really personalizes the experience with attentiveness

Started with an estrogen priming and then antagonist protocol. Towards the end of the previous cycle I started with an estrogen miniville patch and cetrotide. After my baseline I started with clinics, menopur, GonalF and continued with the estrogen patch. Added cetrotide about 5 days into stim and went for 10 days of stim before trigger shot

Luckily insurance covered most. Cost here is very very reasonable for DFW area. I think it’s around $11k a cycle for the global fee (doesn’t include PGS testing)

He is conservative and does not recommend or side with multiples. Especially since I’m petite

Dr Le was a joy to work with, he always explained everything patiently. He help us to have hope. He showed compassion and kindness every appointment we have with him. He helps us make the best decisions concerning our treatment.

Don't be nervous, Dr Le is a very good doctor and he will clarify any concerns you may have

Started with a Baseline sonogram the first day of my cycle to make sure there are no pre-existing cysts in my ovaries. Stared on day 3 of my cycle, took clomid for 5 days. On day 7th of my cycle, had a HSG Hysterosalpinogram to evaluate the tubes and uterus. On day 12th had a Mid-cycle Vaginal Sonogram to check the ovaries for the dominant follicle and to measure the thickness of the uterine lining. After the sonogram that day (12th) had HCG inyection (Human chorionic gonadotropin) to ensure that ovulation will occur. On day 13thm had the IUI treatment. The treatment was not successful. We did a second round using fermara instead of clomid but it was not successful either. we did labs to check hormone levels as well (TSH).

For IUI treatment, overall cost was about $1000. About $200 of that was paid toward prescription medications, and not to the clinic itself.

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I am very happy with Dr. Le. I am still trying for a baby but he is as aggressive as you want to be and he takes the time to listen, explain, and answer all of my questions. He seems to adjust things as needed to see what will work.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, ask about possible treatments, etc. - he will not hesitate to take time to talk and explain with you.

I had a MC 2 years ago and haven’t gotten pregnant since them. I seem to ovulate on my own but still no pregnancy. First round with Dr. Le we tried clomid with trigger shot. My lining ended up a bit thin so next cycle we did Femara with trigger shot and progesterone. My progesterone tested fine the previous cycle but he said it could only help. I appreciate him trying something new, since it wasn’t anything that could negatively affect the process. My lining was much better on femara so that was good but still no pregnancy. We took December off but will be returning in January ready to go.

As well as I remember, the consultation was $100-150, same cost over the phone as it would have been in office. Each ultrasound is $150 for clomid/femara monitored cycles. Trigger shot is about $150 and cost of meds just depend. For me, clomid was much cheaper than femara but my body responded better to femara.

As I stated before I love Dr. Le. After my miscarriage he personally called me and told me how sorry he was. That meant a lot to me and my husband. He's a great doctor, the only one I will use. He goes above and beyond to make you feel comfortable and to give you the best chances of starting a family.

Trust in what he has to say. He has the best intentions to helping you build your dream family. Be prepared that cycles aren't the same as everyone else's and no two patients have the same experiences.

Dr. Le came up with my protocol based on my labs and referral from my previous infertility doctor. Only having one ovary we knew we had to be somewhat aggressive to get a good amount of eggs at retrieval. I took Gonal-F, Menopur, and ceteroide. I did a fresh cycle based off my reaction to the medicine and my hormone levels. I had a good experience with all the medicine and his nurses went over all the medications and how to administer them before hand. We are all assigned our own nurse, I thought that was very helpful. Dr. Le made sure that everything was on tract at every appointment and that all of my questions were asked.

The clinic charges $8500. And Anesthesia was an additional $500. ICSI was included in the price and so was the first year of freezing embryos. Compared to other clinics in the area genetic testing was significantly cheaper at IVFMD.

In our case we are a young couple me 26 at the time of our cycle and him 29. We didn't feel the pressure to transfer two embryos at the same time. In addition it's a much higher risk and less successful than a single embryo transfer. We trust in Dr. Le to help us make the right decision for us and our potential baby.

Dr. Le was really great on explaining the entire IVF cycle in the beginning. Now that we're actively in the cycle, I don't feel as comfortable with my knowledge. The visits now with him are very short but then again he's only doing sonograms and always answers our questions while he's in the room. I'm just left with a feeling that i don't know as much as i should.

Ask questions. Ask so many that you think you're annoying him. He's very patient to answer and will explain thoroughly.

We are doing an antagonist protocol. I stared with 10 units of Lupron for 12 days. Starting day 12 I will add 300 units of Gonal, Menopur and 5 units of Lupron. Not sure of the menopur dose but its one little bottle of the liquid mixed together with one bottle of the powder. That's as far as i've gotten so i'm not sure of the rest of the process. I do know i'll have an HCG trigger shot. And progesterone suppositories and pills and minivelle patches.

IVF cycle was $8000. Medications were $4700. TESE procedure (not Dr. Le) $2000. Day of costs (anesthesia, embryo freezing) $1700

He’s great! He’s good at explaining the process and always willing to answer questions and adjust protocol if needed. He called after every miscarriage and said he was sorry. He’s compassionate and cares what happens to his patients.

Ask questions! It’s easy to fell overwhelmed but it’s their job to answer them.

We did the standard protocol the first two. Then we did lupron, two weeks of antibiotics instead of one to treat my chronic endometritis.

The global fee is $8500 which includes retrieval, and the first transfer and first 3 sonograms and pregnancy tests. After that it’s $2,000 each time you transfer a frozen embryo. I think the medication was around $2,500.

He is a wonderful doctor with great bed side manner. We are still undergoing treatments and hopeful we will have success again (first IUI ended in miscarriage). We will probably complete a few more IUI cycles before moving on to IVF since IUI is covered by insurance and IVF is not.

Have questions prepared before you go for your consult and appointments.

First round IUI 50mg clomid. Resulted in one nature follicle and a pregnancy. Miscarries around 6 weeks. Second round 50mg clomid. Resulted in one nature follicle and failed cycle. Third round switched to 10mg letrozole because clomid made me feel terrible. Resulted in 2 mature follicles. Failed cycle. Fourth cycle added gonal-f 50 and letrozole 5mg. No mature follicles. Canceled IUI.

My IUIs were covered by insurance. I paid about $300-400 each cycle. $60 office copay x 2, $200 for IUI, and meds were extra ($5-150).

He’s very knowledgeable! He’s also very compassionate and caring. Although, things don’t go as planned, he’s been able to adjust my treatment as needed. I feel confident that he is doing what’s right for me.

Be prepared to be seen by other doctors For a couple of my first treatments, Dr. Le was completing them. Then as time when on, the other two additional doctors step in. It was fine, but sometimes felt lost since they didn’t know what Dr. Le and I had spoken about in a previous visit.

I had a couple of iui’s- they all resulted unsuccessful. We tried with different meds and different dosage.

Every visit was a cost!

They highly encourage the single embryo transfer

Sy Q. Le was straightforward about the odds of getting pregnant my second time at age 44. He brought up the option of using donor eggs. He was encouraging when he said that any new baby would feel like my own baby even if it wasn't my biological child.

Be open to receiving honest feedback about your chances of conceiving even if it is disappointing to you. He tries to be encouraging in what can be a very discouraging process. You have to try to stay positive in order to be receptive to his suggestions about other treatments.

For my first child, I became pregnant on my 3rd round of IUI. For my second child, I tried many rounds of IUI, I tried mini-stim IVF that produced 6 embryos. finally I did a frozen embryo transfer with a donated embryo that was successful. I don't remember all the drugs I used. I know I used clomid, estrogen, baby aspirin, hcg trigger injection.

My frozen embryo transfer was $1500 as I recall.

The doctor discussed the recommended number of embryos to transfer with me. It was an appropriate number given my age and the odds of implanting.

He was very positive and encouraging about treatment and didn’t want to rush me into invasive treatments when he thought I could definitely get pregnant without. He was very patient and willing to work with us.

I’d say to start going as soon as you want to start any sort of infertility treatment. While I absolutely love my OB, REs has the tools and training to troubleshoot more effectively

I had already had surgery to rule out endometriosis and there were no other issues that could be found so Dr. Le wanted to use Clomid, tunes intercourse and trigger shots to make sure the lining and cycles were on time and correct

Dr. Le is extremely compassionate. We had planned to transfer 2 embryos, but the day of the transfer (which happened to be a Sunday because thats just how the days fell) he said... Are you prepared for twins? I have a good feeling about this, you are going to be pregnant. Would you like to just transfer 1? YES. We transferred 1 and have 1 amazing son. Dr. Le makes you feel extremely important, and like he is giving you the treatment / advice he would give his own loved ones.

Go to him if you need any kind of fertility treatment. He is the only dr i will ever go to.

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My insurance didnt pay anything, it was all out of pocket. I think the cycle was $8,000 + medication which was about $2,000

Dr Le is an amazing Dr and person. Although he was not able to create a successful pregnancy for me, he did all he could possibly do for me with what I was able to provide him. His fees are outstandingly reasonable. Thanks

Don't expect anything other than the best because he is top notch.

Dr Le explained each treatment option available and their success rate individualized to my needs.

IVF global fee of only $7500. Medication was ordered at a reasonable cost.

She seem knowledgeable and was nice. She changed the treatment for each IUI cycle. Unfortunately they were not successful. She explained everything. I saw her at every visit. She did the monitoring ultrasounds herself. She wrote down the medication schedule herself.

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One clomid cycle. One femara cycle I believe it was called. Then a cycle that was a combo of both.

$500-$800 per cycle I believe? We paid everything out of pocket.

It was in late December that my husband and I visited Dr. Ly. What a wonderful person with full of compassion and empathy for his clients. We felt comfortable with him. He spent a lot of time explaining our options and what we can probably hope for. We decided to take the IVF route. As mentioned, I had low AMH level, so we knew that we might not get enough eggs to fertilize. Surely enough, there were only 4 eggs retrieved out of which only 2 were viable. Now, can you stop for a second and imagine the picture? Two viable eggs, and a very bad one vial of sperm cryopreserved?! What are the odds of success? Practically zero. I was 99.9% sure that this last IVF was going to fail. I was desperate, but I knew I had the best doctor who really cared about me and that even if the IVF failed, I knew that the doctor tried his best. It is unfortunate but true that nobody can guarantee the success of the IVF. I kept that in my mind all the way through the end. But I reconciled with myself thinking that even if the IVF failed, I would have known that we tried the best that we could, and my doctor sincerely tried the best he could. After all, this is all we can do right?! And this is the kind of a doctor Dr. Ly is. He cares deeply about his patients. He is very knowledgeable, and his staff is very pleasant to work with. His embryology lab crew are just amazing. Trust me, they know what they are doing. Guess what? I beat the odds. One of the two eggs was viable, and I got pregnant! This was one of the happiest moments in my life. With the help of God, and the doctor, I beat the odds!!!! If it was not for Dr. Ly and his wonderful team of nurses and embryologists, I would not have had my baby! It takes a lot of practice, practice, and knowledge to find one viable sperm! I bring the analogy of a fisherman in the ocean. It is not easy to find one correct DNA fish in the big ocean. But they were able to do it. These people are wonderful. I will never forget what they have done for me. Until the day I die, I will always bow my head before them in deep gratitude for the little miracle they gave me. Rest assure, he is a good doctor, a doctor that you can trust, and trust is very important in this process

Rest assure, he is a good doctor, a doctor that you can trust, and trust is very important in this process.

The cost was very reasonable.