IVFMD - Arlington

Dr. Raj always explained everything to me in a way that I could understand. He always made sure that I felt comfortable with the procedure or the next steps and even comforted me when I was crying and upset to know that I had diminished ovarian reserve. But also made me realize that it wasn’t the end of the road for us yet and that made a world of difference to me

Listen to everything he has to say and be honest if you don’t understand or want to do something he’s a great listener and wants you to be on board

We started out with using clomid for one cycle and then using a trigger shot before our iui. Then we did femara for one cycle with the trigger and iui and then did one last iui with clomid again and the trigger. We chose to try the iui before going on to egg donor just to see if it would result in a pregnancy but unfortunately no pregnancy resulted in any of the iuis

The consult I believe was like $120. When we decided to do iui each ultrasound was around $160 and we needed at least two per cycle. The trigger Injection was about $75 then the sperm wash and iui procedure were another $100 or so. So times all those by the 3 times we did it and it got pretty expensive for us. Not including the lab work that had to be done and that was another $300 or so

He is very knowledgeable and very compassionate. I think he might be a little overworked. He oversees three clinics. He makes sure you and your spouse are part of the treatment plan. He completely took my concerns seriously that I had not been checked for anything by my OB/GYN and he found endometriosis. He did not want to me to waste money on any treatments that he did not think would be successful. He personally explained all of the costs of everything. When I applied for a grant and needed him to do paper work. he had it ready the next day.

To open to his suggestions, he has been doing this a long time and probably knows what you need the most to be successful.

He completed one diagnostic IUI cycle with us when we first went to see him. They got in for an appointment within 30 days of calling and we started the IUI process immediately.This was after I had four failed clomid IUI's with my OB/GYN and my husband had a varicocelectomy. I took femara for 5 days. I had an ultrasound at the beginning along with an OB lab panel and my husband had an advanced semen analysis done. I had an HSG and another ultrasound closer to ovulation time. He specifically told me when to use the trigger shot and he himself did the IUI. After the IUI failed he recommended that I have a lap surgery to explore further since we had been trying for four years and everything else looked normal to good. He did not want me to waste more money on IUI if there was something that we were not seeing. He found stage II endometriosis and was ready to move on to IVF for our next treatment. We are just working saving up the money for IVF now.

my diagnostic IUI with meds was $1200. My HSG, semen analysis, and OB lab panel was covered by insurance with a $30 copay. My lap surgery was covered 80% by insurance and I had to pay $3200 out of pocket. My IVF cycle will not be covered by insurance. Dr. Le estimate that it would cost $9250 for the cycle and $3000-$5000 for medications.

He recommends single embryo transfers. He sites the CDC guidelines as his reasoning.

Dr Le is very open, patient, kind, caring and compassionate. I feel that he is dedicated to helping families achieve their dreams of children. He takes such care in everything he does. I will never forget him during our 2 frozen embryos transfers, he took every step to protect our embryos and make sure his placement was perfect. He did practice transfers with me each time so he knew exactly how to navigate my body and where to place our embryos before the actual transfer. He does not do anything carelessly, wrecklessly or without purpose. I never felt rushed with Dr. Le. and I wholeheartedly trust his opinion, knowledge, skill, and intent. He is a believer of God and gives Him credit above himself. Dr Le also has a great sense of humor, calming bedside nature and all around good personality. His protocols are perfected, he knows what he is doing. He strives to achieve a healthy single pregnancy and out of 3 transfers, we have 3 healthy, perfect, beautiful babies. Without Dr. Le I do not believe this would have been medically possible for my husband and I. God has blessed Dr. Le, he is a fertility genius.

trust him, he knows what he is doing.

our only option was IVF with ICSI. I did a drug protocol in 2010 that I can't remember everything to list it here, it was so much medication, oral, vaginal, injections, patches, all of it (Lupron, progesterone, etc.). when it was finally time for my egg retrieval, I had 23 eggs. They also had to retrieve sperm from my husband and they got 3 vials. They were able to inciminate 14 eggs, after 5 days we had 6 embryos. We transferred 2 and froze 4, in sets of 2's. 2 years after our first baby (healthy girl) I went back to Dr. Le, got on a drug protocol that began with birth control to gain control of my cycle, then went to oral, vaginal & patch hormones (progesterone, Vivel and a few others). Dr. Le completed our transfer of 2 frozen/thawed embryos and I got pregnant with 1 baby. 2 years after I had my second baby (healthy boy) I went back to Dr. Le and repeated that entire protocol using our last 2 frozen embryos and had our last baby a healthy boy. if we had more embryos I would continue the process!

we spent around $20k on IVF with ICSI, including 3 embryo transfers resulting in my 3 children.

Dr Le told my husband and me that he would not transfer more than 2 embryos because it's not responsible and lowers your chances for a healthy pregnancy due to higher chance of multiples resulting in higher risk pregnancies. He let it completely be our choice to do 1 or 2 embryos.

Dr. Raj is very friendly yet direct, patient and caring. He was attentive to my needs and answered all my questions with honesty and detail. He set up a clear treatment plan for me that included as much diagnostic testing as needed to help improve the chances of success.

Be open to the type of treatment he suggests and trust that he is making the right decisions to improve your chances of concieving.

I have a history of annovulation and long cycles. Dr. Raj did bloodwork and determined I had hypothyroidism as well, and after initial consult, we decided an IUI with trigger shot and femara would work best. We also did an HSG to check for tubal blockage and although there was no blockage seen, I believe this helped. This treatment protocol helped us concieve on our first cycle.

The prices are listed on the website and insurance paid for most of my treatment. Without insurance, I believe the total cost would have been around $750

Dr Le. Was very sweet and kind. He took time to sit and talk to us about our options. He answered any questions we had. He explained to us what to expect in each step of the process. He always made sure we understood what to expect.

I would say to have any questions that you may have for him. Be prepared to spend a little extra time as he takes time to explain everything. I would say dont be shy and if you are unsure of anthing ask him.

We have just started and are using donor eggs and a surrogate so a protocol call for us specifically has not been made. He explained how the process will go.

Costs were pre-screening, coordination of egg donor/surrogate, retrieval, and transfer

Very knowledgeable and compassionate. Takes my issues seriously, and works hard to create a plan to succeed. Suggests different approaches. Very caring and understanding of this process and the emotions involved.

He goes over a lot of information at your consultation, but he takes his time to make sure you understand.

Right now I am on Clomid with timed intercourse.

My insurance covers parts of the treatment until I get to IUi

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