Kaldas Center for Fertility, Surgery, and Pregnancy

Dr. Kaldas is extremely intelligent when it comes to fertility treatment. He definitely meets you where you are at as far as how aggressive you want to get with treatment, etc. while also cautioning on the risks and providing recommendations. He has the interest of his patients at the forefront. He is beyond knowledgeable in this field, and his experience in the field and his successes are really comforting. He is all business, meaning he isn't very personable, however I'd take professionalism and expertise over being personable anytime. He is absolutely great.

Have an idea of what your limits are - he will assist in any way he can based on how aggressive you want to approach fertility. Research treatment options, etc. and be prepared to talk to him about what you view this journey to be and how aggressive you want to approach it. Do you want to do IUI right away, pills, injectables, etc.? He's great at trying new approaches when one doesn't work, so be prepared on what you are willing to do.

At our initial visit, he did an evaluation and blood tests to understand what our starting point was. From there, we discovered I had polycystic ovaries. We started on metformin (from 1 pill a day up to 3 pills a day, currently) and clomid (1 pill a day to 2 pills a day, currently, for cycle days 3-7) and progesterone 3 days after ovulation for 3 cycles. When that didn't work, we started using the ovadril trigger shot to force ovulation. We did one month of that, along with the metformin, clomid, and progesterone. When that didn't work, we started doing injections with follistim. I've done 3 cycles with follistim (along with metformin, clomid, & projesterone) and a trigger shot and an IUI. This is my 3rd cycle with follisitim, clomid, progesterone, and metformin, while also doing the trigger shot and IUI. For the follistim, this cycle I did 4 days with 225 IU.

I had met my deductible by the time I started seeing him, so the costs of my visits, with ultrasound, were about $35 each. The HSG was a little more expensive, after deductible, but the Kaldas Center worked with me on the coding to help with billing.

Dr. Kaldas always stressed the risk of multiples, and it was made clear to me that the goal was always a singleton.

I saw Dr Kaldas for a surgery involving uterine fibroid, blocked fallopian tube and endrometriosis. At the point we saw him I had already lost one tube due to hydro and my previous surgery had many complications. Dr Kaldas was able to do my surgery robotically and I had zero complications. Unfortunately he was not able to successfully reopen my tube due to too much scar tissue. My only complaint is that the tube was left in non-functional which, if I developed pool a hydro, will reduce my chances at IVF. But his main concern seems to be focused on fertility preservation.

Ask questions because if there is anything you dont understand, you will after he explains it. Outline your goals with him so he has a clear understanding of where you want your fertility journey to go.

I saw Dr Kaldas for gynecological surgery to try to increase my chances of getting pregnant on my own or to remove my only remaining fallopian tube if it was unhealthy. He also removed spots of endometriosis and a uterine fibroid that I did not know I had

He never turns anyone down, explains everything before you even have a chance to ask the question. He took care of me after trying for a baby and all the testing. Emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy, along with fertility surgery to take care of endometriosis, cysts, fibroids and heart shaped uterus. Then my first pregnancy my water broke at 27 weeks pregnant, scariest time of my life. Every time he came in to round on me he told me of a success story of someone similar or worse off than myself. 2nd pregnancy found incompetent cervix, had an emergency cerclage placed at 18 weeks. Dr. Kaldas always is so confident in his decisions, do not have enough good things to say about this man.

Trust him and let all your anxiety go. Which is much easier said than done, but you are in good hands. Give him time to figure everything out, because he will figure it out.

We started with some fertility testing. Lab work, HSG, ultrasounds. Found endometriosis, cysts, uterine fibroids and a heart shaped uterus. Scheduled surgery to get everything taken care of and if I wasn't pregnant 6 months after surgery we were going to start clomid and go from there. The clomid was never needed.

It was covered under my insurance, just had to pay for my copay

We were very scared and discouraged at the point in our journey that we met Dr. Kaldas. I had 3 miscarriages including 1 D&C at this point and have had years of disappointment and many many months of fertility medication. Dr Kaldas was the most kind, companionate, smart, confident Dr we had ever met. He spent 30-45 minutes just talking to us about our journey, telling us about experiences in his career, what probable causes could be and reassuring us that he will come to a conclusion and will deliver us a baby in our future. Within 2 minutes of a pelvic exam he diagnosed me with endometriosis, ran additional blood to gain more insight than the fertility blood tests results that we had previously to provide him. From the surgery to the birth of our daughter and every single biweekly visit inbetween Dr. Kaldas was unwavering in his approach and expertise. I've referred SEVERAL friends, family, & complete strangers to him and have seen so many of them turn into overjoyed first time parents shortly after. He is absolutely wonderful and I am and will continue to see him for all future pregnancies. I'm excited for him to deliver our second child in march!

Be patient!!! He's amazing and very very busy. It may take a little while to get in specifically with him but trust me...it's worth the wait!!!

Diagnosis from consultation and pelvic exam: *Endometriosis *Dyspareunia *Irregular Menatral Cycle The next day he performed an Ultrasound, Sonohystogram (have had one previously with a different doc), and a Pre Op Exam... Diagnosis: *Endometriosis of Pelvic Peeitoneum *Retroverted Uterus Blood Workup: Creatinine, Serum Dhae-s Follicle stimulating hormone Hbaic and est av flu, blood Insulin serum T3 free T4 free Testosterone total and free Ana/antinuclear antibodies, ifa w/reflc ctd ab Antithrombin activity blood Beta-2 glycoprotein 1 antibodies, igg/igm, serum Complete blood ct w/ diff Homocysteine MTHFR C677T MUTATION ANALYSIS Partial Thromboplastin time phospholipid ab, igm, and igg Pregnancy test,serum qual Protein c activity plasma Protein s antigen blood PROTHROMIN G20210A MUTATION BLOOD Prothrombin time Rpr serology (***two in caps are what came back abnormal***) ENDOMETRIOSIS SURGERY DIAGNOSIS: *stage 4---Both ovaries, right side was quadruple the size of the left--covered and swollen from Endometrioma, Rectum pinching toward uterus, near appendix and on bladder. BLOOD WORKUP RESULTS-TREATMENT METHOD: 40ml Lovenox injections daily once pregnant. Progesterone suppositories first 10 weeks of pregnancy. Daily baby asprine forever Gave us the option to try on our own for 3 months then try iui if that didn't work. We were pregnant without any fertility medication after the FIRST cycle after the endometriosis surgery. Started the suggested medications indicated above and we had a perfectly healthy pregnancy and baby born 9 months later. :)

My treatments we covered because we were coded as habitual aborters through insurance after our 3 documented miscarriages.

I was nervous to meet a male doctor but after our first meeting I knew he was the doctor I wanted. He felt I had PCOS and explained what it presented like in my body, including drawing pictures of what a hormone cycle would look like. We moved on to tests to confirm. He started me on meds and was always positve that he would help us get pregnant. Follow up appointment are also fantastic, Dr Menya asks thoughtful questions and takes the time to ask more then just medical questions. Dr Menya also diagnosed me with endo and compleated my surgery. From diagnosis to surgery to post surgery Dr Menya and staff was availabe to answer my questions and put me at ease. He is fantastic and I dream of the day he hands me my child.

Ask every question you have.

Dr Kaldas was extremely patient, understanding, and encouraging. I felt genuinely cared for and like he wanted the treatments to work as much as I did. He was also very thorough and knowledgeable, and explained all of my procedures and stayed as long as necessary to answer my endless questions.

Just go! I wasted so much time with regular ob-gyns, I wish I had gone to him sooner.

I did 2 cycles on Clomid with monitoring and iui, 1 cycle on femara with monitoring and iui, and 1 on gonal-f with monitoring and iui. He also prescribed metformin and prednisone, and was comfortable with my doing a keto diet, yoga and acupuncture.

ultrasounds were $250, iui was $350 I believe. Laproscopy and hsg were covered by insurance so unsure of cost.

He’s honest and blunt with a perfect mix of being hopeful. He also explained things that my precious provider missed or should have done. He was thorough and ran tests. AND, he was creative with billing so insurance would cover some of his services.

Expect to learn, have a thorough exam and a very specific treatment plan.

Injectable meds rather than oral as my lining was suffering greatly (for IUI).

We haven’t received a bill for the consultation yet. De. Kaldas shared that he bills his consult under a code that is not related to infertility so our insurance would cover. The IUI costs are similar to others in the area.

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He is such an amazing doctor. He tells you what to expect and is willing to answer all your questions. I heard many good things before I went to see him for the first time and he met all my expectations and more. I had seen two doctors before him and they stated they couldn't help me due to my weight, and in fact, my weight issues were due to my PCOS. I have since lost 40+ pounds just from medication alone. I wish I would have found him sooner

ASK Questions, he is always willing to answer them.

He started me out with clomid and monitoring. Due to my body not releasing the eggs he always gave me a shot to do so. After two failed rounds of Clomid we moved on to Femera and then Femera with an IUI.

I had to pay for medications which was less then $20, but my shot was about $130 and the follicle checks are $250 each time

Upbeat, passionate, friendly, down to earth, positive, honest, values his patient relationship. At our consult he promised us he'd get us pregnant... He kept his word with 2 separate pregnancies. Our previous OBGYN we were seeing sore up and down I didn't have endometriosis. At our consult with Dr. Kaldas he dx me with endometriosis, had surgery and was pregnant 2 months later!

Ask questions, no such thing as a dumb one! Be honest with your symptoms and feelings. Take it one step at a time and have a good emotional support team!