Dr. Dobson is excellent. He is caring, thorough, honest, straightforward, and experienced. He takes his time, explains everything, and answers all questions. Thanks to him, we have six frozen embryos using our own eggs and sperm waiting for transfer, nearly impossible given our age...His colleagues are equally outstanding...They work as a team...[Eset approach] He was open to both, and we chose to go with his recommendations each cycle
The clinic [at Palo Alto Medical Foundation] is excellent. There are three locations with an incredible team of doctors, nurses, and staff working together. Dr. Dobson was our doctor, but we did see all the other doctors as well. They are all excellent...Aside from our particular coordinator, everyone is fantastic. Our coordinator made some mistakes that we had to keep an eye on, but were always corrected
How was your experience with Anthony Dobson at Palo Alto Medical Foundation?
Dr. Dobson is excellent. He is caring, thorough, honest, straightforward, and experienced. He takes his time, explains everything, and answers all questions. Thanks to him, we have six frozen embryos using our own eggs and sperm waiting for transfer, nearly impossible given our age. His colleagues are equally outstanding: Dr. Abusief, Dr. Ezzati, Dr. Okeigwe and Dr. Kim. They work as a team.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Anthony Dobson at Palo Alto Medical Foundation?
He is truly one of the best. With each cycle, he fine-tuned our protocol resulting in more embryos with each retrieval, beating the odds at my age.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Anthony Dobson at Palo Alto Medical Foundation?
Dr. Dobson and the whole team were outstanding. Everyone was caring, thorough, and honest.
Describe the protocols Anthony Dobson used in your cycles at Palo Alto Medical Foundation and their degree of success.
For all cycles, we did Estrace 6 mg priming. For IUIs, we used Clomid, Follistim, stims and progesterone after. For IVF, the first round included aggressive protocol with micro Lupron, Follistim, Menopur, Dexamethasone, Prednisone, and prog in ethyl oleate. For all other IVF rounds, Clomid, Follistim, Menopur, Ganirelix, Omnitrope, Dexamethasone, Prednisone, and progesterone in ethyl oleate. This change in protocol increased eggs retrieved and embryos with each round.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Aside from our particular coordinator, everyone is fantastic. Our coordinator made some mistakes that we had to keep an eye on, but were always corrected.
Describe your experience with Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
The clinic is excellent. There are three locations with an incredible team of doctors, nurses, and staff working together. Dr. Dobson was our doctor, but we did see all the other doctors as well. They are all excellent. I wouldn't have wanted to go anywhere else, and there are a few well-known clinics in the area. I can't speak highly enough of Dr. Dobson and his colleagues.
Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Appointments were fine.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Anthony Dobson at Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Unfortunately our insurance didn't cover treatment. We used two ARC Fertility packages for six rounds of IVF. We were also provided with several specialty pharmacies, and two were incredible with lower prices and special discounts.
Describe Anthony Dobson's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
He was open to both, and we chose to go with his recommendations each cycle.
What specific things went wrong at Palo Alto Medical Foundation?
- Failed to call in prescriptions to pharmacy
- Provided conflicting information
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Our particular coordinator made some mistakes prescriptions and protocols. We were able to get them all corrected with no further issues.
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Palo Alto Medical Foundation
San Jose