Repromed Fertility Center

As mentioned above, I feel like he has a standard protocol despite his website stating he has a special interest in PCOS, which is why I went to him after others pushed for me to try another area RE. While he was personable and available to answer questions after hours via phone (pre-arranged by his nurse), I feel like he doesn't vary from his standard protocol. We left our last appointment with three courses of action and statistics for them to consider. Apparently, he/the clinic took it upon themselves to decide that we were going to proceed with IVF rather than ask if that's what we wanted to do. When I emailed back with my concerns, while I did not fully expect him to respond, I'm surprised that he did not because he randomly called the person who referred me to him who had since stopped treatment with him due to financial reasons.

He will not coddle you -- he is a 'this is how it is' person. He will try to lighten the mood in terms of the awkwardness some procedures are. He did do both my sonohyst and my HSG test personally. However, he rotates between five offices and my husband and I feel he forgets what he tells patients from one appointment to the next.

He was hell bent on the fact my age had to mean DOR or egg quality issues and did not address/respond to the PCOS aspect at all. He never tested testosterone levels. I was referred to him mainly for testing, not to immediately jump into treatment, but after all the workup, I was told that due to my age (no mention of PCOS) what my odds were via the natural (no meds) route, IUI, and min stim IVF. He provided stats on his live birth rates with each option. We have not proceeded with treatment yet due to hesitation on the fact he seems to want to do procedures, not address the underlying issue to make certain it does not interfere with said procedures.

My insurance paid a majority of the costs associated with the diagnostic testing (I was out of pocket less than $400 on copays and coinsurance for two office consulatations (one including an ultrasound), lab work (10 vials), sonohyst, and HSG). However, my insurance will not pay for any infertility treatment. I am facing approximately $2000 per round for IUI or $25,000 for one round of minimal stimulation IVF (which includes two rounds of egg retrievals and one embryo implantation after PGS testing). My husband had to pay $140 out of pocket for a semen analysis that the offsite lab would not file insurance on.

He stated that he would only do a single embryo transfer in my "situation". However, had he asked my preference, I would be okay with a multiple embryo transfer.

While Pinto maybe extremely intelligent, I just did not feel like I was important as a patient to him. In a span of 1 year, I saw him 3 times. All the other times I spent with his nurses. It was difficult to connect with a doctor you rarely see during this extremely stressful time.

Be ready to just do IVF, I felt like that was their main interest.

We did several cycles of IUI. The first 3 was only assisted with Letrozole, however it wasn't successful in growing the follicles. The last 2 cycles gonal-f injections were introduced, but in very low dosages, producing in one (per cycle) mature follicle. None produced children.

On average we spent about $1200 for a regular cycle of IUI including medications (multiple sonograms, letrozole, and trigger shot). When doing the more aggressive IUI cycle (sonograms, letrozole, hormone shots, trigger shot, IUI) it was closer to about $1800.

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I have a daughter! Saying that makes anything that could be a negative seem small. Dr. Pinto is a business man. I had no problem with him. I felt heard most of the time, and felt pretty free to suggest things for my cycle.

Keep in mind the number of offices and therefore patients he has. He might not see you every time, or have the bedside manner you are hoping for. (He does make small talk) My take away: there is a huge wall full of baby photos that he helped make happen. His prices are average for the area.

I of course took the pills and did 3 IUIs before moving on to IVF. My first IVF was kinda standard high dose stim fresh day 3 transfer. It didn’t go well at all. (Low number of eggs and low quality embryos) My second time, we talked about antagonist protocol. (Quality over quantity) I took supplements and did a natural start antagonist cycle. I got quality over quantity (which is what we were going for) we froze the embryos and did a FET. (Day 3) I had my daughter from that cycle. I felt like Dr. Pinto was open to my using supplements and he had me stim an extra day. My second cycle was discounted which was awesome. I was very pleased with my results. I was impressed that he recognized in that first IVF that I would do better with a different protocol. I’ve heard many people say they tried the same protocol multiple times before switching and I wouldn’t have had $$$ for multiple tries.

IVF back in 2013/2014 was about 12K with meds.

Dr. Pinto let me put 2 embryos in since I had a failed IVF. He was ok putting 3 in If I was open to reduction in the event of triplets. (Which I wasn’t)

Dr. Pinto is completely committed to your care. He has a big personality and is quirky, but I find this endearing and genuine. He is extremely ethical in his work, and keeps costs as low as possible. He will call at 8pm if needed to give feedback about labs or next steps, and told me to call him with any questions. I truly appreciate that he will tell me the truth and talk through the issues to create the best, most informed, treatment plan. He is up to date on all research and incorporates this with clear explanation.

Ask every question you need to know. He may "seem" rushed, but is just high energy and efficient, and will absolutely sit with you and answer every question.

My egg retrieval/freezing was four years ago, so unfortunately I don't remember the details for medications. I had one stimulation trial that had to be cancelled due to few eggs, but the second trial was very successful. I am about to start my first FET cycle.

My insurance covers labs, sonos, etc. For egg freezing (one cancelled cycle, one successful cycle), approximately $8K. For upcoming IVF (including my choice to do more expensive PGS), approximately $12-13K

Dr. Pinto very clearly explained the latest research and suggested guidelines, and follows these, with minimizing multiple embryo transfer unless of advanced age or lower embryo quality/no PGS testing, etc.

I had a fantastic experience with Dr. Pinto. It was sad that my final attempt ended in miscarriage but I never doubted he knew what he was doing or that we weren't pursuing the right treatment. He listened to me, gave me options, and let me make the choices I felt were right. I desperately want to go back and try again and will most definitely be going back to him.

Keep notes. There is a lot of information and tests coming at you and if you want to make informed decisions within the timeline you have, make sure you're keeping track of what's going on.

There were lots of tests to ensure I had no infertility obstacles. Tubes weren't blocked, egg count was great, my uterus would hold water just fine, but I had a few polyps. We scheduled surgery to remove them since Dr. Pinto saw them as potential miscarriage risks and would not perform any treatments until they were removed. He did the surgery and after waiting a cycle we started Clomid and proceeded with the IUIs. The first time I took Clomid, he also had me take estrogen to make sure my uterine lining would be fine. Based on how I performed, it was decided the estrogen wasn't needed and I did not take it on the next two IUIs. I did take the progesterone all three times. I became pregnant on my third and last IUI after we have gotten a good feel for my body's timing. I miscarried at 6 weeks.

My IUIs were $550 and the sonogram before the IUIs was $200. The shot to release the eggs was $104. All other visits were covered by insurance and at the time, my copay was $15. My prenatal vitamins are about $60 and are mailed to me each month.

Dr. Pinto is very smart and I believe to be a very good human being. He is not warm and fuzzy but he is to the point. It was more important to me to have someone who is good at their job than someone who is going to worry about my emotional needs. I would prefer both but that is pretty hard to come by. Dr. Pinto was responsive to my questions and problems and though he can come across a little insensitive he is actually very kind.

Come prepared with your questions. He doesn't sugar coat anything so be prepared to have some painful facts/odds hit you in the face.

Mini-IVF with 2 egg retrievals, PGS testing and then subsequent transfer if successful retrievals and testing. The idea was quality/quantity. I have low egg reserve, 1 tube and I am nearly 39. 2 pregnancies: One child 3 y/o and another ectopic. Neither was conceived through ivf.

SHG: $350 (This fee is due at the Time of Service) TET: $350 (This fee is due at the Time of Service) MinStim: $5000 (This fee includes 2 Retrievals and 1 Transfer) RX were about $1500 with discount

We are not there yet. I have only been through 1 retrieval so we are on the second round of ivf drugs for the second retrieval. My understanding is that he is conservative and will only do one egg but I am NOT for sure on this.

Dr. Pinto has a big personality. Yet, I experienced him as a knowledgeable professional, so I welcomed his personality. It was nice to feel like I was working with a real person, and not just another staunch, detached medical professional. Perhaps most importantly, Dr. Pinto inspired a glimmer of hope during a very trying time in my life. Treatment with Dr. Pinto was successful (on our first cycle), and I am currently 29 weeks pregnant.

Ask questions about your diagnoses/treatment plan! Infertility is complex, baffling and draining. By gaining a better understanding of my situation, and I regained some sense of control (and sanity).

We paid close to $1,000 out of pocket for medications, lab work, monitoring, diagnostic imaging for one cycle that resulted in my current pregnancy.

I did not receive detailed information from him which was very frustrating. I dreaded my appointments. I felt like just a number to him and no personal connection. Infertility was the hardest thing I had faced and I felt like I was not receiving and compassion. My husband did not care for him either.

Do not go to this clinic, find a different one instead. There are much better choices in the DFW area.

Birth control and Lupron before starting a cycle and then we moved to stimulation drugs. The IVF process at this clinic was very long and drawn out.

The IVF cycle was a package we bought.

I went to Dr. Pinto for an infertility work-up. I had already been diagnosed with PCOS causing anovulation and had taken clomid 6 times, resulting in 2 miscarriages (a blighted ovum at 8 weeks and a chemical pregnancy) and was having a very light almost non-existent period each month. This had all been under the treatment of an ob/gyn in California where I was living before. After doing the infertility work up, Dr. Pinto said everything looked good except for my uterus which seemed to show a large polyp on a saline ultrasound. When I went in for the hysteroscopy, he diagnosed me with severe "Asherman's Syndrome" and tried to cut away the intrauterine scars. I did not talk to him for over a week after the procedure; he talked to my husband briefly right after the procedure and told himabout the Asherman's Syndrome diagnosis and then headed out on a vacation. I get that doctors need vacations (my husband is a doctor), but I thought it was really weird that he didn't schedule a time to talk to me about the diagnosis since it was a really big deal and I wanted to know more about the severity of the scarring since that matters for prognosis and I also wanted to know more about the post-op protocol. This was the beginning of things going downhill in our doctor-patient relationship. I felt like I had to hound Dr. Pinto for a meeting. When we finally met with him, he was really rude about the procedure and his vacation and answering my questions. I get that I am doing some shooting the messenger here. I probably would not have been happy with any doctor who told me that I had this diagnosis. But these are the moments when infertility patients need extra care and attention - when they are scared and don't know what's going to happen next! After taking estrogen for three weeks and then progesterone to induce a period, I had another saline ultrasound one month after the first hysteroscopy. Just based on the saline ultrasound, Dr. Pinto said my lining looked bad and there was nothing else he could do for us and that we needed a gestational carrier. My husband and I both felt like he did not seem to want us as patients anymore and was kind of "firing" us by saying we needed a gestational carrier. I was distraught. I now know for a fact that a saline ultrasound after one hysteroscopy is not the standard of care for Asherman's Syndrome patients. You cannot tell how the lining is without performing a repeat hysteroscopy and it's not true that there is nothing else to do at this point. This is when we left Dr. Pinto's practice and went to another fertility doctor in Dallas and also started going to our doctor in California for subsequent hysteroscopies. The California doctor did two more hysteroscopies and then said we could try to get pregnant. The California doctor did not know what Dr. Pinto saw on the initial hysteroscopy but he did not think it was severe Asherman's Syndrome and he also did not think you would be able to say there is nothing else to do after performing one hysteroscopy. Moreover, some doctors think that you can get better results if you place a balloon in the uterus after a hysteroscopy. This was not done, nor was I given the option for it, nor did I even consent to a hysterscopy for lysis of adhesions from Dr. Pinto. If I had been given the choice, I may not have even wanted him to be the doctor who initially cut away the scars.

I went to Dr. Pinto because he was convenient to where I lived at the time. Convenience matters when you think you will be doing a lot of monitoring. However, if you have an at all complicated case, I would go to a different doctor. I don't think Dr. Pinto had a good handle on the latest research relating to our situation. We would ask for evidence on things and he would just talk about his clinical experience. I'm sure if you got a good result with this doctor, you would like him because he was very personable. But seriously, stay away if your situation is complicated.

I already explained this above.

I don't remember paying anything for my care. I think an infertility work-up was covered by our insurance plus the hysteroscopy was a medical treatment that was also covered. The only thing that I remember thinking was expensive was that the hysteroscopy was performed at an off-site out-patient facility that charges about $1,000 just for using the facility for several hours. Other than that, surprisingly there were no bills. I always wonder if Dr. Pinto just wrote the whole thing off because he felt bad for us?!

I have no thoughts on this. We didn't get there with this doctor.

He is very matter-of-fact, which I appreciated. He explained everything to me like I was an educated adult, and empowered me to make the decisions that were best for me. He never tried to push me into one course of treatment or another. He explained each treatment, the pros and cons of them, and based on literature, the most successful outcome. Some people think he is too abrupt, but he is actually very caring. He doesn't coddle you. He informs you and makes sure that you have all the information that you need to make these important decisions. I found it to be very empowering after having spent three frustrating years trying to get pregnant with no success on my own.

If you want someone to "there-there" you, he might not be the best doctor for you. He never overstates the issues -- you'll never hear him say that you have to use donor eggs, or that you'll never get pregnant with it IVF -- but he does give you the straight up scientific data on your odds of successful treatment. If you want someone who will treat you like an educated and informed adult, capable of making your own treatment decisions, he is absolutely perfect for you. And don't be off-set by his matter of factness. He cares about you, and he wants your treatment to be a success.

Maxed out insurance lifetime max at $25,000; additional out-of-pocket at $20,000. This included three rounds of IVF egg retrieval (one of which had to be cancelled), and one implantation.

Overall, although we didn't end up with the result we wanted, I was happy with Dr. Escobar and the clinic in Dallas. I don't think he's at that clinic anymore though. Our treatment was a few years ago and I don't remember all the details, but I do remember that Dr. Escobar was very kind, understanding and direct. We understood the process and the next steps all the way through our treatments. I saw him every time I had an appointment. He has a very casual bedside manner and is easily relatable. After my 1st or 2nd failed IUI, I had the uncomfortable dye test and he was great during the procedure. It was painful and he kept me calm throughout.

Our insurance covered the meds and IUI treatments. It would have covered the IVF cycle, but the clinic's lab was not approved/covered by our carrier. The lab costs for the IVF cycle were going to be $6K.

Dr. Pinto ran all the tests necessary to diagnose infertility, and everything for my husband and I came back totally normal. So we set up another consultation to discuss the next steps, and he chalked it up to “sometimes it’s just unexplained.” He repeated the success rates for IUI and IVF again, and he wasn’t pushing IVF per se, he was just letting the statistics speak for themselves.

Come with questions! And take notes!

After several tests and consultations, we decided not to pursue treatment with Dr. Pinto. We got a second opinion with another RE and had a much better connection with her.

Our insurance doesn’t offer fertility coverage, so everything was out of pocket. I paid my specialist visit copay every time I had an appt, even a 5 min baseline sonogram with a nurse. My HSG was about $275, and Sonohyst about $330. The meds they called in for our first IUI cycle came from a mail-order pharmacy and I felt the prices were very reasonable!

He was very detailed in explaining the process. At first we were overwhelmed since we weren’t working with an agency but he calmed our nerves and made everything very simple! He always took the time to talk to us and never felt rushed. We saw him for 3+ years.

Ask questions. He is very knowledgeable and is willing to answer anything.

He created calendars for us and made sure our surrogate was trained in taking the medication. Everything worked out perfectly and we are now pregnant with a baby girl due in July!

I believe we spent around $30,000 with the fertility clinic alone. That includes all the IVF process egg donor/surrogate medication.

Since we had only 2 normal PGS tested embryos he recommended only transferring 1 embryo to be safe.

Dr Pinto is very nice but very busy. I often wish he would more fully explain treatments and side effects. For example, I was not warned about the mood swings I’d experience on the hormone pills. I have unexplained infertility and I wish he seemed more interested in finding a cause instead of following the standard escalating steps of treatment...but I think that’s just how it is with unexplained?

He’s busy but will always take the time to listen and answer your questions, but he’s not going to wait around. Have your questions and talking points prepared before your visit.

Letrozole, Letrozole with trigger shot, IUI, IVF

Dr. Pinto is very personable and has good bedside manner. I have a little trouble sometimes understanding him due to his accent but it's not something that would keep me from going to his clinic. Every cycle that I've gotten a negative he has personally called me with kind words to lift my spirit and to assure me that we will get this all figured out.

Dont be afraid to ask questions!

We did cycles 1-3 with letrazole, trimmed intercourse and trigger shot followed with progesterone. Skipped cycle 4 due to a cyst. Cycle 5 we did letrazol, trigger shot, iui and progesterone. Waiting on results now

My insurance does not cover any fertility treatment at all so my husband and I are completely cash pay.

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Dr. Pinto offered us different options than our previous doctor. He has great bedside manner and a sense of humor. He never made us feel pressured or that we were being rushed. We only saw him twice throughout our IUI cycle but he would have his nurses call us to make sure we understood everything.

Make sure to ask lots of questions! He is willing to take the time to answer them all.

I started our IUI cycle on day 3 of my menstrual cycle. I began Letrozol and Gondal F injections. I took the Letrozol 5mg for 5 days. I injected the Gondal F every other night for a week. I took all the medication right before bed time. I had minimal side effects such as a mild headache and bloating. Most of the time I felt great. On cycle day 10 I had a sonogram and it showed I response well to the medication. On cycle day 12, I had an Ovidrel injection. I experienced some nausea afterwards. On cycle day 14, we had the IUI.

Our consultation, IUI, medications, sonograms were $2,200

Dr Pinto always has time for my questions and never rushes our appointments even when he's busy. He can tell when I have something to say/ask and encourages me to tell him my thoughts. He has even taken the time to personally call me after procedures to check on me.

Trust in his advice, he knows what he's doing and his goal is the same as yours.

Due to my age and low egg quality, we are doing minimal stimulation therapy with 2 rounds of egg retrieval and frozen embryo transfer. The first egg retrieval produced 5 eggs. 4 successfully fertilized and 2 made it to blastocyst. PGS showed that 1 was normal, so that one is frozen for now. I'm currently in the middle of stims for the next egg retrieval.

We haven't discussed this in detail yet.

Times when his in a hurry he just tells you rapidly whats going on and walks out but when he is patient he explains every detail and gives you hope to keep trying. He now knows i like to write everything down so he tells me sizes of ovaries and lining, he calls even when not in business hours and even on weekends if needed he goes to the office.

Be patient with him sometimes he is in a rush but he makes up for it

First times I tried clomid50 mg the. 100mg did not respond.3 time letrozole2.5 and didnt respond 4 again letrozole and Gonal f 50 units every other day, until my ultrasound then trigger ovidrel 250mg , 5 time 7.5 gonal f 50 units and trigger shot ovidrel 250mg with every time in a negative.

I’ve been paying 100-300 per visit unless its a cyst check then ill pay only my ins deductible. I’ve also paid full price for all shot gonal f and ovidrel! So in shots around 500

Dr. Pinto is very caring, kind and has a wonderful bedside manner . He likes to get down to business and truly cares for his patients. He's very helpful and fast at diagnosing, and ready with a perfect treatment plan for each sistitiation !!

It's a little slow at first . It takes time to get diagnosed. And then he will set out a perfect plan for you and your partner!

We have been trying to concieve our first child for the past 11 years naturally , with no luck. So we finally decided to see a fertility specialist May 1st of this year, Dr pinto diagnosed me with PCOS, and so I wasn t ovulating on my own . And also my husband has low morphology, at a 0.5 . I was prescribed Letrozole, trigger shot and timed intercourse. Unforntualy it didn't end in pregnancy, so we will continue to try .

We don't have any insurances , so we have to pay everything out of pocket . The first visit was $250 . I paid $250 for an HSG, we had two semen analysis done $75 each. Every sonogram was $225 , trigger shot was $85 . Appointments are usually about 200 or more .

Dr. Pinto is very personable, straightforward, caring, and passionate about creating life for people wanting to become parents. He explains patiently and clearly whatever we are discussing and gives me adequate time to ask questions. When my child was born premature and in the NICU, he called to check on how we were doing.

Dr. Pinto has high quality and highly trained nurses who do most of the ultrasound check-ups. They are more than capable to do this, which allows him to focus on the more difficult procedures. I had no problem with this, but some patients expect the doctor to be there every single time. That is impractical and unnecessary and costly. Usually I saw the same nurse each week for my ultrasound check-ups before and after getting pregnant.

I appreciated that Dr. Pinto was conservative about putting in the minimum number of embryos. With my second child, he only put in one because I had previously had a premature baby, due to incompetent cervix, and he knew the risk with twins would be too high of them being born too early. He is very conservative, which I really appreciate.

He was forcing 2 ivf cycles and I only wanted to do 1 ivf cycle. He also wanted to give me hormones to repress my ovaries thus limiting my eggs. I wasn’t comfortable with the lack of communication from his office or with him.

Ask questions and get a nurses number. Communication with this office is difficult.

HSG procedure in July 2018. I had a miscarriage the next cycle on clomid in August 2018. Then my ob referred me back to him in November. I had another procedure to look at my uterus. No issues. Then his nurse insisted on my starting a back to back 2 egg retrievals. I declined and changed clinics.

He was going to charge me $15k for mini ivf cycle plus $2.5k on meds. I only paid for my procedures. I switched clinics.

He only does single transfers.

Dr. Escobar was nice and friendly. He fully explained to me what he thought I needed as far as treatment went. He discussed a plan of action and possible risks and complications. I told him my fears and concerns and he seemed to recognize those.

Be sure to ask him any questions you have!

He believed I had a hydrosalpinx due to endometriosis and recommended a laparoscopy. I went ahead with the procedure and he was correct. My left tube had a hydrosalpinx and was damaged.

I had to prepay him 3000 before he would do the laparoscopy. The HSG test was 375. My sonohysterogram was 350.

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I did multiple cycles and never saw him. He was rarely in the office and when I did see him it was for a very short time. He had very little bed side manner. At times it seemed that he treated my husband much better than he did me, it was almost as if he had an issue with me.

Find someone different.

We never found a reason why I am infertile, diagnose with unexplained infertility. He never told us that my husbands sperm count, motility or morphology was low. We did 3 rounds of clomid and 3 rounds of femera with normal ovulation and normal follicle growth.