Amin Milki

Dr. Milki is highly numeric. Throughout the whole process, he'll walk you through the odds given your particular case, and he'll back up those odds by showing you how he got to his numbers. This was tremendously helpful to us as we were dealing with many misconceptions. Most visits were roughly 30 minutes in length, with the initial visit considerably longer. Milki also would respond to us by phone either within the day or on the next day. Frankly, I can't recommend him highly enough. He gives classes to all patients (3 hours) that walks them through all of the potential risks.

Don't be scared to ask questions. He's very considerate and has a lot of information and advice he can offer even for the most difficult cases.

Dr. Milki is highly responsive. He understands that this is a sensitive process that has the potential of unleashing an array of powerful emotions. He has always taken the time to answer all of our questions and he does what he can to alleviate any frustration or anxiety caused by the process.

We first began by doing an evaluation of the sperm and female anatomy to look for any obvious issues. Those results led us to doing IUIs without any additional support. Regrettably, that did not work. We then did IUIs with stimulation. This also did not work. In total we did 9 IUIs. The lack of results was frustrating but he walked us through all of the potential reasons for this. Whe then proceeded to IVF (birth control for one month; stimulation; no ICSI). IVF determined that there is likely a genetic cause of our problems. Since we are still undergoing this process, we do not have a final result--but Dr. Milki has proposed a different IVF procedure (different medications for stimulation; ICSI)

They never made you wait. Our appointments were always punctual. The nurses would answer many of our questions and, when the couldn't, they would often get Dr. Milki to call us quickly.

The facilities are brand new. They are clean and, from what I understand, have state of the art equipment. The lobby is somewhat small and can get crowded at times. If you arrive at those times, you may have to wait in line to check in. Save for those minor issues, there really is nothing to complain about. I most cases you do not have to wait long.

IUI were roughly 900 dollars IVF was 20k

Dr. Milki favors single embryo transfer. Doing more detailed work on the embryo through the biopsy allows you to be more selective. multiple embryo transfers has a higher odds for twins which puts the mother at increased risk.

After searching for a caring, experienced doctor to help us conceive our second child we found what we were looking for in Dr Milki. He is patient, caring, knowledgeable, thoroughly explaines all aspects of treatment in a way that is gentle but not sugar coated.

Initial appointments can be difficult to get into (I waited to months) but don't get discouraged because once you are an established patients it is easy to get in when needed, including weekends and holidays.

He spends so much time with us, answering every question we have. On our first visit he had clearly done his homework since he knew every detail of our case. He explains things in a way that is easy to understand and looks you in the eye when speaking.

I am currently in the middle of treatment. I have taken Clomid, an hcg trigger (Ovidril) in preparation for an IUI and am now on progesterone (Endometrin). My husband checked out good and I have used Clomid alone many times in the past. Dr Milki diagnosed my incredibly short luetal phase with hopes the progesterone helps in a viable pregnancy this cycle.

Everyone I have worked with is caring and compassionate, organized and on top of their game

The clinic reminds me of a hotel lobby - clean, comfortable. You receive a pager-like badge that keeps track of how long you wait at each stage of your appointment to minimize wait time for you and make sure you are constantly being treated or acknowledged which is amazing. As a result I have never waited past my appointment time to be seen and am usually taken early

I know my insurance covers 80% of fertility treatments making my care reasonable at this point

I liked that Dr. Milki was present for all appointments except for one. I also never felt intimidated from asking questions about things "we read on the internet about xxxx" as you know how annoying that is to doctors. Milki was always receptive and willing to answer questions. He can talk fast at times and throw out information or answers too quickly which I had to tell him to slow down and repeat himself which he never got frustrated or annoyed. I also like that he's very blunt and direct. I found Dr. Milki based on a close friend's recommendation who thinks like I do ...we don't like wishy washy doctors especially when dealing with IF. There are so many unknowns and so many "what ifs situations". I appreciate how Dr. Milki gives you direct facts even if they are not what you want to hear ... I never had conversations where he was condescending or indecisive like "well, you could do this but there's a slight chance of this and if you do that, slight chance of this...". I felt like because he was direct, it was easy to make difficult decisions whereas other doctors don't give you good clear guidance on the best path to take. I hope that makes sense?

He's a doctor and gives you direct advice and provides facts to provide it. If you or your husband is engineer in any way, you will love him! If you want a warm fuzzy doctor that gives you hugs and sad droopy eyes when he gives you bad news, he's not the guy. If facts and direct answers empower you, he's the doctor for you!

Up until Dr. Milki, I've had female doctors and he never made me feel "weird" or uncomfortable and was always casual during our exams. He answered all my questions and was very direct with them. I felt he treated me as a human because when I asked about doing things outside of his recommendations, he would listen and weigh in his advice and gave me the option to choose which paths I wanted. I was never forced to do things his way. I would ask why he didn't suggest certain methods and he would give his reasons and advice why it was not recommended but always said but if you prefer to do it that way, we can do that. He made sure that I was in control of all the decision making.

Our first IVF cycle was agonist cycle which I produce 17 eggs then 13 fertilized and I think 10 made to blast but when we did 3 day PGD testing, they all failed except one that later was a frozen transfer and didn't stick. Our 2nd IVF cycle was not agonistic? cycle, I think they call lupron? It's been awhile so I can't remember which we thought let's try for quality instead of quantity which resulted in 8 ER and only 4 fertilized but based on visual inspections, only 3 appeared to be viable and I did have positive pregnancy test but lost after 8 weeks which showed in earlier U/S tests that wasn't doing well and had weak heart beat.

In my experience the nurses were aweome! I loved having their online email communication and even though it says 24 hours to respond, most of the time, they responded within 1-2 hours. I loved it! They always answered my questions and if they didn't know or needed to get information from Dr. Milki, they always responded within few hours. I never was left hanging or confused. They know that IF is very delicate and frustrating for us, we always want answers right now!

The online service is awesome, you can email anytime anywhere from your phone app or on computer. You can also pay and manage your bills that way as well.

Costs seemed comparable to other clinics. We took advantage of a program which we could do 2 fresh and 2 frozens for less than cost of 2 fresh IVFs. I think it was called Attain.

He is very knowledgable and warm yet very objective and straightforward. He is upfront with what he is sure about and things he is unclear on. He is very busy so often times I feel rushed but I don't think he would ever make a hasty decision related to my treatment.

Have all of your questions lined up for each visit because he is busy!

He has a warm bedside manner but gives the facts straight. He also breaks down the science in a way that is extremely easy to understand but providing all of the details that you need. He is happy to entertain all follow up questions and thinks one step ahead of me. He also remembers all details of my fertility history at each visit so I feel like he truly 'knows' me.

PGS and PGD due to a known genetic mutation in our family.

Nursing staff is very knowledgable and warm. I dislike how I don't have an assigned nurse and I can never reach a nurse directly on the phone. A nurse calls me back on her own time which is tough because I might not be available.

Has the ability to treat a lot of patients. Not the newest facility.

$15,000

Dr Milki was much more conservative with medications. He also always wanted to transfer via a natural cycle vs. a planned one. He has great knowledge and was referred by two friends who got pregnant by him. The only weakness is his insensitivity towards my body issues. He kept telling me that I needed to lose weight.

Be open and honest in giving and receiving information.

He always remember my spouse’s name, my child’s name and made sure I was comfortable.

Very efficient, knowledgeable, compassionate.

Patient first. That’s their strength. No matter what the day/time etc.... they also all remembered your name and were super friendly. Weakness is the lack of understanding of insurance coverage. I would get rejection letters for treatment from my insurance, call the office who would tell me they sent the wrong codes. This happened every time.

I would pay 10% if approved treatment.

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If you're looking for someone to hold your hand and hug thru this process he's not it. He's very compassionate but he's extremely smart and realistic. He's 100% dedicated to doing everything he can for you

Loved Dr Melki. He works 7 days a week including Holidays... He really wanted to give us a baby.. I felt it. His staff... Not so much. Terrible to get a hold of and I wouldn't get lab results for hours after I knew they had them. But loved Dr Melki he was honest, not warm and fuzzy but realistic. I liked that.

Very busy.. So busy they'd forget to make super important phone calls and updates

He is very warm and gentle, however I do feel that he's always in a rush. I've asked him to call me personally to explain my genetic testing results and it's still been a week and no phone call.

Ask him questions! He has a tendency to rush

His staff and nurses are so caring and Dr. Milki is so warm and gentle. He's really wonderful, I'm just not getting good results :(

They are SO nice and really take the time to make sure all of the steps and the protocols and you never feel rushed