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2018 - 2020, Unsuccessful
When I pushed for evidence base to guide future treatments, Dr Beltos had an intern do a research study. The idea that she was so ill informed caused me to lose faith in the science of the choices made by this doctor and the practice...If you would like a doctor who is very caring and gives a good “listening face” and does appear to emotionally care, she’s your lady. If you’d like actual science and information and personalized care, seek elsewhere.
I felt like if you had zero complications, you’d be fine. If you had any complications, they [Kindbody] were baffled and just used the same protocols. And, when issues do arise, the entire office (whether doctor or nurses) handles it poorly with poor communication...I felt like a number due to the medical protocols designed. My body reacted very unusually and instead of making adaptions, their typical protocol was followed as if I were reacting exactly the same as all other women.
How was your experience with Angeline Beltsos at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute)?
My experience as a patient is that I was spoken to constantly in extremely positive metaphors and when reality didn’t go well I was informed “well we just keep trying” as if actually examining why things didn’t go well was a waste of time. When I pushed for evidence base to guide future treatments, Dr Beltos had an intern do a research study. The idea that she was so ill informed caused me to lose faith in the science of the choices made by this doctor and the practice.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Angeline Beltsos at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute)?
If you would like a doctor who is very caring and gives a good “listening face” and does appear to emotionally care, she’s your lady. If you’d like actual science and information and personalized care, seek elsewhere.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Angeline Beltsos at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute)?
I felt like a number due to the medical protocols designed. My body reacted very unusually and instead of making adaptions, their typical protocol was followed as if I were reacting exactly the same as all other women.
Describe the protocols Angeline Beltsos used in your cycles at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute) and their degree of success.
It’s really hard for me to remember everything I was on, but after leaving Vios I met with 4 separate ivf doctors across Chicago and explained all the medicines I was on and each one was utterly shocked at the heavy use of medicine for a healthy 32 year old. I also had ohss quite severely and there was nothing done to prevent this even though the protocol could have been modified or even stopped as it was seen how poorly my body was reacting. I produced 42 eggs for retrieval (I was told it was their second highest record at that time…) and then when I later had embryos pgs tested after two failed transfers, all embryos did not survive the thaw. Instead of being called by a doctor in this highly unusual circumstance, I was called by a nurse for payment information. I do not have medical faith in their embryo storage or their ability to treat women as individuals. The reaction my body has was severe and at no time in the process was I informed of the risks.
Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute).
Nurses tried but they got confused all the time and often provided contradictory information.
Describe your experience with Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute).
Strengths - the sell
Weaknesses - treating women as individuals with unique medical needs and using research to support decisions. I’ve discussed my personal experience at length and feel like I was merely assured if we tried hard enough it would be fine. I have a hard time believing someone who never mentioned (and had to have an intern provide) research regarding pcos and ohss, both very common for women. I felt like if you had zero complications, you’d be fine. If you had any complications, they were baffled and just used the same protocols. And, when issues do arise, the entire office (whether doctor or nurses) handles it poorly with poor communication.
Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute).
I would wait upwards of 2 hours to be seen.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Angeline Beltsos at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute).
I did one cycle out of pocket which was around 12k. Insurance covered most of my second cycle.
Describe Angeline Beltsos's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute).
They let you do whatever you want.
What specific things went wrong at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute)?
- Failed to call with results
- Failed to send your chart to another clinic
- Provided conflicting information
- Failed to convey critical information
- Lost or damaged samples
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Kindbody (formerly Vios Fertility Institute).
I had 12 frozen embryos that were pgs tested died. And, I was informed by a nurse asking me for more money. I had to irately complain that I’d like some kind of information in order to even know why this happened. And, sadly, now that I did my own research and met with 4 separate ivf doctors in Chicago for additional opinions and to switch clinics, I know that the protocol she put me out contributed to this with current research to support that such heavy egg production as myself (42 retrieved at ivf) usually doesn’t produce viable embryos. None of this information was communicated in any way. If anything, they kept telling me how lucky I was to have so many.