Dr. Hobeika was wonderful to work with and we would highly recommend him to anyone struggling with infertility! He is very knowledgeable, honest and empathetic. His response times were extremely quick and often times he would personally call or email (even on nights and weekends!)...He recommended for my age and health, 1 embryo was best...He took the time to make sure we understood everything and would ask for our opinions, but also offer his professional guidance on what he recommends.
Overall I'm very happy with FCI (they gave me one daughter and I have another one on the way, so I will be forever grateful!!) and I did like how relatively easy it was to get appointments when I needed them to accomodate my schedule. I will say not all employees of FCI are of the same caliber. For example, my first two nurses were amazing, but my third nurse was ok. My first doctor was nice (& got me pregnant) but I had zero interaction with her, my second doctor was horrible and my third doctor (Dr. H) was amazing
How was your experience with Elie Hobeika at Fertility Centers of Illinois?
Dr. Hobeika was wonderful to work with and we would highly recommend him to anyone struggling with infertility! He is very knowledgeable, honest and empathetic. His response times were extremely quick and often times he would personally call or email (even on nights and weekends!) which we very much appreciated. He took the time to make sure we understood everything and would ask for our opinions, but also offer his professional guidance on what he recommends. The overall experience was over and beyond our expectations, especially compared to our experience with other doctors.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Elie Hobeika at Fertility Centers of Illinois?
No advice- just know you have the best doctor and you're in great hands!
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Elie Hobeika at Fertility Centers of Illinois?
Dr. Hobeika is an amazing doctor that went above and beyond our expectations. He took the time to personally call and email (with very quick response times!) when I had questions, which no other doctor had done before. He was knowledgeable, empathetic and honest which we very much appreciated. We could not have been happier with our experience with him.
Describe the protocols Elie Hobeika used in your cycles at Fertility Centers of Illinois and their degree of success.
We used Follistim/Menopur/HCG trigger for first egg retrieval. Got 9 eggs, 6 mature/fertilized via ICSI, ended with 2 embryos on day 5. We did a fresh transfer of one embryo, and tested and froze the second embryo. Fresh transfer did not stick. Frozen embryo came back normal, we transferred that one using the protocol where we use medications but still relied on my body to respond and produce hormones. I believe we used Follistim, Menopur, Ganirelix prior to transfer, and PIO shots, crinone, estradiol tablets and patches post transfer. This transfer also did not stick. We then did a second egg retrieval using similar protocol but added birth control and lupron and also waited an extra day to do the retrieval. It resulted in 23 eggs, 16 mature, 8 fertilized normally via ICSI, 1 embryo made it to day 6. That embryo was tested and froze, came back normal, so we did a transfer using a completely medicated cycle where we did not rely on my body to respond or produce anything. After transfer support was the same. This is the transfer that stuck, I am currently 11 weeks pregnant! (note medications/protocol were to the best of my knowledge/memory!)
Describe your experience with your nurse at Fertility Centers of Illinois. (Assigned nurse: Michelle Moore)
Michelle was very nice and pleasant to work with, she just wasn't as quick to respond as Dr. H.
Describe your experience with Fertility Centers of Illinois.
Overall I'm very happy with FCI (they gave me one daughter and I have another one on the way, so I will be forever grateful!!) and I did like how relatively easy it was to get appointments when I needed them to accomodate my schedule. I will say not all employees of FCI are of the same caliber. For example, my first two nurses were amazing, but my third nurse was ok. My first doctor was nice (& got me pregnant) but I had zero interaction with her, my second doctor was horrible and my third doctor (Dr. H) was amazing. Same with office personnel- some receptionists, ultrasounds techs, phlebotomists were super warm and friendly, some were not. So in that area, I would say they are inconsistent, but the good people made up for the ones that were just ok!
Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at Fertility Centers of Illinois.
I think this was a well oiled machine and getting appointments during the window I needed them was relatively easy
Describe the costs associated with your care under Elie Hobeika at Fertility Centers of Illinois.
My insurance covered most of my care, I was only responsible for co-pays
Describe Elie Hobeika's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Fertility Centers of Illinois.
He recommended for my age and health, 1 embryo was best, which I agreed
What specific things went wrong at Fertility Centers of Illinois?
- Failed to call in prescriptions to pharmacy
- Failed to call with results
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Fertility Centers of Illinois.
There were a few times I didn't hear back from my nurse in a timely fashion to get results or get meds called in (all ended fine and I was able to get my meds on time, but we did cut it close a time or two)
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Fertility Centers of Illinois
Tinley Park