Patricia Jimenez

She is available for early and late appointments to work around my work. She also takes the time to talk to me as a person about what I am going through as I am going through it. She walks me and my husband through everything every time so we feel confident as we go through the process.

To chose her if you can as your provider

She used the slow meds process with the 21 days of birth control followed by about 9 days of lupron about a week of stimulation drugs and the trigger shot. Since I only have 1 ovary and don't actually have a period we wanted to do a cycle that my body could react better to. we had 2 very successful retrievals so far and are hoping for the same with the third. My body has responded well to the first 2 with minimal side effects.

My insurance covered a portion of this so I had to pay for the medications and genetic testing of embryos, freezing of embryos and husbands costs as well as copays. Unsure of total costs

We did genetic testing on our embryos to rule out as many issues as we could and to eliminate more stress on our future carrier with all of the meds and possible failed transfers with not so great embryos. With tested embryos there is a higher chance to split so doing a DET vs SET is not an option for us so we really never discussed it with our Dr due to the unsafe nature of it on our carrier or babies.

She is friendly, caring, professional. She listens to our needs, wants, desires. She also is clear on what the right path is, safely, for mother and potential babies. There is good communication and understanding from both patient and doctor.

You dont see Dr Jaminez at every appointment. You mostly are in contact with her nursing staff, but they are in constant contact with the dr. They are the best!

I have done 2 long analytical cycles for IVF. The first resulted in 3 day 5 embryos. We transferred 2 fresh embryos that didnt take. We went right into a FET, that didnt take either. The 2nd IVF cycle resulted in 5 day 5 embryos. We transferred 2 fresh embryos and neither of those resulted in a pregnancy. We are currently waiting to proceed with a FET.

I had great insurance for my first 2 retrievals and transfers, so our costs were minimal compared to others. Right now I have new insurance and am fighting to get treatment approved. If it is not, a FET will cost right under $5,000. The office gave me a breakdown of the costs.

Dr Jaminez is clear on what is safe. She also understands our wants and needs and we come to a happy end result of how many to transfer.

Dr. Jimenez is always thorough. She discovered my Ashermans when an OBGYN had completely missed it in a previous hysteroscopy. She addresses my concerns and is compassionate to our personal needs. When my symptoms of scarring returned she performed another SHG and found my scarring returned and promptly scheduled surgery.

Always do the research so that you can ask thorough questions and be part of the decision process.

Initially when I started treatments to find out why I was struggling to conceive I saw an OBGYN locally who performed a hysteroscopy/laparoscopy and prescribed Clomid. During the surgery she missed my Ashermans and was unable to treat the endometriosis. I had an allergic reaction to the Clomid. When seeing Dr. Jimenez she was thorough and performed an SHG due to my symptoms. She discovered my Ashermans that the previous doctor missed. She then performed a hysteroscopy and when she was on maternity leave Dr. Odem performed another. I then had 2 rounds of letrozole that I had reactions too. I had a migraine for 3 months from the letrozole. When the symptoms of scarring returned she performed another SHG and hysteroscopy to remove scarring that had reformed. I then had an unmedicated IUI which resulted in a possible chemical pregnancy as I had positive urine pregnancy test with negative labs. I have had a total of 5 SHG. My SHG protocol was to take 800mg of ibeprofun and then after 30minutes they perform an internal ultrasound for baseline measurements. They then follow with putting the catheter in and filling the saline in the cavity. They then take pictures with the internal wand. Following the test Dr. Jimenez discusses the results with me and my spouse. My hysteroscopy protocol was to arrive for the surgery and do the routine process. They use micro scissors guided by ultrasound to remove scarring. A stent was placed during 1 of the surgeries. Then following the surgery an estrogen protocol was followed to prevent scarring from reforming and then progesterone for a withdrawal bleed. The balloon stent was removed after a week to 10 days. I removed the stent at home. Letrozole was given 5 days of the cycle and I monitored at home with OPK kits. We had time intercourse. No pregnancy resulted. My unmedicated IUI was monitored at home with OPK kits and then the morning after my positive OPK I had the IUI. I had multiple positive FRER but negative lab work.

I believe an SHG was around $800 after insurance. The clinic was good at getting diagnostic treatment covered under insurance. My SHG was $550, but I paid $1200 because I had to pay up all I had on payment plans.

Our next step is IVF. My nurse has discussed they limit the number of embryos transferred. They also do not offer mini IVF. Due to my Ashermans I would not want extra embryos that I may not be able to transfer. So mini IVF would offer less medication reactions and less embryos. My hope is to limit the eggs fertilized and freeze remaining eggs to fertilize later if I am able to carry another pregnancy.

From the first moment we met with Dr. Jimenez she was so nervous and made us feel uncomfortable. My husband was made to stand up for the entire appointment as he was uncomfortable in the chair that had arms on it and not once did anyone offer to get him another chair. When we expressed that we wanted 2 embryos implanted via IVF she continued to tell us she would only do 1 as that one might split (despite it being a 30% chance that would happen) and continued to press the issue of having multiples would make for an at risk pregnancy. She provided us with success numbers from 2-3 years prior and no recent numbers were provided. She insisted on re-running tests and procedures that I had already had completed prior even though they requested all medical results be sent to them prior to the first consultation. It's like she didn't even read any of the information provided to her ahead of time. I went through with one procedure a sonohysterography and it was the most uncomfortable experience I have ever had. They "exam table" is a chair and they literally lean you all the back to where the blood is rushing to your head. While doing the procedure the doctor and the ultrasound tech stood there for 20 minutes debating if they saw something or not. The she proceeded to tell me I needed a hysterscopy and if I didn't do it she wouldn't proceed with IVF. I was literally given no choice in my medical care. When I expressed my concerns to the doctor it seemed like she didn't even care that we were not happy with her. She has horrible bedside manner and communication skills.

Don't see her. Ask to see someone else in the clinic as from what I've heard there are better doctors within the clinic than her.

I never got any protocols besides doing one test and some bloodwork as I discontinued seeing the doctor.

The doctor did not listen when we advised we wanted multiple embryos transferred and is only willing to do single embryo transfers. Don't waste your time unless you only want a single embryo transferred.

She takes the time to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. If we got home and forgot questions or concerns she was an email away and always got back to us quickly either same day or next day if we emailed at night. She worked with us as far as timing for our IUIs. We drove 2 hrs to see her. She always made us feel more like family instead of a patient!!

Definitely be prepared to hear a lot of information. She covers everything and is very thorough! Take paper with you to jot down notes if you’d like.

Given we had no fertility coverage, we were always made aware of the out of pocket costs for everything. There was never any cost surprises. They made sure we had and knew all our options in regards to the cost and financing.

I’m 38 and she was comfortable with a 2 embryo transfer. It was more up to me to decide after considering risks and benefits.

She is very warm and welcoming and answered all questions we had. If calls occurred, they were returned quickly. She is new to the practice but has already set a great impression. I look forward to continuing our journey and hopefully having success this year.

Take detailed notes and make a list of questions for each visit. Write the answers down at your visit and remember to call if additional questions arise.

I am going to be doing the long agonist protocol. The thought is to suppress my endometriosis and reset my hormones.

We financed and 2 cycles with up to 4 transfers is $28k