Shefali Shastri

Dr. Shastri is the only doctor I will ever go to for my fertility treatments. She is compassionate, very knowledgeable, and extremely methodical when it comes to the way she manages her patients...I now have an 11 month old son. We just recently did my third transfer a few weeks ago. We transferred one embryo and I am now pregnant with identical twins.

Dr Shastri went through all the possible causes with me, developed a treatment plan accordingly, and the one round I’ve done with her so far got me more frozen eggs than both my previous rounds combined...We did Estrace priming instead of the birth control pill leading up to this round to avoid over-suppressing my ovaries, but I also just felt so much better on it - I do not do well on BCPs. We used Gonal-F & Menopur once a day in similar but slightly lower doses than I’d used in the past, and one thing I thought was interesting was we tapered off the amounts as the cycle progressed

She [Dr. Shefali Shastri] tends to talk fast and passionately. Make sure you come prepared with questions and take notes so you do not miss anything...has excellent bedside manner and always gave us personalized attention during our visits. She made us feel comfortable with the treatment, answered questions, and acknowledged us with a warm hello anytime she saw us waiting in the office in between appointments.

She [Dr. Shastri] didnt remember me and the fact I only had 1 ovary...Out of all the five doctors I have consulted for ivd, she is the worst in terms of her knowledge and her willingness to seek the best solution for a patient...For reasons I found rather dubious, I was not cleared by anesthesia, and Dr Shastri dropped me as a patient and told me I could not cycle at RMA...

Protocols were not aggressive [with Dr. Shastri]. Medications were conservatively increased for me. This is understandable because when I first tried clomid for my first cycle, I developed a 40 mm cyst. Dr Shastri was afraid I would develop ovarian torsion so she cancelled the cycle...When I had my IUIs, Dr Shefali Shastri did not perform any of them...does have a great positive energy and great bedside manners...is compassionate and has a great positive energy. If she would perform all treatments for her patients, I would give her 10 out of 10.

Dr. Shastri is hopeful but realistic. She was honest with us from the beginning and makes you feel like she is going to do everything in her power to get us to where we want to be.... We were going to start with an IUI but my insurance decided not to cover it when they saw I had a partially dilated tube. Dr. Shastri did a peer to peer with my insurance provider to try to justify the coverage... We started with the protagonist protocol taking the highest dose of Gonal f and low does HCG. I wasn’t reacting to the medication but we decided to keep going as my estrogen was slowly rising

I had my third failed transfer at the end of June to no avail. The day of the beta, she [Dr. Shastri] left me a voicemail almost in tears and then the following Monday, sat with me for an hour and a half to discuss next steps. She hasnt been successful getting me pregnant just yet, but I have the absolute faith that it is coming...She is a very fast talker, so if you dont understand something, speak up!

Dr. Shastri is extremely kind and warm. She hugs me every time she sees me, which some people might not like, but I appreciate it as a single woman going through this process. She has been very sensitive and very available to me.... The first [FET] was a medicated protocol which I ovulated through. It ended up being an unsuccessful FET - negative beta with a PGS normal embryo. The second was a natural cycle, which I liked so much better. I wish we had discussed medicated vs. natural upfront because if we had, I would have chosen natural for the first FET.

I have PCOS and am overweight, Dr. Shastri was very patient for our 1st year of treatment and just kept encouraging me to lose weight... During what was an extremely stressful time, Dr. Shastri was extremely supportive. She has encouraged us to continue healthy lifestyle choices and praises the loss we have achieved...It was also recommended to be on Metformin for the PCOS and synthroid for thyroid levels.

Dr. Shefali Shastri is a very skilled and knowledgeable reproductive endocrinologist. She is realistic in her expectations and explains all diagnosis, procedures, and results throughout treatment. She is kind, caring and compassionate. Dr. Shastri puts her all into her work, and will do all that she can to get a positive result. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a great RE.... IVF cycle #1: September, 2016 450 units Follistim 20 units low dose HCG Ganirelix Pregnyl trigger 10 eggs retrieved, 2 blast embryos, 1 ccs normal male IVF#2/IUI: October, 2016 cancelled and converted to IUI 450 units follistim 20 units low dose HCG Ganirelix Pregnyl trigger 2 follicles developed on right side (with only remaining tube). Therefore, the cycle was changed to IUI to see if we would have a successful IUI attempt. Negative beta IVF #3: November, 2016 450 units follistim 40 units low dose HCG Ganirelix Pregnyl trigger 6 eggs retrieved, 2 blast embryos, 1 CCS normal male *increased stim protocol for better egg response Transfer #1: December, 2016 1 mg esteogen twice daily 5 days prior to transfer: 1 mL progesterone in sesame oil 1mL progesterone in sesame oil continued until beta test Antibiotic for 7 days during Antibacterial cream inserted vaginally prior to transfer Progesterone inserted vaginally prior to transfer on the day of 1 4BB male transfered Negative beta IVF #4: 450 units Follistim 40 units low dose HCG Ganirelix Pregnyl trigger 16 eggs retrieved, 2 blast embryos, 0 CCS normal IVF #5: 450 units Follistim 50 units low dose HCG Ganirelix Pregnyl trigger 7 eggs retrieved, 1 blast embryo, 0 CCS normal *increased stim protocol for better egg response

Dr. Shastri has been concerned not only with how my treatment is progressing, but also with how I'm doing emotionally. She understands that this is a difficult process from a number of standpoints, and that comes through in how she talks about the entire process....Unless you go to the Springfield office regularly, it's possible you may only see her at your scheduled consultations, rather than at monitoring, IUI, etc...he has been very up-front about the probabilities of IUI working for us, and when I met with her to discuss IVF, she was very thorough in explaining how it works.

She [Dr. Shastri] did her research on my test results that were transferred over prior to my first appointment with her. She was compassionate and understanding of the emotional turmoil that I am dealing with. She was patient and explained everything to me a million times until it sunk in....She looks at each person as an individual, she has some out of the box treatment options but is open and honest about the successes. She is caring, and has followed up with me on a regular basis to monitor my progress.

She [Dr. Shefali Shastri] was very caring and compassionate. She was positive and made me feel like this could really happen for us. At our first meeting she was really good at learning more about us and connecting with us on a personal level.... We used the Microdose Lupron Flare protocol with a high dosage of stimulation medication. At my first clinic they used a very standard protocol even though I had a low number of follicles. We only got 5 eggs and the quality wasn’t good. We were almost cancelled and had to have my meds upped 4-5 times. Dr. Shastri was aggressive right off the bat. She said she was going to get me 10 eggs and I told her there was no way. I got 11 eggs and 6 great quality embryos. We transferred two and both stuck. I lost one of them early on, but the other became my son.

I cannot rave enough about her...Dr. Shastri called me even if she did not do the retrieval or transfer. She also called me to explain what it meant when on day 5 my embryos looked like morulas and we were going to wait another day for blastocysts. I was always in the know and treated like a patner in my plan... She was always open to my suggestions....I still refer people to her and as I counsel people on infertility I call her to ask her advise and to explain things to me. She has become a friend, and was always my partner.

Dr Shastri is kind, compassionate and smart. She was my doctor for the past 5 years, and she helped me create the family I have today. Although I was an extremely complicated case, Dr Shastri never gave up on me. Instead she would brainstorm to try all possibilities. She always made sure I was receiving the best care.... My doctor performed single embryo transfers and I agreed with this decision.

Dr Shastri was so compassionate. She personally called me when our results were unfortunate. She spent time with us without rushing us. She also made us feel like we could take all the time in the world asking as many questions we liked. We were unsuccessful but not due to the doctor. I wish I had started with her from the start of our journey.... Dr Shastri was caring, thoughtful, and made you feel important. She was invested in my success.

Doctor Shastri is such a great doctor. She has great bed side manner, she is very caring, very compassionate, she makes sure you are comfortable and all together she is wonderful. I would definitely recommend her to everyone.... I am on progesterone in oil, progesterone suppositories 3x day, benadryl 3x day, delestrogen needle, metformin, doxycycline, methylprednisolone... At Rmanj they feel eSet is the way to go. For me it definitely is since I have an abnormal uterus

dr. Mavani [Shastri] is very compassionate . She was there to hear my concerns and adjust the treatment plan when necessary . She adjusted her schedule to fit me in for the additional testing that was required after my first FET failed... For the egg retrieval I was injecting 450 units of follistim until the egg retrieval . I wanted the option of CCS of the embryos, until I got the results I was started on a birth control pill once the results were in i was recommended a medicated FET. I was using Pio injections and oral estrace

she [Dr. Shefali Shastri] looks at each patient as an individual, not as a number...She does her research on you before your appointment. She did not keep me waiting in the waiting room. She was compassionate of the intense emotional roller coaster I am going through...I'd prefer it if I was in the basking ridge office, since I'd see her more often, but overall very happy with her and RMA NJ

Dr. Shastri is incredible! She is kind, empathetic, honest, brilliant, thinks outside the box, invested in your goals and extremely caring. She got me through many difficulties, physically as well as emotionally. She is straightforward and blunt in the most caring way...Dr. Shastri explained the many reasons why, for me, an SET gave me a greater chance at having a healthy baby and mom than a DET....

[Dr. Shefali Shastri is] Always available to talk. Has called me with good news and bad news herself. Always kind...- always thoroughly explains what’s next and adjust our course of action. I feel very comfortable with her and feel she truly cares about her patients and wants success for them...We have tried gonal f, menopur for Retrieval cycle...Transfer we have tried stimulated cycle and natural cycle. Medrol Benadryl baby aspirin gonal f ovidril estradiol projesterone suppository and project in oil

[Dr. Shefali Shastri] took a good amount of time to talk to me at the outset. I like her style and approach, which is direct but still compassionate. She practices with RMA, and in order to have doctors available 7 days a week (and on a schedule that works great for me) I see different doctors for my monitoring and procedures. It gives me comfort that I won’t miss something due to scheduling issues, given how this process works and how important timing is.