Thomas Vaughn

Dr. Vaughn felt like an invested coach every step of the way...He performed my egg retrieval, hysteroscopy, ERA and transfers...He personally called with results over the weekends and stayed on the phone answering all of my questions, again never rushing me. I felt able to push back and question his decisions and he was always patient explaining why he was recommending a particular direction but ultimately respecting my perspective and decisions....

I was always impressed by Texas Fertility as a whole. They are extremely organized and I felt like I was in great hands. They’ve been around awhile for good reason and know what they are doing. On weekends they alternate which doctor is on call and I enjoyed the other doctors as well and felt they were also very capable...They [nurses] always returned calls the same day and were very organized and helpful...

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I was hesitant about a male fertility doctor - I want to get saying that out of the way. I went into our consult after having a miscarriage wanting the highest chance of success getting pregnant again. Dr. Vaughn supported me going straight into IVF. At every appointment he was there and he was always present in our conversations and patient with answering as many questions as I had, which was always a lot. I never felt rushed. He performed my egg retrieval, hysteroscopy, ERA and transfers. It was such a comfort to see a friendly face going into those surgeries and feeling like I was in the most capable of hands. He personally called with results over the weekends and stayed on the phone answering all of my questions, again never rushing me. I felt able to push back and question his decisions and he was always patient explaining why he was recommending a particular direction but ultimately respecting my perspective and decisions. Dr. Vaughn felt like an invested coach every step of the way. When I got pregnant and was told I no longer needed to see him I cried because I didn’t want to leave him as my doctor. Yes, he is an older gentleman. Once you get past that you’ll see how amazing and dedicated he is. I could not recommend him enough and feel so lucky we found him. I’ll always be grateful to him for helping us start our family.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Texas Fertility was the second practice I went to. I was shocked with how established and large they were (in comparison to the small practice I met with first) how quickly they knew me by name and how personal the treatment was.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

For stims we used gonal f, menopur and lupron. I did PGT-A testing, ICSI and frozen egg transfers. I did a HSG, hysteroscopy, ERA and Receptiva testing.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Laura)

Laura and Kathy were amazing and true professionals. They recognized me and called me by name when I was in the office. Laura helped me find medications during the ice storm so that I wouldn’t have to delay my retrieval. They always returned calls the same day and were very organized and helpful. Pam, the on call nurse, was also wonderful and an absolute lifesaver at times.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

I paid out of pocket - in total around $40k.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

They prefer single transfer

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Thomas Vaughn

Humanity

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2016 - 2020, Unknown Success

Age 31 - 35

4 IUI

1 IVF

1 Egg Freezing

Unexplained

European

Income $200K - $499K

2nd of 2 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

I saw him [Dr. Vaughn] for IVF and so far 2 eSETs. In 2016 I had my egg retrieval and he was helpful in monitoring my progress and we got 21 eggs which turned into 9 embryos...he suggested (but didn’t push) an ERA biopsy to check my receptivity...He strongly prefers eSET at least for my age group...He sees a lot of patients, so I can’t pretend he remembered my case every time. However, he has always been warm and kind when undergoing egg retrieval, transfer, or WTF appointment. He has called multiple times per failed cycle to check in on me.

I would say for the most part the clinic [Texas Fertility Center] is pretty organized. I really wish they had a patient portal, though, because there are so many documents, tests, forms, and times when you want to communicate where it would just be nice to have a centralized location...One time a nurse mistakenly added a day to September when making my protocol calendar and a friend of mine caught it...

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I trust Dr Vaughn completely. He has been at this for so long and I fully trust his expertise. He can be blunt but also warm. He has talked me off the ledge more than one and told me to be kind in the way I speak about my body.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions. And yes he has an insanely firm handshake! But it doesn’t bother me!

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

He sees a lot of patients, so I can’t pretend he remembered my case every time. However, he has always been warm and kind when undergoing egg retrieval, transfer, or WTF appointment. He has called multiple times per failed cycle to check in on me.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I saw him for IVF and so far 2 eSETs. In 2016 I had my egg retrieval and he was helpful in monitoring my progress and we got 21 eggs which turned into 9 embryos. In 2016 he transferred a frozen embryo using Crinone. That failed and he suggested (but didn’t push) an ERA biopsy to check my receptivity. The first one came back pre-receptive. He gave me the option of transferring right away with that information or of undergoing a second ERA to double check that 1 more day of crinone would work. I opted for the latter, and I came back POST-receptive which is crazy. Then, he told me we could do just half a dose of crinone even tho he had never seen that result before. I ended up getting pregnant “naturally” with my daughter right after the second ERA. Now I’m in a sibling cycle. His protocol changed and I did an eSET with a trigger shot and femara, no crinone. That didn’t work and so I asked for another biopsy.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

I would say for the most part the clinic is pretty organized. I really wish they had a patient portal, though, because there are so many documents, tests, forms, and times when you want to communicate where it would just be nice to have a centralized location.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

He strongly prefers eSET at least for my age group

What specific things went wrong at Texas Fertility Center?

Provided conflicting information

Describe the specific things that went wrong at Texas Fertility Center.

One time a nurse mistakenly added a day to September when making my protocol calendar and a friend of mine caught it.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2016 - 2019, Successful

Age 30 - 33

3 IUI

1 Egg Freezing

1 Embryo Freezing

IVF

Endometriosis

Uterine Fibroids

Unexplained

European

Nurse or HC Services

1st of 2 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. Vaughn is an amazing communicator and is truly the most experienced. He explained every avenue of treatment and the risks and benefits. He would also explain other treatment options and allow us to think on the decision. Dr. Vaughn always called my personal cell after every surgery or fertility treatment...My body responded great to gonal f and we got 23 eggs after retreval. Ultimately we froze 4 embryos and did not PGS test....

[Texas Fertility Center is] Very organized and amazing at open communication. Lovely building and many locations to choose from. Their billing policy is straight forward and there are financing options as well. I would recommend this clinic to anyone. Especially with my type A personality...[nurses are] Wonderfully organized and very open with communication and calling you back or answering emails....

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Don’t be afraid to ask questions and he makes your experience a collaborative appointment.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Visits felt empathetic and I could Tell he really wanted the best for us.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

Started with iui’s with Femara then after 2 failed iui’s, we moved to an iui with gonal f and trigger shot. After that, it was confirmed I ovulated 3 eggs but none took. After taking a few months off, we went through with a laparoscopy and from there he found stage zero endometriosis. He still considered us unexplained because he didn’t feel my endometriosis caused infertility. My husband checked out fine too. After that surgery we waited 2 months and then proceeded to IVF. My body responded great to gonal f and we got 23 eggs after retreval. Ultimately we froze 4 embryos and did not PGS test. Our first FET with estradiol and PIO failed. We were devastated but tried again after 2 more months. That FET worked using the same protocol and she’s now 2. We did another FET 8/2019 using the same protocol, that failed. After a normal hysteroscopy, we’re gearing up for our Hail Mary final FET #4.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Laura Kuykendall )

Wonderfully organized and very open with communication and calling you back or answering emails.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Very organized and amazing at open communication. Lovely building and many locations to choose from. Their billing policy is straight forward and there are financing options as well. I would recommend this clinic to anyone. Especially with my type A personality.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Cost for ultrasounds consultation fees as well as general office expenses .

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Thomas Vaughn

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Communication

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2017 - 2018, Successful

Age 30 - 31

2 IUI

1 IVF

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Other

Income $100K - $199K

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

He [Dr. Thomas Vaughn] had told us to go right to ivf but said if we wanted to try IUI we can but he wouldn’t do more than 3 because of my diagnosis . He said it was silly to waste time . We decided to do 2 IUIs before moving on to ivf . Our first IUI was with 5 mg of femara for 5 days . I produced 1 follicle . 2nd IUI was with follistim injectables my dose kept going up every visit . I also produced one follicle . Both iuis were unsuccessful . We moved onto ivf and I was on 450iu follistim and 150iu menopur daily and added in cetrotide at the end. He knew I needed high doses because of my IUI with injectable . I stimmed for 13 days today and retrieved 8 eggs , 6 were mature and we ended up with 2 five day embryos to freeze .

My nurse [at Texas Fertility Center- Central Austin] was fantastic with communication . If I emailed her she emailed me back right away and if she wasn’t in the office for some reason someone else contacted me ! She was very to the point and honest and very nice !... There can be longer wait times at this clinic but I believe they were very organized . I think with dr. Vaughn I waited maybe 2-3 times for a long time other then that he was on time mostly. They are very nice and explain things well . A good atmosphere!

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I was treated like a human with him he always showed compassion and took the time to answer any questions I may have . I never felt uncomfortable with him once I always felt at ease and that he knew exactly what to do. I trusted everything he said and wanted to do and he got me pregnant with my miracle baby boy and I’m forever grateful for him!

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Trust him! He knows what he’s doing !

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

He always walked into the room with a smile and asked how I was doing and addressed me by my Name . I never felt rushed . He always took the time to answer any questions I had and never made me feel stupid about a question I may have asked . He always made me feel at ease when I was nervous or concerned .

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

He had told us to go right to ivf but said if we wanted to try IUI we can but he wouldn’t do more than 3 because of my diagnosis . He said it was silly to waste time . We decided to do 2 IUIs before moving on to ivf . Our first IUI was with 5 mg of femara for 5 days . I produced 1 follicle . 2nd IUI was with follistim injectables my dose kept going up every visit . I also produced one follicle . Both iuis were unsuccessful . We moved onto ivf and I was on 450iu follistim and 150iu menopur daily and added in cetrotide at the end. He knew I needed high doses because of my IUI with injectable . I stimmed for 13 days today and retrieved 8 eggs , 6 were mature and we ended up with 2 five day embryos to freeze .

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Ashley Staha )

My nurse was fantastic with communication . If I emailed her she emailed me back right away and if she wasn’t in the office for some reason someone else contacted me ! She was very to the point and honest and very nice !

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

There can be longer wait times at this clinic but I believe they were very organized . I think with dr. Vaughn I waited maybe 2-3 times for a long time other then that he was on time mostly. They are very nice and explain things well . A good atmosphere!

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Under our insurance we are covered 100 percent for IVF . I paid some copays for our visits with TFC . We had to pay out of pocket for ovation which is the lab because they aren’t in network with most insurances . So we had to pay the majority out of pocket due to this.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

I think putting in 1 embryo was a good choice . I didn’t think to put in 2 or more honestly as I know it can be scary with multiples and I had been pregnant before . I was totally fine with that choice

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2005 - 2018, Unsuccessful

Age 30 - 43

10 IUI

1 IVF

Anovulation

Endometriosis

Male Factor

PCOS

Prefer not to answer

Income $100K - $199K

Operations

Strongly Recommends

Unsuccessful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. Vaughn always is upfront about risk, what to expect and chances. He is calm but direct and changes his approach if you are not understanding terminology. I never felt rushed or like I couldn't ask more questions.... Clomid and iui was used for several years, because inwas not ready to admit i needed to go to the next step. Dr. Vaughn was patient and allowed me to go at my own speed based on comfortability. We added gonal f injections with iui and progesterone and had 1 miscarraige and 1 live birth.

Front office [Texas Fertility Center] is nice, clean and well kept. Everyone was courteous. Even in billing, I was always treated with respect and compassion about our situation. They were helpful with providing ways to save and always did everything they could to assist with insurance filing and reimnursements.... Quick to return calls / emails same day, awesome about communicating results quickly. Always great about giving you time to process what they said and ask questions before they got off the phone. Excellent bedside manner.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dont wait. If you are having trouble go early and often. No question is off limits, make sure you understand and have all questions answered.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn knows me and my story. He never forgets what happened before, he asks about my children by name.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

Clomid and iui was used for several years, because inwas not ready to admit i needed to go to the next step. Dr. Vaughn was patient and allowed me to go at my own speed based on comfortability. We added gonal f injections with iui and progesterone and had 1 miscarraige and 1 live birth. After that we went to ivf with gonal f, progesterone and one other drug that I cant think of. I had 1 negative, 1 tubal pregnancy and 1 live birth (one other live birth but we are not 100% sure if it was from tubal or natural)

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

Quick to return calls / emails same day, awesome about communicating results quickly. Always great about giving you time to process what they said and ask questions before they got off the phone. Excellent bedside manner.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Front office is nice, clean and well kept. Everyone was courteous. Even in billing, I was always treated with respect and compassion about our situation. They were helpful with providing ways to save and always did everything they could to assist with insurance filing and reimnursements.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

10k per ivf cycle, 3k frozen transfer

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

My doctor recommended 1 or 2 embryo transfers not any more. My age and history was part of his decision.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2016 - 2018, Unknown Success

Age 32 - 34

4 IUI

1 IVF

PCOS

Prefer not to answer

Income $100K - $199K

Accountant

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Not sure

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. Thomas Vaughn is punctual and I appreciate that he respects his patience’s time. He’s a great listener and I feel he has my health and safety in mind when suggesting different protocols. After each failed IUI and FET’s he’s called me every single time to check in and to answer any questions I might have had.... Dr. Vaughn is wonderful, though our fertility journey isn’t over I’ve been very satisfied under his care. He’s honest, I trust him & appreciate his kind bedside manner. We have experienced more downs than ups but his position attitude has kept me wanting to drive forward

The overall clinic [Texas Fertility Center] is great, the location is easy to find, bathrooms clean, waiting room comfortable, exam rooms clean and warm. Front desk employees are helpful and willing to assist with any questions and guidance.... I wasn’t assigned a nurse until IVF. All the other nurses I encountered were wonderful, caring, attentive, followed up and knew me by my first name. Once I stared IVF and was assigned Jaime, this started my displeasures with the clinic.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

If you don’t understand all the abbreviations, ask. Ask lots of questions, write them down prior to your appointment

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn is wonderful, though our fertility journey isn’t over I’ve been very satisfied under his care. He’s honest, I trust him & appreciate his kind bedside manner. We have experienced more downs than ups but his position attitude has kept me wanting to drive forward

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

4 cycles of Timed intercourse clomid/Ovidrel first iui was Clomid/Ovidrel 2nd - 4th IUI Femara/Ovidrel 1st FET estradiol, Crinone & PVS 2nd FET Estradiol, Crinone & PVS Upcoming 3rd FET Femara, estradiol, Ovidrel & PVS (potentially scheduled for 3/20/18)

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Jaime Burkott )

I started my ivf journey in October 2017, prior to this we were trying different protocols and I wasn’t assigned a nurse until IVF. All the other nurses I encountered were wonderful, caring, attentive, followed up and knew me by my first name. Once I stared IVF and was assigned Jaime, this started my displeasures with the clinic. Jamie is forgetful, hard to get answers from, distracted and at times makes me feel as though I’m annoying her. I feel I’ve developed a better relationship with the on call nurse than my IVF nurse. The only time I’ve met with Jaime in person was to do my initial injection consult, other than that it’s primarily emails with the occasional phone call. I’ve asked to see her after a baseline appointment and she pawned me off to a different nurse. After my 2nd Failed FET I had to tell her I wanted to meet with her because I had questions I wanted to go over in person with a difference in progesterone days before FET. I remember something different than what she had written. We set an appointment and the day of she emailed me and had to push it back because she had forgotten a prior commitment. Dr. Vaughn had an emergency and was out of office unexpectedly, everyone was rescheduled but of course my nurse forgot to reschedule me until I called. I simply don’t trust Jaime at all.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

The overall clinic is great, the location is easy to find, bathrooms clean, waiting room comfortable, exam rooms clean and warm. Front desk employees are helpful and willing to assist with any questions and guidance.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

So far since October 2017 - current we have spent $31,000 NOT including all the other cycles like IUI and timed intercourse. Between Texas fertility, Ovation Fertility, CPL and the Austin Surgery Center. MY insurance doesn’t cover anything regarding fertility.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

The first two FET Dr. Vaughn would only transfer a single embryo. Now that we are on our 3rd he is open to transferring two embryos

What specific things went wrong at Texas Fertility Center?

Failed to call in prescriptions to pharmacy
Failed to call with results
Failed to inform you of changes in protocol

Describe the specific things that went wrong at Texas Fertility Center.

I’ve had to remind Jaime about my Estradiol prescription on a couple occasions, she’s also forgotten to call me with lab result that effect that’s night dosage so I had to call on-call nurse

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2018, Unknown Success

Age 39

1 IVF

European

Income $100K - $199K

2nd of 3 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. Vaughn comes across as the caring grandfather or uncle that you would go to with your biggest problem in life knowing that he's going to hear you and provide great wisdom. He's kind, trustworthy and always takes the time to answer any questions you have. He really seeks to make sure you understand exactly where you are in the process and where you're going. He has personally called me with all of my results and has never made me feel as though I'm bothering him with my concerns or questions.

The staff [Texas Fertility Center] has been excellent.... The clinic runs exceptionally smoothly. They are always prepared and on time for their appointments. Each person working there is kind, understanding and willing to go above and beyond to serve the patients.... Dr. Vaughn is amazing! I truly can't think of any weaknesses at this time. He has been a calming influence through this stressful time and I leave my appointments feeling encouraged

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn is amazing! I truly can't think of any weaknesses at this time. He has been a calming influence through this stressful time and I leave my appointments feeling encouraged. He's 100% on time all the time so I've never had to wait more than 2 minutes to be seen which was great for my work schedule. He always wrote down for me how many follicles I had maturing and what he hoped to see next visit.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Don't be afraid to ask questions. Dr. Vaughn will answer them all.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

My protocol was set by my initial doctor who went out of town shortly after beginning treatments and Dr. Vaughn didn't want to change the protocol. He did extend my treatment by a few days as I was not responding very well to the stimulation meds. While disappointing to spend money on an extra 3 days of injections, it was well worth it as the egg retrieval was very successful.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

The staff has been excellent.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

The clinic runs exceptionally smoothly. They are always prepared and on time for their appointments. Each person working there is kind, understanding and willing to go above and beyond to serve the patients.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Unsure

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2017 - 2018, Unknown Success

Age 26 - 27

4 IUI

Donor Sperm

Ashkenazi Jewish

Income $0 - $49K

1st of 2 Docs

LGBTQ

Doesn't Recommend

Neutral

Success w/ Doc Not sure

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

He's [Dr. Thomas Vaughn] older gentleman, and I was initially a little nervous about being judged for pursuing a modern, slightly nontraditional family, but never felt that way. I did get the impression my case was a little...boring for him? My fertility issues were minimal, and in the decision to be more aggressive (with the health risks that involves) vs play the waiting game (with the financial & emotional stress that involves) he definitely leaned toward the latter.

It's a busy clinic [TX Fertility Center], but the wait was never too bad, although appointments were always on the quick side. Very responsive by phone and email which was always reassuring. Easy to schedule.... When I got my positive, I thought the nurse said my HCG was over 100 and that was good. And the next Beta was less than double so I was worried and she said that no, my HCG last time was 67 and it had almost quadrupled so everything was fine. Still confused why I got the wrong number the first time.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

He's obviously incredibly experienced and has an amazing reputation in Austin. He's older gentleman, and I was initially a little nervous about being judged for pursuing a modern, slightly nontraditional family, but never felt that way. I did get the impression my case was a little...boring for him? My fertility issues were minimal, and in the decision to be more aggressive (with the health risks that involves) vs play the waiting game (with the financial & emotional stress that involves) he definitely leaned toward the latter.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I'm not unhappy with the care I received--I never felt rushed or dismissed by Dr. Vaughn. However it's a busy clinic, I wasn't a particularly complicated case, and just didn't require the attention some patients might. He was patient with my questions and concerns, but our appointments were quick and mostly business.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

My first cycle was completely unmedicated, and my period arrived nearly a week earlier than planned. Dr. Vaughn thought either I hadn't ovulated despite a positive OPK, or I had a short leutal phase. I explained that this period was very out of the norm for me, but for the next cycle he recommended I take Femara to ensure I ovulate, and 200mg of progesterone 4 days after the IUI. The side effects of the progesterone were extremely unpleasant and for the next cycle he recommended I cut them in half to 100mg. After my third failed cycle I expressed desire for a laparoscopy to confirm my self-diagnosed endometriosis (I had discussed my pelvic pain with Dr. Vaughn, but symptoms were mild-ish and nothing showed up on the ultrasound, and he seemed ambivalent about progressing to lap until my third failed IUI). I had a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy done by my regular OB/Gyn so insurance would cover the procedures and she found and ablated one small lesion and removed an adhesion. Fourth IUI back at the fertility clinic, preformed by a different doctor due to timing- I got my first positive.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

This is the only clinic I went to, so it's hard for me to compare. They have a reputation for being "traditional" but I think that is in reference to medical treatments not values. And honestly, my experience was limited to IUI, which is far less involved and invasive than IVF, so I don't know as much as an IVF patient would. It's a busy clinic, but the wait was never too bad, although appointments were always on the quick side. Very responsive by phone and email which was always reassuring. Easy to schedule.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Pretty much $200 for everything--ultrasounds and IUI. Fertility evaluation was covered by insurance.

What specific things went wrong at Texas Fertility Center?

Provided conflicting information

Describe the specific things that went wrong at Texas Fertility Center.

When I got my positive, I thought the nurse said my HCG was over 100 and that was good. And the next Beta was less than double so I was worried and she said that no, my HCG last time was 67 and it had almost quadrupled so everything was fine. Still confused why I got the wrong number the first time.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2016 - 2017, Unknown Success

Age 35 - 36

4 IUI

Endometriosis

Uterine Fibroids

Unexplained

Other

Income $100K - $199K

Marketer or PR

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Not sure

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

He's [Dr. Vaughn] quiet and thoughtful, but don't perceive that as non-caring...We began our treatment with clomid + IUI, along with some standard blood tests. We did 4 IUIs and none of them produced a pregnancy. From there, he looked back at previous x-rays from my normal ob/gyn and noticed that I had a uterine septum, so he recommended surgery to repair that. During the surgery, he also found some uterine fibroids and corrected those. Now, we are moving into IVF.

Texas Fertility Center is one of the larger clinics in Austin, with lots of locations. I always go to the clinic on Mopac & Far West. They are extremely friendly and organized. Appointments do run behind sometimes, but they are also very accommodating if you are late, so this doesn't bother me. They are very popular and always busy, but you never feel like a number... She [nurse] is extremely attentive and communicates exceptionally well. She keeps us organized so that this doesn't seem overwhelming. She's also genuinely kind and excited for us.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn is incredibly thorough and direct, while also positive and compassionate at the same time. He always is kind and keeps things light, without trivializing what we're going through. He truly seems invested in producing a successful pregnancy in his patients. He has also been sensitive and thoughtful to the fact that we are price-sensitive, since we have extremely limited coverage through our insurance.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

He's quiet and thoughtful, but don't perceive that as non-caring.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn has always treated me personally and he has designed our plan according to what is (or isn't) happening with my body. He never compares my situation to other people or stats.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

We began our treatment with clomid + IUI, along with some standard blood tests. We did 4 IUIs and none of them produced a pregnancy. From there, he looked back at previous x-rays from my normal ob/gyn and noticed that I had a uterine septum, so he recommended surgery to repair that. During the surgery, he also found some uterine fibroids and corrected those. Now, we are moving into IVF.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Jaime Burkott)

Our IVF is Jaime Burkott, and we couldn't be more pleased with her. She is extremely attentive and communicates exceptionally well. She keeps us organized so that this doesn't seem overwhelming. She's also genuinely kind and excited for us.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Our IUIs, plus the surrounding appointments, usually cost us around $600-800 a month. Our IVF is going to come in around $16K.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

Dr. Vaughn prefers eSET. He says they have the highest success rate with that type of transfer. He only considers transferring multiples if the woman is closer to 40 or if there are underlying medical reasons that indicate this is a good idea.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2014 - 2015, Unsuccessful

Age 28 - 29

4 IUI

1 IVF

Donor Eggs

Poor Egg Quality

Unexplained

European

Income $100K - $199K

Writer

1st of 2 Docs

Neutral

Unsuccessful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

For IVF [with Dr. Thomas Vaughn], we did a fairly high dose of injectable medications to get as many eggs as possible, but by the time egg retrieval came around, we were risking too many larger follicles trying to get the smaller ones to catch up, so we called it and got fewer than we'd hoped for. After our IVF, Dr. Vaughn said he wouldn't change the protocol if we tried own-egg IVF again, despite the outcome...Dr. Vaughn was overall great to work with. He seemed to truly care about helping us start our family. I was disappointed that he seemed unwilling to try something else when our own-egg IVF cycle failed.

I felt like a human [at Texas Fertility Center] until our own-egg IVF cycle failed and we decided to go abroad for our donor egg cycle. We needed the clinic's help for monitoring, and we were paying out of pocket for ultrasounds, but they were very unaccommodating...Laura [nurse] was wonderful at communicating. Some of the other nurses showed less compassion, especially those who we dealt with less often. Once we decided to only do monitoring through the clinic to prepare for using donor eggs overseas, the nursing staff was much less friendly.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn was overall great to work with. He seemed to truly care about helping us start our family. I was disappointed that he seemed unwilling to try something else when our own-egg IVF cycle failed. He jumped straight to donor eggs instead of being open to trying a different protocol. While donor eggs are what we ultimately proceeded with, I didn't feel listened to, and it felt like he was giving up very quickly on my 29-year-old eggs. I was also disappointed that he wasn't more disappointed or perplexed by the fact that nothing grew past fertilization. Our IVF cycle was a overall very frustrating to us, but it didn't seem that way to him. But as far as his bedside manner and his walking us through treatments during our IUIs and everything leading up to egg retrieval in our IVF, he was wonderful.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Be proactive and advocate for yourself.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I felt like a human until our own-egg IVF cycle failed and we decided to go abroad for our donor egg cycle. We needed the clinic's help for monitoring, and we were paying out of pocket for ultrasounds, but they were very unaccommodating. I told them that I felt like, since they were getting the big bucks from us for a donor egg cycle and only getting a few hundred from us for some ultrasounds, we no longer mattered. We only mattered if we were building a family their way.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I had no trouble producing follicles and eggs, so we started with letrazole and IUIs. Three cycles of that before moving on to a single IUI cycle using an injectable medication. We did this cycle only to test my body's response to the injectable medication in preparation for IVF. At that point, Dr. Vaughn was pretty sure IUI wasn't going to work for us. For IVF, we did a fairly high dose of injectable medications to get as many eggs as possible, but by the time egg retrieval came around, we were risking too many larger follicles trying to get the smaller ones to catch up, so we called it and got fewer than we'd hoped for. After our IVF, Dr. Vaughn said he wouldn't change the protocol if we tried own-egg IVF again, despite the outcome.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Laura)

Laura was wonderful at communicating. Some of the other nurses showed less compassion, especially those who we dealt with less often. Once we decided to only do monitoring through the clinic to prepare for using donor eggs overseas, the nursing staff was much less friendly.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

The clinic is organized, though they tend to run late for appointments. They're great about weekend appointments for monitoring and procedures. You won't necessarily see your doctor, but someone will be there. If you have issues with sample delivery for a procedure, as we once did, the on-call nurses are wonderful about walking you through what to do and keeping you calm. Once we decided to use donor eggs at an overseas clinic, the clinic staff became much colder and much less accommodating to our needs. I told the nurse manager that it felt as though they only cared about helping build families when we were lining their pockets through large treatments, and not when we were simply giving ourselves the best chance for success.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Insurance didn't cover much. Ultrasound monitoring was about $200 per ultrasound. The IUIs were something like $500 each, I believe. The total cost of our IVF cycle was around $15,000, but we received a refund since we didn't make it to transfer. That part was a bit confusing, but they made it as smooth as they possibly could given the circumstances.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2009 - 2010, Successful

Age 38 - 39

4 IUI

Unexplained

European

Income $100K - $199K

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr Vaughn spent a lot of time with my husband and I answering our multiple questions...The details I do remember are this: There is lots of blood work! Dr Vaughn did an exploratory surgery on me to try to diagnose my infertility. I had a previous myomyectomy (fibroid removal) with by normal ob gyn before I began treatment with Dr V. Dr V found some endrometriosis and the fibroid growing back so took care of what he could during that laproscopic surgery.

The nurses and staff [at Texas Fertility Center] were always very kind and efficient. Could not have asked for more...Dr Vaughn spent a lot of time with my husband and I answering our multiple questions...I was lucky and my insurance paid for a lot of my visits. They covered the testing and surgery to diagnosis my infertility. I remember having to pay for the fertility injections, of course and my husbands labs and sperm washing.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Our first meeting with Dr Vaughn was interesting. He was not particularly warm and friendly. But he was honest and provided good information. We decided to move forward. As we actually got to know him over those next several months, he became friendlier and we could tell he truly cared. He is very good at what he does. The first time I became pregnant he was very honest and made us aware that the "numbers" from the blood work did not look promising but he also made sure we saw it as a positive that I COULD ACTUALLY GET PREGNANT. Ultimately, we did miscarry early on in the pregnancy which we were not surprised from Dr Vaughn's counseling. Our next session of IUI, he let us know we had twins and seemed truly excited for us. We took the boys up to visit him and the nurses when they were about 1 yr old and he was very kind.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Do not judge him on the first couple meetings with him. He warms up through the process. If you're looking for a hand holder, just know it will take a little time.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr Vaughn spent a lot of time with my husband and I answering our multiple questions. Advised us on all of our options due to our age, frustration and discussing moving forward with IVF. Ultimately the last IUI cycle we were going to try worked but it was nice to feel informed.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I truly don't remember all the drugs. The details I do remember are this: There is lots of blood work! Dr Vaughn did an exploratory surgery on me to try to diagnose my infertility. I had a previous myomyectomy (fibroid removal) with by normal ob gyn before I began treatment with Dr V. Dr V found some endrometriosis and the fibroid growing back so took care of what he could during that laproscopic surgery. We used fertility injections. I was seen very regularly for bllod work and ultrasounds while taking the injections to monitor the follicles for size. My first round I ovulated early so we did not get to do the IUI. My second round of injections they added another shot to keep me from ovulating. Once my follicles were of the proper size to release, I had another shot to actually stimulate the ovulation. The next day my husband would provide a sperm sample that they washed and the IUI was done that afternoon. I think it took a couple times for the meds to be correct and they learn your cycles. I do remember one cycle my ovaries were overstimulated because of the fertility drugs and I had to rest for a month which at the time was very frustrating. My first pregnancy resulted in miscarriage. But the second (which was just the cycle after) I found out we were pregnancy with twins and the numbers looked great. Dr V followed me for the first 12 weeks.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center.

The nurses and staff were always very kind and efficient. Could not have asked for more.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

I have no complaints with the clinic. Just be patient as this could be a really long process. They want to succeed as much as you want to be pregnant. This process becomes all consuming. I didn't realize it at the time but it is truly all consuming. I didn't have any other kids so this was my primary focus. You will also need a job that is understanding because there are many many appointments during the process for the monitoring.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

I was lucky and my insurance paid for a lot of my visits. They covered the testing and surgery to diagnosis my infertility. I remember having to pay for the fertility injections, of course and my husbands labs and sperm washing.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2015 - 2018, Unsuccessful

Age 44 - 47

1 IVF

Donor Eggs

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Tubal Blockage

Uterine Fibroids

European

Income $50K - $99K

Consultant

Neutral

Unsuccessful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

He’s [Dr. Thomas Vaughn] very knowledgeable and communicates well. He performed surgery on my fibroids and tried his best to help my husband and I achieve a pregnancy. We lived outside of Austin so it made appointments with Dr Vaughn in person difficult and I had to deal with nurses more than I would like.... Dr Vaughn calls and discusses results personally. He explains everything clearly.... The first cycle with my eggs, we only had one embryo. The second cycle with donor eggs we had 2 embryos. They recommended eset. Since it was negative I guess I am glad we didn’t use both but I think we had a better chance of one taking if we had used multiple embryos.

If you’re not local, I don’t really recommend them [TX Fertility Center]. We lived in Austin when we started and stayed with them because we liked Dr Vaughn. But it’s been very difficult both times trying to coordinate transfers and other procedures while living out of town.... My nurse on the last cycle didn’t understand I was very sensitive to estradiol and my BP spiked to very high dangerous levels because she wasn’t listening to me.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

He’s very knowledgeable and communicates well. He performed surgery on my fibroids and tried his best to help my husband and I achieve a pregnancy. We lived outside of Austin so it made appointments with Dr Vaughn in person difficult and I had to deal with nurses more than I would like.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Find out what it will really cost. It’s very expensive. Much more than the estimates. Because meds aren’t included. Find a cheaper way to get your meds. Their pharmacy is expensive.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr Vaughn calls and discusses results personally. He explains everything clearly.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Leanne Bellamy )

She was awful. I ended up being assigned a new nurse. She didn’t convey messages in a timely manner to the doctor. I had to cancel my transfer because of her screwing up my meds.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

If you’re not local, I don’t really recommend them. We lived in Austin when we started and stayed with them because we liked Dr Vaughn. But it’s been very difficult both times trying to coordinate transfers and other procedures while living out of town.

Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at Texas Fertility Center.

I did outside monitoring

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

The first cycle with my eggs, we only had one embryo. The second cycle with donor eggs we had 2 embryos. They recommended eset. Since it was negative I guess I am glad we didn’t use both but I think we had a better chance of one taking if we had used multiple embryos.

What specific things went wrong at Texas Fertility Center?

Failed to consider drug intolerance

Describe the specific things that went wrong at Texas Fertility Center.

My nurse on the last cycle didn’t understand I was very sensitive to estradiol and my BP spiked to very high dangerous levels because she wasn’t listening to me.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

South Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2016 - 2018, Unsuccessful

Age 31 - 33

1 IVF

Endometriosis

Unexplained

Latinx

Income $50K - $99K

3rd of 3 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Neutral

Unsuccessful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr.Vaughn has amazing bedside manner....Dr. Vaughn is patient and always optimistic, which helps in a gloomy time.... His bedside manner is spectacular. Always remembers who you are, your case, and is optimistic. He has definitely seen a lot of cases and his expertise is something I trust. He retested my tubes after a doctor said my tubes were blocked, but they were just swollen from a procedure.

[Texas Fertility Center] Strengths - quality care, multiple doctors that all converse with one another Weaknesses - can be hard for doctors to build relationships with patience if their load is too large. The wait times can be long for some doctors...I liked my pre-IVF nurse better... she was more compassionate. Both IVF nurses I’ve had seem like they have no time for you....IVF nurses forget to follow up. Or sometimes the staff doesn’t give the blood test paperwork needed.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

His bedside manner is spectacular. Always remembers who you are, your case, and is optimistic. He has definitely seen a lot of cases and his expertise is something I trust. He retested my tubes after a doctor said my tubes were blocked, but they were just swollen from a procedure. When you have to see someone as frequently has once a week, you want them to remember you and he truly seems to care about all his patients.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

If you are impatient, he may not be the doctor for you. He’s very calm and humble. Come with questions, he will take the time to answer all of them.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr.Vaughn has amazing bedside manner. I saw another doctor at the clinic but each visit was like I was a new patient. Dr. Vaughn is patient and always optimistic, which helps in a gloomy time.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

For my IVF cycle he used a lower dose to see how I’d react.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Lisa (previously another woman))

I liked my pre-IVF nurse better... she was more compassionate. Both IVF nurses I’ve had seem like they have no time for you.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Strengths - quality care, multiple doctors that all converse with one another Weaknesses - can be hard for doctors to build relationships with patience if their load is too large. The wait times can be long for some doctors

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

So far I’ve spent 27k

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

We did single embryo transfers each time due to my age.

What specific things went wrong at Texas Fertility Center?

Failed to call in prescriptions to pharmacy
Failed to call with results

Describe the specific things that went wrong at Texas Fertility Center.

IVF nurses forget to follow up. Or sometimes the staff doesn’t give the blood test paperwork needed.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2019, Unknown Success

Age 39

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

European

Latinx

Income $100K - $199K

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr Vaughn is honest and straightforward. He answered our questions during our consult and didn't sugar coat anything. ... I just started my stim drugs, but it seems as if I am on an aggressive protocol, probably due to my age and DOR. ... I appreciate his honesty and I felt like he explained in detail to us what our options were. I have trust in him.

I think this clinic takes good care of its patients and I have not had any negative experience here at all. I like that they offer an IVF orientation. The office itself is clean and very professional. We have not had to wait long to be seen, something I have experienced at other clinics. ... I have had a couple consults with her [nurse] but mostly communicate via email. She is easy to communicate with and gets back to me in a reasonable amount of time.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I sought out his help because of a referral that he was one of the best fertility doctors in Austin. I appreciate his honesty and I felt like he explained in detail to us what our options were. I have trust in him.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Come prepared with questions.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr Vaughn is honest and straightforward. He answered our questions during our consult and didn't sugar coat anything.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I just started my stim drugs, but it seems as if I am on an aggressive protocol, probably due to my age and DOR.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Leanne Bellamy)

I have had a couple consults with her but mostly communicate via email. She is easy to communicate with and gets back to me in a reasonable amount of time.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

In the 20k range for IVF with PGS. 5k for the meds.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

It seems as if the clinic only does eSET. I went to an IVF orientation where this was discussed.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

North Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2018, Unknown Success

Age 30

2 IUI

Unexplained

Prefer not to answer

Income $50K - $99K

2nd of 2 Docs

Neutral

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Not sure

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

I love that he [Dr. Vaughn] has been in this field for a long time. He is funny and kind and took the time to answer all of our questions. He was ready to proceed as fast or slow as we wanted. He did not seem to be in a rush or interested in his next patient, which is something our last doctor did. He is also very gentle during exams.... My emotions, prior knowledge and busy life were all acknowledged.... Recommended either laparoscopy or IVF but leaving that up to us.

Again, we are so relieved to be seen promptly. The waiting room [Texas Fertility Center] is spacious and has a huge fish tank, which is calming to watch before an appointment. Everything is clean and spacious and you aren’t running into other patients when checking out.... We are seen immediately, which is huge because our last clinic would leave us waiting for forever to be seen. The nurses are all super sweet and feel like family members. They work as a team and get what needs to be done done.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I love that he has been in this field for a long time. He is funny and kind and took the time to answer all of our questions. He was ready to proceed as fast or slow as we wanted. He did not seem to be in a rush or interested in his next patient, which is something our last doctor did. He is also very gentle during exams.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

He’s an old man so it’s kind of like talking to your dad so just be prepared for that aspect.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

My emotions, prior knowledge and busy life were all acknowledged.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

Exam, genetic testing, looking at egg reserve. Recommended either laparoscopy or IVF but leaving that up to us. We are now deciding which to do.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Kathryn Boepple)

We are seen immediately, which is huge because our last clinic would leave us waiting for forever to be seen. The nurses are all super sweet and feel like family members. They work as a team and get what needs to be done done.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Again, we are so relieved to be seen promptly. The waiting room is spacious and has a huge fish tank, which is calming to watch before an appointment. Everything is clean and spacious and you aren’t running into other patients when checking out.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

North Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2014 - 2017, Successful

Age 29 - 32

1 IVF

Male Factor

Prefer not to answer

Income $50K - $99K

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr Vaughn was always the one to call with any questions or test results. Dr Vaughn did all of my procedures and the only time I wasnt able to see Dr Vaughn is when we had Sunday appointments and he wasnt on call. There was never a time that I left his office unclear of what was next....the whole process is very overwhelming , but Dr Vaughn will guide you through it all...I did the Lupron protocol. My treatment was pretty simple since our IVF was due to male fertility issues.

The only weakness was the wait times. They wernt horrible but they could work on that. Everyone in the office [Texas Fert Ctr] truly care and are so helpful. I do wish they offered financing in house....My primary nurse was absolutely amazing. I could get ahold of her any time and she was so helpful...Dr Vaughn always remembered who we were and always personally called me with any info or test results... the only time I wasnt able to see Dr Vaughn is when we had Sunday appointments and he wasnt on call.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

the whole process is very overwhelming , but Dr Vaughn will guide you through it all

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr Vaughn always remembered who we were and always personally called me with any info or test results

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I did the Lupron protocol. My treatment was pretty simple since our IVF was due to male fertility issues.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Ashley)

My primary nurse was absolutely amazing. I could get ahold of her any time and she was so helpful

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

The only weakness was the wait times. They wernt horrible but they could work on that. Everyone in the office truly care and are so helpful. I do wish they offered financing in house. If they did we would have started another round there already.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

I feel like they may be a little higher than some clinics and everything has to be paid upfront

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

Dr Vaughn was very pro single embryo transfer unless you were very addement on it or if he felt like it was best for you.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2019 - 2022, Unknown Success

Age 45 - 48

6 IUI

3 IVF

Donor Eggs

Donor Sperm

Poor Egg Quality

East Asian

Operations

3rd of 3 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Neutral

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. V [Dr. Vaughn] patiently answered all my questions. He also let me try IUIs even when chances were low and was willing to explore other options when presented...Very caring and answered all questions. Every step was explained well. He also runs on time. He is a little cocky but does answer all questions I never felt rushed during our visits. A very nurturing environment...He was willing to try to optimize chances for conception and also try to do the cycles as natural as possible...

Very well organized. I am grateful that staff is trained well. It does feel that prices are high and might consider comparison shopping. It is a well run lab so you do get what you pay for. Staff is friendly and competent...Donor egg 30000...Very caring and answered all questions. Every step was explained well. He [Dr. Vaughn] also runs on time. He is a little cocky but does answer all questions I never felt rushed during our visits. A very nurturing environment...

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Very caring and answered all questions. Every step was explained well. He also runs on time. He is a little cocky but does answer all questions I never felt rushed during our visits. A very nurturing environment.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Come prepared with questions. He will guide you as much as possible but mostly standard guidance

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. V patiently answered all my questions. He also let me try IUIs even when chances were low and was willing to explore other options when presented

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

For IUIs,. Tried for multiple eggs. He was willing to try to optimize chances for conception and also try to do the cycles as natural as possible

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

Ashley is amazing.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Donor egg 30000

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

Single transfer

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Thomas Vaughn

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Communication

Frequency Seen

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2004 - 2011, Successful

Age 32 - 39

6 IUI

Other

Income $100K - $199K

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Thomas Vaughn is one of the kindest, most compassionate doctor and person that I have ever known. He makes you feel so comfortable when you are in his office. He is very calm and explains every thing in detail and finds the positive in everything. He always gave me hope!...Dr. Vaughn and his entire staff were some of the most amazing, kind people I have ever met. They treated me like I was a person not just a number. They truly care about each and everyone of their patients.

The clinic [Texas Fertility Center] was very organized and thorough!...The staff as well as the other doctor's in his clinic were all just as amazing as Dr. Vaughn!...Dr. Vaughn and his entire staff were some of the most amazing, kind people I have ever met. They treated me like I was a person not just a number. They truly care about each and everyone of their patients...Thomas Vaughn is one of the kindest, most compassionate doctor and person that I have ever known.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Embrace every chance you get to spend with him because he truly is one of the best!

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn and his entire staff were some of the most amazing, kind people I have ever met. They treated me like I was a person not just a number. They truly care about each and everyone of their patients.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I took Clomid and did IUI's. I always produced a lot of eggs so he felt like this was the best treatment over doing injections. They worked! I have three children because of him!

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

The staff as well as the other doctor's in his clinic were all just as amazing as Dr. Vaughn!

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

The clinic was very organized and thorough!

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2014 - 2015, Successful

Age 32 - 33

4 IUI

1 IVF

Male Factor

Other

Income $200K - $499K

Architect

2nd of 2 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

We liked him so much, we didn't want to leave his office after 12 weeks and transfer to our regular obgyn. He was so compassionate and caring. He was smart and paid attention.

They understood our investment and respected our time and were very caring and professional. They treated us like we were celebrities and their only patient.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

We liked him so much, we didn't want to leave his office after 12 weeks and transfer to our regular obgyn. He was so compassionate and caring. He was smart and paid attention.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Do exactly what he says! He knows what he is doing.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

I genuinely think he really cared for us and wanted our success. I felt like he was invested in this just as much as us. He was smart and knowledgable and always in a good mood. He was positive and made sure we were feeling good about everything at each visit.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

They understood our investment and respected our time and were very caring and professional. They treated us like we were celebrities and their only patient.

Doctor

Thomas Vaughn

Humanity

Communication

Frequency Seen

Trustworthiness

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2011 - 2013, Successful

Age 39 - 41

2 IUI

IVF

Donor Eggs

Donor Sperm

Anovulation

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Latinx

Income $100K - $199K

Operations

Strongly Recommends

Successful

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Doctor Vaughn is a very serious, but caring doctor. To some he may appear cold at first, but he's a true professional.

Dr. Vaughn is very serious and reserved. To some he may appear cold at first, but he's a true professional.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn is very serious and reserved. To some he may appear cold at first, but he's a true professional.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Don't jump to judge Dr. Vaughn, if he seems reserved. Go through a full cycle with him before forming an opinion.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Doctor Vaughn is a very serious, but caring doctor. When it became obvious that IVF egg retrieval would not be feasible, he quickly shared the alternative of embryo donation. It was done in a very balanced, statistical way, and he was supportive of any decision I made.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

I don't recall other than a lot of injections and pills.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

Just that we never had issues

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

30,000

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Round Rock

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2019, Unknown Success

Age 29

2 Fertility Medications

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Unexplained

European

Income $100K - $199K

Nurse or HC Services

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr Vaughn does not make you feel like a number. He spends as much time as you need explaining the process. His [Thomas Vaughn] bedside manner is fantastic and he made sure to include my husband in the conversation. He [ Thomas Vaughn] also has a great sense of humor which makes the appointment more enjoyable.

The clinic is fairly large, so getting an initial appointment can be difficult... It took several days before I heard back. However, once I got in for an appointment, I have been treated so well. I am always able to be seen quickly and the appointments do not take up too much of your time.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr Vaughn does not make you feel like a number. He spends as much time as you need explaining the process. His bedside manner is fantastic and he made sure to include my husband in the conversation. He also has a great sense of humor which makes the appointment more enjoyable.

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

If you are trying to get an appointment for the first time, be patient. They are a very large office and they see a bunch of patients. But once you get in, Dr Vaughn treats you like you are his only patient.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr Vaughn is very nice and knowledgeable. He takes the time to really make sure you understand what is happening.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

So far Dr Vaughn has performed a hysteroscopy on me to remove uterine scar tissue and a septum. The surgery went beautifully and we are now trying Femara and timed intercourse to try to conceive.

Describe your experience with the nursing staff at Texas Fertility Center.

The nursing staff returns calls very quickly and they are very knowledgeable. I have always been able to ask them questions and if they do not know the answer, they always get back to me in a timely manner.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

The clinic is fairly large, so getting an initial appointment can be difficult. I had my OBGYN fax over my records and I left a message requesting an appointment. It took several days before I heard back. However, once I got in for an appointment, I have been treated so well. I am always able to be seen quickly and the appointments do not take up too much of your time.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

I have thankfully met my deductible. However, I do get charged around $200 every time I need an ultrasound which is almost every appointment.

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Thomas Vaughn

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2022, Consult

Age 37

Donor Sperm

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

European

Other

Income $100K - $199K

Writer

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Too early to know

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. Vaughn greeted me by name. He was soft-spoken but knowledge. He took time to give a brief overview of possible fertility journey and then listened to my story, shared recommendations, and answered my questions. He seems honest when he told me what options might work for me and what would be a "waste of time and money." He said he'd work hard with me to help me achieve my fertility goals.

I had some difficulty finding the suite that the [Texas Fertility] clinic is located in. Some signs to indicate where to go in the building would be very helpful. The staff is professional but very friendly and compassionate. I felt comfortable to ask questions, and I trusted the information that they shared with me. The phone system isn't the best, but it works okay. My phone calls are almost always returned on the same day.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Take notes and ask questions. He provides a lot of information quickly, so it's was to feel overwhelmed and maybe a little confused at first.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn addressed me by name on our first meeting. He took time to listen to my story, share his recommendations, and then answer all of my questions. He's knowledgeable and honest.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

So far I have only had consultations and lab work to decide on a plan. Dr. Vaughn recommended several supplements that I started taking immediately after our consult. Still early in the process.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

I had some difficulty finding the suite that the clinic is located in. Some signs to indicate where to go in the building would be very helpful. The staff is professional but very friendly and compassionate. I felt comfortable to ask questions, and I trusted the information that they shared with me. The phone system isn't the best, but it works okay. My phone calls are almost always returned on the same day.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

Still early in the process to know.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

No comments

Doctor

Thomas Vaughn

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Communication

Frequency Seen

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Texas Fertility Center

Central Austin

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Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

2018, Unknown Success

Age 38

6 IUI

2 IVF

Endometriosis

Poor Egg Quality

Unexplained

European

Income $50K - $99K

4th of 4 Docs

Strongly Recommends

Success w/ Doc Not sure

Review of

Thomas Vaughn Texas Fertility Center

Dr. Vaughn is extremely dedicated to his work. He is at the clinic almost every day of the year and is available via the nurses. If you have a procedure on a Friday, he will call you personally on Saturday to check on you....Dr. Vaughn is extremely knowledgeable and has a great bedside manner. He founded the clinic and has seen it all. I really like the way he takes the time to explain all of the available options.

This clinic [Texas Fertility Center-Central Austin] is open 365 days a year so if the cycle day you need something done falls on the weekend then it will happen on the weekend. They do not batch patients. Everything is based on tour personal cycle.... My nurse Lisa is fantastic. She really seems to care.... Dr. Vaughn likes to do things as naturally as possible.

How was your experience with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Listen to all your options and then do tour research. Be tour own advocate. Ask lots of questions and make a plan with your doctor.

During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center?

Dr. Vaughn is extremely knowledgeable and has a great bedside manner. He founded the clinic and has seen it all. I really like the way he takes the time to explain all of the available options.

Describe the protocols Thomas Vaughn used in your cycles at Texas Fertility Center and their degree of success.

Dr. Vaughn likes to do things as naturally as possible.

Describe your experience with your nurse at Texas Fertility Center. (Assigned nurse: Lisa Thomas)

My nurse Lisa is fantastic. She really seems to care.

Describe your experience with Texas Fertility Center.

This clinic is open 365 days a year so if the cycle day you need something done falls on the weekend then it will happen on the weekend. They do not batch patients. Everything is based on tour personal cycle.

Describe the costs associated with your care under Thomas Vaughn at Texas Fertility Center.

IVF Cycle approximately $20,000.

Describe Thomas Vaughn's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Texas Fertility Center.

They prefer single transfers.

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Thomas Vaughn

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