Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine

When you are speaking with her you have her undivided attention, she gives you a lot of information, but in an easy to digest way and always encourages and allows plenty of time for any and all questions - you really feel she wants you to feel fully informed before you end your time together. You never get the sense she's rushing on to the next patient. It was momentarily disappointing to realise that for so many of your other appointments (monitoring scans etc.) that her nurses do these instead of Dr Barsky and you actually have one main nurse as your point of contact, which makes sense when you think about it, that she can't do all of these for all patients herself, but maybe mentioning this at the start would have avoided the slight disappointment. Which was unfounded, because her nurses are great too!! If you bump into her in the clinic, she always has time for you and often came into those scans anyway. You always knew the final decision of dosage changes etc were always hers and that she'd be doing the main procedures (retrieval and transfer) herself.

2 small ones - as mentioned, your main contact and most face time will be with one of her nurses, not directly with her. Which I think makes sense and Ashlee, the nurse we worked with, was amazing and always available: night, day, weekends, she was great! But maybe a mention of this up front. Second small piece of expectation management on the amount of time it all takes. This is caveated with the fact I am a hugely impatient person(!!) but I seem to remember Dr Barsky mentioned 6-8 weeks at the start. Maybe I misunderstood and this was only one piece of the process. But we first met her in early March, with all initial tests, blood work etc done, and we transferred our embryo June 15th, 14 weeks later... Which in the grand scheme of a baby's life really no big deal, but again some upfront expectation management would have eased my impatient streak and allowed us to plan our summer more easily.

I was fine with it, I think the potential (albeit small) risks for multiple pregnancies for both mother and babies speak for themselves.

My situation is different I had scarring from a previous D&C. I couldn’t get any doctor interested in figuring out why we couldn’t get pregnant like our super easy first time try years before seeing Kavoussi. When we went to have a consultation he was the first doctor that believed me, listened to my story, showed compassion, and said we are going to figure this out. We did find moderate scarring filling my entire uterus. He successfully removed it, unfortunately from the procedure I developed some scarring in my cervix and have had to have additional procedures. You could never ask too many questions and I never felt rushed either. When Kavoussi is caring for you, you get the care every patient should. This is still my doctor but from the 7 years it took to find an answer my husband and I are taking an indefinite breather from doctors offices.

As always and with any physician - be an advocate for yourself and don’t leave any rock unturned

After my surgery I did have a uterine stint in for 8 days. I also had high dose hormones for a month to help encourage healthy tissue growth and hope to prevent scarring.

I don’t know how to compare the costs with other clinics but we had to pay out of pocket. You do have care credit as an option to use.

Doctor Kavoussi Is amazing caring and understanding. She goes in to full detail about where to start and the steps to take next to reach the goals. I felt safe and knowing my questions will be answered.

Trust her fully!

We are SO grateful that we went with Dr. Barsky and honestly the clinic overall! I know she has conducted this work many times but she never made us feel dumb for asking a FAQ or to repeat anything, she had great bedside manner.

It’s ok to trust this doctor. Especially if you’ve had negative experiences other places it can be hard but she restored my faith in medicine!

I had a polyp removal. Following the results of which I had to take some pills placed in my vag. The purpose was to eliminate the illness. For retrieval we had a series of medicines based and the amount was typically the same but the start of the third daily shot was dependent on the blood work/results of looking at follicle growth. For transfer it was a combination of patches and shots. I had to continue those until 10 weeks and can say it was beneficial having these performance enhancing medicines. The purpose was to get to the point that the placenta can take care.

All in we spent about $40k across my husbands surgery/tests along with my surgery then egg retrieval and implanting.

I think they are smart to assess the patient and only do 1 unless there is a medical need.

What an adventure! We are so thankful that Dr. Barsky was in our corner every step of the way throughout this wild journey. During our first consultation, my husband and I knew that Dr. Barsky was the best specialist for us. Not only was she incredibly knowledgeable with evidence based research, she radiated compassion and kindness at every visit. We really appreciated how Dr. Barsky had the most wonderful bedside manner, but was also able to deliver information realistically. We are expecting our first baby and will be forever grateful to Dr. Barsky and her team for their role in this miracle. We only wish Dr. Barsky could continue to be our doctor throughout this pregnancy!

Trust the process! Always have open communication with the team, they have GOT you!

We first met with Dr Barsky after over a year of trying naturally. I really wanted to try to have a baby naturally and was doing a lot of acupuncture etc. It became pretty clear during the process that I had PCOS and might not be ovulating naturally. My OBGYN was encouraging Femara or Clomid but I was being stubborn. She also said I could talk to a fertility doctor if I preferred to go that route and referred a couple clinics. I read through them and noticed Dr Barsky specialized in PCOS. After one video call with Dr Barsky my husband and I felt confident that she was the person to proceed with. I really liked the way she explained things and felt like she provided a lot of knowledge in a way that was clear and firm when it needed to be but was not fear mongering. Dr. Barsky did an ultrasound and confirmed the poly cystic ovaries and recommended Femara for assisted ovulation and also asked if we wanted to do timed intercourse or IUI. We opted to try timed intercourse first. The way the ovulation dates timed out I actually had to go in on the weekend to get checked out so had to go to the other office but the nurses there were lovely and took a look and said everything looked good for trigger shot/ proceeding with intercourse....so that's what we did and I got pregnant with our precious baby boy on that first assisted try. So grateful to Dr. Barksy and her team!

Go ahead and start the conversation ASAP and get things going! Don't hesitate because you are nervous about the unknown. They will help you along the way. Also you might not see the doctor every visit. We were ok with that/ didn't really need to see her every time (her team took great care of us) and if we were doing more intense treatment that might have been different. So I encourage people to just ask what their typical level of interaction with the doctor will be if that's something that is important to them.

I touched on this already in previous paragraph, and it has been a little while now, but this is what I remember....I have PCOS and irregular periods and when I was finally ready to get started was still waiting for a period, so they prescribed something (I think progesterone?) to make me have a period, and then Femara (a breast cancer drug that is used off-label for fertility apparently) to suppress estrogen to help prepare my eggs for ovulation. Then at a certain time point they did an ultrasound to look at eggs to see if they were ready for ovulation and I had two that had grown large enough to be released so they gave me a trigger shot (if I remember correctly this came to me in the mail and I had to take to the clinic to be injected?) and told me when to have intercourse. My husband was actually out of town at the time so I flew out to be with him. Then we just had to wait to take a pregnancy test. Dr. Barsky's office told me what day to take the test and it turned out to be fathers day and that's when we found out I was pregnant!

I believe it was like $200 for the initial consultation and $150 or so for follow up visits and there were probably 3 of those? This was in 2021

Dr. Barsky has an excellent bedside manner and was very thorough in our treatment plan. She gave us hope and calmed our fears through every step of our journey. She listened to all my questions and provided answers that didn’t feel rushed. I am grateful to have been a patient of Dr. Barsky.

You may not visit with her every visit but she is still responsive to questions through her Physicians Assistant. Write all your questions down so you don’t forget to ask, but know that you can call or email the clinic if you forget something or need more support.

For retrieval we used gonal-f, menupur, and eventually ganirelix. I was monitored every few days with stims and medications were adjusted accordingly. I was given cabergoline to prevent OHSS and did not get it. I planned to do an ERA but that was cancelled because my estrogen was still too high post retrieval and my lining was too thin. For my FET we did a natural cycle. I naturally ovulate late but they still monitored me early so I had to go in every other day for a week until my lining and hormones were finally ready. We did a trigger shot and then started on PIO shots and did our transfer about a week later. So far it has resulted in a successful pregnancy.

17,000 for egg retrieval and 6,000 for transfer plus 250 per visit.

She would only transfer one embryo. We understood her decision.

Dr Barsky was kind, considerate, direct and informative on my results, and regarding the process for my egg fertilization and retrieval. She would make sure to keep me informed on my results, and frequently check in to make sure I was handling the process okay. She is extremely smart, and knowledgeable which was so helpful in clarifying things I had questions on and made difficult concepts very easy to understand. She was present at every visit, and never made me feel rushed, rather would treat me like she would a family member. She has really great bedside manner. 10/10 Would recommend her to family and friends.

This process can be very complicated with many moving parts and not always have the desired outcome; but having good communication regarding the process, expectations and results with someone trustworthy and on your side, like Dr Barsky, it makes the process much easier to go through.

Meds I used: - Cetrotide 0.25 mg #5 - Gonal-f 300 pen #2 - Gonal-f 900 pen #1 - Menopur #10 - Lupron 4mg #1 We had about 4 ultrasounds in a cycle; I did about 2 weeks of injections as I was not responding as intensely to the medications, for which we were able to adjust accordingly. I was successful in egg retrieval at the end of the cycles.

The medications were the most costly portion of this process; I did need to extend my treatment out as. I was not responding to the first set of medications as expected which did add to the costs

Dr. Barsky was AMAZING! She was wonderful to work with - kind, compassionate, funny. She set me at ease during each appointment. With egg retrieval, one never knows what the outcome will be. She made me feel optimistic while remaining grounded about probabilities. She is highly competent and I would recommend her to everyone!

She is great to work with!

Dr. Barsky is first and foremost very knowledgeable about PCOS / fertility treatments. She was able to diagnose me with PCOS right away and begin treatments immediately. Throughout every step of the way Dr. Barsky explained what the process was, what the risks were, and what her advice was. I felt very informed and comfortable with the steps we took. In addition to being very knowledgeable, she is very personable. Dr. Barsky showed up for all of my visits, always making me feel comfortable and taken care of. I felt like I was in very good hands. Lastly, I had an amazing outcome working with Dr. Barsky. I felt my treatment was totally catered to me, and was tweaked during the process to make sure we retrieved the maximum number of eggs possible. After successfully creating 8 healthy embryos, it only took 1 transfer to have a healthy pregnancy. I have complete trust in Dr. Barsky's abilities and would recommend her to anyone!

Since I was a patient with a high chance of success, Dr. Barsky did not recommend multiple embryo transfers. She explained multiple embryo transfers is higher risk, and recommended a single embryo transfer.

Dr.Barsky is absolutely phenomenal. She is extremely knowledgeable, thorough, and most importantly she is compassionate. My experience was better than I could have ever imagined and it was because I was lucky enough to have her as my doctor.

My advice would be to listen and trust her.

I did 3 rounds of IUI treatment.

The cost of mediations and IUI.

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Dr. Barsky always called when she said she'd call. Our appointments never felt rushed. She always gave me space to ask questions during my appointments. I would definitely recommend her care to any of my friends trying to conceive.

You're in good hands.

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$16,000

Dr. Kavoussi is at the top of his field. It is apparent how very knowledgeable he is and that he takes ample time to research and stay extremely current on all medical news. That’s first and foremost as a patient what I need, however, you couple that with his ability to connect with his patients on a human level and you have an unbeatable experience. He has a huge heart and it shows.

Trust him, his staff, and the process.

We started out in a conservative manner with drugs/timed sex, leading into IUI’s. Each major step came with a 1:1 consult to discuss more in-depth prior to making final decisions. Dr. Kavoussi takes the time to really explain your options. We wanted to start conservative but the minute we said we were ready to be more proactive and aggressive, he supported us fully. He will support the couples wishes completely as long as it doesn’t go against his commitment to medicine. We moved into IVF and were able to complete our pre-transfer cycle resulting in 6 healthy embryos. We are currently waiting to begin our Transfer cycle.

Approximately $250 per ultrasound. $2k+ per IUI. It gets more confusing with IVF expense since it’s goes in multiple directions for meds, Testing, etc. I believe all in for transfer cycle we spent nearly $30k.

Dr. Kavoussi opts for single embryo transfer for his first time patients without prior failed transfers and without major medical issues. We will be doing a single transfer. He also leans toward preventing multiples due to the associated risks. I can’t speak for his other patients, but this has been our experience.

My husband and I are both less than 30, healthy, and active. No smokers, never during, healthy eaters. We could not get pregnant naturally. It was unexplained; the only low result we got was a borderline AMH. We started our IVF with Dr. Barsky to ensure we would have a chance for 3 kids. All the ultrasounds are performed by nurse practitioners, never by the doctor. You cannot ask any questions from the doctor; there is no direct communication at all. She chooses an average protocol for me, not for borderline AMH. I had 2 leading follicles during the first ultrasound; nevertheless, Dr. Barsky decided to start the IVF. It got us only 6 eggs, 2 mature, and 0 embryos. Dr. Barsky had no idea why we failed this cycle. I paid 200$ to get a consultation with her after I got the news about 2 mature eggs. When I learned we got No embryos, Dr. Barsky didn't even care to reach me. I was leaving messages through reception, and finally, she contacted me 3 days later. We asked many questions, including why she didn't cancel the cycle. I got a short answer that it is not possible. Later on, I got a second opinion from a different doctor, and he showed me that there was no chance of getting enough eggs that cycle because of the 2 leading follicles. And it was visible during the first ultrasound. What is funny, I asked the nurse during the first ultrasound if everything was good enough or if we should cancel the cycle. She only has a few patients, so I can think of one explanation, she is not experienced with different cases. She never showed me any similar cases or told me anything specific. D. Barsky sounds like a textbook without understanding what the reasoning is.

So, my lesson cost me 20K. And being 29 years old at the beginning of this IVF journey, it is tough to get such a failed cycle because of one mistake of the doctor. I hope that someone can avoid my mistakes and choose a different doctor.

I was on Gonal-F 225 UI, Menopur 150 UI daily And on day 8 of my cycle, she increased Gonal-F to 300 UI Added Fyremadel to avoid ovulation starting on day 7 And for the triggers Leuprodile + Ovidrel on Day 11 of the cycle

I spent 15K for the IVF and 5K for the medication. This clinic is more expensive than the average price

She is doing only single embryo transfers

Dr. Kavoussi has a great bedside manner. He understands what a miracle a child is and is the most compassionate physician I've ever had. He took lots of time to explain possible procedures and outcome statistics and to answer any questions I had.

Be sure to find out how many cycles you could potentially need to accurately estimate your total cost and also ask about potential fertility drug discounts to see if you are eligible for a reduction in medication costs.

He recommended either IUI, IVF with ICSI, or egg freezing and laid out all of the statistics for both so that I could make an educated decision on what worked best for my situation.

He indicated a preference to transfer single embryos due to the high live birth success rate and in order to reduce potential risk to mother and baby.

Dr. Kavoussi makes himself available to patients at pretty much all times. He cares about our journey, speaks to us with intelligent details and answers our questions carefully. He is respectful and professional while also having the right amount of a sense of humor. He knows the right things to say when we're discouraged without giving us false hopes.

Take your fertility journey into your own hands...call as many times as you need to, ask questions, and voice your concerns or frustrations. You are your own best advocate.

Started with IUI because we didn't want to jump right into IVF, even though Dr. K. told us from the get-go that IVF was our best shot and that we were great candidates. Tried 3 times unsuccessfully and decided to proceed with a round of IVF. Dr. K. put me on lowered doses of injectables leading up to egg retrieval due to PCOS, yet my estradiol became dangerously elevated near our egg retrieval date. It was at this point that he called the freeze-all, still planning the egg retrieval but changing the plan from fresh transfer to frozen transfer when my body was ready. Even with elevated Estradiol (somewhere around 4000) they still advised me to administer the HCG shot in preparation for egg retrieval. I questioned this decision later. A few days after the successful egg retrieval (39 eggs, 24 mature, 8 fertilized to make 3 blastocysts, 16 eggs in storage), it was clear that I was experiencing moderate, then a few days later severe OHSS. I had to visit the ER, was ultimately checked into the hospital for an expensive 3-day stay that my insurance is refusing to cover despite its emergency nature, and it was horrible. After things calmed down with my body (almost 2 months later), we went ahead with our first transfer of a single embryo and had a positive pregnancy test 9 days later! I am now 20 weeks pregnant.

$595 per IUI, $250 per ultrasound when out of pocket, about $17,000 for IVF (about half lab fees and the other half clinic fees) and another 3+K for meds.

Dr. K. wanted us to only transfer one embryo due to my reproductive health, "young" age (34), endometrial lining and hormone levels.

He is so warm and kind. He genuinely cares for his patients and has a heart to help them expand their family. He gave excellent advice and supported every decision we made. This journey is hard and he works to carry as much of the burden as he can for his patients.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. He is always willing to take the time to answer every question we had!

I did multiple rounds of fermara IUI with ovidrel. The fermara was used to grow the eggs and the ovidrel to trigger ovulation. The second ended in chemical pregnancy. He was amazing through this process. I am currently on my second round of IUI with Fermara(grow eggs), Gonal-F (increase egg size), ovidrel(trigger ovulation), & IUI. So far I have had The chemical pregnancy listed above, all others have been negative pregnancy tests.

It does seem like treatments are rather cookie cutter for most patients to start. But, that's the nature of infertility - often the first cycle is more diagnostic than anything. Dr. Kavoussi has always been available, caring, and never insulted when I express concern for wanting to change my treatment protocol.

Be an advocate for your own care. Dr. Kavoussi is great, but he's also human. If you have a concern about something, then speak up. He will listen.

First retrieval was 150 gonal f and 75 menopur. Second was 225 gonal f and 75 menopur. ICSI/PGS/FET. Due to PCOS, we have always been able to retrieve a lot of eggs. Recurrent pregnancy loss is the biggest factor we are facing with treatment.

IUI is about $500. IVF with ICSI and biopsi was about 12k. SIS $500. Meds and genetic testing are more (~4k and 2k).

He is willing to transfer more than one euploid embryo, but is open about the risks of multiples.

Dr. S. Kavoussi is a very compassionate doctor. He really takes the time to listen and explain everything. He allows us to make our own decisions after he educates us. My favorite phrase he says is "I'm just trying to get you a baby I don't care how it happens." He is very knowledgeable and a great listener. I had to have a surgical procedure and I was really nervous as I had never had any hospitalizations or surgeries before. He reassured me all the way through it. On the day of the procedure (at a surgery center) I was a nervous wreck until he walked in the room. I can't sing his praises enough. I will refer everyone I know who lives in this area and needs his services to him.

Relax you are in great hands!!

Dr, Kavoussi is a caring man with a huge heart. He is clearly committed to the success of every patient who walks through the door. He is kind with his approach, but he doesn't sugar coat things. And he knows what he is doing. Not only does he have decades of experience, but he stays current on all research. I could easily discuss papers with him that had just been published within several months. I felt like I had a great coach, leading the team to victory. And although he was not at every appointment, if I wanted to see him, I could. He didn't hide in an ivory tower - he was down in the trenches with you.

Do your research beforehand and come with lots of questions because he wants to answer them. Take charge of your care, Dr. SK will not be offended, he will appreciate your dedicated interest in your own protocol.

Since our only issue is male factor (that cannot be reversed with medication) we had to do a full IVF cycle. Although, Dr. PK did allow us to try clomid for 3 months, just in case, which we appreciated. My hormonal values all showed normal for my age, with my AMH above average. We initially tried starting me on birth control, but both months I ovulated anyway. We decided that birth control was not a viable option for me. Additionally, we found polyps at a saline ultrasound and paused our start date to remove them. My stim protocol was moderately aggressive for my values, due to my age (37). We did have to adjust my use of ganirelix (started it early) because my body was wanting to ovulate sooner than my eggs would be ready. We also extended my stimulation shots by two days. At retrieval we got 14 eggs, but only 6 of them were mature. If we ever need to do another retrieval, we will use a double trigger shot.

I could go in for monitoring when it was convenient for me - as long as it was on the day I needed to go.

~$3,500 for a Micr-TESE, ~$9,000 for egg retrieval and fresh transfer,~$3000 for a frozen transfer, $250 each for post positive beta ultrasounds - no medications included. If things were "medical" they were billed to my insurance so I paid as little as possible.

Dr. Kavoussi says it is our decision. For women over 35 he recommends two, but ultimately it was our call.

Dr Kavoussi was very kind hearted, passionate about his job, but treated me like I was someone he truly cared to help. I was not just another person walking through his door. I could ask him any question and he had a great answer for each and everyone. I was sad to leave when I did, but also so happy that he was able to get me to the point of graduating from his clinic.

Absolutely ask questions. He is extremely knowlegable and he wants you to ask away so you are fully aware of what to expect.

I tried a few monitored medicated cycles with attempting to get pregnant naturally. With that being unsuccessful, we finally got my husband on board to do a sample test. It turns out that not only my PCOS was causing a hard time, but so was his agglutination. He completed a second test to confirm agglutination. Once we confirmed that, Dr. Kavoussi said that we were a good candidate for IUI. We jumped right in with a medicated cycle of 2.5mg of Femara. We then triggered with Ovidrel when my follicles were 20mm. I had 2 ready to go. Then 24 hours later, we did our IUI. 14 days later, it was negative. The second IUI was the same, except we did not do Ovidrel. I ovulated on my own with 22mm follicles due to my husband being out of town earlier. Thankfully he came home the night before IUI and it turned out that it was great timing! We got our positive pregnancy test 14 days post IUI.

Each ultrasound cost around $180. IUI was around $450. Thankfully my insurance covered fertility treatments, so I believe these are prior to insurance.

We did not do embryo transfer, so I am unsure.

Dr. Kavoussi is the kindest doctor I've ever seen as a patient. He combines compassion and personal attention with extreme attention to detail and as much or as little medical information/explanation as you want--which in our case was a lot. He always took time to listen, answer questions, draw diagrams if need be, and explain risks. We underwent 7 medicated cycles (6 TI, 1 IUI), and achieved two pregnancies from two of them. Unfortunately my DOR and poor egg quality led to two trisomy-related losses. The office could not have been kinder to us during these difficult times. I had two hysteroscopic surgeries along the way, which Dr. K personally performed. Again, his level of care, detail, and bedside manner were unmatched. After our second loss, we went on to IVF with PGS. Our first antagonist cycle produced 6 eggs, all of which fertilized abnormally. Our second Microdose Lupron cycle produced 10 eggs and 2 blastocysts, both of which came back PGS Abnormal. We were not willing to undergo another OE cycle, and we appreciate and respect that the doctor was honest and realistic about our statistical chances. He always called personally with bad news. He always called personally to congratulate good news. He always called personally to follow up and check in after a loss. He is a truly good man. We ultimately pursued DE overseas, as we could not afford it in the US. Dr. Kavoussi and his practice were still with us every step of the way, supporting our choice and providing local monitoring care. When we were successful (currently in 2nd trimester) with our first DE transfer, they were all over the moon overjoyed for us. Even though we never achieved a healthy take-home baby with this practice, we would not change a thing, and are so very grateful for them.

Morning appointments are only at Westlake. Afternoon appointments are only at James Casey. Sometimes there can be a wait, as with many offices. If you have an appointment early in the AM, you'll be seen quickly. Come with questions: they'll answer them.

Medicated cycles: 7.5 letrazole with ovridel trigger shot--each time, the plan was three cycles of this before moving on to more aggressive approach, and each time we got pregnant on the 3rd cycle. (The 1st one was a throw-away, as my HSG came back with polyps in the middle of that cycle, requiring surgery before trying again.) IVF with ICSI #1: 300 gonal-f, 75 menopur, cetrotide antagonist cycle. This was the recommended 1st place to start based on my AMH. (They wouldn't have done a long lupron cycle.) 6 mature eggs. All fertilized abnormally. IVF with ICSI #2: 300 gonal-f, 150 menopur, microdose lupron -- all in divided doses 2x a day. 10 eggs, 2 mature, both fertilized and made it to blast. Both PGS abnormal.

It certainly isn't cheap, but this is infertility: It's expensive. I was very fortunate to have my insurance change and cover infertility coverage part-way through my treatment--which enabled us to do IVF. From my perspective, costs were average for this city. Self-pay costs ARE cheaper than insured/negotiated costs.

If we had had embryos of my own eggs to transfer, Dr. K would have supported multiple transfer. However, when we discussed donor eggs, he was very realistic about the chances of multiples, and supported our choice to do eSET.

We had previously been with a doctor that couldn’t care less about us. We were just money to him. When we switched clinics we instantly knew we’d made the right choice. Kavoussi was present at every appointment in some way. Always remembering intimate details of our life. He took all the time in the world with us and never made us feel rushed or like he wanted to leave. He made me feel seen, heard, and understood. Our first cycle with him gave us our son, and I will always be forever grateful. We have been to him several times in the last 4 years for a sibling, and while it was not in the cards for us (my eggs to a turn), he was incredible during every step. When 2 of our cycles were canceled or didn’t make it to transfer, he called me himself to give me the news. He took time on his day off to meet with us and go over the cycles. And was available to us when we needed him. He also performed my endometriosis surgery and took such amazing care of me, checking on me himself the next day and then meeting me to go over his findings, something my previous doctor didn’t do. He truly is a kind kind man, who has our best interest at heart. He will not push for extra treatments and will give you the straight answer every time.

He is the best thing that’s happened for us during this journey. You’ll receive kindness, compassion, and all the information you need.

When we first met with him, he looked over our past records and immediately told me we would no longer be doing surgery for endometriosis. He felt like being aggressive would not help and that going straight to IVF would give us our best chances. We did a fresh cycle using Gonal F and Lupron. We were very aggressive with medication and I stimmed incredibly well that cycle. We retrieved 17 egg, and transferred 3 beautiful embryos which gave us our son. The other 2 embryos we had left didn’t survive the freezing process. Since I gave birth to my son, we have gone back for 2 more cycles with a similar protocol. Unfortunately my eggs declined very badly, and after the second cycle ending in not being able to transfer (I didn’t even have 1 healthy egg at retrieval), he told us that egg donation may be our best bet at this point. He advised us that he didn’t want to keep putting me through this, and it wasn’t looking good for my own eggs. Since then, my endometriosis went from bad to worse and I had to get a large cyst removed. He performed the surgery for me and did a fantastic job of leaving me pain free and almost recovered in a few days. In the past with other doctors, that surgery was incredibly difficult to recover from. I don’t know how he did it, but he was very delicate! I’m now in the process of an embryo adoption/donation, and he’s handling half of my care. He’s been wonderful and incredibly invested in my journey, even as I work with a clinic out of state.

I think after all was said and done, it was 15-17k per cycle including medication. But we did receive discounts after our first cycle for returning.

He does this on a case by case basis. When we came in he was a big proponent for only transferring 1 to 2 at the most. But with my history, the endometriosis, and the quality of embryos we had, he changed the course and felt comfortable advising us to use the 3 we had. He informed us of all the risks and had a ton of information that pertained to my individual situation, to help us decide. Ultimately it was up to us to make the choice.

Dr. Kavoussi had great bedside manner, however, after two failed cycles, was reluctant to make any significant changes to protocol in order to hopefully achieve successful results. When inquiring about further testing, he was not open to such and encouraged to continue the same protocol and hope for success. If you're lucky to have IVF be successful on a first cycle, you will be in good hands here. However, if you'd like to maximize your chance for success and decrease the amount of money, and emotional and physical stress, I'd suggest to go elsewhere.

Be prepared for a lengthy amount of time and multiple treatment cycles to hopefully achieve a successful pregnancy.

Gonal F and Menopur were the gold standard for stim medications. Standard dosage was 225IU OF Gonal F and 75IU of Menopur.

Clinical fee: $3,990 IVF Lab fee: $5,850 Total IVF cycle fee: $9,840 Embryo cryopreservation: $775 Additional charges: ICSI (</=10 eggs): $1,300 ICSI (>10 eggs): $1,800 TESE: $1,600 SIS: $500 Costs due not include medication costs, which can be $3,000-$6,000 depending on protocol. Blood tests are additional charges, sometimes covered by insurance. FET Cycle: Clinical Fee: $1,490 West lake IVF Lab fee: $1,890 Total fees: $3,380 Consults and prenatal sonograms are not included in above costs.

Dr. Kavoussi recommended transferring 2 blastocysts. We were in agreement with this plan, however neither resulted in a positive pregnancy test.

Not only was I just another patient, he also denied me an IUI cycle because I produced too many eggs. I understand the risks associated but he sat me down and had the most inauthentic conversation with me. He obviously didn't truly understand what I was feeling and just cared about the risks it posed for him not me. He also never asked to see my radiology scans of my HSG, if he had, he would have seen that I had a uterine septum that needed to be surgically removed. That is what my current Doctor did during my first consult. She also found a polyp in my uterus as well. She believes one if not both of these could be causing our fertility issues. IUI wasn't going to work and IVF probably wouldn't have either with these issues and I would have continued to pay DR K with no chance of conception.

Expect to be treated as a number. Just another patient treated the same way. He won't be interested in digging deeper.

5 mg of Femara- produced too many eggs 4-5 follicles Down to half 2.5 mg of Femara- still produced 3 follicles. Ovidrel with both cycles No pregnancies

My insurance covered nothing so we paid out of pocket for everything. I believe we paid about $565 for IUI and then $100 for Ovidrel and $5 for Femara. His consult fee was about $150