Caperton Fertility Institute

Dr. Caperton has an excellent bedside manner. He takes the time to get to know his patients, provides all treatment options, chances of success and risks before you select the treatment option you want to proceed with. He lets you know everything he is thinking, even delivers tough information but in a compassionate way. He will ensure you are 100% comfortable before proceeding with treatment. Once you are in the treatment protocol he fully informs you of what to expect and ensures you are not stress about the process. He tells you up front that medications can be an issue so he let's you know ahead of time that they carry extra that you can barrow and replace once you've received your medications. I don't live in where his office is located so when it was time for egg retrival he was very flexible with scheduling us when we could arrive. He also provided and covered a one night stay at the local Marriot Hotel. All we had to worry about was showing up and our meals.

Dr. Caperton is very knowledgeable in this field and is an open book. Feel free to ask him any questions. He doesn't mind patients seeking information and wanting to know specifics.

Dr. Caperton used Lupron HGH cycle protocol. I took Aygestin 5mg by mouth for 14 days, Lupron 10units SQ x 17 days, Lupron 5units SQ x 11 days, Androgel patch x 4 days, Gonal-f 225 units SQ x 9 days, Menopur SQ x 9 days, Omnitrope 0.25ml SQ x 8 days, Aspirin by mouth throughout the cycle. The ultrasound leading up to a few days before egg retrevial showed that the follicle wasn't the right size so Dr. Caperton increased the dose of Gonal-F and Menopur and added 2 more days of these medications as well. This resulted in the follicle/egg getting to the right size for retrival and after taking Pregnyl IM the day before the egg retrival procedure, the procedure was successful. Unfortunately, because of my situation I only had one egg in one ovary so that was all that could be retrived. The next step was the insemination of the egg with my husband's sperm and waiting for an embryo to develope. Unforunately our egg stopped multiplying/mitosis at day 4 and didn't develope into a full embryo.

Medications around $2600 out of pocket as only the Aygestin pill was covered by insurance. Around $4000 for office visits, ultrasounds, bloodwork, egg retrieval procedure and anesthesiology on the day of the egg retrieval, and the monitoring of the fertilized egg in their lab. They quoted me a total of $17,900 for the entire process to include the freezing the embryo and transfer of the embryo.

I'm not sure of Dr. Caperton's approach to single vs multiple transfer as I never reached this stage.

Dr. Capteron is an amazing doctor who took time with my husband and I during our initial visit. His wife performed my egg retrieval and I wasn't aware this would happen until I was in the OR and he came in and said his wife would be performing the procedure. He made himself available after the egg retrieval to discuss next steps and find out what our future plans were.

Be sure to ask a lot of questions. He will cover a lot and it can be overwhelming but he is always willing to answer questions.

I was immediately started on Aygestin birth control the day after my consultation. I was on that for about 1.5 months before starting Lupron Acetate. I did that for about 1.5-2 weeks prior to starting STIM medications. For STIMS I was on 150 units of Gonal-F and 75 units of Menopur and I triggered with 10,000 units of Pregnyl. I was also told to take a baby aspirin, pre-natal vitamins, CO-Q10. They were able to retrieve 13 eggs, 9 mature, all 9 had fragmentation by day 3 and were slow growers. They all survived to day 5 but still had severe fragmentation and were allowed to grow to day 6. On day 6 only one was considered viable and was biopsied and sent for genetic screening; it came back normal. We had a total of 3 survive to day 6 but the other 2 were not considered viable and the other 6 had arrested between days 5 and 6.

Costs for one cycle of IVF without medications was $17,900 Cost of STIM medications were about $2,600 Waiting for transfer so not sure what cost of those medications will be just yet.

Dr. Capteron prefers to transfer 1 embryo at a time. He did ask if we had another embryo if we would consider transferring 2 because of my severe endometriosis. I told him the thought of twins terrified me at this time and we could not financially afford another cycle right now, and he was very supportive of that and did not pressure us towards doing another cycle.

He is very knowledgeable and knows what he is talking about when it comes to IVF, which we appreciated! He also gave us a good percentage rate of success! He made us feel like we have a great chance of pregnancy, which gave us Hope!

I would just say to be patient and get to know your new patients to clearly understand their dreams and goals they are wanting to achieve. I would also recommend you be as thorough as possible so new patients understand the journey!

We are just starting our first IVF cycle and have been dealing with NP Miriam Fuentes, who has been a blessing! We just completed my Hysteroscopy and HSG exams, which diagnosed me with Endometriosis, adenomyosis, and Chronic Endometritus!

The staff was welcoming and understood that we were clearly a lesbian couple trying to conceive. We felt very welcomed and respected!

Approximately $30,000 including meds and embryo transfer

Too soon to weigh in

Dr. Caperton and his staff were always friendly and compassionate. I believe the skills and equipment that the Institute itself housed was impeccable and top of the line. Although Caperton was doing his best to lower costs for his patients, I believe he was a little too cautious with fertility medications. By the second IVF I was hoping that my medications would be increased, but instead one more med for a 3 day course was added. Unfortunately we never had embryos to transfer after 2 IVFs. I would still recommend Dr Caperton to friends and family because each person is different and some things are just out of your hands. By the end of our last and final IVF ( because we could barely even afford the 2nd) we were given the diagnosis of Unexplained Infertility.

Don't be afraid to ask questions and request more information than they're giving. They're not hiding information, I believe they just simplify things so that the patients can understand. But my husband and I prefer all the details. Also, don't be afraid to speak up and cancel an egg retrieval if it doesn't feel like the right month. You are in control of your own body, don't let anyone make you feel like you don't have a choice. Because you do and they respect that.

Birth control- To predict my cycle Menopur 75 iu- To stimulate follicle production Follistim 100 iu- To regulate ovulation, the growth and development of eggs Omnitrope 5.8mg- For those who lack natural growth hormones Pregnyl 10,000 iu- To support normal development of eggs in the ovaries 3 day Topical Testosterone cream- To improve quality and number of oocytes

First IVF Second IVF Omintrope- $698.00 Menopur-$849.90 Leuprolide- $499.00 Follistim-$1,169.68 Pregnyl- $110.00 Leprolide- $149.90 Menopur- $849.90 Pregnyl- $94.91 Gonal- $1,360.00 Total with Med, Retrieval & Visits $ 21,000 $19,600

Dr. Caperton preferred to do single embryos transfer. Unfortunately we never got that far in the process. Honestly, my husband and I just want children, it doesn't matter to us whether we have one embryo or multiple. We would be thankful for any miracle.

Dr. C is pretty blunt. After my first appointment when I was diagnosed and told IVF was really our best chance at having a baby, I was crushed. I had been nursing some fantasy hope that nothing was really wrong, and it's f*"&ing hard to hear the truth that you're infertile. So I felt a bit like it was his fault for telling me. But I also walked away from that appointment thinking, This doctor is going to help me have a baby. I never lost that confidence or trust -- if anything, it increased. I never doubted for a single second that Dr. C would get us to the finish line. It's possible he can come off a little arrogant. But then, he was there for almost every appointment -- even my monitoring appointments during my retrieval cycle. And for the really awful procedures (HSG, hysteroscopy, blood draws with my terrible rolling veins), his expertise and competence and gentleness and compassion were clear. He's the best doctor I've ever had hands down. We probably would've named our kid after him but my husband thought it was too weird 😂.

Don't take the blunt honest as an indication that he doesn't care. He does care. He will sit and listen and talk you through every option and be there for every appointment if you want it. But he's also going to tell you the truth and his medical opinion even if it's not what you want to hear.

Strong preference for single embryo transfer which I really respect. Twin pregnancies are harder on the mother and riskier for both babies. Personally, I'm glad we took his advice and only transferred one.

Dr. Caperton is a perfectionist. He will tweak, adjust and individualize your protocol based on what he sees. He's not always great at explaining his "why" so you frequently have to pin him down and ask him to explain himself, but he will. He is very blunt about prognosis and plans, but he absolutely cares. He'll adjust your pillow during an ultrasound or come chat even when there's not a specific clinical concern.

Keep asking questions until you're satisfied with the answer and ready to move forward.

I was initially on lupron and birth control for suppression, he added poor responder meds to my stim cycle when my suppressed AFC was low (testosterone and HGH). He plans to suppress me between retrieval and transfer because I have endometriosis.

Ivf includes icsi and pgs and a cycle is about 18k. Anesthesia for egg retrieval is another 500 Carrier screening was 250 and we're still not sure if my insurance will cover that. Meds ran me about $4500 with extra lupron from the cancelled cycle and poor responder meds.

Dr. Caperton feels very strongly about only transferring one genetically normal embryo and recommends PGS for this reason.

Dr. Caperton has been through the ivf process with his wife. He knows the concerns and the stress. He talked us through everything. He is very personable and helpful. He also helps with keeping things light and fun. Yes, this can be a stressful time but while with him you don’t feel the stress. My husband and I always leave his office feeling prepared.

Don’t be afraid to ask anything. He will always give you an honest answer.

One thing that I like that he does with protocol is preparing the uterus. I know not all fertility clinics do this. He spends a few months getting the uterus ready to carry a baby to term.

The whole thing cost around $22,000. There were three different payments. One to the clinic, one to the pharmacy for all the medication and one for anastegiologist. With the clinic it was about $17,900. That includes all the monitoring, retrieval of eggs, genetic testing, assisted hacking, transfer, 10 week monitor and more. The pharmacy was for all the medication that I have to inject. And the last is for the retrieval.

Dr. Caperton spent lots of money and time to research and figure out the safest way to do eset. He only does single transfers unless the parents otherwise directs him.

Dr. Caperton was always available to answer questions I had. He was receptive to concerns and was willing to explain why his plan was a better idea than yours if that was the case. He was still willing to go your way if that was a safe plan and your wish after hearing him out. He always took the time to make sure I was comfortable with the plan and procedure, without feeling like I was being rushed. While he has a good bedside manner and can treat you delicately if need be, I don’t feel like he ever sugarcoated things. He was honest about the potential for risks and the potential results. Personally, he is charming and funny which helps put you at ease.

Don’t judge a book by its cover—he is good-looking which for some people can be off-putting or make you think he is just a pretty face or arrogant. He is good at what he does and I felt comfortable working with him and have been a patient for 7 years now. If you have questions, don’t be afraid to ask them—even if you think they are silly or dumb questions. He will take the time needed.

I first decided to start with trying IUI using donor sperm. Dr. Caperton suggested this approach as it was the least invasive and least expensive. These cycles involved using Clomid because I have PCOS. The first two cycles produced no pregnancies. The third cycle produced a pregnancy which I carried to full-term. He caught a thyroid problem very early on and remedied it which I was extremely grateful for. After that, I tried 7-8 more IUI cycles before deciding to switch to IVF. He was willing to let me continue with IUIs but I decided that if I was going to keep spending all that money, I might as well go the IVF route with hopefully better chances of success. I completed one IVF egg retrieval cycle which produced 20 eggs. 5 of those made it to the embryo stage and were genetically sound. The genetic testing done gave us information about the quality of the embryos but also the gender of each embryo. I completed one frozen transfer with one embryo which produced a negative pregnancy test. Next frozen embryo transfer cycle I chose to put 2 embryos in. Because of a uterine anomaly I have he was more Inclined to take a conservative approach and only put one embryo in, but allowed me to put 2 embryos in explaining the risks. My pregnancy test came back positive this time. I started off with 2 embryos and 2 heartbeats. Around 11 weeks I lost one, but successfully carried the second to full term.

My health insurance does not cover any infertility costs. This meant I was considered “self-pay” and because of that, the Clinic offers you a discount. My IUI cycles ranged from $600-1000 including the IUI transfer, and ultrasound(s)—some of those cycles warranted more than one ultrasound. My IVF retrieval including one transfer, genetic testing, and all required medications cost around $16-18K, with my insurance covering some of the medication cost, and applying for a discounted pharmacy to begin with.

Dr. Caperton takes a more conservative approach. He will likely not be willing to put an excessive amount of embryos in because as he told me they are more interested in success of healthy babies rather than quantity of babies. I appreciate this because in the end you want a healthy baby, not 3 babies who may have health issues, right? He is not closed to hearing your arguments about wanting to put more than one in, just don’t expect him to agree to putting in more than 2-3 depending on your medical situation. I was able to select which embryo(s) to put in. In other words, if you have both male and female embryos you can choose which to put in. This can be disconcerting for some, or exciting that they can predetermine which gender they put in.

Dr. Caperton is passionate about his work. He is always straight-forward and honest with his opinions. He seems to always be striving to do better at his work. He also is knowledgeable on the current research and findings in reproductive medicine.

Trust the process.

Dr. Caperton began or process with suggested IUI. After several failed attempts and one miscarriage, he consulted with us and advised us to consider IVF and genetic testing. We ultimately because of cost decided to continue trying via IUI. Unfortunately, we were not successful. We again consulted with Dr. Caperton and with his guidance decided to obtain a loan to begin the process of IVF. We are currently in the middle of this process. We've already gone through egg retrieval l, however we are waiting to undergo the transfer as I am currently being treated for endometriosis.

Our insurance does not provide infertility coverage. Typically, IUIs cost us near $500. The IVF process has cost us around $22,000.

Dr. Caperton strongly recommends single egg retrieval as he believes that the risk of having multiples outweighs the gains of success. We agree with this as well.

I was initially able to call and email Dr. Caperton. He got more busy as time went on, and then he was less communicative. He has a humorous manner which is sometimes relaxing and sometimes off-putting. He performed several surgeries on me. He seems to diagnoses septate uterus and adenomyosis more than other doctors.

Don't take his jokes seriously.

I did egg retrieval. I was on menopur and follistim, and used shots of human growth hormone. I was on a lower dose of follistim (I think 150mg) than most because I had diminished ovarian reserve (low AMH), and he felt over-stimulating was bad for egg quality. I was also given an androgen gel for my arm early in the cycle, and I may have used Ganirelix at the end, but I can't remember. I only had one egg at the start, I wound up with six collected, four fertilized and made it to day 3, one made it to day 5, and PGS tested normal. The eggs were fertilized with ICSI. I had thyroid problems and uterine problems. I wound up on Lupron. I don't know if it helped or not. I wound up not completing a transfer at this clinic because I felt the doctor was overstretched.

It was $20000. He charges tax and he charged a credit card fee, I don't know if that still happens.

eSET, although I only had one. I did not complete a transfer with him.

He was always bill happy, charges for everything, even charges both partners for a quick conversations that all were present for. He doesn't give all the possibilities or options, often we had to ask for something we read about and he would often say that it could help and we could try it if we wanted. He was friendly at the consultation and then after that you are a number and feel like an inconvenience.

Educate yourself ahead of time and know what you want. Demand he explains anything that contradicts your wishes.

Over 35,000 so far

We had asked about twins but he said that he doesn't do that. Which is odd because a friend of ours was going through the procedures at the exact same time and he told them that twins was the better option

Very knowledgeable but has a demenure that can appear cocky. Seemed like the clinic is after high priced treatment. Often felt like there was not good explination or rushed visits without clear indication of next steps. A lot of visits told need to loose weight before treatment. Then would try weightloss and so much time passes he would want to start process all over again with preliminary testing

Be prepared with the questions beforehand that you want to ask and ask for clarification on things you dont understand before he leaves the exam room. Be your own advocate and be clear about the treatment method you want

Clomid then suggested IVF. Negative results on clomid.

Used insurance however if I didnt have would have been at least $10,000 paid so far and have not had iui or ivf yet...

Straight forward, reassuring, confident -- so many questions addressed & answered during the initial visit -- we felt very good after leaving his office. History/exam, new diagnosis, and IVF cycle scheduled and planned all in the same afternoon!

started OCPs, waiting for meds, haven't started IVF cycle yet -- but he told us that minimal doses will be used due to diagnosis of diminished ovarian reserve

initial visit including ultrasound was about $400

strong preference for SET

I saw Dr. Caperton in 2010. I had to go through the IVF treatment twice as the first did not result in a live birth. The second round went perfectly and I ended up with beautiful fraternal twin boys that are now almost 10 and just amazing little boys. During every procedure Dr. Caperton explained in detail what was going on and showed me everything that was happening. Dr. Caperton truly cared about me as a patient and the truly cares about the creation of life. Dr. Caperton gave me the option of donating my remaining embryos so that others could have a shot at creating life as well. I’m so glad I did that. The whole experience left such an impression on me and my life. I can never thank him and his staff enough for the two (now not so little) boys that are my world.

Ask questions. Always ask questions. Dr. Caperton is very informative.

I remember that I had to go on birth control for a specific amount of time. Then I had to give myself shots every day in different places at different times for hormone treatment. Once my eggs were ready for retrieval, I went into the office and they removed them. I used the 5-day cycle as was best for my situation. Then after the fertilization process, he implanted the embryo(s). I had to wait I believe 2 weeks and then had to go for a blood test to check for pregnancy. The first time did not take, the second time both embryos took and I ended up with twins. I was young at the time (25!) and very healthy. The rationale being used for the different treatments were based a lot on my health.

I had an amazing insurance at the time that covered 90% of my treatments. I know, completely unheard of now. So my costs I think for both rounds were a little above $10,000 out of pocket. Insurance for everything associated with my pregnancy and the birth, the insurance company paid a lot of money. My kids were million dollar babies leaving the hospital after birth.

I did both. The first round I implanted 1 embryo, the second round I implanted 2 embryos. Dr Caperton would no implant more than 2 because of my age and health. My embryos were high level/grade so I did not need to implant more than that.

We met with Dr. Caperton after being referred to the clinic. Only have done the consultation but already have a better idea of what is going on and what we need to do next. We’ve had terrible luck with doctors after living in a rural area with limited options. We had a positive first experience despite not finding out the greatest of news on my end.

Make sure to ask questions! Be an advocate for yourself.

Initial consult with insurance was less than $300 for myself. Self pay is around $500 I believe.

Caperton Fertility strongly believes in SET.