Kindbody - Chicago (formerly Vios Fertility Institute)

Dr. Beltsos is very knowledgeable and smart and warm. She will take the time to sit with you during your initial consultation and also for an IVF Checklist appointment. I also saw her when she did my saline ultrasound. But those are the only 3 times I've seen her and I've been going to the clinic for about 8 months. This may be totally normal because most of the time I'm there is for baseline and ultrasounds. She did diagnose me with endometriosis and PCOS, both of which I had no idea I had. I'm very grateful for her knowledge, confidence and convenient locations and ability to know what will work best. She did tell me very early on that IVF would probably be my best bet and I now realize she was right. I took the fertility treatments very slowly and as naturally as possible at first.

Be sure to write questions down ahead of time so you get the most out of your appointments.

I did 3 Clomid cycles with 1 IUI. I think I cancelled one because I was afraid and I chose to try naturally for the other. I'm now undergoing IVF and will have egg retrieval soon.

most was insured, except for the cryofreezing of embryos, which was approximately $1200 for initial freezing and $500 each year thereafter for storage.

The only time this was discussed was during the IVF Checklist meeting which was with another doctor in her practice, Dr. Jeelani. She did say that they only transfer 1 embryo at a time. I appreciate that and didn't press further for why.

I was pleased with my experience at the clinic and with the doctor. She's knowledgeable and helped guide me through this process from the beginning. She was available when I needed to speak with her.

The advice I'd give is ask as many questions as you'd like.

I used Menopur and Follistim. When my follicles weren't growing fast enough she increased my Follistim dosage.

My insurance covers IVF and therefore covered the egg retrieval. The cost to freeze the eggs was $1,200. I had a copay for each visit.

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I could tell that Dr. Beltsos is very passionate about her field. She seemed very engaged in the process and I feel like she knew my situation intimately. When an issue did come up she called me personally to apologize and work around my schedule to discuss.

Communication is key. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to push. No matter how great the clinic or doctor, you must advocate for yourself.

I had limited time to go through one cycle before I had to begin treatment for breast cancer, so we started with the meds to boost egg production once my next menstrual cycle began. Due to the quick start, they were able to provide me with medication that had been donated to me until my insurance processed approvals. I was at the clinic at least weekly for blood work and ultrasound to monitor progress and for Dr. Beltsos to monitor how well my ovaries we're responding to the medication schedule. Due to the positive response my body had to the meds, I have mature eggs ready sooner than anticipated and Dr. Beltsos shifted my egg retrieval date from a week day to a Sunday morning.

My insurance covers IVF but the billing showed the costs to be about $12,000. However, they do offer a great discount for those going through this due to a cancer diagnosis if insurance will not cover it.

We have not done an embryo transfer yet, but the doctor's position is that SET is typically best.

Dr. Beltsos is warm, welcoming, and attentive - she is always so approachable! She was clear about risks and expectations, listened to my goals and addressed my concerns, and always explained things in ways that made sense. Whenever there was "big news" to discuss, she discussed it with me personally. I never felt like a number, even though she has a LOT of patients in her clinic. She really is an amazing provider - and so very knowledgeable and experienced.

Honestly, my advise in regards to Dr. Beltsos personally is to go with an open heart, listening ears, and have faith... and you won't be disappointed. About Fertility treatments in general: Use your employee FSA for deductibles and co-payments, since you'll easily use it up with frequent monitoring appointments and procedure deductibles. The clinic has amazing staff that can explain insurance coverage and billing, as well as offer insight into assistance programs.

Egg retrievals: Labs and U/S are done at baseline, and every 2-3 days. Methylprednisolone and doxycycline, follistimAQ (FSH), Menopur (FSH/LH) for stimulation, ganirelix for preventing ovulation, Lupron trigger for PCOS (like myself), Pregnyl/ HcG for folks not at high risk for hyperstimulation. I was advised against fresh transfer because I overstimulated each cycle. 40 eggs were retrieved and 33 preserved on my first retrieval; however, my second cycle which was planned for embryo preservation yielded much fewer follicles and poorer egg quality (16 retrieved, 12 were mature, 10 fertilized, 2 resulted in blastocysts). I was advised to add myo-inositol and CoQ10 for egg quality on my last cycle of COH. On the third (and hopefully last) retrieval for embryo preservation, 25 eggs were retrieved, 20 were mature, 16 fertilized, and we are still awaiting the final count for blastocysts. Timed Intercourse: Clomid, then follistim and pregnyl trigger when I wasn't responsive to Clomid alone. U/S monitoring was used to confirm follicle maturation and ovulation.

I was fortunate that my insurance covered much of the costs once I met my out-of-pocket expense and deductible. Without insurance, I would never have been able to afford my care. Honestly, it was costly even WITH coverage.

Unsure.

The clinic as a whole is very refreshing. Everyone is personable and warm and makes a hard path easier to deal with. Dr. Beltsos is open to trying new protocols and testing. She includes you in the decision making process. There are issues with communication, particularly with the portal.

Just go for a consult! It doesnt hurt to have a discussion. When becoming a patient, make sure you know your nurse in charge and ask to see them at every monitoring appointment. It will cut down on the communication issues.

I had insurance.

We transferred from another clinic and it has been the most positive experience. We left the other clinic unsure if we would move forward with medical intervention as it felt like such an off fit for us. Decided to try Vios and am so glad we did. Dr. Beltsos has been warm, friendly, welcoming, and the decor and setting seems to be a result of her warmth and heart being in the work she does. She took our preferences seriously and honored our wishes in a very client-centered way vs touting research or stats.

Go see her.

IUI cycle with letrozole trigger shot - ovidrel 2 IUIs endometrin following negative result rationale - MFI, sperm quality less than recommended yet they honored our wishes to do IUI before IVF

Working toward our deductible so all in probably $2k

She’s positive from the start but she’s also honest. She’ll discuss pros and cons of options. She explains things well and supports your decision. She also understands it only takes one good egg and then embryo. If you are a low responder, you can go to retrieval with fewer eggs. Very important if you don’t produce many.

Infertility is a crazy and stressful journey. Dr. Beltsos is awesome to walk thru it with you. Be sure to ask questions if you have them.

I did medium doses of meds, very high and then a slow and low dose protocol.

I have great insurance coverage for IVF. For IUI, I had a different plan and Vios offered a discounted self pay rate that included monitoring and the procedure.

Dr. Beltsos was very compassionate and listened to our concerns. She was proactive in addressing my damaged fallopian tube and even referred me to an incredible surgeon. My husband and I are excited to begin IVF with this Dr.

Have all your questions prepared in advance. Communicate all your concerns.

We have only done a consultation and pre testing at this point.

Dr. Jeelani is truly a god send in this process. I believe she was a gift, to have had such a passionate physician during the most important thing in your life. I am very pleased with this process and will recommend her to anyone going through any infertility issues.

Follow everything she says down to the supplements and trust the process!

Omnitrope the whole cycle 25ml for egg quality which I believe was key! It was an out of pocket cost but worth it. Follistim 300, then day 6 added in 225 Ganerelix then a 15k trigger of Novarel.

My retrieval’s are covered by insurance. My HGH Omnitrope was An out of pocket Med that’s elective for $700 a cycle and genetic testing was a around $5500

She believes in transferring 2.

She was wonderful. She looked over all my information before I even arrived. And had researched and had a plan before I even met with her. And made me feel important and was authentic and genuine in how she treated me.

Be honest about you want and listen to her. She is very insightful and will give you clarity about your situation.

Embryo transfer for multiple transfers. She recommended transferring my last two embryos together because the grades were lower. We did a standard procedure of frozen embryo transfer.

Around 4000 for transfer and about 1000 for consults.

I agreed with multiple. I would do multiple again.

Beltsos is very compassionate and her #1 goal is to get you pregnant. She will try anything and will also listen to your concerns and adjust accordingly. She will make you understand everything that is going to happen and why. I do feel like she will get me pregnant.

Make sure you check your invoices.

Since I am 42, she recommended that my stims start high on the first 3 days then taper down. The rationale is to jump start my follicles.

The cost is standard I guess with insurance but I had private insurance which is really expensive. I'm about 10k in credit card debt right now

Beltsos is very conservative in this aspect but we agreed to transfer 2.

She was a great doc. With her, I got nearly twice as many eggs at retrieval compared to my prior doctor. Very informed. Very kind. Up to date. Not sure if a lot could be changed about our embryo outcome though ...

See her before any other docs

Androgen priming. Poor responders protocol. Growth hormone. 750 follistim for 3 days, then weaning of follistim and adding Menopur.

Copays

Single because we don’t have many embryos

Very knowledgeable, strong communicator, compassionate and caring. I felt valued and cared for, it was like a personal touch was given. She spent time addressing all my concerns and encouraged me when things seemed impossible.

Be completely open and transparent with her.

She was very thorough about everything. Very caring. We hit the ground running right away. She really does want to see everyone succeed. No one wants to have to see a fertility doctor, but I’m glad I got dr beltsos

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For the first cycle with her we did medicated iui with clomid, follistim injections and trigger shot. That failed. For the second cycle we just did clomid, trigger, and time intercourse. That failed as well. For the next cycle she switched me to femara, trigg t and TI because clomid seemed to be thinning my lining. That worked.

At my first visit with Dr. Springer I felt very confident he would be able to help us. I was previously told I was polycystic and that worried me and he assured me in our first visit by doing an ultrasound to check. absolutely not polycystic. He understood wanting to move forward with IVF after only 2 IUI procedures. When our first transfer failed we had a month to prep for our second. The second transfer resulted in a low hcg level. Other than repeat beta draws, nothing was needed further. Our third and final transfer with our final 2 embryos resulted in the same thing. low hcg level but higher than last time. repeat bloodwork until an ultrasound that showed something but no way to tell if it was an empty sac or just fluid. I chose to stop medications which was totally fine. After that ultrasound I never had anything else done except to check that levels were down. To them it wasn't anything major

Be open minded to all possibilities. Be an advocate for yourself .

For IUI's we did clomid and the pregnyl trigger shot. IVF was routine birth control, injections etc. My first transfer we used progesterone injections and suppositories. the last two transfers we used strictly suppositories. Everything was just as I expected it as far as protocol from what friends have told me and what I was explained

Wait times were hardly an issue. I was always able to get in within reasonable hours to accommodate over an hour drive as well as my working hours.

there were no issues

Dr. Springer strongly felt one embryo was always fine. After two failed transfers, he felt it was okay and appropriate to transfer our last two, in hopes that it would work.

Dr. Springer is an extremely personable and intelligent doctor. He is always willing to explain procedures and why he thinks they are worth performing. He has great bedside manner and really invested in me as a person.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

I went through several IUI’s and then was switched to IVF when my insurance was cancelled. Dr. Springer did an egg retrieval, but we were unsuccessful with two transfers. I will soon undergo an ERA and then will proceed with another egg retrieval.

I absolutely love the ultrasound tech Julie. She was such a support to me during my cycles.

I was mostly out of pocket since my infertility insurance was taken away. I believe out of pocket cycles are around 11 grand.

Doctor Springer was amazing. He was very compassionate. He explained everything in great detail and gave my hope for a family. Because of him I know have my beautiful daughter. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking out fertility treatment.

Just continue being kind and companionate. It really helped with you being down to earth too.

We decided on frozen embroyo transfer. We did two day 5 transfer. The first one resulted in a loss. The second one resulted in my beautiful baby girl.

Very convenient

I can’t remember the exact cost but it was all worth it

Dr. Springer is a kind and caring individual. He made me feel comfortable and explained in detail each step of the process. He would always make sure I understood next steps. He would make sure that I had a voice in my treatment plan. When my work wasn’t cooperative with the treatment plan, he went above and beyond to make sure it was doable for me.

To come prepared to take notes.

I did IUI twice with Dr. Springer and then moved to IVF. Still undergoing treatment. I would do injections each night for egg retrieval. And then progesterone shots for transfer.

I paid about 9 grand for transfer and testing

My dr prefers single embryo transfer.

Very caring and explained things very clearly. Could tell he cared about each patient and you weren’t just a number, but a human being. If I were to have to do it all over again I would consider them.

Just trust in everything he says. He’s been doing it a long time so is very knowledgeable

I basically just did my work up with Scott but they still did my outside monitoring since I did ivf in a different state. But Scott recommended an additional ultrasound before my ERA that my other clinic did not and found out i ovulated through the estradiol so my era would have been pointless. He saved me money suggesting this.

Dr. Jeelani comes highly recommended. I did my fair share of research prior to and I knew immediately I wanted her to help me. My initial (virtual) consultation started a bit later than scheduled, as she was consulting with another patient. and although it did start a bit later, I didn't feel rushed. I felt that she was attentive and present and listening to my journey alone. She assured me that I wasn't alone and instilled hope. She performed a hysteroscopy as well as my last transfer.

Trust the process. Know that you will be in good hands. Ask any and all the questions you have, because you will need that peace of mind. Know that she's cheering for you too!

Initially, I thought the process would be retrieval and go time. But Dr. Jeelani explained that we should go through the retrieval process once more in order to obtain the best quality eggs to better reach the family size, we desired. So we went through 2.5 rounds of the retrieval process. Shots, labs, patches - the whole 9 yards. Seeing the results of the first run, adjustments we made to hopefully made the next ones even better. round 2 of the retrieval process, however, didn't produce the number of follicles we hoped for, and with a lot of back and forth and for the sake of my coverage (I knew I wouldn't have enough to cover another retrieval round if i went forward), so I had decided to cancel that round and start the cycle over again. The 3rd cycle was much more promising. Dr. Jeelani always gave you the option to choose if additional supplements would benefit the process, btu she also understood that there's always a price tag - so that was good because I didn't feel like I was obligated to do it, if it wasn't financially possible. She also, helped with coupons and the best sources to purchase from.Omnitrope was a REALLY expensive one used along the way, but somehow we managed to include that in my adjusted protocol. my thyroid medication was monitored and adjusted accordingly.

Monitoring appointments we very well organized. Especially with having to social distant. We would arrive at our scheduled time, wait in our car for the cue to enter, they would record your temp and vitals and take you right into labs ro your ultrasound. Almost always it was you and the staff and occasionally walk passed one other patient in transition of rooms. but everything was super fast and easy.

At first I had continued coverage through Cobra from my last place of employment. That allowed me to start my fertility journey through IVF. My coverage was actually really great - I had no deductible and the majority of my medication was covered, except from omnitrope and any additional recommended supplements. BUT my monthly premiums were $725 - that was really hefty for me. I've recently, changed over to the marketplace plan due to exhausting my benefits with my previous insurance and it's a struggle. Paying a much lower premium of $431, I have a $6700 deductible, but from what I was informed, would be fulfilled after one round of meds as those can cost anywhere from $15 - 22K. I don't remember the exact numbers but the cost of the retrieval is the more costly part of the process. Embryo storage is about $750 annually after the first year and a Transfer cycle is about $5K, if i recall properly.

Yes, it came highly recommended that we transfer one embryo at a time due to the health risks that would come with it. I'm nearing my forties and we didn't want to take the risks over the "faster chance" of growing our family instantaneously.

Such a caring doctor who really wants to help. Great bedside manner and talks to you as a person not just another patient. She went above and beyond for me on an insurance matter that I had no joy in sorting out. She made it happen for me and we even made a short video to thank the insurance company.

Be prepared to talk a lot of the time with her nurse practitioners. A lot of the time I spent more time with them then just re capped with the doctor.

1st retrieval we started mid cycle which unfortunately had to be cancelled due to poor response. I brought up concerns with starting mid cycle and she took this on board. Next time we primed with testosterone patches almost 1 month. During stims which are very high doses of gonal f to start with (475iu for first few days) we also included omnitrope, 25 units I think. That retrieval was my best, 3 retrieved, all mature and 1 to blast. Second cycle we primed with omnitrope for around 1/2 weeks then same stims again. On paper this was looking like my best cycle. We retrieved 5 eggs, 3 mature and fertilized but no blasts or anything to transfer.

Monitoring appointments were always in the Morning and I never had any issues. I was always taken on time for blood and ultrasounds.

I had excellent insurance at the time of treatment so all I paid for was my deductible ($3300) then my treatment was paid for at 80%. Once I hit my oop ($4600) I was covered at 100%.

Dr Jeelani gave her personal number and always answered if I had a question. Her knowledge and expertise led to get success of my treatment. I am so happy I found her. I completely trusted her with the whole process.

I would make sure you trust the process and be patient!

I am not sure the exact procedures but I had two egg retrieval to bank embryos and then an egg transfer.

I had great insurance so this was not concerning to me.

My doctor chose to have a single embryo transfer. I completely agree since this was my first pregnancy.

Very caring and compassionate doctor. I love how she is very open with patients and has an Instagram account with helpful info. Each consult was very helpful in our decisions as to what to do moving forward.

Ask a lot of questions and don't be afraid to advocate for yourself and what you need with any doctor

I liked her as a doctor, but the clinic was wrong for me. I cried a lot in when I was undergoing treatment and she was understanding, but they didn't want to do the treatments I wanted, which was ovulation drugs, and it was expensive almost twice other clinics

I would only recommend her if she left the clinic.

IUI with letrazole, two rounds of Letrazole with timed intercourse.

$1500 for IUI $350 for one ultrasound and timed intercourse.