Anish Shah

Dr. Shah is the single reason we’ve stayed the course with Shady Grove. He’s an outstanding clinician - very knowledgeable, incredibly articulate, kind, responsive, and willing to do what’s best for us personally. He encourages us to make decisions on our care based on our wants and needs while guiding us with his expertise. He’s fantastic! And SUPER LGBTQ+ friendly. My partner and I have similar sounding names and he’s never mixed us up once! (Which has been common in other medical settings)

Dr. Shah is outstanding. My advice would be to deal with the shortcomings of the clinic itself and lean on his expertise. He’s so sweet and easy to talk to. He answers all your questions and spends time with his patients.

We did 3 cycles of IUI - 1 natural cycle (ovulation testing at home) & 2 medicated cycles with monitoring in clinic, trigger shot and progesterone supplements. We switched to Reciprocal IVF and I did an egg retrieval with the intention of my partner carrying. Medications for retrieval included menopur, cetrotide, gonal-f, and lupron trigger 36 hours prior to retrieval. My partner’s medications for transfer included birth control, Lupron, estradiol, and progesterone shots. We did a 5-day fresh embryo transfer directly following the retrieval. We genetically tested and froze remaining embryos which resulted in 8 genetically normal embryos. After this failed, we did some bloodwork and found she had a thyroid issue. It took 2 months of dosage shifts to regulate with levothyroxine. We then did a frozen embryo transfer which resulted in a chemical pregnancy and miscarriage. Her medications included birth control, estradiol, and progesterone shots.

Donor sperm: $8,000 IUI: $2,250 IVF cycle with great transfer: $13,000 Genetic testing $3,600 IVF medications: $2,500 Cryopreservation: $1,500 Al base-line testing $1,000 Frozen transfer $4,000 Meds for frozen transfer $500 In total about $36,500

Our doctor recommended one embryo for transfer based on my partner’s age and no history of miscarriages.

Our experience with donor sperm and Shady grove has been great. California cryo- bank was the bank we used and the shipment from the cryo-bank to the clinic and from the clinic’s andrology lab to us during treatment was always smooth.

Dr Shah is an amazing and knowledgeable doctor. He came to every procedure with excitement. He cheered us on when we had a first pregnancy and he also supported us after our devastating loss. He has planned out the details for our next transfer and has been patient with us while we’re processing our grief. With his support and his team, we are already to move forward with our next transfer. I have and will continue to recommend Dr. Shah to everyone I know that is going through this fertility journey.

Go with your list of questions to your appointments, Dr Shah will answer every question!

I can’t remember my IUI protocols but for IVF we did a retrieval, ICSI, embryo testing and FET. Dr. Shah believed this was the best protocol because of my PCOS and husbands male factor. For my retrieval, I produced a lot of eggs however those numbers finished because of quality. From our first retrieval I had 5 day 5 embryos, 3 normal and 1 mosaic. Our 2nd retrieval produced the same, this time 4 normal embryos. We have a total of 5 frozen. Our first FET resulted in a pregnancy but unfortunately we lost our sweet baby boy at 17.5 weeks. Our 2nd transfer failed. After the failed transfer Dr Shah ensured that I was tested and biopsied to rule out reasons for transfer failure. The biopsy showed signs of endometritis and I was out on an antibiotic protocol and it cleared. We plan to move forward with our next cycle next month and Dr Shah has us on a Natural FET cycle protocol.

For our first cycle we were covered through my husbands employer but there was a cap to this benefits. For our 2nd cycle and transfer we are paying about $8,000 out of pocket.

I appreciate the precaution and weighing the risks.

He was so lovely. Very down to earth and funny but also very knowledgeable. He explained things in an understandable way and always answered our questions and spent the time we needed. We really appreciate him.

Be sure to advocate for what you need and ask questions.

We simply tried egg retrieval 3 times but unfortunately my egg quality was poor. We never were able to create embryos. We are now moving on to donor eggs.

It was very easy to go in for appointments- I could schedule for whatever I needed basically. And whenever I went in a hardly ever had to wait more than 10 minutes before I was seen. I had blood taken immediately and then was put into a room and seen immediately. I was always impressed with how fast everything was.

I spent so much money. Nearly $25,000 dollars if I remember correctly. And now I’m trying to save up for donor eggs.

We never reached this stage.

Dr. Shah was very open and honest, and always tried to make sure we felt optimistic about the possibility of having a baby. He always let me know what was coming, and how I could expect things to go. On a more personal level, he is the only doctor who figured out how to properly insert a speculum and catheter without causing massive pain because he discovered I had a tilted uterus. After seeing so many other doctors who quickly (and painfully) went through these intimate procedures with little regard for me as a person, it was reassuring to know that he was seeing me as an individual and treated me accordingly. I truly appreciated working with him.

He's wonderful, but you may not always see him with the way the practice is run. It can also be hard to get hold of him sometimes, and it feels like you're playing phone tag with his nurses.

I had 3 IUIs, one egg retrieval, and 3 frozen transfers with Dr. Shah. For the IUIs, I was on Clomid and then had a trigger shot the day before the procedure. The Clomid made me feel like an absolute basketcase and I had horrible headaches and hot flashes, but Dr. Shah determined that the positives outweighed the negative side effects, so I did the same thing each time. He also had take Vitamin D supplements prior to the Clomid as I was deficient. Then they did an HSG to rule out any blockages before we moved onto IVF. For the egg retrieval, they had me on a lot of medication, so I'm sure I'm forgetting something. I took Clomid, Menopur and then Lupron for my trigger shot. I had to come in for multiple blood tests for them to check my levels prior to the retrieval retrieval make sure I didn't miss my window. We then did ICSI and PGS testing on the embryos. My first two FETs resulted in miscarriages. The protocol for these two were the same, with strong doses of Estradiol, which made me feel awful. Then I began progesterone injections, which I continued until I was 10 weeks pregnant. I miscarried shortly after stopping the shots both times. After the second miscarriage I asked if there was a more natural way to get the timing right because my body was so sensitive to medication. Dr. Shah also suggested transferring two embryos instead of one during this round because it would increase the odds of having one of them "stick." The third time we did a modified natural cycle, were I took a lot less medicine and got my blood drawn more frequently, and we transferred two embryos. I also tapered off of the progesterone at 12 weeks, and went on to have a healthy pregnancy and delivered my son at 40 weeks.

It's been a few years, but I believe each IUI was roughly $1,500 not including the medications and ultrasounds. Then we did the Shared Risk plan for IVF and that cost about $30,000 (not including all medications or ultrasounds) so we had to take out a loan with a company they worked with.

Prior to my miscarriages, Dr. Shah was pretty adamant about only transferring one embryo at a time. He said he did not want an, "Octo-Mom situation," as it's not healthy for either the mom or babies. After my miscarriages, however, he said the chance of both sticking was slim and that the benefits outweighed the risk in terms of me being able to have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

Dr. Shah is professional and friendly and puts us at ease. He is very confident and explains things clearly. I like that he walked us through why he was recommending a certain treatment plan, and that he took the financial aspect seriously. He went over the standard treatment options and the average success rates of each, and didn't jump immediately to either the most expensive option that we might not need, or the least expensive option that wouldn't give results. He showed us clear data, answered all of our questions, and definitely made us feel more hopeful about getting pregnant! The only thing I wish he did differently would be his approach to genetic testing. He told us it was a requirement for treatment, but we were told by our care coordinator that we had the option to accept or decline testing. Based on our medical histories, genetic testing was the right decision, but I would have preferred that he put the decision in our hands. Overall my spouse and I appreciate his skills and demeanor and are happy with our choice of having him as our doctor.

Dr. Shah works at a clinic in partnership with other doctors. They take turns being on call for different procedures, and a lot of those procedures are based on your cycle. If you need a certain procedure on a specific day and Dr. Shah is not on call, another doctor will perform the procedure. I saw Dr. Shah for the consult and the follow up, but he didn't perform my HSG or ultrasound. I did feel he took care with my charts, so this didn't seem a disadvantage, and the doctors who performed the procedures had excellent bedside manner and told me each step of the process as they did it. My care was excellent and this did not seem to impact my standard of care, but it can throw you if you're not expecting to see a different doctor.

Dr. Shah recommended Clomid with IUI. My test results were all in normal range, and my spouse had low end of normal results for his SA, except for his morphology being at 0. He was prescribed supplements to enhance the quality of the sperm. Dr. explained the data - with minor male factor we have a 4% chance of conceiving on our own. Using Clomid with IUI will increase our chances to 12-14% by creating more opportunity and making the path more direct for conception. Since we are healthy and not yet 30, he recommended this course of treatment as having the best cost-to-chances of success ratio. If that is not successful after a few months we would talk about IVF.

Appointment with Dr. Shah (consult/followup) - $140 Transvaginal Ultrasound - $230 on site Office visit for Ultrasound - $65 HSG procedure - $1170

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Very thorough with information and course of treatment. He does a good job of spending time with each patient but is often running behind. He has seen me at every appointment which has been nice. He performed my surgery for Ashermans with good success so far. I did feel like at times the wait between visits was so long that he forgot who we were and our history which would need to be re-explained everytime. Overall, he is a great doctor and I would recommend him. Just plan on being frustrated in between visits.

The waiting process between treatments is so long. We started this process in April and it is now October and we still have not even started our treatment or started trying again. I was expecting a few months but not this long.

Initially he performed a saline sonogram to determine how my uterus looks. I have scar tissue so I underwent a hysteroscopy with lysis of adhesions and placement of a balloon catheter stent. I then came back around a month later and had another saline sonogram done to see if the scar tissue was gone. Due to my history of recurrent pregnancy loss and scarring we are now undergoing IVF and are awaiting to begin that process.

Not sure yet. Still going through treatment.

From my understanding he chooses to only implant one embryo to reduce the risks to the baby and mother with multiples.

I have had two IUI rounds with Clomid and injections with Dr. Shah, and we are planning our third. The most difficult aspect of the process has been making sure we get the appointments that work for our schedule and for the doctor. Dr. Shah has hours available on the weekends to accommodate menstrual cycles, which has been a big help for us. There have been times where we needed to come in later in the day, which has also helped my husband and I with scheduling. Dr. Shah has been the only physician we have had, making the experience consistent for each visit. He has made my husband and I both feel comfortable during the process. Dr. Shah is a very technical speaker, he is rather blunt, and direct with the information he provides. This approach has been great for my husband and I because we appreciate knowing all of the details as we go along. We like to hear technical terms and we appreciate direct language for what is to come. We have grown thick skin through the process of infertility and have decided we want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly no matter what. Dr. Shah has supported us through each step.

I would advise evaluating your schedule to know what times of day you will be available for treatments. It's best to determine whether you will have flexibility in your work schedule or not at the outset. Dr. Shah is in high demand, so scheduling can throw some curveballs.

We used/ are using clomid and ovidrel for our IUI cycles. We have been advised that IVF may be the most effective since age and sperm count is the biggest factor for our infertility (I am 34, my husband has low sperm count). My insurance, however, allotted 4 cycles of IUI, so we thought we would try IUI before taking the financial plunge for IVF.

This is probably the best experience I have ever had with a doctor, which is significant considering the reason we had to see him. He is amazing. He is very friendly, and quick to answer any questions or concerns we have. He was very calm and supportive when we had to change treatment, and explained every single step.

Go see him!! He is the best there is. It is evident when he talks about what he does how much passion he has for fertility and IVF.

My script I carried over from my OBGYN before I went to see Dr Shah was for provera. I then started taking 50mg of clomid due to my anovulation related to PCOS. We tried this for six months then he upped the dose to 100mg. After this failed three times, we moved onto 5mg femera with the ultrasounds to check for follicle growth and a trigger shot when they were mature. We tried this for five months. He recommended we move onto IUI, but with my anovulation I felt IVF would be more appropriate. He was very supportive and we had our consult appointment to plan and schedule my hormones, retrieval and transfer this summer.

Up until this point (we are headed towards IVF), most of our treatment has been partially covered by insurance. There is a financial coordinator working with us for IVF. Additionally, they helped me get in touch with a pharmacy who had affordable medications when I was doing the trigger shot as that was not covered at all by insurance.

I had a great experience with Dr. Shah. I loved that I saw him every time, even for ultrasounds he was the one performing them (which is not the case in all fertility clinics). I also loved that he made time to talk to us and answer all our questions (I think both times we sat down with him, at the original consult and after all the diagnostic tests had been performed, we spoke for over an hour; I'm the kind of patient who wants to know and understand things well). He was also extremely knowledgeable and seem to have a strong grasp of data and scientific studies. He was very personable, great bedside manner, and I felt he was going to work hard to help us get pregnant. We had to wait a long time for the original consult, but after that everything happened relatively quickly (which again has not been our experience with other clinics). We ended up doing consults and diagnostic tests (ultrasounds, HSG, etc) and right when we were going to start treatment with IUI we moved out of the state, otherwise we would have undergone treatment with this clinic. Another thing I'll say is that after we started seeing Dr. Shah and I had to go to other doctors for other health conditions, several women (physicians, nurses) upon hearing I was seeing Dr. Shah would tell me they loved Dr. Shah, or that they had been his patient and were able to have a baby or knew someone who had, so he seems to be well respected and well regarded.

I would tell every prospective patient of any doctor to not hold back and ask as many questions as you have! He's really smart and he knows his stuff. I didn't always have a good experience with the nursing staff but don't let that deter you. I also liked that he recommended other specialists for other conditions I had who turned out to be top notch, so he seems to be well connected.

We were going to move forward with Clomid and IUI if things looked favorable upon starting Clomid. We planned on starting with Clomid/IUI for about 4 cycles and if we did not get pregnant to then reassess.

We ended up moving right before starting treatment but our insurance covered all consults and diagnostic tests. We were going to have to pay for IUI out of pocket (our insurance did not cover it), and I believe the cost was in the mid to high $300s, can't remember the exact amount.

He educated us on the tradeoffs of eSET vs multiple embryo transfer.

I very much have enjoyed working with Dr Shah and while we need to move onto IVF, we plan on staying with Dr Shah through that process. He is open mined, willingly to share professional studies(I'm a nurse and really wanted to know this info) and has always been available for questions or concerns.

Make a list of all your questions prior to your visit in order to maximize the conversation.

This was our 3rd IUI with the practice(the first two were with Dr Tidey-who was fine, I just wanted a fresh set of eyes for round 3). We mutually decided that after round 3 of IUI we would move onto IVF. We are currently preparing for that now with a start date hopefully between now or spring 2019

For each round of IUI(we did both meds and shots) it was roughly $2-3,000

we haven't gotten to this discussion yet

My experience with Dr. Shah has been great so far! He tries to get to know his patients on a deeper level than just their medical journey. He has great communication skills and is quick to respond. He is encouraging and does not sugar coat anything. I have not had a negative experience yet!

To listen to him and believe that he is making the right decision for you.

They have a money back guarantee program but it costs more than single cycle around $30,000 including medications and genetic testing.

Dr. Shah is my favorite doctor ever! Aside from God, he is the reason we have a family now and our lives are filled with brightness. He has excellent bedside manner and explains each step of the process. He was accessible 24/7 with any emergent questions or needs. Our road to parenthood was hard and he guided us with his expertise, compassion, and honesty through every step of the way. He was spot on with his percentages and helped us to make the best decisions necessary for our unique needs. I’ve recommended Dr. Shah to everyone I’ve met who is going through infertility. You will be in good hands under his care.

Listen to all of your options, ask about odds/percentages, and trust in his recommendations. Following two losses, he knew with certainty that our child was among our remaining embryos. It was hard to believe in that due to the loss, but he was right.

Endometrial patch was used to beef up my lining prior to my successful transfer. Progesterone injections caused painful side effects and he let me switch to injections ever third day, suppositories every day. Baby aspirin daily. Heparin or Lovenox for first and second trimesters.

We did a shared risk program. With ICSI and using our own eggs/sperm, it was $22,000 + medications. For three transfers, including meds it was around $30k.

Dr. Shah educated us on all of the complications, financial and medical, related to having multiples. He did not pressure me to transfer more than one embryo at a time. On our third transfer, he did offer to transfer two embryos but respected our decision to use only one.

Dr. Shah always makes me feel comfortable, answers my questions and never makes me feel like I am in a rush, even though the office is very busy. He always has a positive demeanor and has a great bedside manner, showing compassion each time things don't work out the way we had hoped.

He's a very compassionate doctor.

We are currenty doing Femara + Ovidrel injectsion + timed intercourse, I seem to be responding better and better each month, last month I had 2 healthy folicles (one on each side about the same size) My husband does have sperm issues, the count and motility are fine but the shape are off, so that plus my PCOS makes it challenging. So far we've done this course of treatment 4 times. In the beginning I had such irregular cycles I was on Provera to induce periods, I am now having natural cycles.

So far my insurance is covering most things, I do have to pay for my shot out of pocket, which comes from Mandells and is $107. My other pills (Femara & Provera) have been no more than $10/each, the copay for visits is $40, transvaginal ultrasounds after insurance is about $80.

Dr. Shah has great bedside manner. So positive and optimistic. He tailors treatment to each individual. He sees his patient at every visit even for ultrasounds. He is very detail and patient when explaining the IVF process. He also gives each of his patients his cellphone number and answer his phone every single time no matter the day or time. BEST DOCTOR EVER!!!

Follow his instructions to the letter and you will be successful

We started with birth control, after stopping it I started injectables, gonal f, menapur, and cetrotide. Multiple blood work and close monitoring during this time. He adjusted medication during this time to make I did not get OHSS. He also prescribed antibiotics and medication to avoid getting sick after retrieval. He performed a light scath and a polyp revomal before transforing as he noted a polyp during my mock transfer. He allowed my body to heal before transfer and I’m currently waiting on my cycle to start to begin transfer protocol which consist of estradiol pills vaginally, patches and PIO shots.

Monitoring was great!!! No problems and my doctor was able available and spoke to me during these appointments. To let me know what or what not to expect

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Dr. Shah is very good at what he does, the only setback is how unorganized the clinic is run. If we are only rating Dr. Shah individually and not looking at the entire process, then I think he deserves a high rating. He is very much an expert in his field and also compassionate, the only issue is they are all veryunorganized and this sometimes makes the patient feel as though Dr. Shah isn't quite "on top of things" with the process.

Be assertive and don't always "trust the process" as the clinic makes mistakes (forget to order meds, lose chart, call you with other patient's info) that you have to point out to them pretty frequently . . .

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Dr. Shah is an excellent doctor who gives the appropriate level of detail to make treatment explanations thorough but also understandable for non-doctors. In addition, he clearly has an evidenced-based ideology which I personally agree with. Facts - and not emotions or impulses - are what drives his decisions. While even he admitted that there were steps that ended up not working during our cycle, I do believe that he gave us the best possible chance for success.

Dr. Shah is an excellent doctor and trustworthy person. The main drawbacks remain his office staff service.

The costs were high but normal for the procedure.

Dr. Shah lets you know that you are not alone and assures that pregnancy is an option. He has explained the best case scenario for our situation and he makes sure his staff stays on top of scheduling and ultrasound appts.

If I had to give one piece of advice, I would let someone know that Dr. Shah is personable and you can trust him.

Thus far, Dr. Shah recommended my husband have labs done to make sure he was healthy. He stated that we can't blame the infertility entirely on the female. With that being said, my husband found out he was diabetic, and also has low sperm count. He is currently being treated by a urologist and endocrinologist. He has also had surgery. Dr. Shah suggested for me to be treated for PCOS and recommended a healthy diet. He has recommended me to take Femara for ovulation and be monitored for IUI cycles.

My insurance covers my IUI, ultrasounds and medications except injectable meds. My husband has to pay out of pocket for his wash.

I have not done IVF.

Dr. Shah is a great doctor very intelligent,great mannerism, he is very compassionate about his job and seems like he would go the extra mile to care for his patients. I felt like when i first seen him that he could most definitely help me get pregnant with just basic treatments however my body had other plans and he was unable to do so at that time we have decided to go the next step and start IVF treatments.

Be willing to try different things and never give up.

During my course of treatments with Dr.Shah we tried several rounds of femara and ovidril injections with no conception, I also during those treatments had 3 iuis again with no such luck. He also tried me on Metforming to treat my pre diabetes/pcos

My insurance only covered ultrasounds and office visits my iuis were $300 a piece the femara was about $10-$15 dollars due to a special pharmacy contract and the ovidril was $100 a shot

We had a lot of obstacles to overcome, but I always felt like I could trust him to be honest with me, even with hard news. I had to uterus surgeries done by Dr. Shah and he put me at ease and treated me with respect. Our IUIs were not successful, but Dr. Shah didn't give us false hope - he was honest with us that they would likely not result in a pregnancy. That honesty helped us with the process, because we could keep our expectations realistic. When we finally conceived after our second embryo transfer, Dr. Shah and his staff were genuinely happy for us.

Be ready for a difficult journey - but trust that he will guide you through it.

Costs were high. The lab used for IVF was not covered by our insurance, even though Dr. Shah was in-network.

Dr. Shah explained that he likes to start with single embryo transfers first, especially when genetic testing was performed, as a pregnancy with multiples could lead to a higher risk for complications.

Don't be nervous! He is a very kind man and is willing to work with you and help you understand your course of treatment.

I would get an ultrasound at cd3 for every cycle when on injections. Pills -- I got an ultrasound the first round on cd3 to check my lining. Every other round, I'd just pick up the pills and get an ultrasound on cd10. If my body wasn't producing any follicles at cd10 then we would up my dosage of whatever treatment I'm on and come back around cd12-cd16. Most every time I had one or two follicles. The last cycle I did, I had too many follicles mature so we had to cancel it.

It really depends on your insurance so it's hard to say what other people will be paying. Each cycle I took pills, I paid $1. For injections, I paid $24 per injection pen. Each cycle I also needed a trigger shot and that was an additional, $20.

Dr. Shah is extremely knowledgeable and has a great bedside manner. He is willing to answer questions, listen to input based on my own research, and try new protocols. He explains things in a manner that is understandable to an average person.

Ask as many questions as you can and be your own advocate. The practice is very busy, so be sure to be on top of your own treatment protocol.

Max dosage of Gonal F & Menopur. IVF & ICSI with genetic testing

$22,000 for IVF with ICSI (shared risk program) $5000+ for medications per cycle

Single transfer recommended if embryos had PGS. He would consider multiple if embryos did not have PGS testing.

This far, I see no weaknesses. We did not achieve the result we wanted due to egg problems. He’s a great doctor — very caring, answers all my questions, and calls to check up on me after procedures and when we get results back.

Know all your risks, do your own research and be prepared to ask questions— he’ll answer everything thoroughly.

We did ivf because we had a special morphology problem. We were advised of the chances of success due to age. We did a retrieval and ended up with 5 embryos, which when tested were all genetically abnormal. We did a second round with the same results. Advice now is to do donor eggs.

Ivf multicye- $18000 initial payment. Once all meds and other fees were paid- approx $28000

He is fabulous and always keeps me informed. he communicates with me after hours and has even provided me with his personal cell phone number. he also makes sure I know all the risks involved so I can make an educated decision.

he is really busy and has lots of patience so you have to have patience when seeing him.

$25,000 - IVF and genetic testing

As a patient he treats me like a human, not a number... he addresses everything when he greets you, he’s quick during awkward procedures so you don’t feel alone, he always addresses a positive outcome no matter what, and says that we are in this journey together

Trust him, don’t be scared

Blood work before starting treatment, needed prior medical records... took sperm from husband to check. Did sonohystagram to determine any blockages before offering solutions, looked over records to determine easiest and least invasive plan for first few times.

Appointments are 50.00, shots 100.00 depending, medicine 4.00-10.00 depending but that’s al through insurance

Dr. Shah was an incredibly compassionate doctor. He did a wonderful job with our initial consultation and adjusting treatment when necessary. Should my husband and I decide to pursue fertility treatments in the future, I would definitely go back to Dr. Shah.

I originally responded to 7.5mg of Letrozole and stayed on that dosage through all treatment. I had an ultrasound between days 12-14 to see if follicles developed and if so, in which ovary. If the results were what was desired, we triggered ovulation with Ovridrel. 3 cycles we then did IUI. Unfortunately, we did not get pregnant.