Anupama Kathiresan

I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Anupama Kathiresan. From the very beginning, I felt like I was just another number to her, rather than an individual with unique needs and concerns. The entire process felt like a farm, lacking the personal touch and care that is crucial in such a sensitive and significant journey. When I would insist on phone calls to gain better understanding, she made it pretty clear how inconvenient it was for her since she's hoping to just meet with you once or twice over zoom for the whole process (the nurses take care of the everything else). Throughout my treatment, I never even saw her in person. This lack of face-to-face interaction made me feel disconnected and uncertain about the care I was receiving. It became clear to me that she was more focused on getting money out of me than providing genuine care and support. She even told me it was basically impossible to get pregnant naturally with my AMH levels, but three other fertility experts have pointed me to studies that say otherwise (I went to see other experts because I frankly could no longer trust her). I am convinced the only reason she told me that was to scare me into doing more fertility treatments. This kind of manipulation is unethical and deeply troubling.

I'd honeslty suggest not seeing her at all. She is clearly not passionate about making sure patients have a good experience and is just making sure she spends as little time with the patient as possible.

I inquired about other protocols because I had started doing my own research, as it felt like the information I was getting from her was superficial. When I asked why we were following one protocol over another, she simply responded that it was the most common one. In hindsight, I should have walked away at that point. It was evident that she didn't consider my specific situation before choosing a protocol and was likely just defaulting to what she was most familiar with.

I could not attend monitoring appointments at times that were convenient for me; instead, I had to work around their rigid schedule. This added a significant amount of stress to an already difficult process. It became increasingly clear that the clinic's definition of "success" was not focused on achieving the best outcomes for each patient. Rather, their priority seemed to be getting people in and out quickly, merely checking off boxes to show they had completed necessary steps. This impersonal and rushed approach made me feel like just another number in their system, and I genuinely believe that the decisions made during my treatment likely had a negative impact on my egg freezing process. The lack of flexibility and personal attention was deeply disappointing. In hindsight, I truly wish I had chosen a clinic that emphasized a personal touch and patient-centered care. A clinic that values the individual needs and circumstances of its patients would have provided a much more supportive and effective environment for such a critical and sensitive procedure. The experience has left me with significant regret and a strong sense that I should have sought care from a place that genuinely prioritizes patient outcomes over procedural efficiency.

The costs for my treatment at the clinic exceeded $10,000, but looking back, I would have gladly gone elsewhere and paid even more to receive better treatment. The financial aspect was just one of many frustrations. Despite the substantial amount I paid, I continue to receive unexpected bills long after the treatment was completed, adding to the stress and dissatisfaction of my overall experience. The recurring and delayed billing issues are indicative of the disorganization and lack of transparency at the clinic. Knowing what I know now, I would have preferred to invest in a clinic that offers superior care, clear communication, and a more personalized approach. The peace of mind and higher quality of care would have been worth the additional cost, ensuring a more supportive and less stressful journey through such a significant medical procedure.

Dr. Kathiresan impressed me greatly with her bedside manner, expertise and communication. I felt I could ask her anything, and no question was too trivial for her. She was direct and up-front with me about treatment plans, success rates that I could expect, side effects of medications, and risks of treatment. She was able to provide sound clinical reasoning for all of her medical decision-making. She struck me as professional with excellent clinical skills. I would refer anyone I know to her without hesitation.

Dr. Kathiresan is unlikely to give you an unrealistically rosy outlook on your chance of success with different forms of treatment. Not that I found her to be too negative, but I think she might have slightly undersold our chances of treatment success. I prefer my expectations to be set too low rather than too high, but don't expect excessive optimism. She is a fantastic physician with an excellent bedside manner though, and you'll be pleased with your choice.

I got pregnant after 1 cycle of Femara 5 mg daily on CD3-7, then Ovidrel to trigger and timed intercourse. Pregnancy is currently ongoing and healthy, now at 10 weeks. Femara was used to induce ovulation for my PCOS, Ovidrel was my trigger shot and no MFI so timed intercourse was sufficient.

Infertility diagnosis was covered under my insurance, but treatment was not. A medicated cycle with monitoring without IUI was $1275. IUI was an extra $400. Sperm freezing was offered to us at $800.

Dr.Anupama Kathiresanwas incredibly compassionate and attentive. She truly understood our situation and how important this was for us. She always took the time to explain everything thoroughly and answered all of our questions, making us feel confident and fully informed. We trusted her completely throughout the process. The nurses were also very attentive and clearly knew what they were doing, which made us feel incredibly comfortable. The entire facility was amazing—always clean, with a positive and welcoming environment. The whole team was so helpful, and we never left without knowing what was happening or what the next step would be. We are truly happy to have chosen Kindbody for such an important step in our lives.

Majority of my visits with Dr. Kathiresan was done virtually. It did feel a little distant in the beginning but throughout the course of our journey, I was assured that even though our visits are virtual, she is attentive and was able to assess my situation based on my blood work and ultrasounds. She is empathetic, compassionate, and personable during our phone calls and virtual visits- which I appreciate. I did 3 egg retrievals with Kindbody and all 3 was performed by the doctor who was operating that day. During my 3rd retrieval, we noticed that my right ovary is hard to get to and they noted it in my chart. Prior to the retrieval, Dr. K assured me that it is noted in my chart and the Dr. operating that day is well aware. That retrieval was the one that got the most eggs- so I do believe the doctors talk amongst each other to prep each other. Prior to the FET, she suspected that my uterus has a uterine polyp after viewing one of my ultrasounds during the egg retrieval process. I saw Dr. Kathiresan in person for my saline sonogram procedure and she is the same in person- personable, attentive, kind, and reassuring. I'm so glad that she did my saline sonogram because it was like a mock FET transfer; during the saline sonogram, we realized my cervix dips down and it makes it hard for the catheter to get to the uterus. She suggested that we add a stitch to my crevix so during the FET, she can tug on the stitch to make my cervix straighter and for the catheter to easily go in. She patiently went through all our options for the FET (adding a stitch or some patients are put under general anesthesia), discussed the FET process in detail, answered all my questions and addressed all my concerns. Adding the stitch to the cervix is something new that we've never heard and she explained that she learned this while practicing in Texas. It was common at the last clinic she practiced at and less so here. She also said she's done it quite a bit which is reassuring. We decided to add a stitch to my cervix during my hysteroscopy surgery. For my FET, the clinic unfortunately had a water leak and we could not perform the FET at the clinic but rather at a 3rd party clinic. That sent my anxiety through the roof. Dr. Kathiresan called me and reassured me that the whole team (her, the nurse, and embryologist) will be there and make sure the clinic has everything they need and set up properly. I was still nervous because it is a different environment for the team and there is sooo much room for human error but the FET went smoothly and I can't thank Dr. K enough for reassuring me and making sure everything was under control. Dr. K was calm the whole time and that calmed me down as well.

I understand Dr. Kathiresan has a lot of patients and sometimes, I have to remind Dr. Kathiresan of our last conversation. She does double check my chart during our conversations just to be sure.

My first protocol was a follicular phase protocol with estrogen priming. The estrogen priming gave me really bad migraines for days and it was debilitating. Dr. K explained that it is common as it's the same hormone that causes headaches during your period. If you're likely to experience headaches or migraines during your period, you'll most likely experience the same during estrogen priming. The migraine went away after day 3. I started with 150u menopur, Gonal-F 225u then increased to 300u on day 5, Omnitrope 35u, Ganirelix, and triggered with Lurpon and Novarel. 7 eggs retrieved, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts, and 1 PGT-A Euploid. I wanted to go into the 2nd ER right away so Dr. K suggested we do a Luteal Phase protocol (this is after I ovulate). I was on Clomid 10mg for 5 days, Provera 5mg for 10 days, Menopur 150u, Omnitrope 35u, Gonal-F 300u, and triggered with Lupron & Novarel. During my monitoring, we noticed my right ovary was hard to get to and we retrieved 4 eggs, all 4 fertilized, 3 blasts and 3 PGT-A eupoids. For the 3rd ER, we decided to go with the same protocol as the 2nd ER yieled the best results. We kept everything the same and we retrieved 13 eggs, 9 fertilized, 7 blasts, and 1 PGT-A euploid. Unfortunately, the 3rd ER yielded the worst results out of the 3 even though we copied the 2nd ER protocol exactly. This is when we realized science is never 100% and it really does differ each time.

Our fertility benefits through our insurance covered up to 20k, which was 2 cycles of ER. We paid $13,100 for a 3rd ER cycle+ 2 FET. Genetic Testing was $2880 each cycle (so multiply by 3 since we did 3 ER). All lab work and diagonstic (ultrasound, blood work, consults) was covered by insurance after we met our deductible and out-of-pocket max.

Thoughtful, considerate, warm. She is accessible without making you feel like a burden. She really keeps in contact and makes herself available. She is knowledgeable, and I felt confident in her care. Best doctor to have during this vulnerable journey.

Ask questions. She will answer until you feel comfortable. She is very warm and on social media — but don’t take advantage of that by trying to access her after hours through social media- It wouldn’t be fair to her time.

We had unexplained infertility, and we wanted to try lesser invasive options first. IUI was explained thoroughly and in multiple visits reiterated. We are given a very useful schedule to follow and make it easy to know what pills to take on what day, when to do our trigger shot, when to have sex, etc.

I believe each round of IUI was $1600. I can’t recall completely (new mom brain). I think IVF if we were to proceed with this totaled $14,000

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Dr. Kathiresan was sent from heaven. We walked into CORM not knowing what to expect, however she made everything we went through easier because she is so knowledgeable and caring. She really became a cheerleader for us and I appreciate her style of care.

That your fertility journey might take a little longer than you anticipated and don't compare yourself to others.

For both of my retrievals we used the Microdose Lupron Flare protocol with omnitrope and a novarel trigger. The doses started off the same for both, however my doses were tweaked with both towards the end depending on how I was responding. For the first transfer, I used estrogen pills (orally and vaginally), estrogen patches, Endometrin and progesterone in oil. I also used dexamethasone and lovenox. That transfer failed and we did a modified transfer protocol for the second one. The second transfer I used Letrozole for 5 days, follistim for a few days, cetrotide and a novarel trigger shot. Once I had good sized follicles and my lining was thick enough, we triggered and my transfer was a week later. Five days before my transfer, I started Endometrin, oral estrogen, lovenox and dexamethasone. 30 minutes before the transfer took place, I took one shot of neupogen. After testing my blood the morning of my transfer, I was switched to vaginal estrogen.

I believe our egg retrieval was around $10,000 plus the costs of medication. The transfers are on a tiered basis. It's $4500 for the first one, $2000 if the first one fails and the third and any after that are free until you get pregnant.

Dr. Kathiresan is punctual, compassionate, understanding, brilliant and has great bed side manners. I never felt rushed when I was there. Given the fact that I have a history of recurrent miscarriages, I was very nervous every visit and she explained everything in detail on why were are adding certain things to my regimen. She is very thorough and her never gives off a negative vibe, which is extremely important in this specialty, as you are dealing emotional/traumatized women. No negatives

Be punctual for you appointment and always ask questions

My thyroid was a little bit low and since pregnant women have different normal range, I was placed on low dose levothyroxine to assure my values are within range, especially since I have a hx of miscarriages. I was also placed on anecdotal progesterone suppositories and low dose ASA for prevention of MC. I was only on low dose ASA for a week when a small SCH was noted and was off of it immediately and since then the SCH has been stable. Dr. Kathiresan also saw me weekly with transvaginal U/S to document my progress as I was measuring 2 days behind, stable.

Due to insurance coverage, frequency of my follow ups, and compounded medications, my total visit up to 9-10 weeks GA were almost $1000 (out of pocket).

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Dr. Kathiresan is the best doctor we could dream of. She is very knowledgable and supportive; she performed all procedures professionally and always explained her treatment. We came to Dr. Kathiresan after one year of trying to get pregnant. Dr. Kathiresan performed a comprehensive health examination for me and my husband and discovered a couple of health issues, we were not aware of. She performed polyps removal surgery for me. Then we started fertility treatment. Dr. Kathiresan communicated to us with different options and explained all the benefits and concerns about each of them. We decided to start with IUI (4 tries) and later switched to IVF, which resulted in pregnancy from the first try and several healthy embryos frozen for our future pregnancies. Dr. Kathiresan was very supportive of the choices we made and did not push us to any specific type of treatment. She gave us time and full of information. She patiently answered all the questions we had. We always felt welcomed with her. She was very attentive and respectful to our reasoning. She encouraged us to stay optimistic and treated us like a family. Even though our journey to pregnancy was long, we enjoyed every moment of being treated by Dr. Kathiresan, and we would definitely recommend her to couples having fertility issues.

Stay positive, you are in very good hands!

She is extremely knowledgeable and provides all the information you need to feel comfortable with the treatment needed to achieve your goal. I trusted her through the entire process and we are extremely happy with the outcome. We couldn't of asked for a better doctor for such a sensitive and difficult journey.

Trust her and the CORM team. She will provide the best treatment for you based on her assessments. She makes the process easy for you to follow by providing step by step guidance. She is extremely knowledgeable and was always available when we had questions/concerns.

Based on my recurrent miscarriage's she suggested IVF would be the best treatment for us to achieve a live pregnancy. I felt she was very sensitive to our situation and took every precaution during my treatments. We trusted her judgement and let her guide us to what would be the best options.

Monitoring appointments were very easy at CORM. They were all scheduled before 10am. I never had issues getting an appointment at a time I wanted. The appointments were quick and easy. They never made me wait.

My insurance covered 99% of my treatment

she provided all the information and let us decide if we wanted to transfer one or multiple. She let us know the risk if we decided to transfer multiple embryos. In the end she let us decide.

Dr K was incredible! Infertility is such a miserable thing, but her compassion and patience made it a pleasant experience. I always looked forward to seeing her, as I always left feeling reassured and hopeful. She was always willing to answer questions, no matter how neurotic I got. She, more than any doctor I’ve known, looked so genuinely excited for us when we finally got our positive. I wouldn’t wish infertility on anyone, but if you have it- Dr K is the best choice you can make.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. She’s super patient with them. She’ll give you realistic expectations and help keep you from getting catastrophizing or getting your hopes up.

We used Letrazole, Gonal F, and Ovridel. Doses were adjusted based on how my body performed.

A full IUI cycle was $1675 + meds.

The only setback so far is that she only wanted to try 1 embryo transplant, where the other clinic agrees to have up to 2 embryos. However, she gave a real reason why it has to be that way. She shows compassion and she has an excellent bed side manner. I feel like she is trying to be as honest as possible about our condition and still make us feel like it is not the end of the world.

Do not hesitate to ask when you have any concerns or any doubts, she is willing to answer all of them to show that she is on your side to help you with your infertility issue.

I was there to have a consultation since Id like to know whether there is anything we can do beside IVF treatment. She reviewed the blood work and semen sample, and since it was due to the male factor, she did not give me any medication. The only thing she recommended was only vitamin D and prenatal vitamin for me and Clomyd for my husband. Right now we can not say what the result is yet since we have not performed the IVF yet.

I had my Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance and I had to pay 350 for the first ultrasound and blood work. Also around 100 for the semen analysis. However, for the IVF cycle, it was 14500 without the PGS testing and 17000 with the PGS.

She is strict about performing eSET only. I prefer multiple embryo transfer to have a better chance to have twins.

I did extensive research on the infertility clinics in Houston before I visited anyone. CORM and Dr. Kathiresan was on the top of my list as not only was her background impressive, but so were her colleagues and I knew in the field that your care may be in the hands of one of the other doctors if your appointment landed on a weekend. We ended up consulting a different infertility clinic at the recommendation of our OB. While that clinic was professional, my husband and I felt uneasy about the volume of patients each time we visited where we felt like just a number. I went with my gut and sought a second consultation with Dr. Kathiresan at CORM. Everyone at CORM was warm and the office had an intimate setting. Education is also important to me and Dr. Kathiresan was very informative and made sure we knew our options at each step of the way. With infertility being such a personal and possibly painful topic, you want your care to be at a place that sees you are more than just business. She rooted for us and considered our embryos as precious as we did. It was clear that she cared not only for a successful pregnancy but that we were comfortable, meaning nothing was ever rushed or pressured.

Research the entire clinic, not just the primary doctor for your care, including their lab if they have one. Make sure you're absolutely comfortable with your doctor and nurses where you can bring up any issues or questions. See multiple doctors until you find the one you're comfortable with.

She was very nice and knowledgeable but very conservative with treatment. She wasn’t willing to do any immune treatment or prophylactic treatments. She was also Willing to follow what we wanted as far as timed intercourse vs IUI etc.

If you have a complex case she perhaps may not be the best fit since I don’t find she thinks outside the box.

1st timed intercourse cycle- Large cyst at baseline but continued. Only one egg on 7.5 mg letrozole. Trigger on day 16. 0 beta. 2nd timed intercourse cycle- clean baseline. 7.5 femara followed by 4 days of 75iu gonal F. Only 2 eggs that were barely mature at CD 13. Trigger that day. Tested out trigger at home and after 3 days of negatives I had 3 days of positives but the nurses said no betas until 14 dpo. By that point tests were lightening again. Beta of ~3. No follow up to see if it was rising or falling. Just told to stop progesterone.

1100 for a basic timed intercourse cycle 1900 for an IUI 13,900 for ivf before any transfers

Dr Anu is trustworthy and very knowledgeable. She is able to answer all questions with knowledge and provides specific treatment based on your individual needs. I like efficiency and very little wait times compared to other doctors. She is also very caring and empathizes with you.

She provides care based on your individual profile and does not follow a one size fits all approach.

I went one treatment for IUI. She prescribed letrozole for my treament and maturation of follicle. I had at least 3-4 ultrasounds before the hCG trigger shot was administered. Positive ovulation had occurred.

IUI cycle costed $1675 for management of 4 individual monitoring visits, sperm sample collection, IUI procedure and phlebotomy. For more than 4 visits, an additional cost of $800 would be charged.

Dr.Kathiresan was very gentle and explained all of my options and was my pushy about which options to do. It was our choice of what we are comfortable with. Dr. Kathiresan did give us her professional advice of what would be best for us in our IVF journey.

Dr. Kathiresan is a heartwarming, passionate, honest, great dr. that takes her time in explaining your personal plan of successfully conceiving a baby.

At this time we just did consultation and lab work, and ultrasound

The Egg donor or egg retrieval and any other testing that will be needing cost roughly around 23,200

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Dr. Kathirsean is a bright and professional medical doctor. She is confident in her skills. Aside from this, she made my husband and I feel like she really cared. She explained all procedures with visuals and in a manner we could understand. She was hopeful yet gently told us the limitations and risks. Our previous doctor was cold and too serious which made us feel intimidated and like giving up. When we met Dr. Kathirsean it was obvious she does her best to meet her patients’ wish to be parents.

She is a good listener so ask questions and express concerns. Please know she really puts her heart in her profession.

The entire costs with medications was roughly 20K. Our insurance did not cover this procedure.

She’s been the greatest physician ever and we are so glad to try this journey only with her. I would recommend her strongly to anyone is looking for a safe journey. We were treated professionally and passionately by Dr Kathiresan.

It was quite pricy.

My experience with Dr Kathiresan was great. She gave my husband and I options and we went with the one we both was comfortable with. She never missed any appointments with us . Even though we were in a middle of a pandemic. !! The most important things for me she didn’t judge me , I was looking for a doctor that would not judge me based on my age and Dr Kathiresan did not so I was comfortable with her . Ps..I was 25 at the time .

Be patient everything will work out for you !

20000 maybe more I didn’t have insurance so we paid cash but they did have a program so we only paid $15,000 upfront and then the rest was monthly payments ... this excludes medication.

We actually wanted to transfer 2 embryos but when Dr Kathiresan explained to us why they don’t offer that we understood and was very pleased with the results.

She lets me know what concerns her most about any situation we go through. I believe her best strength is her compassion. She in this with us not just treating. Not sure about any weaknesses, I suppose I wasn't focused on that so much. I just know I appreciated the time she spent helping me understand and be clear of our situation.

Be prepared for information. She's very thorough in everything she does so it's a lot to absorb.

Dr Katherisan is friendly and caring. She is quite knowledgeable and explains the procedures and treatments in detail with pictures and videos where necessary. She is always there for you throughout your treatment and always ready to answer any of your questions and concerns.

Dr. Anu is one of the best doctors I have been to. She is very patient and knowledgeable. She knows exactly what she is doing and very confident with her approach. She takes time to explain her patients the overall procedure. She is amazing!

Be patient and trust your doctor!

We were doing the IUI cycles since I had problem with ovulation and PCOS. We didn't do the injectables since I was very young and had chances of multiples. We only did the pills and cycle monitoring. Our second cycle was successful.

Dr. Kathiresan is very knowledgeable and supportive. She is very organized and has her nurse go over my treatment plan everytime. CORN tries to accommodate appointments around my work schedule. She explains what she is doing during procedures and helps me understand results.

Set up a consult appointment, even if you’re just thinking about fertility treatment. There’s no commitment until you’re ready and I learned a lot about what options are available to me.

1st IUI: 2.5mg Letrozole for 5 days, Ovidril shot, Estradiol, progesterone suppositories. Negative Hcg test. 2nd IUI: 5mg Letrozole for 5 days, Gonal shot 37.5mg for 3 days, progesterone supplements. Positive Hcg test >5 but >25. 2nd Hcg test negative. 3rd IUI: Letrozole 7.5 mg, Gonal shot 75 mg, progesterone suppositories. Positive Hcg test but <25. 2nd Hcg test >25 but not doubling, 3rd Hcg test negative.

For preliminary appointments and tests, $60 copay through insurance. IUI cycle each cost about $2500 including prescriptions. The prescription company they recommend was actually extremely cheaper than my insurance!

I haven’t gone through an IVF cycle yet, but she recommends sungle embryo transfer because the success rate is so high now.

Dr Kathiresan is a very gentle person.Our experience with her was outstanding.The feeling that I got after my first meeting with her was of positivity and I somehow felt that we were in the company of the right person to go through with our IVF journey. Deep down I felt that this was going to result in what we intended to start. The doctor would listen to us patiently and answer all our questions with positive intent .She would explain the risk and reward for every process that she followed. Overall great experience !!!

Listen to what she says and follow it diligently

we paid 13000 for the inf process excluding ivf transfer

We hope to start our first treatment cycle soon and we're confident we'll be in the best hands. We know the odds are stacked against us but we keep in mind if this cycle isn't successful, Dr. Katherisean said she'll evaluate and make any changes needed to improve our chances at a second cycle treatment. Her determination to give us the best chance to succeed really validated why we chose her as our doctor.

Research and prepare questions in advance, don't be afraid to discuss everything you may think is important for her to know.

Doctor Kathiresan met with me via Zoom to walk me through egg retrieval. I know she was probably tired that day or has done this speech a lot so her energy level was low but to be expected. I did not meet her at the clinic during my visits but we communicated on the portal often during my treatment. She always provided prompt updates after every cycle visit which I appreciated. And always walked me through changes. For example, I did 13 days of stimulation drugs versus the standard 8-10 and needed to reorder medication multiple times.

She's a portal queen! Message her on the portal and she'll get back to you quickly. Never sit in doubt. Always send a message.

I did 13 days of stimulation drugs versus the standard 8-10 days which meant I had to reorder my stimulation drugs twice during the procedure. In those 13 days, my dosage changed multiple times for each medication. Dr. Kathiresan walked me through all these changes. I also had worried about having PCOS since I had an Ovarian cyst in high school that burst and during one of my cycle visits they thought they observed a cyst and thought ultimately it was a dominant follicle but during the egg retriveal procedure the doctor said it was in fact a cyst. Dr. Kathiresan walked me through a typical PCOS diagnosis has three parts and I really only showed 2 of the 3 signs because I had normal periods. It was helpful to understand for my fertility health.

My company covered my egg retrieval process which I think was 20,000. I paid out of pocket for things not covered by my company 1,500.

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