Armando Arroyo

Amazing. He’s very thorough and extremely easy to talk to. I appreciate that we have a plan in place every time we leave the office, results are communicated timely, and he is extremely honest. We are never rushed because he has another patient to get to and he tailors treatment to fit our needs.

Fertility treatment can be a roller coaster, and I suggest consulting with different providers before selecting one to care for you during this sometimes crazy/stressful time. My husband and I saw a different provider locally and we felt like a number, not patients. Dr Arroyo has never made us feel that way. He wants the best outcome for his patient and is very honest.

After failed IUIs and unpleasant experience at a different practice, we sought the help of Dr Arroyo at Boston IVF. My husband and I had already decided that since our failed IUIs we were ready to move on to IVF. After a lot of testing (ultrasounds, lab work, genetic testing, etc), I started my stimulation protocol of Gonal F and Menopur in December 2019. We had a successful retrieval in January 2020. Dr Arroyo was able to retrieve 9 mature eggs (I’m 38 and only have one ovary, so we were very happy with this number), 8 fertilized without ICSI, and 5 made it to day 5 embryos. We decided to freeze our embryos to give my body time to heal after the retrieval. My first transfer was cancelled in March due to my lab values and a growing follicle, and unfortunately due to the current pandemic all cycles are currently on hold. I am currently taking daily birth control until I am told by the office to stop and start taking my transfer protocol meds as soon as cycles are able to begin again. I will be taking Estradiol 6mg daily, then adding in IM progesterone injections every 3 days, and Endometrin twice daily.

I had insurance that was used for my treatment from September 2019-February 2020. My costs were on average for office visits, diagnostic testing. My insurance plan carried a high deductible. Between medical services and medications for my IVF stimulation and cycle I met my OOP Maximum of $4200.

Due to my age, we were given the option to transfer either one or two embryos. He feels that it will be safer to transfer one embryo at a time, to give that embryo the best chance to grow into a baby and potentially decrease risks of having multiples. Ultimately it is up to us if we want to transfer one or two. My husband and I have discussed it and the plan is to transfer one for our first transfer, if that does not work, we may consider transferring two embryos the next time. We have 5 embryos, but we could not afford PGD testing, so we are currently under the assumption that statistically 50% of our embryos will not be genetically viable.

Dr. Arroyo provided very few details about his treatment plan, would always speak very vaguely. He never included us in decision-making or made any adjustments to the standard care plan. His bedside manner was awkward and made me uncomfortable on many occasions.

Use the nurses to your advantage in communicating with him. Make sure you keep asking questions until you get a satisfactory answer.

I did one egg retrieval with fertilized with frozen sperm and did genetic testing on the embryos. I can't remember the medications or doses. Though I remained on several through 10 weeks of pregnancy.

My insurance covered most of my costs with the exception of genetic testing. I had some copays for procedures and office visits.

With genetic testing, Dr. Arroyo discouraged multiple embryo transfer. I agreed with this decision.

Dr. Arroyo is a very kind man and explains things thoroughly. He and his wife also went through infertility, so he understands what we're going through. He is very diplomatic and doesn't have super strong opinions, but does offer occasional advice. I do wish there was more direct communication. I usually have to talk to a nurse, who then talks to him, and then gets back to me. But I think it's that way in a lot of cases.

2 timed intercourse with Letrozole (no trigger). In the middle of first IUI cycle with Letrozole and trigger. I previously went through 2 IUI cycles and 1 egg retrieval and 4 transfers at a previous clinic. I took some time off, and we're kind of starting over again since my body seems to want to try to work again. So far, I have only gotten negative results, and my luteal phase is shorter on these protocols.

All treatment so far has been covered by insurance (IUI, testing, drugs, etc.)

He really gives patients the respect they deserve. I am a professor and I felt like my last clinic spoke to me like I was dumb all the time. Dr. Arroyo assumed I was knowledgeable and engaged with any research I had done and never dismissed it. We had good conversations and we felt very confident that we made a good choice to move clinics. I had a very tricky schedule as I had moved to Canada before transfer. He was very good about arranging phone calls and making a protocol easier for travel. He is warm and always seemed happy to see us.

Trust that he is part of a larger, highly successful team. He knows the latest research and is open to talking through your ideas. You have a voice in the path ahead. He is an interlocutor, not an authoritarian.

This was my third frozen transfer (not PGS tested embryos). We debated another stim plus PGS of all, but I wasn't up for it. I had a lap/hysteroscopy before and that could explain success. I did a longer estrogen protocol than I was used to. My lining wasn't great so we gave it an extra week. I was on progesterone suppositories and shots (only ever 3 nights) up to 10 weeks pregnant. My previous transfers at another clinic I was on a dozen medications, many out of pocket and thousands of dollars. It was great to have fewer meds to keep track of. I made the process less stressful. We had two frozen day 3 embryos. Transferred 2 and now 19 weeks with a singleton!

I am very fortunate to have excellent insurance. My co-pay for visits was 20$ They did not recommend anything not covered by my insurance.

I only talked to him on the phone but he made us feel like we were important and not just another couple having issues. He was genuine and caring. He explained different options and the potential risks.

He is very thorough and will repeat himself to ensure you understand what he is saying so just have patience

350 gonal f , ldn, prednisone, cleocin, zpack, with bloodwork and ultrasound monitoring 3 days before trigger. Went to new york for egg retrieval. Started fresh transfer meds including progesterone and estradiol. Transferred 2 day 4 embryos. Successful pregnancy witg twins and miscarried at 7 weeks

I was an out of state patient so I monitored in ohio and not in new York

$3900 plus monitoring and medications

He sat with me for quite a while and talked to me as a friend. Very smiley and confident that he can help. He is very assuring and helped me feel better as well. When we went through my procedure he was very patient and explained everything both before during and after the procedure. Dr. A has a great personality and passion for what he does.

Don’t worry! Dr. A will explain everything!!

Dr. Arroyo talked with me for over an hour during my initial visit. He went through several procedures that I would need, as we are in the process of a pgd I needed two tests done first and my husband needed an SIS as well. I know that we are not I fertile, but my husband and I are both carriers for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, as our daughter, Saydee passed away from respiratory failure in 2016. Dr. A also ordered genetic testing for both my husband and I, to help uncover which genes are affected. We will be utilizing pre genetic diagnosis with invetro fertilization in the near future.

Not sure yet, but all of my visits have just been copays so far

We will be using eSET for our IVF, as our embryos will be diagnosed and tested for SMA

We are in the very beginning stages and have only been to the clinic a couple of times but each time was great. The clinic itself was nice and the dr was great. He did my ultrasound and testing and was fantastic. He assured me the whole way, kept me updated, and asked if I was ok multiple times throughout the process which really made me feel better.

Have all your questions ready but don’t be afraid to ask more. They will all be answered and answered honestly. You will not feel lied to or made to feel like you are there only to financial profit the dr. He works with you and understands the process. Listen to him!

Dr Arroyo requested my husband see a urologist and that I have an ultrasound to show if my tubes were open. He wanted to make sure that I was not an additional factor. He believed my husband needed additional testing due to his extremely low sperm count. He offered options for us such as freezing sperm now.

He advised that if we went with ivf, it would be around $850 for testing, $3000 for meds that would need to be paid up front, and $4000 for the extraction and transfer which could be spread out over 1-2 years. The nurse talked to me about compassionate care.

Dr. Arroyo is a very compassionate doctor, who has made my husband and I very comfortable with the process and hopeful of our desired results. He is extremely knowledgeable and makes sure to go over every detail with us. He has always been available to answer any questions that we may have had. Our situation has been very complex, with many roadblocks and a long history of unsuccessful transfers. We switched to him because of referrals of friends and wanted to feel as if we mattered and our situation was special. He made us feel as if we were his focus and his only patients, each and every time we worked with him! He's simply amazing!

To be prepared with all the questions that you may have for him, as he will certainly take the time to answer them all and make sure that you are comfortable with the steps that he puts in place.

Well, we are in the very earliest stages of working with him, but so far, he thoroughly has gone through our history, what has worked and hasn't. He discovered that I had damaged fallopian tubes and fibroids that were causing my miscarriages and suggested that I have them removed. Due to that advice, the doctors discovered that I had the very earliest stage of cancer on one of my ovaries, so I had that removed as well, which very well could have saved my life, down the road. We are going to be doing the hormones and injections this month, in order to retrieve eggs, to make embryos. He did a lot of bloodwork, looking for genetic factors, that hasn't been done in the past, by other doctors. He checked my husband's sperm, and also suggested genetic testing on the embryos, when we do make them. He has been thorough with my healing process of my 2 surgeries, making sure that my uterus and lining healed properly and that it will provide for the best possible outcome in this procedure.

Costs were average and/or below average compared to other doctors that we've seen. The nice thing about CNY-Buffalo is that they allow you to do a payment plan, which has afforded us the opportunity to do these ivf procedures considering our financial status. It has been a tremendous blessing!

We haven't gotten to the point of actual embryo transfer, with him, yet, however, he has stated that if I have really good looking embryos that he wouldn't be opposed to multiple transfers (due to my age) and freezing any that I have left, for future possible dates.

In my case I have pcos and unexplained infertility. I was in my early 20’s and with nothing else wrong besides pcos he thought we would get pregnant no problem with IUI. However after 5 failed IUI’s that wasnt the case at all. So that was a bit frustrating to have so much hope that it would work no problem but then not work at all. (Not that it was his fault, no one knows why i wasnt getting pregnant.) Other than that I thought he was really easy to talk to and gave me all the information I wanted about procedures and possible other options. He of course offered me IVF as well but its a lot more expensive and not covered by insurance so that was the gamble we took and lost. He also didnt make me feel rushed. He calmly waited and talked with my husband and me until we were satisfied.

Just because your young and otherwise healthy doesnt mean something has a high chance of working.

Im sorry I cant remember the specifics because I did my IUI’s so long ago. Roughly, they had to start by inducing a period. (I was also taking 4 pills of metformin(to help with regulation of insulin), coq10(to help egg quality) ovasitol(again improve egg quality), prenatal, mini asprin) Then they gave me femara (i believe) to start my overys growing eggs. The dosage was the standard level they start at and that was enough for my body. Since im polycystic they were always worried i would pop out more than 1 egg so they monitored me very carefully and almost had to cancel a cycle or 2 because they thought i had more than 2 mature eggs. Once they decided the eggs were ready i injected a dose of the LH (i think) to cause me to ovulate. Then they inseminated me and started me on progesterone to help sustain it if it worked. In my case they never worked, not even a chemical pregnancy. So i tried 5 times until i decided ivf was the next best option for me and it worked on the 1st try.

For the IUI’s I think half was covered under my insurance. I had a $70 copay every office visit (which was prob like 8 or 9 times) Then drugs were about another $500-$1000 each cycle

His very soft spoken and speaks very kindly. He took the time to answer questions and make sure that we understood everything. I can't say that he is overly compassionate, But he is very realistic in his expectations of treatment. If he does not think something is going to work he will Tell you that he does not think it will work.

If you are looking for a doctor to sugarcoat things he is probly not the doctor for you. He is very straight forward with what he expects out of treatment and what he thinks will and will not work.

We had a full work up with blood work and I had An HSG to make sure there was no blockage of any tubes. We suffered male factor infertility so he sent my husband to a urologist 1st who ruled out any issues. Then my husband was placed on medication to increase his sperm count and the motility. He was monitored very closely while on the medication. Since we were doing and IVF cycle I was placed on medication to increase egg production and to mature the follicles, Medication to reduce inflammation and to build-up the lining of my uterus for transfer. The 1st cycle was unsuccessful. The 2nd cycle we opted to try and HCG wash to see if it made a difference and that cycle was also unsuccessful. With the 3rd cycle we added some additional medications to cut down on inflammation and the chance of rejection of the embryos and that cycle was successful.

The staff notified us that we could possibly be eligible for a Grant to reduce the cost of treatment. After being notified we applied for the Grant and were able to greatly reduce our out of pocket costs.

He did my hsg and told me I was fine, then called me in as I was getting ready to leave to tell me my tube was blocked and I needed surgery in order to move forward. I later found out that he wasn’t going to tell me at all and the nurse made him.

Use someone else, he had no bedside manner and wasn’t going to tell me something that was extremely important. He also told me I need surgery when every other dr said that would be the most extreme corse of action.

Hsg. Told me all was clear and it wasn’t.

I had to have my hsg done two times because of his mistake. I refused to pay the second one.

He was always compassionate about your feelings. This is a very hard process to go through and knowing I had so many apointments he made me feel like it wasn’t another appointment. He was very thorough in every treatment and when I came there he didn’t want to waste my time and money with IVF right away he referred me to a specialist for my Endometriosis which they removed 100%.

Be patient with the process. It’s hard on you just as much as it’s hard on them. They are here to help you have a baby and when the result is a negative I feel like they share my pain as well.

I was in a lot of medications and each tome I trusted Dr.Arroyo with them. I finally hady first pregnancy in May 2017 after trying for 4 years. At that point I never could think I could get pregnant but I did. Even though we had a miscarriage I still had hope that he got me to that point.

Nice, knowledgeable, calm, helpful. However, I personally felt like he didn’t review my chart and what we had discussed in previous conversations before my appointment. I am happy that he does phone appointments though, this is extremely convenient for out of town patients.

I would actually give advice a friend gave me, that Dr. Kiltz gave her a few years ago....as hard as it may be to be happy and excited for others having babies and being pregnant, surround yourself with everything baby. This has really helped me stay positive!

I can only remember the dye test by Dr. Arroyo. Nurses did my iui’s and Dr. Kiltz did my egg retrieval. Dr. Arroyo recommended a baby aspirin a day for factor 5. For my second cycle of IVF he recommended using human growth hormone a month prior to retrieval and a high dosage of meds.

Dr. Arroyo treated us like an individual case. He contacted us at home and made sure we fully understood everything. He is very personable and kind. Dr. Arroyo gave us his personal cellphone number in case we had any questions and always had an immediate response.

Dr. Arroyo is very thorough so be prepared to take notes.

Dr. Arroyo put me on a lower does of Gonal F since I have PCOS. 5 embryos were retrieved and 2 fertilized. Unfortunately both our fresh and frozen cycles failed.

Cost of IVF cycle was $4300, I had a $20 copay for all monitoring appointments, $2500 in medications and $70 for acupuncture before embryo transfer

Since i only had 2 fertilized embryos I had to do a 3 day transfer. 1 was fresh and the other frozen.

I was not happy that going I to surgery the plan was to get rid of ALL my cysts no matter the size, but after looking inside he decided to leave 1 alone on my left side and when going back for an ultrasound before wanting to do an IUI, I had to wait another month because the cyst grew to be almost the size of my ovary. I was deviated and extremely angry that while I was under for ovarian drilling he did not do what we had planned.

Research yourself, ask lots of questions, like with any doctor, and be VERY clear about what you want as the patient. Give them more info than you think you should give so they can hear and see the entire big picture!

Ovarian drilling to get rid of my cysts to increase chances of pregnancy during the scheduled IUI the following month, but that was cancelled due to a huge cyst.

More than we thought, but could have been worse. Not looking forward to the expensive ivf.

Very knowledgeable and great to work with. I felt like we were teammates going after the common goal together. He was very comforting and yet firm. I will be using him again in the future for sure.

Go for it!

We started with a plan for an injectible IUI cycle. This would be my first injectable cycle. I ended up having a greater amount of mature eggs than they would've liked for an IUI so I was faced with the decision to cancel the cycle or flip it into an IVF cycle. I decided to go for it since this was my 9th try at getting pregnant and there were still no answers as to why I wasn't getting pregnant so I was hoping an IVF would give more answers. It worked and I have a daughter now.

About $4500 for the IFV although the price has gone down since I did it. This included ICSI which is amazing and usually a huge extra cost. I got a 10% discount for paying for it all at once and I put it on a credit card. The monitoring and meds were separate and my insurance did not cover so I paid out of pocket. I think around another $1000.

He was the most comforting and compassionate doctor I have seen. He weighed every option and was very through with all treatment. He made you feel like you were the only patient that he was seeing at that time. I never felt rushed durning appointments.

I have no advice or issues

For all my cycles we tried lovenox and progesterone prior to a positive due to the multiple miscarriages. With my last iui that took we added low dose hcg daily but still ended in miscarriage

Most of my costs came from Ultrasounds and medications as of right now I have totaled around 12,000 with all past treatment

Have not moved on to ivf due to cost

He made sure I knew everything that was going on in the process and understood, he was always there if I had a concern or problem, he gets excited with you when everything goes right & sad with you when it doesn’t but it’s always optimistic and keeps you going when you don’t feel like you can go anymore. He will always be a big part of our hearts!!

Put your trust in Dr. Arroyo!! He knows what he is doing & will try his best to make your dreams come true!!

Monitoring was so easy, sometimes there was a little wait but nothing to bad

For consultation, 2 IUI’s & 1 IVF & around 8,000

Dr. Arroyo was very understanding of my needs, yet gave me guidance when he felt something was important that I do or do not do. He always made things comfortable. He never made me feel like I was being rushed out of my appointment, but rather that I was important to CNY.

Be open to new ideas!

It was significantly less than other fertility clinics world wide!

Again he was amazing so far! Very caring and very detailed. He has never left me wondering what’s next or questioning his ability. He has made sure to answer every question and actually ask me questions to further my understanding.

Ask questions! He will answer them or if he doesn’t know the answer he will figure it out and make sure to get back to you.

3,900

I think Dr. Arroyo is very personable and he listens to concerns and questions. He takes the time to make sure we understand the processes and the answers he provides. He stays positive and gives a good sense of encouragement. He has fun when appropriate and is serious when needed and provides support.

Hear him out and advocate for the path you believe is right for you.

So positive and kind hearted. He demonstrated knowledge and understood what we were asking and what we should do. He made us feel like when we left our first appointment things seemed positive and no matter what to keep a positive attitude because within time it will happen. I would recommend him to anyone going through the same thing I am.

Stay positive.

Monitoring and medications. Testing as well to make sure there isn't anything else wrong.

Payment plan

He is A very nice man and pretty much told me I would have a baby. It’s been a very long road and I still don’t have a baby. When I came in after my miscarriage he had no answers for me as to what could have went wrong with a PGS tested normal embryo.

See Dr. Kiltz

All of my protocols and treatments were done by the NP Kris Ziegler.

I have spent $100,000 in the last 2 years on treatments and medication.

Compassionate and knowledgeable, he was very informative and also kind. During my procedure he knew I was nervous but also curious as to every step of the process and he explained everything. He was super friendly and showed us everything he was doing!

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Lots of estrogen and progesterone and aspirin and prednisone

$10,000

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Having been seen by several different doctors in my ttc journey, I would say that Dr. Arroyo was invested in our case, but more "easygoing" than other doctors. I do think this helped me, as I tend to be anxious, but I would often work with the nurse on the finer details.

Have any potential questions prepared, but I would say that about any doctor.

$3900 for IVF cycle and $250 for the FET