Gregory Neal

He is very patient and has a lot of empathy. He has a very calm and reassuring presence that makes you feel confident in his abilities. He was the first doctor that my husband and I met at the clinic. He explained the various procedures that I would need to undergo, the recovery process, and everything else associated with the whole fertility journey. At the outset, he was upfront about risks and possibilities but his positive demeanor made me and my husband both hopeful and willing to start and experience our journey with Fertility Center of San Antonio. He is very knowledgeable and will patiently explain everything you want or need to know. He is an exceptional doctor.

Ask a lot of questions. Be forthcoming with your expectations and uncertainties.

Dr. Neal and Dr. Retzloff performed a myomectomy on me to remove uterine fibroids. They also performed three embryo transfers.

My husband and I spent more than $60,000 for a myomectomy, another minor surgery to remove polyps from my uterus, and three embryo transfers

Dr. Neal explained the risks of multiple embryo transfers and due to my age and the myomectomy, recommended SET. His explanation was detailed and thorough

Dr Neal likes to rumble on about the whole Ivf journey. But what I didn’t get was the timeline. No calendar that was updated or anything so my job had to work around me. The weakness: I have a history of clots and I was not to be on birth control without lovenox. Dr Neal told me no BCP. But I was told by his nurses that I needed to be on it. I called him after hours and after I took the pill and he said no don’t take it. Okay one bump. Than for my egg retrieval it took an hour to start an iv. Dr Neal was mad that we were behind and while I was having my egg retrieval I woke up to him man handling my vagina. Now I was happy that I had my invocell device. Not happy that I didn’t have a local anesthetic and I woke up. Oh yeah and I was bleeding a lot from the man handling. Now my egg transfer. I had 5 eggs and all fertilized. He wouldn’t allow me to pay for extra time with the lab or transfer my almost blastocyst either. And they forgot to put in the Valium for the egg transfer. My first time and I was freaking out. Than came my beautiful betas and my ultrasound. My baby died at 6w4d. I had a d&c at 8w3d. I also had three cyst and a bunch of pain for three weeks. And now I might have a functional cyst. Which will need to be drained or taken out. I’m extremely devastated and now terrified of fertility doctors. All I had was tubal. Also, I found out I had an extra chromosome and when I asked about the coq10 he said oh yeah I take that. This new doctor makes all her patients take that so that none miscarriage. It helps the egg to develop properly.

Make sure you ask about the prenatal vitamins and coq10. As well as açaí supplements. You should not have to have two miscarriages for it to be offered. Also ask about day 6 blastocyst to be transferred or two embryos to lower your risk of a missed miscarriage

I did invocell. I had birth control that was cancelled so that my periods would be regulated for there schedule than Lupron to stop all hormone production and finally menopur to start the ovulation. He only wanted me to make a few eggs. As to why I have non in the freezer. And I triggered with HCG

My cost was about $10,000 with medications and everything.

Dr Neal will throw out day 6 embryos and will not do multiple embryo transfer. Only one.

Dr. Neal is the very first fertility doctor we have ever seen. He immediately made me feel so comfortable and so at ease. I finally felt hopeful in my consult. He took the time to get to know me as a person before he even asked about my medical history. Because of covid-19, it was a phone consult, but I still felt like I could absolutely trust him with our fertility care. He answered all of my questions, provided a ton of information, and gave us next steps. He set us up with the nurse for scheduling and the business office to go over costs. I felt like he was very transparent which I appreciate. I know I have only seen him for a consult, but I seriously loved the care I have received so far!

Don't be afraid to ask questions! Dr. Neal knows so much and is a great resource. Ask questions, advocate for yourself, and don't be afraid to speak up! Not that he talks over you, but sometimes smart doctors can be intimidating to some people. He is so nice and will answer your questions if you ask.

He wants us to get some tests done first. So I will be getting bloodwork, HSG, and an ultrasound. My husband will be getting bloodwork and a semen analysis. After that, he wants to see me for a baseline ultrasound around cd2-4, take 5mg femara/letrozole cd 5-9, ultrasound on cd 12, trigger shot, and then either timed intercourse or IUI depending on the results of my husbands semen analysis.

Everything is packaged which is kind of unexpected. My consult was covered, but bloodwork is $35 and HSG is $200, semen analysis is $75. Optional genetic testing is $350 per couple. Timed intercourse cycles are around $700 (includes monitoring but doesn't include meds), and IUI cycles are $1100 (includes IUI and monitoring but doesn't include meds). The prices honestly seem reasonable to me. Trigger shot is $80.

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Absolutely enjoy Dr. Neal, however, the only downside I have had is that we have only dealt with him once. After that it was either the other Dr.'s or nurses in the practice. Dr. Neal did make sure we were taken care or and over saw our course of treatment. We were successful at getting pregnant with our first IUI but unfortunately the pregnancy just didn't want to stay.

Ask up front if he will be doing all visits or if he would be passing on to others. This hasn't bothered me as much because we still received great care. But if you are someone that wants the exact dr every time make sure you say something.

Prior to coming to the clinic we went through 2 rounds of clomid that were unsuccessful. So, once we were referred to the clinic and informed him of the outcome from clomid he went with his course of action. The First 2 months were a lot of blood test, follicular sonograms, and a sonohysterograph. All the different blood test checked for AMH, Sperm Antibody (IGA, IGG), Varicella-Zoster V Ab, TSH, Rubella Antibodies, RPR, Prolactin, HIV, HCV, HBsAg Screen, CCDC, Antibody Screen, ABO Grouping, FSH, and Estradiol. Had to take 1 month of birth control to do a saline sono. He also placed my husband on clomid to help with low T. For our first IUI I was place on 2.5mg Letrozole and then triggered the night before IUI with Ovidrel 250mcg. We had 2 very nice follicles one on each side that were for sure large enough to release. Unfortunately, I miscarried and then had an ectopic as well.

The IUI itself was around (estimated) $1,020. Medication was a little under $200. Each visit was $6 then plus any lab fees.

I only saw Dr Neal twice. Once for the initial consult, and then at my last visit before graduating to and OB at 11 weeks pregnant. He was very knowledgable and professional. I saw two other Drs in the practice at other visits throughout my treatment and pregnancy and loved every single one of them. I always felt comfortable, and all of my questions were always answered.

All of the Drs in this practice are fantastic, Dr Neal included.

We were diagnosed with unexplained fertility, and decided it would be best to try a medicated IUI cycle. We were not pushed into this, and given the option to try a regular medicated cycle first, but we didnt feel confident that it would work. I was first prescribed Clomid, but my body did not respond well and it caused my body to have multiple small follicles that weren't maturing properly so the IUI was cancelled. Next cycle I was prescribed letrozole and produced two mature follicles. We conceived with IUI this cycle and had a successful singleton pregnancy.

Testing and consult was covered by insurance and we only paid the copay. Sperm Analysis was $75 and we recieved results the same day. Medicated IUI cycle was roughly $1150 including medication.

Dr. Neal was extremely kind and informative. He took the time to answer all of our questions thoroughly. He never rushed us or made us feel like a number. He was very gracious and understanding of our needs and expectations. It was heartwarming that he was willing to help us and understood the struggles we had dealt with.

Ask all of the questions you want. No question is a bad question. It is important for you to feel comfortable and Dr. Neal will help with that!

My protocol was very mild since my issue was tube related. It worked well and my cycle went very smoothly. I received a good number of eggs retrieved and ended up with embryos left to freeze.

We won a grant through Resolve/FCSA that provided us with an IVF cycle. We were responsible for the medications, sperm freezing, and embryo freezing. Overall, it was roughly $5K.

Yes, due to my age and fertility issues they wanted to transfer one embryo. They explained all of the reasons and rational behind it so we were confident in their decision.

Very knowledgeable and professional. Kind and caring. Very evidence based. Friendly and reassuring. Definitely working hard for his patient’s success. He loves what he does and has many many babies that have been born that are thanks to his expertise.

Be patient with the process.

We did three retrieval’s with him and each one I got a lot of follicles on fairly low doses of medication. I was 29. I’m not sure if it was my husband’s sperm (he did take supplements!) or my eggs but even after retrieving 22 eggs or around there most times, we ended up with 4 embryos, 1 embryo, and 2 embryos. This doesn’t count the one three day embryo transfer and one 5 day blast we transferred. Because of my uterus shape, he would only transfer one embryo and I think that’s part of why it didn’t work. I also think an FET was the best course for me because I always had negatives with fresh transfers but I at least got a chemical with the FET.

Our insurance covered most of everything (Starbucks!) But our deductible or meds or something ended up costing I think about $1500 a cycle.

Due to my uterus shape he would only transfer one which I think was smart as far as the risks for twins with my uterus (bicornuate uterus). But we didn’t have success with one embryo and we did have two positive pregnancy tests in later years (though they were FET) when another doctor put in two embryos.

He’s kind caring and compassionate. He also thinks through each thing according to my medical history not just the same as everyone else. He stays positive always hoping with us for our desired outcome!

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We used icsi due to my husbands low count. Now with FET we’ve adjusted my progesterone each time in hopes of achieving a healthy full term pregnancy. I also have gone from a natural cycle to a medicated cycle because I didn’t get pregnant with two tries on the natural protocol

First IVF - 20k with meds 1st FET - 2500 2nd FET - 2500 3rd FET - 4000 4th FET - 4000

Dr. Neal is the best around. He took time to talk with me in detail every visit and explains things very well. He is so nice and comforting in this hard time of trying to get pregnant! I can’t wait to get back and try my IUI treatment for the 3rd time before moving to IVF! I would never trust another doctor with my fertility journey.

Go see him right away! He will change your life and is the best!

I got the IUI done and took meds and a shot to push along ovulation.

I paid a very small cost compared to what a IUI treatment would cost. They really have great prices I feel comfortable paying.

I haven’t had any embryo transfers yet.

Great experience! We got in quickly and got to speak with Dr. Neal when we requested. He got to know us on a personal level also. He made us feel comfortable and able to ask questions. We truly enjoyed working with Dr. Neal, he is a great doctor.

Go to him with lists of questions, he will answer them.

agonist protocal

$20,000

Dr Gregory Neal as a doctor was great. He had great communication skills and very compassionate. He went through every option that was available to us and the risk of any. He was the first doctor that we saw during our initial visit and he was very detailed in every option and very detailed in hes response

Clomid, IUI

Around $7,000