Heather Burks

If you want a thorough diagnosis, a treatment plan very specific to your needs, and to-the-point explanations, she’s your doctor. I always appreciated how direct she was because sometimes that’s necessary when it comes to addressing infertility. She’s detailed in explaining your chances at conceiving, side effects to certain medications, and the risks to conceiving multiples. When Letrozole didn’t work for me and I suggested Follistim injections, she approved it with an open mind. When I thought my progesterone was too low after ovulation, she prescribed progesterone suppositories. She always asks to hear any questions or concerns you might have before ending an appointment and she does her best at answering them. However, I do believe she puts a little too much emphasis on weight loss in overweight/obese patients. She won’t start your treatment plan until you lose weight. She didn’t specify how much I had to lose (I lost 20 pounds in a month because she gave me prescription diet pills), so it might not be a large amount of weight loss required for some patients. But losing weight didn’t change how I was anovulatory and it definitely didn’t get rid of my PCOS because that’s impossible. So that felt like an unnecessary extra month of waiting and not being able to conceive. Additionally, her bedside manner is very neutral. She’s not unsupportive, but if you’re an emotional person who needs that extra comfort in your care, you might not find it with her. She also is a very busy doctor, so she might not be around to perform some of your testing/procedures (she wasn’t there for my HSG or my IUIs).

Always voice your questions and concerns because she will do her best at addressing them. And don’t be afraid to run treatments ideas through her because she will hear them out.

I have anovulatory PCOS, so she first started me with a medicated timed intercourse cycle. I took 5 mg of Letrozole, and even though I did ovulate, it didn’t help me get pregnant and my progesterone was on the low side. So we began IUI instead, but with Letrozole, Pregnyl triggershot, and progesterone suppositories. IUI #1 was unsuccessful. Since the standard is 3 IUIs before considering IVF, we took a more aggressive approach with IUI #2 by starting Follistim injections instead of Letrozole. I had to inject very specific dosages of Follistim to avoid stimulating too many follicles and I was heavily monitored via ultrasounds every few days. This was a slow process and took 2-3 weeks before I was ready for the triggershot. IUI #2 was successful and I got pregnant with twins.

Definitely depends on your insurance coverage (I had Healthchoice), but my IUIs were $350. Letrozole was $5. Follistim was very expensive; I spent around $1,000 for the vial. Monitoring ultrasounds added up and became expensive because I got them fairly regularly.

Dr. Burks takes all the time we need as patients to explain everything fully, even when we have a million questions. She gives direct answers to questions and provides relevant and explanatory responses. She empathizes with us when we feel disappointed and she celebrates with us when things look good.

Dr. Burks is very patient and understanding. She is also extremely knowledgeable and knows which next steps to recommend. The is thorough and kind. Dr. Burks explains potential future treatment with tact and grace.

We followed a standard protocol with initial testing done to check my tubes, ovaries, and uterus. My husband was seen by a urologist to have testing done. Once results came back on those, we were deemed "fit for treatment" with some unexplained infertility on my side and male factor infertility on his. Dr. Burks felt that we were good candidates for IUI, as our diagnosis did not indicate significant inability to conceive via this method. I was treated with Clomid (and then later Femara - which I much preffered) and the dosages of that medication went up each month. I used the Pregnyl for my "trigger" injection each month. My husbands counts were considered "low" but not too low to achieve pregnancy. He began taking Clomid to up his counts. My follicle numbers are low, which also could have impacted the negative results. After 5 rounds of failed IUI, our next steps are IVF treatment. Dr. Burks recommends ICSI for our course of treatment due to male factor infertility and less than ideal follicle count (although not diagnosed with low ovarian reserve). Dr. Burks beleives IVF with ICSI will be the best course of treatment moving forward.

Costs associated with IUI are generally $700 per cycle, which is NOT covered in any part by our insurance. The cost mentioned does include a "cash" discount.

Dr. Burks recommends no more than 2 embryos being transferred at one time.

Great physician. I need someone to tell me exact what they think and not sugar coat anything. If we need to do something different tell me and don’t waste my time. Dr. Burks did a great job with telling me exactly what I needed and listening to my concerns and planning a course of action.

Make sure you Ask questions if you don’t understand.

We started with monitored Medicated IUI’s. I had been to a previous Physican where we did medicated cycles with clomid and Femara for over a year with out monitoring. I originally saw a different doctor at OU and was transferred to Dr. Butks after he left the practice. She continued with the same protocol for a year and now we are having to move onto IVF. We had to move onto this after discovering that my husband has double Varicoceles and IVF is the best plan after this diagnosis. So in process of saving for this now. On hold until we can save money to go forward.

I have really good insurance that covers all ultrasound and Bloodwork for every appointment. So most appointments were just our co-pay. I had a HSG Test that was also covered by our insurance. My fertility meds Femara was covered, however our HCG trigger shot and the cost of IUI’s were not covered. Each IUI cycle was $350 and the trigger shot was $100. We are currently saving for IVF which the actual cost is unknown since we haven’t started the treatment. Costs vary greatly from person to person but we have one time IVF benefits with our insurance so it will be much less out of pocket for us than normal.

Dr. Burks was our second reproductive endocrinologist and we saw her at a point when we were feeling very discouraged and weary of the process. She was helpful in every way we asked her to be, while also allowing for us to be decision-makers in my care and our process. When we moved to IVF after 4 failed IUIs and the process became more difficult, we felt more confident than ever that we had chosen the perfect doctor for us.

Be prepared that the process will likely be harder and longer than you expect, but know that Dr. Burks and her team are in your corner the whole way.

We first went through two monitored and medicated IUIs with Dr. Burks before we moved on to IVF at our direction. Dr. Burks had several conversations with us about ICSI, PGS, and transfer options--she was great at educating us and giving us pros and cons while leaving the final decisions to us.

We had insurance coverage so merely needed to meet our deductible, but we did have several conversations about costs for the various procedures and I do know they offered a cash price for self-pay patients. However, when I was a monitor-only patient during my time with a long-distance clinic, I did pay a significant fee for my monitoring appointments that went away when I became a patient.

Dr. Burks has been a very good doctor during this journey. She has answered all of our questions fully and made sure we understood all the risks and success rates with our treatment route. When I conceived off of the first round of meds she made sure I was seen in a timely manner. Even though that pregnancy ended in a loss she has been very compassionate and has talked us through how to proceed on. She has never been pushy in what type of treatment we should pursue.

Do not hesitate to ask questions. She sometimes forgets to tell you all of the details but she will answer any and all questions you have.

Dr. Burks told us that we needed to start this journey by me losing 15% of my BMI. Once I had lost that weight she moved us onto using letrozole during cycle day 3-7 followed by a trigger shot. She told us that this would be the method most likely to help with my anovulation. She told us that she has had better luck with letrozole working with her patients who have PCOS. It did work the first round but unfortunately that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.

$1500 - $2000

Dr.Burks was very nice and polite. She showed us the price list from taking clomid all the way down to IVF. She let us pick were we wanted to start, we choose to start with clomid and IUI. I didn't feel like she helped guide us on our decision. It seems liked our treatment was up to use on what we could afford. We feel if further testing was done we could have been more successful. It was later discovered that my right tube is blocked.

Dr.Burks is very nice and polite. We saw Dr.Burks as our first reproductive endocrinologist and had nothing to compare to at the time. If you are looking for aggressive treatment I would maybe see another provider.

I took Clomid 50 mg IUI - called with positive OPK. It was then changed to Clomid 100mg and IUI.

The average cost for cash paying patients for IUI was $300

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I have nothing bad to say about dr. Burks. She is very down to earth and helpful. She genuinely cares and wants to see you get pregnant. She personally called me to give advice on my treatment and discuss a different option. She is very honest and will give you the good and bad but has so much compassion.

Be open minded and know that you need to be hopeful but realistic about the outcome. Know that you won't see her every time but she is there if you need her.

We started with 100 mg of clomid the first month and then upped it to 150 mg for round 2 and 3. We took a break between round 2 and 3 because I developed a cyst but it went away by round 3. We did 3 rounds of iui. Dr. Burks thought that it would work because I had gotten pregnant before and they couldn't find anything wrong with us.

Our testing was covered by insurance and I believe the iui was abou 350 without insurance.

I haven't gotten that far yet.

She does not have the most compassionate bedside manner, but I simply mean she is very direct and scientific. She's not the type of doctor that gets on a personal level. She's more into the facts, diagnosis, and prognosis. Not necessarily a bad thing. But if you must have someone that hugs you and tries to make you "feel good," she is not that person.

Be prepared to ask a lot of detailed questions. Make her explain things thoroughly.

The only thing we've done thus far is blood work, a saline ultrasound, and clomid. Still waiting to find out if the clomid worked.

After insurance, I've paid about $250 for my Karyotype, $250 for my husband's; $250 for the saline ultrasound. Clomid was a $10 copay, office visits have been a $40 copay.

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I need someone to be straight forward with me and she was. I had already been through enough that I didn’t want any “fluff”. She presented the facts and only gave her opinion if I asked. She also took the time to call me personally a couple of times and doctors don’t do that anymore. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking treatment and I have sent patients her way.

I think she appreciates patients that are actively involved in their care.

I don’t remember specifics other than progesterone shots and estrogen patches. I ultimately had to do and embryo donor cycle after all of the other treatments failed and it produced my daughter. I couldn’t be happier.

It’s definitely patient specific. She let me transfer two embryos but my (younger) friend was only allowed one.

Dr. Burks is extremely professional and is up-to-date on current research in the field. She was optimistic yet realistic about our treatment. I trust her implicitly and would recommend her without reservation.

Do not hesitate to share your concerns with her. She will listen and take you seriously.

My first transfer was fresh and we transferred two. I became pregnant with one baby. Two years later I returned for a frozen transfer. Based on my age, complications with first birth, and adjustments in standards of care in the field and in this clinic in particular, Dr. Burks recommended transferring only one frozen embryo. I became pregnant with one baby.

Didn’t see her as often as the nurses. But I felt that she took my concerns seriously and we both cane up with a tentative plan! When I didn’t feel like one of the tests were for me, she didn’t force it and just told me that we would exhaust all other options first

Ask any and all questions! She is there to meet you and make you feel informed

The only treatment option we reviewed and had done was Femara. I had tried clomid before and it didn’t work.

I had to pay out of pocket for most of everything. They offered self pay discounts to help offset the costs.

Dr Burks is a friendly dr she takes the time to listen to any concerns you may have and explains everything to you. She try’s her best to help her patients in the best way she can. She helps you try to have hope.

Dr Burks is a friendly dr she takes the time to listen to any concerns you have and explains everything to you. She try’s her best to help her patients in the best way she can.

100mg of clomid with trigger shot failed bumped it up to 150mg to help produce more eggs with trigger shot and time intercourse another failed cycle switch to 7.5mg femara and trigger shot produced more eggs but the cycle still failed. The lad 4 cycles was bumped up to 10mg trigger shot and iui 36hrs after all 4 iui was a fail. We are going on ttc for 4yrs.

$2000 or more