Janelle Dorsett

Dr Dorsett showed up to our scheduled zoom call to go over test results WITHOUT our files. She was at her home so the anticipation to know what was possibly going on with us had to continue. She was supposed to call the following day with results and never did, I had to call the clinic for answers two days later and had to get them from a nurse. Both Dorsett and the NP took off for a week at the same time, so Dorsett had to call me to tell me the protocol for the second round of TI and when I let her know I was driving and could not write it down, I asked if she could send it to me in an email and she said "..... well that is what my nurse normally does but she is out this week" Her bedside manner sucks as well as her communication.

Do your research! Sometimes it is worth traveling a little farther for much better care that is also cheaper

We did medicated timed intercourse using letrozole, gonal f, and ovidrel for two cycles. You had to go in for a baseline follicle scan, another scan to check the size of the follicles, and then triggered when told. Both times I saw two separate nurses during the second follicle scan and was told two separate things when it came to TI and testing time. No one was on the same page. There were no treatment strategies after those two failed cycles.

I have only seen Dr. Dorsett for 3 cycles before the ASRM advised to discontinue all treatments due to COVID-19. Everytime, I saw Dr. Dorsett she was always upbeat and forward with treatment plans and advice. The only complaint that I had was that I wasn't given clear written instructions until later on in treatment regarding injections during the first go-round.

Request ALL instructions in writing before leaving the clinic.

So far, I have only done a follicle stimulating hormone and an injection to induce ovulation. We didn't get to IUI, because I was out of the country for one cycle and the last cycle was around the time that clinics were closing, and I live 1.5 hours away from Lubbock. She did inform me of the effectiveness of IUI vs. TIC and also informed me that there was a possibility I could conceive triplets during my least cycle and asked whether or not I still wanted to proceed.

Visits are around $280 with ultrasound. Injections vary and are received from a pharmacy in Georgia. Progesterone suppositories are around $70 with shipping and are received from a compounding pharmacy in Austin. Femara is $6 from a local pharmacy.

Haven't reached that point in treatment.

She was very up front with what she thought was the reason we haven’t conceived, and that made me feel better. We were young when we started seeing her but she didn’t judge, she just treated us like her family. If I had Worry’s, she’d go into detail explaining my concerns and telling me it’ll all be alright. She always wanted the best for me, asking how my life is going etc. We saw her every time we came in and she greeted us by name! We Love her so much and so happy to have a Dorsett baby on the way!

Be prepared to be cared about, you will not be left in the dark. Have a question? Ask it and she will make you understand!

We started with fertility bloodwork to find out my egg reserve number and to check for things that could make it hard to conceive, then my husband did a semen analysis. Once everything came back she explained what I needed to do. Once IVF Cycle came, I had a Saline sonogram and a mock transfer. We started pretty vigorous but she didn’t want me to over stimulate while growing the eggs. So we started with birth control, Lupron, Gonal F, Menopur, and trigger shot Pregnyl. We went multiple times to check on the growth until they were ready for retrieval. Which was quick because i was young, and the perfect amount of medicine. After retrieval we had a high salt diet to prevent OHSS. And progesterone in oil injections every night till transfer.

They scheduled early because they knew we had to travel to get there. Always got called back quick. Her office is so calming and easy to relax before going back to get monitored.

She’s absolutely cheap but the best quality! Sonograms were $282 out of pocket for IUI, and IUI was $380. My IVF Cycle was through insurance.

We only had 2 embryos last till day 6 transfer because of poor egg quality on my part. So we talked and us and Dr. Dorsett agreed to transfer both because they weren’t the best quality.

Initially, I was excited about the plan that was agreed upon by myself, my husband and Dr. Dorsett. After a few setbacks in medicated cycles and timelines, I became pregnant naturally. When I notified the clinic about my pregnancy, Dr. Dorsett changed the agreed upon plan. Furthermore, I don't feel that she was compassionate at all during my subsequent miscarriage. She dismissed my concerns, thus leading to a costly ER visit.

If you are having trouble getting pregnant, Dr. Dorsett would probably be a good choice. If you are having trouble staying pregnant and suffering from recurrent loss, find a different doc.

*I had diagnostic surgery and labs to diagnose endometriosis, PCOS, hypothyroidism, and MTHFR. *I'm not sure why she even test for MTHFR because she doesn't treat it. I was prescribed folic acid. I took folate instead. We also discussed using heparin during my next pregnancy - related to MTHFR and recurrent loss, which she later decided wasn't necessary after I became pregnant. *I was placed on Synthroid for my hypothyroidism - my level is now within normal limits for pregnancy. *I did one round of letrozole due to late ovulation (not anovulation). That was a failed cycle - we planned on moving on with letrozole and a trigger shot. *Post my 4th miscarriage I was prescribed birth control for one month. The rationale behind this was to "calm my system", "It's just our protocol post miscarriage" and "We don't want you to get pregnant for at least one month". I refused. I already suffer from endometriosis (an estrogen dominant disease) and symptoms of estrogen dominance. - Dr. Dorset treats the population instead of the individual person.

Per my insurance, I paid my $3,000 deductible for my diagnostic hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. Once I was diagnosed with infertility - insurance no longer covered any associated cost. Each in office ultrasound prior to staring a medicated cycle with letrozole was about $280 + meds (letrozole was $7.00). Never had any further treatment.

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Dr Dorsett was very personal and I felt that she truly wanted us to be successful. Other dr offices I have been to I just felt like a number and didn’t get the attention to detail or compassion as I did with Dr Dorsett. I am excited to see what Dr Dorsett will be able to do for us.

Be patient. Our appointment lasted over 2 hours. Be prepared and ask questions.

Dr. Dorsett is an older lady and very nice. She did not come off as rushed, rude, or annoyed by questions. She explained the plan she came up with based on our situation and explained the "whys" as well. I've only interacted with her face to face once though- at the initial consultation. She does see patients face to face after the initial meeting - I just think it depends on what you are having done. She had to leave me at the end of our appointment to go perform an egg retrieval. Overall, the interaction my husband and I had with her was pleasant. In my particular situation, I am doing mini stim cycles - and the nurse is the one that implements the plan/who I see when I go to the clinic for scans/answers my questions.

Expect that you won't see her every time you go to the clinic; however, don't worry. Her staff and nurses are excellent! Bring any previous information you might have - they will put a copy of it in your file.

In my case, I was diagnosed with PCOS, low progesterone, and do not regularly ovulate even though I have 11-12 cycles a year. The plan we came up with is this: come in for a baseline scan on any of the cycle days 1-3, take Femara/Letrozole (makes eggs grow) cycle days 3-7, have a scan to check egg growth, if egg is big enough (18-22) take trigger shot (to ovulate), have timed intercourse, then start a progesterone supplement. For every possible subsequent cycle we would take steps to be a little more aggressive - such as adding a follicle stim shot with the Letrozole or increasing medication dosage. This is what we would do for the first three months. The next three after that would replace timed intercourse with IUI. After that, the nurse told me Dr. Dorsett would like to reassess me and look into doing more tests and coming up with another plan. So far my results are this: I responded well to all the medications in my first month (grew a great egg, ovulated with trigger shot based on blood draw to check progesterone levels), however; a blood hcg test showed no pregnancy. I had to skip the next month unfortunately because the dates that I would have needed to have scans done fell during the holidays. We will start again with round two whenever I start a new cycle again.

$660 for initial consultation & baseline scan, $282 for every subsequent trans vaginal scan (I've had three for one cycle). Medications cost: Letrozole ? but less than $10, Ovidrel (trigger shot) $107, and Progesterone $40. Plus $15 shipping for the medications. Total out of pocket expense so far is: $1,678. For the next cycle we are adding a follicle stimulation shot (gonal-f) which will cost around $450. This means for our next round, if we only have to have a base line scan and one other scan to check egg growth (and not two) it will cost us: $1,186. I don't know how much blood work costs because I am in a situation where it is covered, but if it isn't for you, that is something to be figured in as well. I had a blood test to check my progesterone after 10 days then a basal hcg a week after that.

She was able to explain things well to me. She was very open an honest with me and helped in making the best decision for me and my family. She didn’t really beat around the bush when it came to moving forward with treatment. She was good at weighing the pros and cons and allowing me to make whatever decision was best for me. She was very encouraging throughout the process and I felt like we went on a journey together.

Don’t wait for her to lead you down a osh but ask very direct questions to get all the information you need to then make the best decision for you.

We went forward with IVF due to my age and medical conditions. Monitors egg growth through ultrasound and adjusted meds based on growth of the eggs. My body was responding very well, so they had to keep adjusting the meds and lowing the dosages. They did a very good job of monitoring and adjusting leading up to the egg retrieval. We were able to do a live transfer since my body recovered well after the retrieval and then took a pregnancy test two weeks later.

I think that the IVF cycle was around $9,500 withoutbthe cost of medication and that covered everything from the initial appointment to the transfer. Medications were an addition $3,000 and I ended up with a decent amount left over since my body had responded so well to the medication.

My doctor was very candid in telling me that if I wanted to transfer two she would transfer two but typically she would recommend only transferring one. After I lost my twins, she recommended only transferring one the next time I go through a procedure.

Dr. Dorsett does not look like what I thought she would look like. She is older and doesn't flaunt her obvious success. She dresses comfortably and is very clear in her demeanor. She met with us in a nice room, not a sterile exam room. She drew us pictures and explained all the processes that we were about to embark on. She explained the risks and also the unknowns of the process and how every body is different and that she would be very involved in the progression of our infertility journey.

Make the appointment now. She is very sought after and there is much to do prior to your first consultation and the wait can be long. Once you are a patient, the Dr. will surprise you and you will gain a lot of information based on her expertise.

According to my own log flow and ovulation indicator and a bloodpanel it was clear that while I had regular cycles, I was not ovulating. I am 32 years old and had never had any cysts or complications that I knew of. Dr. Dorsett explained the follicle growth cycle and their plan. I would come in on my next period and do a baseline ultrasound. All was well. I was prescribed Femorah 2.5 mg for days 5-9 and 1 shot of Gonal RF 150. I went back on day 11 for another ultrasound and had two follicles but were no where near ready even with hormone injections. They decided to try 5 more days of 75mg injections with another follow up ultrasound on day 16. I am one day from that ultrasound. They were not happy with my growth or lining and are considering a different protocol for my next cycle as it seems my body isnt responding to the hormones. They ordered bloodwork on day 11 and will have more blood drawn to check levels depending on the results tomorrow.

Our insurance does not cover any infertility care. The initial appointment was $300, plus a sperm test for my husband, $180, and the initial ultrasound which brought our total to $660. We also travel 3 hrs each way to the office, so that cost adds up as well. The medicine we needed to order was about $1000. All costs are paid at the time of the visit. I pay about $250 per ultrasound, cash for hormone bloodwork $69 and it will be another $400 for the IUI procedure. This is just for one round as we have experienced.

Janelle Dorsett is extremely intelligent and takes her work seriously. Compared to people who were treated by her previously (4+ years before us) it became apparent her mannerisms with patient interactions had changed

Be prepared to ask a lot of questions to comprehend

When we first met with her she laid every option out-endo diagnostic surgery, mini-stimulation IUI, and IVF with success rates for each. After some thought, we started with a supped-up IUI. The first month they found a cyst. Treated the cyst and tried again the next month. Meds + injections. Due to my tilted uterus, she adjusted the catheter and had a trial run to make sure there would be no issues that might damage the sperm they were using. She recommended surgery for diagnostic endometriosis early, but put the decision in our hands. After the failed IUI, we proceeded with the surgery which showed endometriosis. She took care of the problems the endo was causing and gave us 3 month times intercourse plan. After that, again, we could choose what level intervention to do next. We did another mini-stimulation IUI that failed. Repeated but my body did not respond to meds, so they gave me a round of birth control and told us to rest then come back when we were ready. By this time we decided to see another RE. Not because Dorsett is bad at what she does...we just felt it was time to move on

Costs were expensive at each appointment as infertility is not covered by insurance. Services shared with us for meds were out of state, so insurance could not help cover the meds. Amy Conn tried to push referrals to our pharmacy insurance, but the company was back-ordered and still to the day (despite no longer using CFRM) has not been filled by our pharmacy provider

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Her bedside manner wasn’t very warm. They were so busy that the care suffered. I was accidentally given Demerol when they thought they were just cleaning my IV with saline. One of my embryos was “lost.”

Do your research. Go somewhere else.

I was on a very generic IVF protocol my first cycle which worked fairly well. Of the 4 embryos three were transferred at 2 different times. The first two resulted in a chemical pregnancy. Then we did miscarriage bloodwork. I wish we’d done that before the cycles. My second IVF protocol was changed (meds were increased) which didn’t result in more Follicles but she did retrieve them after only 5 days of stims. The result was only 2 embryos and after a fresh transfer, negative pregnancy test. She also did not give any reason that she was switching from frozen or fresh transfers after we asked.

A very very long wait time.

Approximately $15,000 per IVF cycle

She was encouraging but not requiring single embryo transfers.

I initially started seeing the Dr for a pain I was having I saw two different doctors prior to seeing Dr. Dorsett, ultimately I ended up having to have surgery she was wonderful at explaining what to expect and keeping my mind at ease, I had an ovary removed with a dermoid cyst. I have continued to see the Dr. with my husband as we prepare to take the next steps in trying to grow our family she is great at making sure we understand everything each visit and making sure to let us know what it is to expect for our future visits

I would let prospective patients know that Dr. Dorsett is very easy to talk to and a great communicator so feel free to take questions with you, she will have no problem doing her best to make sure you leave with all of your answers

First and foremost she explained everything and wrote it down for me. There was not one thing left out. She was friendly but told me the truth not what she thought I wanted to hear or what would earn her more money. She is the 4th doctor I have seen and she has already diagnosed me with 4 things that have never even been tested for.

She is "old school" This was her term. She believes in older methods but has the numbers to back her up.

We had decided to try another IUI up until yesterday. I would be using menopur, cetrotide and novarel. My blood work came back showing I have the MTHFR gene mutations, low thyroid and an extremely low AMH. After talking with the nurse we are going straight to IVF. So we will begin this month.

So far just the consultation fee.

I got pregnant on my own shortly after I started seeing her and had a miscarriage. She was so comforting and empathetic and shared her own miscarriage expirience with me. She was always hopeful without being unrealistic, which is what I feel I needed in a doctor.

Trust her and her process! She knows what she’s doing.

I do not remember doses but I took Femara, Ovidrel, and one other injection that I cannot recall the name of.

I do not remember the cost.

We did not transfer.

Dr. Dorsett works hard to ensure that you have complete understanding of what to expect and what steps to take. She wastes no time. I have not sent anyone to her, yet, that hasn’t gotten pregnant. She’s the best!

Listen to her. She will do everything in her power to ensure you’re comfortable and know what’s going on.

I did two rounds of clinics and shots with my first baby. I had unsuccessful IUI and then was able to conceive the next round of drugs. With my second child, I did one round of drugs and was pregnant.

My insurance covered some with my first visits. I still spent around $7,000. When I was trying to get pregnant with my second child, my insurance changed and was not an approved one by the clinic. I spent around $3,500. I only did one month of treatment, but luckily, found out I had become pregnant, anyway, the next month.

She pushes for IVF almost immediately, she likes to get to the root of the problem fast. Very very knowledgeable, above an average persons head most of the time!! Takes time for your questions, though you won't see her much.

Save ahead of time , so you can keep going once your in it.

4 rounds of letrozole next Laparoscopy surgery and found stage 3 endometriosis, 2 IUI's. Unsuccessful. IVF next, but found a Dr with better prices.