Rick Buyalos

Although we haven’t had success yet, we have trust in Dr. Buyalos. He is a fast speaker but he is willing to slow down and repeat things if we have questions or concerns. As a patient, going through fertility treatment is overwhelming at every stage so I sometimes forget to ask questions or challenge him with alternative protocol. But I know if I call the office and ask for him, he’ll call back personally with answers. I also like that Dr. B is present at every visit and the one doing all the ultrasounds, retrieval , and call with results.

Don’t hesitate to speak up or ask questions if you don’t understand something.

I have DOR so we used a antagonist protocol with Ganirelix. I stimmed with Follistim 150 iu and Menopur 150 iu everyday, Omnitrope 33 units every other day for 9 days, Clomid 150mg for 5 days, and doxycycline for 7 days. Ganirelix was started on day 5 til day 9. I triggered with Novarel 5000iu on day 9 and did egg retrieval on day 11. I had 4 AFC, retrieved 4 eggs and fertilized with ICSI. 3 made it to day 3 and only 1 made it to day 5 blast. This only blast is currently going to PSG testing and awaiting result. We will then discuss whether we will transfer or do another retrieval.

We have insurance coverage for IUIs and IVF so I don’t know the exact cost. We paid $3000 out of pocket for anesthesia during retrieval and $4400 for PSG testing.

Dr. Buyalos had experience with other couples seeking IVF with PGD/PGS to prevent the passing of genetic mutations. He was very familiar with the process. He was concerned about low ovarian reserve and the number of cycles that would be needed to find a genetically normal embryo to transfer. We got two healthy embryos from our first cycle. Only set back that occurred was that he thought I had a uterine polyp that he tried to surgically remove, but could not be found at procedure. Was believed to be an artifact seen on ultrasound at egg retrieval.

We did stimulated egg retrieval, ICSI, PGS/PGD, and hormone supported FET. Before retrieval we had sperm analysis. During retrieval, saline ultrasound was performed, and before FET, endometrial biopsy was conducted.

Cash discount is $9500 for retrieval, storage - 1 year, and 1 transfer. Does not cover nurse anesthetist $400, medication $4000+, or PGS/PGD through external company. Any procedures that could be billed to insurance were. Cost does not include co-payments from insurance.

Clinic strongly recommends only one embryo transfer at a time.

Dr. Buyalos is a very good doctor in terms of experience and skill set. He’s confident in what he’s doing but absolutely open to making adjustments based on your feedback or concerns. I found him to be a partner in addition to the captain steering the ship.

If you come with questions or ideas about alternative courses of treatment, Dr. Buyalos is willing to listen and give his honest opinion on whether it’s worth trying and if not, he’ll explain why.

We did one medicated IUI with Dr. Buyalos and when that wasn’t successful (we had done one prior with another clinic) we moved on to egg retrieval and embryo transfer. We did two back to back egg retrievals using BC pills, clomid, menopur, gonal-f, omnitrope, cetrotide, and hcg 1000/lupron 20 units as trigger.

Around $10k for egg retrieval and one embryo transfer, not including cost of medications. Reduces to $8.5k for subsequent retrieval/transfers. This is the cash price but they will work with your insurance if you have coverage and they were extremely helpful in navigating whether we had coverage and how it would work.

Our journey to pregnancy was a very challenging one prior to transferring to Dr. Buyalos' care. My previous RE highly recommended that I start considering donor eggs. I was not ready to consider donor eggs. I wanted to keep trying to use my own eggs. We have been able to bank two healthy embryos while under the care of Dr. Buyalos. Recently, we transferred one embryo and it lead to a pregnancy. I am currently pregnant. Dr. Buyalos' bedside manner makes me feel like he is personally interacting with me and every interaction is meaningful. He always connects with me personally when he enters the room by asking questions about my life outside of fertility. He is really good at maintaining the relationship he has built with me. We've tried different protocols and I would say most of them were on the aggressive side. I have DOR and we concluded that aggressive protocols would improve my chances of conception. I wouldn't say they were too aggressive. The were carefully designed and tailored for me. Dr. Buyalos also made sure to listen to me when I had input about any of my protocols. I am part of support groups and there's so much info that is shared within the fertility community. Whenever I wanted to try an individualized treatment, Dr. Buyalos was open to my input. Dr. Buyalos truly cares and wants the best for me and my husband. His honesty, positivity, kindness and knowledge/experience sets him apart from others. I can't say enough great things about Dr. Buyalos.

Decide what questions are most important to ask. If he has time, you can go on to other questions.

Since I live over 150 miles from FSAC, I did outside monitoring appointments. It wasn't feasible for me to travel to my clinic for every appointment. Outside monitoring made the process easier for me and my husband. It allowed me to take less time away from work and my family.

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Dr. Buyalos takes time to explain each step in the infertility process - from diagnosis to treatment success rates. We felt very well informed in our decision to use an egg donor. Throughout our infertility journey, we could always count on Dr. Buyalos to make recommendations based on science and research. He is also very involved with his patients and it’s easy to get a hold of him.

Reach out if you have questions. There’s no need to rely on Dr. Google when you’re a patient of Dr. B

I was diagnosed with DOR. My AMH was below the level of detection and I had maybe one AF. Dr. Buyalos was very compassionate in explaining what this meant for our chances of conceiving with my own eggs. He gently guided us to consider using donor eggs rather than using all our financial and emotional resources on IVF cycles that would at best yield one or two eggs. This was a critical decision point in our infertility journey. I have many fertility friends with similar diagnoses who spent years of heartbreaking IVF cycles. We feel so lucky to avoided this emotional trauma by being informed of our realistic chance of a live birth using our own eggs. Our first transfer (with donor eggs) was successful and we’re seven weeks pregnant!

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I first visited Dr B about 6years ago looking into egg freezing information. He was kind and informative. I moved out of state and ended up using another clinic for that procedure however when I came back to TO last year I re-visited him for IUI information. He led me to do all the proper testing (blood work, genetic carrier screening, HSG and ultrasounds) he gave me a list of trusted donor sites and made me feel very comfortable and confident I would have a safe and successful pregnancy. I got pregnant on my first try with IUI and am currently 25 weeks along with a so far healthy baby boy!

He seemed quite confident in my levels and amount of eggs especially for my age. He told me little medication, if any would be needed for the first try and if it didn’t work the first time, we would readjust medication. I only used a trigger shot 2 days before my procedure, no other medications were used. He did prescribe CoQ10 prior to my IUI.

Natera testing and a copay

He’s very knowledgeable & will give you his expertise on the matter, but in the end will do whatever you’re comfortable with. After 2 failed PGT normal singleton FET not even sticking, he advised us to seek 2nd opinions & gave us names of some very academically known RE’s as he was NOT dismissing us as pts, but wanted a 2nd set of eyes on our case. I consulted w/3 others & we collectively came up w/a game plan.

Do the research & ask questions!!

ER #1 antagonist Clomid cycle 3 eggs —> 2 blasts —> 1 euploid ER #2 down regulation Lupron cycle 11 eggs —> 4 blasts —> 2 euploids 1st FET negative HCG/preg test. 2nd FET neg HCG/preg test {1 embryo remaining on ice} ER #3 down regulation Lupron 12 eggs —> 7 blasts no PGS (funds exhausted at this point) FET #3 implanted 2 untested embryos from ER #3. HCG beta #1 303 (they like above 80), HCG beta #2 1,033. 6 wk ultrasound confirmed they both stuck!!! But 1 stopped growing at 2 wks (most likely aneuploid), but other is thriving along w/heart beat *<|:-)

$10k cash pay per cycle (included monitoring, ER, & FET). $500 anesthesia for ER. $3-5k meds. $600 per embryo to be PGS tested.

Some RE’s absolutely will NOT transfer more than 1. Dr B will ONLY if 1st transfer fails.

Dr. B is someone who makes me believe motherhood is possible. He has never made me feel less than I am. He has always encouraged me and my husband to do what we feel is best for us at that time and he will support us. He had never pushed procedures or treatments on us that were uncessary. If he has any weakness at all it would be his confidence, he believes everyone will get pregnant

Ask questions, be open minded about your treatment plan. He is an amazing dr. Who cares deeply for you as a person. He is also very popular so be prepared to wait

We did 5 iui with letrozole, 4 cycles of it with 5 MG for 5 days , 1 cycle of 10 MG for 7 days , 1 iui with clomid. 1 ivf cycle , which I wasn't a good responder with so we will be more aggressive next time. I have great AMH and husband has no sperm issues either. Unexplained infertility

Ivf was $9,900 for the cycle. $1400 for pgt up to 6 embryos. $3500 for medication. This was cash oay without Insurance. Iui was about $700 each time including meds and ultrasounds.

Dr. Buyalos is very knowledgeable and experienced. I’ve been really impressed with how accurate he’s been with numbers like number of eggs retrieved, how many day 3, day 5 and PGS normal. He makes sure that I am as comfortable as possible and he keeps me informed every step of the way. There are times when it does feel like a lot of information is given and not enough time to process, but when asked Dr. Buyalos will always clarify or explain further which I appreciate. Ultimately, I feel as though Dr.Buyalos knows his stuff and I trust my care in his hands.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions! It’s a lot to take in and understand but Dr. Buyalos is the guy to educate you!

Dr. Buyalos put me on a GnRH Antagonist protocol. I started with birth control for about 5 days then started daily injections of Gonal-f (225 IU) and Menopur (150 IU). After my first monitoring appointment and bloodwork that followed my dose of Gonal-f decreased to 150IU. I was also prescribed certotide to suppress ovulation. I believe that Dr. Buyalos was trying to only be as aggressive as he needs to be-balancing optimal results and keeping me comfortable. I had 16 eggs retrieved which ultimately yielded 3 normal high grade embryos. I sometimes wonder if I would have gotten better results if we were a bit more aggressive with my protocol. I’ve been diagnosed with unexplained infertility( all tests have come back normal and good AMH). During my egg retrieval I also had an endometrial biopsy done. This was an added measure to increase transfer success.

The initial package was $9500. This covered appointments, bloodwork, retrieval, ICSI, transfer. My medications cost about $3,500 (this is with a discount rate from the clinic and relatively low doses). Extra costs were about $6500 for anesthesia, egg freezing, genetic testing, endometrial biopsy, etc.

De. Buyalos typically does single embryo transfers.

I always felt like I was in the best hands. He is extremely intelligent and it makes you feel confident in his abilities. He estimated what he thought my outcome would be under his care during the first appointment and he exceed those results.

Don’t expect any communication with him outside of your appointments, it’s all done through his nurses. He did call to tell us when our FET worked and it was very much appreciated hearing from him and not only the nurse.

Gonal f and Menopur prior to egg retrieval. FFET was estrogen pills, progesterone in oil shots, and progesterone suppositories.

I was in and out quickly most days and never waited too long past my appointment time.

We had insurance and o my paid our out of pocket maximum for the year

He recommended transferring one embryo at a time and we were happy with that

Dr. Buyolos is compassionate, understanding and is very thorough in explaining your diagnosis and treatments. No question was a dumb question for him. He took his time with my husband and I, and really explained the process, and our diagnosis. He educated us on both IUI and IVF and while suggesting IVF first I felt that I wasn't ready for the treatment so we proceeded with IUI. Dr. B was present for the first few appointments we had but after that we did not see him often if at all. My husband and I completed 2 full rounds of IUI and the third had to be canceled. We then decided to proceed with IVF after a conversation with my OB where he stated that he felt I was wasting my time with IUI and with my diagnosis he would recommend I proceed with IVF, so I walked into the clinic and told Dr. B I was not ready for IVF. Because Dr. B had been traveling quite a bit during my first treatments I was concerned that he would not be available for our very first round of IVF however his staff informed me that he is very present during IVF and will be at every on of my appointments. It is too early to evaluate him based off my IVF round as we are just in the early stages. I am hopeful that he will be just as involved as he was in our journey at the very beginning.

I would encourage every patient to go in with a list of questions already prepared for Dr. Buyalos. My husband and I found ourselves thinking of questions after meeting him, so bring the list and go through it with Dr. B upon your first visit.

During the first IUI treatments I was on Letrozole, and Follistem, when that failed he changed me to Chlomid. After 3 failed attempts at IUI we have proceeded with IVF. We are just in the beginning stages of IVF to determine the treatment strategy that I will be placed on based off of my diagnosis.

For our IUI procedures my husband and I have not paid anything yet because we do have medical coverage that covers our IUI treatments. The only thing not covered was our medication. Every round we paid approx $300 for medication. We just placed an order for our IVF medication and have paid $3500.

Dr Buyalos explained everything in detail and answered all my questions. I wanted to know it all and he took the time to explain things. But at times it seemed as though he was overbooked and would need to go because was so busy, but I understand that. He is very optimistic which made me very optimistic that treatment would work so when it did not, I was crushed. I think I need doctors to be more realistic with me. Tell me the statistics and not just tell me it will work. Dr Buyalos is a very nice and caring doctor and has so much knowledge.

Go with list of questions to ask. And know that he will be a big cheerleader for you! But remember that there are no guarantees that you will come out of treatment pregnant.

I don’t remember specifics. But during first IUIs I was on clomid and menopur and suppositories. Eventually the oral meds began to change. I do not remember the medications used for egg retrieval, I have the paperwork but too sensitive to look at it again. It’s been 6 months.

During my IUIs, I had insurance that covered part of the treatment. Out of pocket my 5 iuis cost about 2-3 thousand I would estimate. My egg retrieval totaled just over 20 thousand, including the medications and genetic testing.

I did not get viable embryos but if I had the plan was to implant 2, which I wanted. And for my age and history, I think that is appropriate.

Dr. B listens, and is prepared for every visit. Even when I can tell it is busy at the clinic, he doesn't seem rushed with me. On my first visit, we were in his office, and it was so personal. He listened to my whole story and told me a bit about himself. He wasn't afraid to spend time just getting to know me and not just about the infertility. Dr. B is also careful to answer any questions I have thoroughly.

Ask any questions you have because he will treat you with respect and always answer your questions fully.

I have a low egg reserve for my age, 33. My HSG test was good, no blockages. I have no problems with my uterus and my husband has a high sperm count, good motility, morphology, etc.. Dr. B started with two months of timed intercourse using Letrozole 5mg. On the third month we did an IUI cycle, also with 5mg of Letrozole. The fourth month the Dr. gave me the option to try Clomid or keep using Letrozole, he was happy with the results of the Letrozole, but recommended at some time trying Clomid, since I had not gotten pregnant. I wanted to do one more month with Letrozole, so he added Follistim 0.1ml to inject three times during the course of Letrozole. Each of these four cycles (2 timed and two IUI) I used Ovidrel as my trigger shot. After the four months, Dr. B said we should either move to IVF, because the success rate of IUI and timed is less after about four times, or he said we can do one more round of IUI. I am just about to start this round of IUI and will be using Clomid this time. I do not know the dosage yet.

My HSG test, semen analysis, consultation, blood draws, and ultrasounds related to diagnostics were covered by my insurance. After that, ultrasounds were $175, and I needed two per timed or IUI cycle. The progesterone they gave me free or I had to pay $20 when I ran out. The Ovidrel was $105.00 each time, and was shipped to my house. The Letrozole was paid for by my insurance the first time and was about $20 each other time from the CVS pharmacy. Each IUI with the sperm wash was $360. Dr. B's office waives the office visit fee if you are paying out of pocket. My insurance doesn't cover fertility treatment, just the diagnosis part, so now I am paying out of pocket.

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Dr. Buyalos is the most caring and compassionate doctor I have encountered, and he is genuinely caring and he is willing to help patients and put their financial and emotional stress in consideration. Dr. Buyalos has surperb skills and he constantly changing protocols based on my blood work and follicles counts and age and he is much more concise. Most important of all, he genuinely cares.

If you are an older woman or have infertility issues, please see Dr. Buyalos, and he will use all his power to help you to success.

He actually reduced my injectables and used clomid for the first 7 days because my age and higher FSH, for older woman less medication is actually more effective. He added Gonal F and menupor and omnitrope after 7 days, and then he added citride as an antagonist.

It is pretty easy to make an appointment or change an appointment once I am a patient here. The first consultation appointment takes about one month to get in.

My first IVF was with Dr. Huburt in the same clinic and it was $9900, and then the second and third was 7500$, and the fourth was $5500.

He would like to transferred one embryo if it is tested

Dr. Buyalos was thorough in explaining all of my options. He changed protocols when one didn’t work. He walked me through all procedures & answered all of my questions. His 24/7 availability was really important In my treatment since timing as we all know is most important. I love that he is realistic in his expectations & he makes you believe that things are going to work & he’s not going to stop till it does.

Be patient...be optimistic, trust your Dr!

I have PCOS & have very slow growing follicles. Right away he started me off on a higher dose of Clomid, when that wasn’t working he switched to Femara. That worked! Unfortunately the IUI didn’t work. 2nd cycle he started on Femara, after a week on that we switched to high dose of Clomid & that worked. However the IUI didn’t work. Now my 3rd cycle we did higher dose of Femara for longer intervals & it worked. I’m currently in 2WW!

My monitoring is $150/ ultrasound & the IUI procedure itself was $255

From our very first visit Doctor Buyalos was very informative and very enthusiastic to help us with our situation. He always was very thorough and detailed on what the next steps were. While in his office we saw that he even used some type of phone service to record what was decided in our first meeting with him and he would continue to use this every time we met with him. He called us within a few days of our first meeting and wanted to check up on us and see if we were taking proper steps needed to help eliminate other factors before jumping into IVF. At one time he called us when he was out of the country to check up on us and see how we were doing and to make sure that we being on schedule with the testing that he had recommended us to do. It was all very new to us and in our area the doctors are nowhere as thorough and informative as Doctor Buyalos. We do not mind the drive of three and a half hours from where we live in Hanford to Thousand Oaks because we know that every appointment with Doctor Buyalos will be informative and thorough and always focused on our needs and we love the fact that every test we need can be done in his office.

Do not be afraid to ask questions. Doctor Buyalos is very good at explaining everything and every step of the IVF process.

First we had my wife checked out and he looked over her previous records and stated he was not concerned with endometriosis. He then had me do another sperm analysis. I was then refer to Dr. Zeitlin do to low sperm count. Here I did several tests; prostate check, ultrasound and he started me on medication. I began to take Anastrozole 1 mg daily and Clomiphene Citrate 50mg a half pill every other day. They continued to test sperm and added in CoQ10 to help as well. After using this for several months my results improved and Dr. Buyalos said IVF would be our best route. We then worked on getting money together and began to order meds and set up schedule. My wife was seen many times while on injections and blood tested as well. All meds were used and never adjusted as he said she was responding very well. On day of retrieval he projected 17 eggs and we were shocked to hear 30 eggs were retrieved. On day one of fertilization we had 22 on day 3 we still had 22 and both us and doctor were shocked. By day 5 we had 4 ready to freeze and possibly 5 more. We ended up with 7 embryos before PGS testing.

IVF was around $10,000, PGS testing $3,500 , meds were around $4,000 and extra cost of labs, and procedure between $1,000-$2,000.

Doctor Buyalos recommended that we only do 1 embryo for our first transfer because he did not want us to have any complications and informed us on how multiple embryo transfers can have more complications and be more difficult on the female patient.

I left another clinic because I felt like a number and wanted personal attention. From our 1st apt, he spent over an hour with us, explaining the entire process of IUI and IVF, looking over our previous test results, getting background medical history, preforming US before making any recommendations. Several times he mentioned having to change treatment plans and set up phone calls since we were over 3.5 hrs away. He adapted his schedule so we could have later apts due to our drive. I do like that Dr B preforms all US, which I've learned is not always the case. Monitoring apts are VERY quick.

Dr B is very knowledgeable and kind. He truly cares about you as a patient and wants the best outcome for you.

IVF was $9600 FET was $3600

Single embryo transfers are preferred, but Dr B allowed us to transfer 2 since they were not PGS tested. Also he commented that I had a long torso and would be able to handle twins if both embryos implanted.

He spent a great deal of time with us when we first met with him and helped us understand our case. He was honest and warm. He's very skilled, very intelligent, and very passionate. I cannot say enough good things about him.

Don't be afraid to ask him pointed questions; he's comfortable answering any questions.

Clomid, Menopur and Bravelle for first egg retrieval (until Bravelle pulled from market), then Gonal-F. I actually like the Gonal-F better (much easier to inject with the pen). 3 egg retrievals and embryo biopsies. We didn't get many per cycle that were normal (1-2), so we did 3 rounds and ended up with 4 normals that were frozen. We wanted to do all egg retrievals first before transfers since it was a race against time with my eggs. Estrogen pills and Progesterone for transfer. I actually preferred the shots of progesterone even though they hurt because it was easier and less messy in some ways. I'm not sure about the rationales for everything (can't remember it all now), but the idea was that I didn't have a lot of eggs left that were great, so this maximized the number of good eggs that we got. Our healthy son was born last March.

$60,000 total for 3 egg retrievals and 1 transfer.

We told him about a friend of ours who transferred two and ended up with triplets (one split) and he said that he tries to avoid transferring multiple embryos these days because the testing is so much better and because it presents fewer risks to the mother to have only one.

I'm so happy Dr. Buyalos was my doctor. He always made me feel comfortable. He called me personally to discuss things, and made me feel like I wasn't "just a number."

Nothing I can think of.

I had many experiences with many reproductive endocrinologists before I met Dr. Buyalos. He came highly recommended. He was kind and straightforward without be cruel. He is very good at explaining everything and answering all questions.

Have a list of questions ready when you see him and take notes and/or ask him if you may record your session with him.

I had high FSH since I was in my late 20s. Many REs will not want to work with patients who have this diagnosis. I went to see Dr. Check in New Jersey. I was monitored at home in Los Angeles using Dr. Check's protocol for women with high FSH by Dr. Buyalos. I became pregnant many times but had miscarriages always at about week 6. Dr. Buyalos could find no clinical reason why. I also had the same outcome with transferred embryos. Because Dr. Buyalos allowed me the chance to try with my own eggs and then to see that I had the same outcome with donor eggs made my decision to move to a surrogate easier.

I don't recall the costs, but I do remember that his costs and the costs at his clinic were lower than those at other reproductive endocrinologists' offices I saw in and near Los Angeles.

At the time (2009), Dr. Buyalos preferred to transfer multiple embryos because statistically that would give us the best chance of a good outcome. Our surrogate did become pregnant with twins on the first try. They were born at 36 weeks and were born healthy without requiring NICU time.

I was extremely pleased with my experience and with his treatment. I saw him at every visit and was able to get in touch with him after hours on one occasion early in my pregnancy, when I was experiencing some issues and was very worried. He explained what he thought the issue was and put my mind somewhat at ease until I was able to go in for an office visit (I was out of town at the time, which made the situation even more difficult). Just as he had predicted, there was no major problem with the pregnancy and I went on to deliver twins.

Do whatever you need to do to use Dr Buyalos for your fertility treatment. When I was undergoing treatment with him, I lived two hours away and it was well worth all of the driving back and forth to have a doctor that I could trust to be honest and forthright.

The cost was high because my insurance did not cover much of the treatment, but I don't think fees were higher than usual or customary. Dr Buyalos and his staff made every effort to help me find ways to minimize or defray costs, where possible. For example, they would let me know about any programs being offered by one of the drug manufacturers.

Dr Buyalos was my third doctor. I was previously treated by Dr Boostanfar at HRC Westlake and Dr Gleicher at CHR NYC. I also met with and consulted 4 other doctors, Dr Kumar at WFI, Dr Vermesh at CFG, Dr Najmabadi at CRHG, and Dr Zein at UCLA. Dr Buyalos was absolutely the best choice. He is an amazing human and a compassionate and a highly educated, experienced and skilled doctor. He was always transparent and reassuring. He gave me so much hope, and has met all the expectations. We are deeply grateful for him.

You can absolutely trust Dr Buyalos.

I had 2 ICSI cycles with Dr Buyalos (after 3 fresh and 1 frozen cycle at other clinics). After our first cycle that resulted in no normal embryos, Dr Buyalos adjusted the protocol.

Highly competitive costs. The lowest costs of the 3 clinics I was treated in and the lowest of 4 other clinics I considered for treatment.

We did a single embryo transfer of a PGS tested blastocyst.

We came to the clinic recommended by a friend. We met Dr. B two years ago, but for personal reasons, I found other clinics and other doctors for the first two cycles of our cycle. Those two cycles made us feel very frustrated and even lost confidence. Later, we decided to contact Dr. B. He carefully asked about our previous situation, and then told us that he thought the egg retrieval time might not be correct, leading to failure. According to our situation, he worked out the most suitable medicine for us. Every time he checked, he was there, and he continued to encourage us and give us confidence. This makes us feel very helpful.

Give yourself confidence and trust Dr.B. He can do his best, so please believe in yourself and the clinic. It's worth waiting.

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single embryo transfer at one time is highly recommended.

Dr Buyalos is compassionate and thorough and takes the time needed to explain everything involved in treatment. Although we are still in the process of receiving the results we want, we continue to only want to do treatment with Dr B

Advocate for yourself and ask a lot of questions

Dr Buyalos had me prepare for IUI by taking Clomid, Menopur injections and a trigger shot. Then after IUI I took progesterone. One of my cycles I had to add in Estrace due to thin lining. Although I have not exhibited any fertility issues, we maximized our time and money by adding the ovarian stimulation. We did not get pregnant in the 3 IUI's we did with Dr B. My husband was diagnosed with a varicocele and instead of pursuing more treatment, we decided to get his varicocele repaired since it was covered by insurance.

I paid approximately $1k per IUI

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Dr. Buyalos is. Known around the area to get women pregnant. The nurses are kind cute and they offer you Gatorade. Each nurse i had was gentle and treated me like a human. They got in quick and effortlessly.

Dr. Buyalos will figure the real reason your not getting pregnant the first time you see him. He made me get an MRI on my pelvis and low and behold no baby could grow in there. He’s very well known in our community for getting women pregnant.

The first protocol was that Buyalos said that my eggs are 10 years younger than me. But he wanted to an MRI on my pelvis and I had surgery by Buyalos on June 29th to remove a 3lb fibroid

I owe $575 right now and the first round of IVF is $9500

Prefer one embryo at a time