Sanjay Agarwal

Dr. Agarwal is not only an incredible fertility doctor, he is the AUTHORITY on endometriosis. He teaches at UCSD and is well respected by other doctors at the college. His treatment plans were all based on cutting edge research and the newest data possible. His bedside manner is a 10/10 and I trust him with my life. Everything he recommended worked and I am now pregnant with a healthy baby. He treated me like family and truly cares about his patients.

Trust him! He is a genius and has written many medical articles and performed many studies on multiple drugs and procedures.

First he ordered tons of blood work, a flush of my fallopian tubes, MRIs, and a hysteroscopy. He was very thorough. He had me get on Letrozole to shrink down my endometriosis. He removed some cysts in my uterus and made sure it was clear and ready for an embryo. I then started IVF. Egg retrieval was successful. We did a frozen transfer of only 1 PGTA tested day 5 embryo about a month later. It was successful and I am now 9 weeks pregnant. On progesterone and estrogen suppositories until week 12 to support the pregnancy. I have gone in every 2 weeks for an ultrasound and blood work.

Luckily my PPO picked up a lost of the costs. The finance team was on the ball with my insurance and getting things approved. They never made any mistakes or charged me when they shouldn’t have. In total, we spent about $12,000 out of pocket for all testing, procedures, IVF, freezer, and visits.

I’m so glad Dr. Agarwal only does single embryo transfer. The research on that is very clear that it is much safer for mom and baby.

I love Dr. Agarwal! He is always available if you need him. The hardest part about this journey is that he won't be as active in the retrieval side of things because he is only in office once a week. However, I'll be taken care of 2 - 3 other doctors who follow a similar protocol as him. I much rather have one doctor to work with so there is less of a chance of inaccuracy or different readings on my own body, but I trust everyone at the center which is why we are choosing to move forward.

Make sure to come with a list of questions that are personal to your situation. While he goes through the process thoroughly with you, he won't go into EVERY detail because there simply isn't enough time. Come prepared with all the scenarios that you need clarity on and don't be shy to put it out there. My husband and I like to keep things as light as possible and are silly during the appointments, while it caught him off guard at first he quickly warmed up to our personalities and played along. So don't be shy to be yourself and create the environment that you need to feel safe and comfortable.

We worked with his partnered urologist to do a microTESE because my husband has cystic fibrosis and his vasdefrans was never fully developed or blocked. Dr. Hseih put him on Clomid for three months prior to surgery. Surgery went well and they were able to fulfill 11 vials for us to use for IVF. Dr. Agarwal had me go on multiple supplements and prescribed metformin to hopefully help my body respond better to medications. We are currently on pause with retrieval due to COVID-19.

$9,500 for IVF $3,000 per transfer $4,000 - $8,000 for medications 2,000 - 3,000 for PGS / PGD Testing about $1,000 Bloodwork and visits

Dr. Sanjay K. Agarwal only does single embryo transfers and we will be doing ICSI.

He was kind and compassionate. He also brought humor to the very anxious appointments. He went above and beyond to make me feel important and really showed how much he cared about his patients. I had switched to him from a different facility where I had felt like a number. From the first meeting I instantly felt comfortable with him and trusted that he would be able to help me have a baby. He was understanding when I was emotional and always wanted my opinion on the plan of care. He was also honest and told me that after 4 Iuis the chance of conceiving was very low and we should move on to IVF. I was lucky enough to have him as my IVF doctor as well. He always made me laugh and told me he would get me pregnant he felt very strongly it would work. He insisted on doing another hysteroscopy before transfer. He wanted to make my uterus perfect, and it did because I’m now holding my 3 month old. He called me several times throughout treatment to check on me and after my son was born he came to the hospital and visited us. He is such a warm and caring doctor and is the top fertility doctor at UCSD and I would recommend him to anyone.

Listen to him and trust him, he knows what he is doing.

When I transferred to him we were starting my third iui cycle. He decided to try clomid because my previous cycles were with letrozole and hadnt really had a good result from that medication. I did a cycle with clomid and it was negative. We then decided together to do injectables for my 4th iui and I used gonal f and that was also negative. For my egg retrieval process I used gonal f and menopur for stims. My estradiol and follicles really responded so I was started on ganirelix to prevent ovulation and dostinex to prevent OHSS. My estradiol was very high and my follicle count was around 40-50 so he decided to Coast and I did not do any injections the last day of stims. For my retrieval we got 33 eggs and after everything 13 made it to freeze. He automatically does icsi and only does frozen transfers. He also will only transfer one embryo if you are under a certain age. He feels he wants one healthy baby instead of twins who have growth issues or have health problems. He insisted on doing a 3rd hysteroscopy before the transfer so I was started on birth control which i also took before retrieval. When it came time to do the transfer I was started on estrogen patches and endometrin vagina suppositories. A week before the transfer I started pio shots. I continued the shots and suppositories until about 91/2 weeks when I graduated to my OB.

I had no insurance coverage for IVF. The retrieval cycle was around 16,000.00 without meds and the transfer was around 3,000.00 without meds. Appointments with ultrasounds and bloodwork ran about 3-400.00 each once a cycle was done. Overall we spent around 40,000.00 with meds and everything

My Dr would not transfer more than one embryo because I was only 33. He felt very strongly about it. He had seen multiple embryo transfers go well but then the babies having health issues or being premature or sadly one of them dying. He wanted to give me one healthy baby and I agreed with him.

Dr Agarwal is very knowledgable and friendly. I feel confident in him as my doctor. I especially like that he specializes in endometriosis as this is a concern of mine. Sometimes I had to remind him of prior conversations but his medical work is on point.

Dr Agarwal is a thorough surgeon. He takes extra time and care to get everything he can. He is very knowledgable and will give you a full assessment of odds.

Round one I started off light with menopur, follistim, and clomid to see my reaction to new drugs. My doses were upped quite a bit to of menopur and follistim because my E2s weren't rising. The results were great for my age 7 blastocysts 2 PGS normal. Round 2 dosage was similar but didn't produce any normals.

Reproductive Partners is on the higher end of costs, but the care is good, and they have packages and financing available.

My doctor strongly prefers 1 embryo transfer. It is safer for the mother and the fetus.

I appreciated that Dr. Agarwal presented the options to me and didn't push one or the other. He seemed to grasp how difficult the decisions were for us to make. One thing that really was off putting was that he didn't share with me what certain imaging results were and didn't seem to link together multiple tests that may be of concern.

Make sure to do your own research and follow-up with a lot of questions.

We did one IUI, then a laparoscopy (based on my wishes). He said we could go straight to IVF, but said it might be good to try IUI first.

The IUI was about $300, plus cost of meds and blood work. All together it was about $700. Insurance didn't cover anything.

I'm still being seen by Dr Agarwal and have overall been very happy with my care. He's responsive to my questions, he hasn't pushed me into any treatments, and has been kind throughout. As someone with unexplained infertility I do wish he was a bit more aggressive with my treatment, but I think that's more a symptom of my impatience and less about his quality of care.

As an individual who likes to understand all the details, I have found it most beneficial to do my research and come with questions prepared as he likely won't outline every detail.

I've been through four medicated cycles (currently in my 4th), with 3 IUIs. I've been treated with Clomid and Letrozole, and progesterone to support my luteal phase.

Co-pay and IUI fees

Dr Agarwal is very personable. He takes time to address all concerns, is very involved in the process. Above all he is honest, has strong ethics and shows a lot of care. We truly trust him to make decisions that are best for us and are thankful to have found such great, caring and compassionate doctor.

Be honest with him, shareyour concerns and fears. No question or worry is too silly for him. Trust him, he has a patients best interest at heart.

Long agonist protocol first IVF. Successful pregnancy of twins. Different approach this time, still waiting to hear all the details and timelines on that but I trust we are in the best care possible!

13 k for all freeze cycle.

He seems to feel strongly about eSETfor our case and we agree.

He does have interns and learning doctors in with you, so I feel like it’s not really one on one. But he doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable or like you’re just a test subject. He makes you feel safe.

He has a good success rate and he isn’t after the most expensive treatment to help you conceive.

He made sure to test my husband for a sperm analysis , every doctor was saying he was fine. But he didn’t think he was.

Nothing. They accepted tri care.

He has a good bedside manner. He lets the residents and fellows do the exam and procedures which is not something I was expecting or was explained to me in advance. When I did ask for him to do the procedure, he talked about it in front of the fellow and resident whom I didn’t want to offend so it was uncomfortable.

Let people know that you don’t do the exam or procedures

IUI, clomid

Out of pocket for IUI was 500-650 per cycle I think

I had a couple of options ahead of me. He was honest in giving me his opinion about what I should try first and what my odds may be. He listens and cares not just about me but also my partner. As a queer person that is so important to me.

Make a list of questions, he'll answer them.

I went to him for all of my initial testing, we discussed my options, we decided to move forward with IUI after considering what would work best for my partner and I. We discussed whether or not to do a medicated round and just as things were going to get started COVID-19 happened so I don't know how things will turn out.

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