Shahin Ghadir

He is very kind and hopeful. Gives too much false hope in my opinion. Did fully explain what’s going on with my tubes or treatment for my tubes. And didn’t thoroughly review my exams and results before proceeding with treatment.

Demand answers and look around for better pricing. He is overpriced compared to competitors

I asked for an HSG so he did one. He recommended AMH levels be tested. Then did clomid and IUis

The most expensive clinic in SoCal that’s ive found. Didn’t know this prior to treatment.

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Dr. Ghadir understands the stress of the journey. He is quick to make one feel calm and safe. It isn't easy, what he does. Yet, he never made us feel like we didn't belong. We are two gay Dads. And, that was never an issue. I like how he told us, he enjoyed working with LGBT families. We loved our experience.

Go. Don't hesitate. Dr. Ghadir is amazing. He will be the best thing about your journey. We feel so fortunate to have had Dr. Ghadir as our doctor.

We had weekly (sometimes daily) emails about progress. They literally held our hand, every step of the way.

Not sure exactly how much, but around $25,000 - $35,000.

We transferred two embryos. Never an issue. And, now, we have twin boys.

In general, I found Dr. Ghadir to be professional, caring, gentle and with a great bedside manner. His nursing staff and the front office staff at SCRC are incredible. They're helpful, kind and always available to help.

With any doctor, not just Ghadir, don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions, it's your body and it's important that you know (and understand) what's happening. Ghadir was always great about answering my questions and not rushing me.

D. Ghadir is very intelligent and compassionate.

Be your own advocate and ask lots of questions.

IVF was a standard IVF protocol for my age.

IVF was 20,000

What a wonderful, caring, knowledgeable & lovely Doctor. From the first meeting I knew I was in the very best hands.. he knows how to make you feel guided & understands your every need. An all round amazing Doctor. I feel so blessed to have him at the helm of our baby making journey!!

Trust in Dr Shahin Ghadir’s knowledge. He will do everything in his power to help your baby dream become a reality!!

The protocol was specifically tailored to my needs and requirements .. after extensive testing & previous results. Also the main factor that assisted our successful pregnancy- the ERA biopsy which gave him valuable information regarding the most optimal time to transfer embryos.

Costs were outlined very clearly from the beginning. Payments were advised in a timely manner in order for the patient to have ample time to arrange payment. SCRC was obviously more expensive considering I was an international patient from Australia

I trusted that Dr Shahin Ghadir well informed me of the reasons why eSET was always the best way to proceed. I’m glad I took his advice & trusted his decision.

Dr Ghadir is an excellent clinician! Very informative! Readily available for anything. I felt comfortable asking him any questions. His management style is individualized and his skills pristine. His success rates speak for themselves! Will be going back to him for baby #2!

If you are looking for expertise and above average success rates, Dr Ghadir is your man!

$20k for Thawing eggs, creating embryos, PGS testing, embryo transfer, medications, labs & ultrasounds.

Dr. Ghadir is great, honest and caring. He tells the truth but has the same goal - a baby!! He was willing to take a chance with me even at my age. Although the chances are low, he is willing to try anything

To follow his advice and be willing to pay for the vitamins!

I don’t remember the first cycle

My insurance covered it

My doctor only wants to do a single transfer but I would prefer to transfer two

Dr. Ghadir was always extremely informative and supportive. From our first consultation with him, we explained we had a bad experience previously with a different clinic where we felt like we were not given much attention and that clinic was clearly too busy to really pay attention to patients. Dr. Ghadir really listened to our story and kept reiterating to us that he'd taken huge strides in his own practice to make sure that patients feel heard and seen and don't feel like they're trying to communicate with staff at a clinic that's clearly overrun with patients. Dr. Ghadir was also always very warm and compassionate and always explained everything to us in as much detail as we wanted, and always gave us enough time with him without making it feel like he was trying to rush us off the phone, etc. When it came to our transfer, I was nervous because my lining was not as thick as we wanted, and I was very worried about that. Dr. Ghadir really listened to me and reassured me that every person is different and just because my lining was thin didn't mean the procedure couldn't work, and he'd had success with other patients with thin linings in the past. I listened to him and the transfer was successful!

Try to educate yourself as much as you can about IVF, because while everyone at SCRC is really supportive and will answer any question you want about the very next step in the process, they don't necessarily go into detail about things that are two or three steps ahead.

He recommended two egg retrievals rather than just one, because we only got 3 embryos from the first retrieval. While that was super frustrating at the time, we're REALLY happy we listened to his advice here because now we have 7 embryos from the two retrievals and we feel really good about our next transfer. He also recommended a mock transfer, and we learned from that that my meds needed to be adjusted, so we're glad we listened to him and took the time to do that.

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I chose Dr. Ghadir because he very clearly and bluntly explained my chances of getting pregnant at a more advanced age - but also seemed undaunted by guiding me through the journey even though my chances were low. I appreciated his candor and his insistence on optimism even at my lowest points when the chances of success seemed most bleak.

The clinic is very busy. You will have long waits for ultrasound & blood. Sometimes you won’t get the answers you need from staff, but if you are persistent about following up with Ghadir, he will always take the time to talk through your concerns/risks etc.

Faced with diminished ovarian reserve, Ghadir put me on DHEA for several months. Starting egg retrieval cycles with birth control also had bad results for me in terms of total eggs so we canceled a few cycles because of that. He also upped my Menopur with good results after a few cycles.

Insurance coverage mostly & some out of pockets costs for retrievals, anesthesia, monitoring & certain labs

This wasn’t an issue

Dr. Ghadir has been an absolute God-send to my husband and me. His expertise along with his warm and caring personality have truly changed our lives for the better. Dr. Ghadir has provided the best possible care for me and I trust his medical judgement fully.

I would suggest that you take full advantage of the time you receive with Dr. Ghadir- come prepared to your consultation or appointments with your questions and concerns identified and written down, so he can be sure to address them with you in real time.

For Egg Retrieval, Dr. Ghadir prescribed me on a Micro-Flare Lupron protocol, which worked EXTREMELY well for me and my DOR. We were able to retrieve 16 eggs and ALL of 16 were mature. Prior to transfer, Dr. Ghadir prescribed me Lupron, Estrace and Progesterone. After transfer, I remaining on Estrace for a few days and continued Progesterone injections as well as Progesterone suppositories.

Dr. Ghadir was willing to transfer two embryos, which my husband and I initially wanted to do. However, after discussing our options and risks with Dr. Ghadir, we decided to move forward with eSET, and we are very happy with this decision.

Dr. Ghadir helped me successfully conceive twice. I now have 2 beautiful healthy children. He is very confident in what he does which makes us confident in his treatment plans. I had one chemical pregnancy and he showed empathy and compassion when it happened. We trusted him every step of the way during our IVF journey.

Dr. Ghadir is very straight forward. Trust his treatment plans.

Medications for egg retrieval. Medications for frozen embryo transfer.

Around $8-10k per cycle.

He was very confident that transfering multiples will result in a multiple pregnancy.

Dr. Ghadir loves what he does, you can tell! However I think the size of the practice makes it hard for him to really give each patient the time they deserve. However when I was with Dr. Ghadir, he explains whats happening, he shares in your joy and in your sadness (if things didn't go as expected). He cares and you can tell.

To expect that he'll do his absolute best to get you the results you desire. But to also make sure you FULLY understand the way his office bills patients and whether or not certain services go through insurance or not.

Starting in 2012/2013, we had insurance that covered IUI. Dr. Ghadir recommended 3 IUI's however, because we had insurance we pushed to do more cycles. In retrospect, we wasted valuable time. But we were so hopefully one would take and would save us the time and money for IVF. After 7 IUI's we moved to IVF. We did our first retrieval and got 5 embryo's. However only 1 was splitting and developing the way it should by day 5. Dr Ghadir recommended a second retrieval immediately. I wanted to transfer the 1 good embryo but he suggested that if that embryo took and I wanted more kids, I'd end up doing another retrieval when I was not only older, but also trying to juggle a toddler at home. He suggested an immediate retrieval and to freeze the embryo's from cycle 1. I'm SO thankful he recommended that. It was a hard pill to swallow at the time, since the retrieval is so taxing on the body and the bank account, but a second retrieval allowed us to gather more embryos. And the other embryos from cycle 1 were late, but they split and developed and we were able to freeze them. After the second retrieval we had a total of 9 embryos that we sent off for genetic testing. 7 passed genetic testing. We got 2 females and 5 males. I'm so thankful we did two retrievals and we had a few more embryos to "work with". Our first FET failed, and that prompted Dr. Ghadir to do an autoimmune panel on me. He changed my medication protocol and for the second FET I was put on progesterone in Oil, a blood thinner and several other medications that I did not take during my first FET. Our second FET was successful and we welcomed a healthy baby boy in April of 2015. We returned to SCRC in 2016 for our third FET. Thankfully, that FET was also successful and we welcomed a healthy baby girl in February 2017. We now had 4 embryos remaining. In February of 2020 we did another FET and sadly that failed. Dr. Ghadir suggested an ERA (a mock transfer to ensure that my protocol and meds were at the levels they needed to be). Our ERA confirmed that my meds (mostly the progesterone intake) were where they needed to be. So for my next FET, the protocol would remain the same. Then Covid interrupted us! Due to COVID we had to take a break in-between, but resumed with another transfer in August of 2020. That FET was successful and we're currently pregnant with our 3rd child. While IVF is expensive and emotionally and mentally taxing, i'm so thankful we did it and got the results we got with Dr. Ghadir.

We paid out of pocket with our two Retrievals, however I had insurance that covered the cost of labs and ultrasounds. This greatly reduced the cost of our Retrievals. In my FET's and transfers in the past, I had the same insurance that covered labs and ultrasounds, which also greatly reduced the cost of my FET's. However in the FET in February 2020 and the FET which resulted in my current pregnancy, I felt very unclear about charges. We did not have insurance that covered Labs or ultrasounds so the charges were very different from my previous FET's. In asking about the charges the billing department was very unforgiving, not helpful at all, simply said "it is what it is" and were not willing to understand that they failed to explain the charges to me. I even emailed PRIOR to my FET's this year and said "I do not have fertility coverage through insurance, what costs can I expect to pay". I have lengthy emails that show the billing department simply responded with a fee sheet, which does not answer the question because as a patient, I don't understand if or when certain procedures on the fee sheet even apply to me. I was very disappointed with the level of service from the billing department. This is not some small time facility. But I felt that they assumed because it's beverly hills that patients have money and simply pay what is asked of them and do not ask questions. And once I asked questions, they were very bothered and flustered.

We never considered multiples, we always expressed that wanted to do a single transfer each FET and Dr. Ghadir never once tried to sway us any other way.

Dr Ghadir is direct and thorough but also engages with warmth and tremendous delicacy and care. He is very attentive and caters to your particular needs based on factors of age, etc. He draws upon his experience to provide anecdotal guidance and advice and left me no doubt that he wanted to help me realize my dream of creating a family.

The guy knows what he's doing. Trust him!

I went for an initial consultation with Dr Ghadir after 6 months of TTC. He conducted a comprehensive base reproductive test to check amH levels and semen analysis. We concurrently laid out a strategy for moving to IVF due to my age, but decided to try IUI that cycle as I was nearing ovulation. My partner and I had to do blood tests (which the office was able to do and receive results quickly), my partner going in on the Monday and me going in on the Wednesday and Thursday to have an ultrasound to ensure ovulation. On the Friday my husband went in to give a semen sample and I followed in an hour later to have the IUI. The procedure was conducted by Dr Ghadir and was simple and painless and I laid down for 15 minutes after as is protocol for it to take effect.

My insurance covered a lot of it so I was just responsible for a $30 co-pay per visit (including ultrasounds).

Dr. Ghadir stood by me despite multiple disappointing results and set backs. His optimism encouraged me to push forward. He was very responsive and always empathetic. I felt like we developed a partnership over time and that he listened to my concerns.

Don't be afraid to ask questions. He may be busy but he will take time to respond.

I used Lupon for most of my cycles, along with Menopur and Gonal-F. We tried the low dose protocol a couple of times but this did not work as well as the normal dosing.

I believe each IVF cycle was around $30, 000. My insurance paid for 80% of this.

Dr. Ghadir recommended transferring 1 embryo, unless I really wanted twins. We chose to transfer 1 at a time.

Dr. Ghadir was easy to talk to. He was not intimidating at all. We felt like we had made the right choice with our doctor right away. He made sure we understood every part of the process and answered all of the questions and concerns we had.

Ask all the questions you may have. He will answer them. He will inform you about the good, the bad and the ugly. And make you feel as much calmness as possible.

We had an HSG, HSS to make sure everything was open and working well. We did clinic and trigger shot for IUI and timed insemination. Along with bloodwork and ultrasounds. For IVF we did Gonal-D and menopur injections. We also took trigger shots, centrotide. And a couple others I can’t remember.

Not sure.

Our doctor has mentioned that a successful single transfer is possible without having to do multiple embryos at a time.

I want to start off by saying from the beginning to the end of my egg freezing process Dr. Ghadir has been transparent, helpful and understanding, whether we were communicating virtually or in person. He encouraged me to not only live a healthy lifestyle for egg retrieval but to live healthy for myself and my future pregnancies. It was very important for me to find a Doctor that I can connect with and that understood my story as an individual. As women we don’t talk about fertility much and in my family that is something we do not discuss at all so this journey was new for me. I strongly recommend Dr. Ghadir. He keeps up with the latest medical changes in the fertility world, he is compassionate, transparent and reliable. Dr. Ghadir is knowledgeable not only in Western medicine but open to taking a Holistic approach as well. Even though everyone’s journey and outcome will be different, you want a doctor that will never give up on you even when there are times you may want to give up on yourself. You want a Doctor that is going to go above and beyond to ensure your journey is nothing less than successful just like mine. I couldn’t have asked for a better Doctor.

Be open an honest in the beginning lay everything out because that is the only way he is going to be able to help you completely and give you realistic expectations.

The treatment strategies that was used for me was taking my daily vitamins in addition to taking my injections which I was on for about a month and once a week getting an ultrasound and blood drawn to make sure that my body was reacting properly to the medication to determine if I would need to decrease or increase what was prescribed. With my experience my follicles actually produced very quickly to the point I did not need to take all of the medication that was prescribed in addition I ended up having taking my medication for 2weeks, and my eggs were retrieved almost 1 week earlier than anticipated. I made sure to work out, take the prescribed vitamins, eat right, and be stress-free which I feel are the reasons why my egg retrieval was so successful.

In total it cost me about $12,000. This included the egg freezing process, one year of storage, And all ultrasounds, blood test and COVID tests.

Dr. Ghadir was wonderful to work with. During my first consultation he made sure to go over the plan in detail and reminded me of each step as it got closer in detail. Dr. Ghadir made sure to answer any questions I had every time I saw him. He was very reassuring and positive. He was successful with his plan (clomid with IUI) on the first try. He is an absolutely wonderful doctor.

Make sure to ask any questions you have and trust his plan.

Clomid 100mg Trigger shot One IUI Blood work periodically

Co-Pay 100 dollars per person for COVID tests 250 dollars for IUI procedure (just procedure)