Tracey Telles

Dr. Telles did not seem equipped or well prepared to advise me as her patient on the fertility process. She advised me on one occasion, to get hormone testing done so early in my cycle that when the results came back she was shocked at the high number, and almost made me skip a FET cycle. It wasn't until after she consulted with "the team" that she realized I tested too soon and had me retest which ultimately provided good results for me to move forward. If it wasn't for the other doctors on staff, I would have skipped another round of a FET cycle which could have been many months down the line. Dr. Telles, was always half an hour late to every appointment I had scheduled with her. The first cycle with her didn't even make it to an FET cycle because she informed me that after retrieval I had no viable embryos out of the 10 that were retrieved, she did not provide me with those results/documentation from the testing lab for my records. On the second failed FET cycle, she then went on to "explain" that maybe I have blocked tubes (even after my initial screening with her showed my tubes weren't blocked) and wanted me to undergo all kinds of unnecessary biopsies and surgeries on my uterus to see what can explain a second failed FET cycle. When I finally decided to go with another clinic after changing insurance and I informed her of this, she had no compassion towards me on my journey with her, she didn't wish me well or ask any questions. She scheduled me for so many additional appointments and lab tests that the costs became astronomical - I felt at this point, it was all about charging my insurance for as much as possible. As soon as I left to another outside (private) clinic, I did a natural FET cycle and got pregnant on the first attempt.

Show up to your appointments on time, don't treat patients like a number and have more compassion.

The first FET cycle was a frozen embryo transfer (freeze-all). Birth control before starting FET cycle was for two months. Medications included: Ganirelix, Ovidrel, Follistim, Progesterone suppositories and injections, Estradiol patches. When this cycle failed, she wanted to basically do the same cycle after doing a biopsy on my uterus and include Lupron to the list of medications.

Overall costs of total care for IVF resulted in $20,000+.

Dr. Telles was always familiar with my case prior to my appointments which made me feel followed closely. She responded promptly to my emails and was encouraging along the process despite having been given only 5-10% chance of conceiving. Having hope during an already stressful time gave me something to hold on to.

Be your own advocate with ANY doctor. Do you research and ask questions. Much of our success I attribute to my own research and subsequent action.

I’ve done two medicated cycles with IUI and insemination. First cycle failed with just 150 Menopur and triggger. Only got 1 mature egg. Second cycle I advocated HARD for myself to do an atypical protocol. We did 225 Menopur starting on CD2-9, Omnitrope 1/2 vial/day CD 3-9, Ganirelix CD 6-9, and Ovidrel trigger on CD9. IUI 36 hours after trigger. We had 4 mature eggs at trigger and 2 took. My doctor said we did “IVF without the IVF”. Currently 12weeks, 5 days with twins.

Copay first office visits and copay for meds. Typical IUI cycle with injectable probably would’ve cost 4K-5K/cycle if had to pay out of pocket.

I believe Kaiser IVF prefers eSET but since I only did IUI, I’m not sure.

I feel so blessed that I got assigned Dr. Telles through Kaiser. She is extremely intelligent and very thorough when explaining procedures, risks, her recommendations and reasoning, etc. She was always happy to take extra time to answer all of our questions. She connects with her patients on a personal level by asking questions and sharing her own stories. I always feel so much more at ease with this whole infertility journey after I leave Dr. Telles' office. I could not recommend her more.

Ask all the questions you have and she will most definitely answer them and explain them in ways that you can easily understand.

We started with a natural cycle IUI. After that we added clomid. Then upped the dose of Clomid. This next cycle we were going to do an IUI with a different oral medication + injectibles (I can't remember the names). After looking at mine and my husband's numbers and test results, Dr. Telles didn't see anything to explain why we have had a hard time conceiving. She wanted to minimize the amount of hormones she put me on due to the fact that they cause some pretty unpleasant side effects for me. We did an IVF consultation and were about to get the tests for IVF approval before COVID19 crisis happened.

All of my IUI and tests were covered 50% by my insurance. A general IUI cycle would cost us about 400$. I'm not sure how much our IVF consult was. IVF is not covered at all and we have been told it will cost us at least 30,000 when all is said and done.

We discussed this during our IVF consult and she said she would recommend following the guidelines in place given my age.

Dr. Telles showed compassion and empathy for what I was going through. She agreed that it’s not fair for anyone to have fertility issues and she was very gentle during every ultrasound. She always asked how I was doing first but wasted no time coming up with a treatment plan for my partner and I. When it came time to move on rob IFV she explained the process in an easy to digest way but also reassured me that I was strong enough to handle it.

Write down all your questions and ask them, because she will sit down and answer every single one.

Tracey Telles had me move on from using only injectables for IUI cycles to injectables and clomid for IUI cycles. Before this transition I developed too many follicles and the cycle was cancelled, she then had me move on to IVF.

Tracey Telles prefers women to transfer 1 embryo but is willing to listen to anyone who would like to try 2.

Tracy Telles is very nice and compassionate. She cares about your emotions throughout this stressful and sometimes heartbreaking process. She also administers IUI procedures with minimal pain. I’ve had other doctors perform my IUI and they have hurt me, but Telles is very gentle and quick. She also tries different combinations of meds if the current ones are not working. She is open to switching them every cycle if it is needed, hoping that one combo will finally be the right one.

Ask her all of the questions that are on your mind. She’s very open to answering all of them to make sure you’re not left wondering anything.

She initially prescribed me clomid and an ovidrel shot to use before an IUI procedure. I have late ovulation and therefore a short luteal cycle which the ovidrel was supposed to help with. After developing cysts from the meds, she switched me to femara and the ovidrel shot before IUI. Next, since nothing has worked so far, she put me on femara with menpur shots daily for three days and then the ovidrel shot before IUI. Waiting to see what will happen next.

I have health coverage through work so it’s around $30 copay for each visit (around 3-4 each month) and then around $200 for meds and shots.

Although Dr. Telles was very compassionate, she gave me false hope. With my initial consult, she suggested just doing an IUI and practically guaranteed that would work. A year and a couple months later and I’m still not pregnant. After asking a second doctor to look over my lab results, I found out I have a mild form of PCOS. I should have gone straight to IVF without wasting time, money, or heartbreak on IUI.

Get a second opinion if you’re not pregnant within three cycles.

She had me try both clinics and femara for different cycles with an ovidrel shot and IUI.

My insurance covered most of the meds and the appointments. It was a $30 copay for any visit for the ultrasounds and procedure for iui. Meds were about $200-300 a cycle.

Dr Telles used visuals in explaining things which is very helpful when you are totally lost in this process. She shared her own story which was nice to hear. We leave most appointments not knowing what to do or expect next.

To provide a written step by step plan.

A LOT

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