Vinay Gunnala

Dr Gunnala was my first fertility doctor when I was brand new in the world of infertility. He was kind and patient when explaining the IUI and/or IVF process to me. He prepared me with all of the facts and statistics and allowed me to decide on how I wanted to proceed. I felt as though he cared about every one of his patients and would do everything he could for us to be successful. His protocol was a standard IUI and IVF protocol but I felt confident that he was closely monitoring me during my IUI's and retrievals and always adjusted my protocol as needed.

Be patient when calling the office and leaving a message. You will always get a call back but it may not be on the same day.

I had 2 retrievals with Dr. Gunnala and was on an antagonist protocol. I used menopur, gonal F, cetrotide with a lupron or HCG trigger.

My first retrieval was 12k not including the cost of meds which is on the lower end of prices for the Phoenix area.

I only had one euploid embryo so transferring two embryos was not an option for me.

I’ve never had a bad experience with Dr.Vinay. He has always treated me with compassion and true heart. I’ve had a difficult fertility journey. I had chose a donor that ended up not producing what we had expected. He didn’t let me lose hope. He helped me pick another donor and we finally received good quality embryos. After 4yrs I had finally seen a positive pregnancy test. Unfortunately when I went in for my 9wk us there was no heartbeat. He quickly hugged me and made feel like everything will be ok. He got me scheduled for a d an c. Unfortunately it was during the heart of Covid so I was left to check into the hospital all alone. Dr. Vinay was there every moment making sure I didn’t feel alone. He was absolutely amazing during my darkest hrs.

Dr.Vinay is truly a kind, compassionate, and smart doctor. Who absolutely loves his PowerPoints. Lol

He originally suggested I have surgery to remove my fibroid as it was large and weighing on my uterus. After my surgery we did our first round of ivf. Unfortunately we ended up with less follicles than ever before. So we canceled that cycle and tried again. We used different meds and this time I got 6 eggs. Of the 6, we got 4 embryos. We transferred 2 on day 5 and the other 2 didn’t make it to freeze. Once that pregnancy test came back negative we decided to go straight to donor eggs so I would have a better chance at having a baby.

Between iui, ivfx2, donor cycle x2 I would say it cost roughly 50,000

Dr. Vinay suggested to transfer two embryos that were created from my own eggs because we were afraid quality may not be the best. We also transferred the only two, day 3 embryos we received from our first donor cycle because once again we weren’t sure the quality was there. On our 2nd donor we transferred only 1 because the embryos were the best quality. I respected his approach with each transfer. I think it’s what was for the best.

The very first time I met with him was over the phone. The first thing he said to me was “struggling with fertility is hard, especially when it has gone on for an extended period of time. You should not only be proud of yourself for finding the strength to continue, but you should be proud the strength that you have between you and your spouse because this is also very challenging for couples”. That type of acknowledgement was so appreciated, I knew that he was going to be a good fit from the beginning. Dr. Gunnala was the advocate that I/we needed. Dr. Gunnala takes the time to understand your goals and your limitations and worked with us to create a treatment plan that fit our needs. He explained things in a way that were easy to understand and made sure that we always had all of our questions answered.

I wish I had found him sooner. He is straightforward but in a kind and respectful way. He set appropriate expectations but I knew that no matter what the outcome, I would feel that we made the right choice by putting our trust in him and SWFC.

Total IVF cycle cost with meds was around 15k (not including PGS), $1100 for IUI.

Because I am older and have DOR, he offered a few different options. One was to skip the pre-implantation testing and instead put up to 3 embryos back to reduce the risk of losing a healthy embryo through the waiting period until the testing could be done.

Dr Vinay is new to this clinic that has been in Phoenix since 1980. He is thorough and compassionate when discussing sensitive topics. He is responsive to emails and was honest with probabilities during our IVF process

Do not be afraid to ask difficult questions. The office isn't shiny and new, but the level of care is thoughtful.

Given our diagnosis, pcos with 4.5amh , and severe male factor, Dr Vinay recommended IVf with ICSI and a goal of a fresh transfer. We were on a down-regulated Gonal-F, Ganirelix protocol with a Lupron Trigger to lower the risk of OHSS. On the day of retrieval we extracted 25 egg, 19 of which were mature. Of those 11 fertilized and 3 reached day 5 embryo. In the end we ended up with mild ohss, and due to the number of embryos, Dr Vinay insisted that we freeze-all and have a frozen transfer in another cycle. The FET cycle protocol was lupron , estrogen and progesterone. Dr Vinay again was open and communicative during this process. We received the results of our Hcg-beta of 191 on day 11 after FET.

IFV with ICSI 5900 + Meds Lupron Trigger Shot 195 FET Cycle 2500 + Med Lab tests not included in IVF cycle (due to OHSS), ~200

Dr Vinay, recommended transferring a single embryo due to our prognosis and quality of embryos.

He asked many times if I had questions and was very thorough. He even said they'd work with me regarding ultrasounds he needs taken in his office, not something you hear from fertility clinics very often.

Ask a lot of questions- he expects you to and he will give thorough answers.

He has an IVF package starting at $5300 that has made IVF affordable to me. Unfortunately, the meds will run between $3-8000 and I'm hoping they will submit a preauth ahead of time so I can find out how much insurance will cover. I also need to finish applying for Compassionate Care which I really don't want to do until I receive the price list to verify prices which they were supposed to be sending today.

He is warm and friendly. He always answers all my questions to make sure I understand. I feel like he is on my side and is there for me through everything. He takes the time to show visual slides when explaining ivf and fertility. He performed surgery on me and I always felt safe and taken care of.

I would say don’t judge the office for its visual appearance. It’s in an older building and doesn’t have an expensive look. I would rather have excellent doctors than a shiny new office!

So far I have only had one tube removed, a few polyps, and a fibroid. I healed quickly from surgery and feel so much better. The tube that was removed had a hydrosalpinx and was 7cm. It was removed laparoscopically. Now that everything is structurally normal we will proceed to IVF. We have male factor infertility and my other tube is abnormal.

The surgery and all preliminary tests costed about 3000 out of pocket. Ivf is comparable to other clinics at about 5000.

Doctor Gunnala was very informative with his power points and visuals. He broke every step down for us to understand and at the same time did so with such a warm and positive approach. Infertility is such a mental toll on a person so having someone with such strong positivity and understanding was exactly what we needed.

Do not be afraid to ask questions and inform him of any concerns. It’s okay to have reassurance because Doctor Vinay Gunnala will put your mind at ease.

He’s very much involved in every detail. We come in for blood work he’s there to greet majority of time even if it’s-a quick wave as he’s passing the room. It’s really nice. He makes sure at the end of the visit, we understand what’s needed why it’s needed as well as provide options and recommendations. There’s never no pressure.

You are in great hands. Trust that you’ve chosen the aft for you.