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IVF in the Houston area

MistyhfMistyhf member
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For those of you in the Houston area, can you recommend a clinic/RE?  Also, if you had a bad experience anywhere, please tell me places that i should not go.

 

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Re: IVF in the Houston area

  • IBackBevoIBackBevo member

    I highly recommend Houston Fertility Institute (HFI).  I would rec Dr. Griffin.  (or maybe it is Griffith...I am bad with names.)  Gill is also good, but I am not sure if he practices full-time anymore. They have locations all over the place.  I have been on many different IF boards over the years and only maybe 1 time have heard something negative but have heard dozens and dozens and dozens of positive things...

    I do not recommend Houston IVF.  I don't even want to get into on here, but it is from personal experience and I have good reasons. And you know my experience must have been bad because I conceived my son through treatment with them and I still don't have good things to say about them!

    I have also been to a doctor (Kovanci) at Baylor that I liked, but from what I have heard HFI has a much better lab.

    IF DX: DOR & Fragile X pre-mutation carrier
    2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
    BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
    Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
    BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014

    May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
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  • IBackBevoIBackBevo member

    Also, there are several other ladies on this forum who have been to various clinics.  It may take them awhile to see this.

    I think @TJ1979 went to a clinic I had never been to before...

    IF DX: DOR & Fragile X pre-mutation carrier
    2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
    BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
    Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
    BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014

    May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    I went to fertility specialists of Houston. A friend of mine donated eggs there, and another got KU there, and we have all been happy.
    I had a TERRIBLE experience at HFI. My RE was great, but it was all money grubbing and idiot staff.
    GL!
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
    IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
    beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
    beta #2 11/28 = 2055
    Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
    Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
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  • IBackBevoIBackBevo member
    @TJ1979 - What location of HFI were you at?  I heard about another poster who was at one of the south or central locations (I think) who didn't have a good experience either, but I had a much different experience at the Willowbrook location.  I wonder if some of it depends on the location you are at...      
    IF DX: DOR & Fragile X pre-mutation carrier
    2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
    BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
    Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
    BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014

    May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    IBackBevo said:

    @TJ1979 - What location of HFI were you at?  I heard about another poster who was at one of the south or central locations (I think) who didn't have a good experience either, but I had a much different experience at the Willowbrook location.  I wonder if some of it depends on the location you are at...      

    I'm sure it does. I was at tangle wood or something? And transferred to med center, and that was even worse.
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
    IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
    beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
    beta #2 11/28 = 2055
    Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
    Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
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  • ThereBeDragonsThereBeDragons member
    Another happy HFI patient- although I'm a lurker on this board since I haven't actually completed a pregnancy yet. I've been with Dr Griffith at the Willowbrook office since Jan 2010. Despite not having actually carried to term (yet) I don't have any complaints about the practice and have continued going back for more transfers/retrievals. I just wish I didn't have to move on to my OB- I'd happily stay with HFI through delivery if I could.
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    Friends for 17 years. Married 10. TTC since Jan 2009.
    3 IVFs, 4 FETs, 11 transferred embryos, 3 losses (c/p, 6w, 17w)
    2012: Lost "Peanut" at 17weeks to PTL/IC.
     Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
    2013: IVF#3/FET#4  Elisabeth CJ born April 30, 2014
    Cerclage, P17, and 3 months of bed rest brought us our Rainbow.
    Lilypie Premature Baby tickers
     Dum spiro, spero.
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  • fabulouspinkmadyfabulouspinkmady member
    I'm yet another happy HFI patient who saw Dr. Griffith at Willowbrook and loved him! I also saw Dr. Skorupski (sp) who was also at Willowbrook (last I checked) when Griffth was out of the office and he was great too :)

    Depending on where you are, my friend saw Dr. Witz in the Clear Lake HFI office and had a good experience as well. GL!
    Me: 30, DH: 30
    ~*~Married 8/31/08~*~

    DX: MFI due to Chemo/Stem Cell Transplant for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. RE said IVF is best option with DH's frozen boys.
    IVF #1 April 2012: Menopur and Bravelle; 1 egg retrieved, 0 fertilized. Boo.
    IVF #2 August 2012: Gonal-F 300, Menopur 300. Beta #1 9/6: 382... BFPx2!

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    Our boys couldn't wait to meet us! Colin and Kieran arrived March 26, 2013 at 33w1d.
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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    I agree that dr. Witz is great. But I saw him at a diff location and it was terrible. Price was MUCH better at FSH, so consider that if you are OOP.
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
    IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
    beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
    beta #2 11/28 = 2055
    Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
    Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
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