Pacific Reproductive Center

Thank you thank you thank you Cindy! All your amazing support, advice and care during this journey has been nothing short of amazing.
I’m a single 37 year old woman who wanted to get pregnant with donor sperm. I had tried iui at another clinic about 4 times but no pregnancy. I met with Dr. Salem and Cindy at Pacific Reproductive Center. I read the comment below about them being after nothing but money but I found the opposite to be true. Cindy suggested a mini IVF treatment since there was no known fertility issue. The mini is just a fraction of cost. During my egg retrieval we got three wonderful eggs and implanted all three. I am happy to say that after my first IVF I’m 12 weeks pregnant with twins!!! I know that this is because of all the concern Cindy and Debbie and all the staff had for me. I would recommend them to anyone who is struggling.

I had 1 laparoscopy & 2 ivfs done by this clinic last year and I wanted to wait until I am far along in pregnancy to write this review. Now I am almost 38 weeks pregnant with my first baby and happy that I chose pacific reproductive center.
I was 34 when I visited them and they recommended the fastest (most aggressive) approach for pregnancy. It could make them look like they were after money but I was on board with the approach because I didn’t want to waste any time. Looking back it was a very good decision I made.
1. Instead of x ray or other methods, they recommended laparoscopy to check if anything is wrong with me. I didn’t think I would have any problems, but they found endometriosis and took care of it during the same surgery and recommended IVF to be pregnant quickly. It cost somewhat but I saved weeks or months of time by choosing laparoscopy. I am happy I listened to them.
2. My husband’s fertility results were excellent and mine looked great, too, but they recommended IVF instead of IUI to expedite our time. We were on board because after years of trying in vain, pregnancy was a sore subject and I didn’t want to waste my time any longer. IVF ended up saving us a lot of time because later we learned our problem wasn’t producing eggs or sperms but the genetic abnormalities that prevented the embryos to survive during pregnancy.
3. They introduced a service of genetic testing for parents to be. Even though they didn’t think it was critical for us, we got them done and it was proven to be a good decision. My husband and I are both healthy but we both lacked the ability to absorb folic acid which might have been responsible for the unexplained fertility problems we experienced all these years and during ivf. They put me on triple doses of folic acid and after first failed ivf I put my husband on folic acid as well which i think helped the success of our second ivf.
4. The clinic didn’t push to hard on genetic testing because I was technically low risk being not yet 35 years old, but I chose to have all the embryos genetically tested and it was THE VERY BEST decision I made. I had 12 eggs at my first ivf and all resulted in abnormal embryos and had 15 eggs at my second ivf and only 1 was normal. If we didn’t have them tested, we would have wasted over a year trying embryos that «looked» good but genetically abnormal.
5. After the first ivf which failed, I asked the doctor why the clinic pursues day 3 embryo testing (as opposed to day 5 testing) and he explained his researches and conclusions. After listening to his opinion, I was happy that I picked this center and not somewhere where they believe in a day 5 testing. Later I met some women who had day 5 testing and what was tested normal didn’t make it through first trimester. My 1 good embryo is now 38 weeks so I am convinced that day 3 trading is more accurate & successful than day 5 testing.
Again, I am almost 38 weeks pregnant now and happy with my journey with them. They could look blunt at times but I believe they are just straightforward and professional. I like the fact that they have been doing their own research for tens of years and have a solid opinion which is backed by results. The staff are sweet and considerate. My first egg retrieval had unexplainable & rare side effects and they worked with me for my second egg retrieval pain free even though they probably couldn’t believe the symptoms that I claimed to have. I appreciated that they just worked with me based on my words.
Fertility is a very stressful journey but to anyone who wants to have the fastest route to pregnancy, I recommend PRC.

They are a group of extremely greedy doctors who really don’t have your best interest in mind. Dr. Mahar Abdallah was my doctor and on the first meeting itself he started pushing us for IVF. He didn’t even take the time to listen to our background and treatments we had gotten in the past. He acted like talking to us abt treatment plans and stuff was below his pay grade so he asked us to discuss the details with a nurse. Since we were desperate we continued there for a couple of months but were extremely dissatisfied with their services. My blood work had to be repeated twice since they misplaced or misread my results supposedly.
Dr. Mahar Abdallah is supposed a reproductive endocrinologist, and he didn’t bother to start me on metformin which is the first thing most endocrinologist prescribe when the woman is not ovulating regularly and shows signs of being insulin resistant. He knew this was a quick and cheap fix for my fertility problems. I know this now because after I found another doctor/​clinic, they started me on metformin which really made ahuge difference.
I have only mentioned only a couple things I hate about this group. I could go on and on because I really think their sole interest is MONEY. They do it well by exploiting emotionally weak and desperate couples who’ll do anything in the hope of having a baby!

I had an unfortunate event and I was sent to this wonderful place. I had an outpatient procedure done by Dr. Ackerman (what a wonderful doctor!) and my experience couldn’t have been greater. The staff was kind, thoughtful and comforting. I’d give this place more stars if I could. The kindness and care in this facility will always be appreciated.
Call back from Nurse Karen was so calming too. She expressed compassion and reassurance. I will be forever grateful for the kind staff that assisted my husband and me.
If you have the option to get care here, do it. You surely won’t regret it.
Thank you Dr. Ackerman, Karen, Raquel, Monique, Megan and I also want to thank my anesthesiologist… (I was a bit loopy). Thanks a million!