The Fertility Center of Las Vegas

I just wanted to take the time to write a review, and hopefully give someone hope. Dr Shapiro helped me conceive 3 beautiful little girls. My oldest is 5 years old, and my twins are 3 years old. We tired IVF twice and both times ended up in pregnancy and live births, I am very greatful for Dr Shapiros knowledge and compassion. When I first started my IVF process I weight 267, after all my births I decided to do the Gastric Sleeve, and went down to 141, well to my surprise after losing 126 pounds I ended up getting pregnant on my own, I am now 17 weeks pregnant without medical intervention. I hope this gives at least one person hope. Trust in Dr Shapiro, he knows what he is doing. I have 3 little girls to prove it.

I really like this fertility center and I respect the work of Dr. Daneshmand and all his staff. They r very caring of u, giving u a hope, and u understand that u still have a chance. I really thank Dr. Daneshmand for his work, for his help. The only thing why I put 3 stars instead of 5 is because it’s really hard to call them, everytime they transfer ur call to another medical assistant and there is no answer from the second one. And sometimes even if u left short msg for them there will be no call back from them. Medical assistants, don’t waste the authority of Las Vegas Fertility Center and especially Dr. Daneshmand’s authority with a such kind of attitude to your work.

Our journey was exciting, bringing us to Dr D and his staff through our OBGYN. We wanted to grow our family using my wife’s eggs and I would carry; something we needed a professional to complete (for obvious reasons). We first attended a seminar in June where we met Dr D and immediately felt at ease with his professionalism, expertise and his overall likable personality. He answered a slew of questions from a variety of couples who have experienced all types of fertility issues. We made an appointment that night knowing he was the right choice for us in making our family dreams a reality. We met with Dr D one on one soon after and again loved him. We quickly were put through all of the tests as the timing was perfect. Fast forward to after the retrieval, which was pretty easy for the most part, and the transfer, which again was pretty easy, we had a positive pregnancy on the first go! I am happy to say we are in our second trimester with a healthy baby boy. The journey with Dr D and his staff was short but amazingly seamless as we didn’t have to worry about a thing! They were on top of it all! I only wish we could stay with them longer till the end because they made everything so simple and effortless! I would recommend everyone visit the Fertility Center of Las Vegas! Thank you for making our dreams a reality! Special Thanks to the staff that helped us along the way with Dr D; Arlyn Garcia, Cara Almogela, Dove B., and Veronica Jiminez to name a few of the amazing people we had the pleasure of meeting.

Going through fertility treatment is a very emotional journey. You have to wait and be patient. and it could be stressful, frustrating and feel like everything is going exactly the opposite of what you have planned.
At FCLV i found that somebody will be there for you to support, encourage, find a B plan and just listen.
Dr. D is honestly the best doctor I’ve encountered. He will take his time to listen and respond to your questions. I was amazed at the amount of patience he has. He is very professional and knowledgeable.
After finding my problem, he explained the solutions and we went from there. Even though I didn’t have to undergo IFV, he was there for me every step of the way, every u/​s, every blood drawn. He will personally reply to my emails whenever i had a concern about anything. He is a man with a big heart and full of compassion. Definitely a great asset to the community and the medical world.
Dr. D’s staff is also amazing. Starting with Veronica at front desk that is always ready to find somebody to help you, of course Dove is there to entertain you while drawing blood and all the nurses that would give you a call next day with the results. Roshanda, Raquel and Cara are amazing — they seem to genuinely care of your state of mind and needs. All the staff is very helpful and very respectful of your time when it comes to «waiting time».
With God’s will and Dr. D’s expertise i am 14 weeks pregnant now. I had to leave FCLV .Dr D and the staff spoiled me with their attention and professionalism so now i expect from all medical offices same attitude.
Thank you FCLV!
My advice to those who struggle with infertility-​it doesn’t matter if your issue is big or small, Dr. D will find a way to help you. There will be a lot of u/​s and blood drawn but it is all worth it.

I have gone to Dr. D 2 times now. I have twins that were born 6 years ago and now I am pregnant again and I love him. Not only because he got me pregnant but he makes me feel like he sincerely cares for me to have a child. The office staff is all great and easy to work with. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. They are the best. I live in Green Valley and they have a second location there so you don’t have to go to summerlin for every appointment.

The Fertility Center of Las Vegas has impacted my life in more than one way. I am, or was, a donor with the fertility center, and each time was nothing but pleasant. Becoming a donor is not an easy decision and it takes a lot of dedication. The staff and doctors at the fertility center know that and show so much appreciation to their donors. I was taken such good care of with each donation, and I am actually pretty sad that I can no longer donate as I have donated as many times as the FDA will allow. I have gotten to know the staff pretty well and I have nothing but amazing things to say about them! Especially Ashley, who was my donor coordinator for most donations! She made her self available to me via e-​mail, phone, AND text day and night! I am now doing my best to recruit and get the word out there for potential egg donors! If you are interested in becoming an egg donor, I can honestly say Fertility Center of Las Vegas is the best place to donate through! Dr. Daneschmand and Dr. Shapiro are amazing, and make you feel so comfortable! I am so happy with my decision to have donated!

We could not be happier with the care my husband and I received while going through our first round of IVF! We had been trying for three years before coming here. With some tests we learned that my ovarian reserve was low. Dr. Daneschmand is an amazing doctor who is not only great at what he does but he is also extremely caring. I have no complaints at all and we are excited for the arrival of our baby February 2016!

I had a great experience at FCLV. Thanks to them, I am currently holding my beautiful, healthy, 3 month old daughter. Dr. D was/​is AMAZING! He was always very helpful and answered all my questions thoroughly. I originally visited another fertility center in town and left there with a bad feeling. I knew I needed to find a different doctor and I’m so glad I did. I couldn’t be happier with my experience and results!

I was never a person who went to doctors until I found out I had some pretty gnarly fibroids and endometriosis, and then I had a miscarriage as a topping to that cake. All of this was initially so scary for me and I can’t say enough about Lisa, Dove, Christie, Arlyn, and Dr. D. They are all very sweet, helpful, and seem truly concerned! They’ve helped us through such a complicated and sad ordeal. The verdict is still out on our future but so far I am very grateful to have found this place.

I can not say enough about FCLV. Dr D and staff were nothing but the best. We went to him and left his office with identical twin girls. They made the best decisions every step of the way for our plan and it was wonderfully successful the first time around. I was able to call the dr and the staff on off hours to put my mind at ease. They have also had wonderful follow up patient reunions once a year where our daughter get to meet the people who helped bring them to mommy & daddy. If you chose the FCLV you will not be sorry!!!

I couldn’t be any happier to say that I’m a donor at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas! Everyone there is extremely sweet and helpful in more ways than one.
At first when I was referred by a friend I was skeptical of it all, but the entire staff there makes everything so welcoming and comforting.
I’m on my third cycle and I always look forward to seeing Dove (she takes my blood) throughout the week. Not only that but my coordinators Ashley & Sarah have been AWESOME!
The main thing I appreciate most about working with my coordinators is that they are VERY informative. Not one moment was I out of the loop or felt lost when needing help with anything or had any questions.
Helping a couple, someone, or a family with a child truly is an amazing experience to go through. I’m filled with bliss knowing that I can help and I can tell the doctors and staff are as well!
I hope other young woman see this review and go through with donating because it truly is a life changing experience I believe!
Working with Dr. D, Dr. Shapiro, and the entire staff has been a wonderful experience and I hope other donors and patients feel the same way as well!

Took 3 rounds of IVF but we finally got our bundle of joy. Dr Daneshmond was very personable and caring. Their office was very accommodating to our schedule. The office would call for updates and instructions but Dr D would always call to check in with us. Dr D always explains everything and was very thorough. We recommend their friendly and personable staff.

I’ve been with The Fertility Center of Las Vegas for a year and I’ve have had only positive experiences with them. My IVF coordinator Christie responds to each of my texts promptly and she has a nice sense of humor. Staff at both their locations are wonderful and I’m great full I’ve chosen them.

We ended up not selecting this clinic and here’s why.
Pros — Staff was very helpful and responsive.
We don’t know what the outcome would be but…
Cons — nearly DOUBLE of the LA clinics? Really? Whoever setup prices in this office to take advantage of being a near monopoly on In Vitro and Fertility for Las Vegas really out to be ashamed of yourselves.
We went to THREE LA very reputable clinics. They have MUCH experience and collaboration with other clinics too. They were nearly half of prices of this Vegas Clinic.
LA has MUCH higher expense with office and staff, yet they charge far less. We’ve been to 2 offices on Wilshire whose expense is probably 5 times that of the micro Sahara office.
Most LA Offices charge about $ 2000 less per procedure PLUS their procedure includes in it what this office charges — $ 5000 in «facility fee». ALL LA offices we visited include this fee whereas this office charges $ 5000 more in a «facility fee» while their facility may be 5 times cheaper in rent than LA facilities we’ve been to.
If my operating costs are ¹⁄₃ of LA/​California, but I charge $ 20,000 for something you can get from highly accredited clinics for 15K in LA, I find this to be sad at best.
Also, it was a matter of «Odds» of success. There are two official organizations posting all US Clinics’ rates of success:
1. Society for Advanced Reproductive Technologies
2. CDC centers for disease control — IVF Results
2 years delayed — PDF for 2012 can be downloaded.
For instance In 2012 (and all clinics dates are delayed for reporting by 2 years) this clinic had 4 IVF Cycles for women ages 41 – 42 and 0% live births. Our selected clinic in LA had 40 cycles and 20% live birth success.
Save yourself some money, visit LA, enjoy the city, find some cheap place for a few days and do your procedure there.
Also I have found that nearly 20 five-​star reviews were blocked by Unilocal and were done by people who nearly never use Unilocal (1 – 2 reviews). This tells me there was probably a dedicated effort to shore up the rating fictitiously. Who knows how many other inauthentic reviews actually made it into Unilocal’s rating, but I find it discomforting.
Dr. D seems like a nice guy and staff is just fantastic and very accommodating! But we just had to go with the best odds and much better price. m

After trying to get pregnant for nearly three years I was referred to Fertility Center of Las Vegas. At first I was apprehensive, but that feeling did not last very long. Dr. D is wonderfully compassionate and extremely knowledgable. He and his staff always return calls or emails in a timely fashion, no matter how petty or silly the question may seem.
I came to Fertility Center feeling like a lost cause and today I experienced the joy of seeing my baby move for the first time and I feel blessed. Thank you Dr. D and staff for making my dream of motherhood come true!

My husband and I will forever be grateful to Dr. D and team! After terrible experiences at Red Rock fertility center we were referred to Dr. D. We loved him! He is very thorough, professional and caring. His kind, calming bedside manner gave me high expectations of what to expect from other physicians (I wish Dr. D could be my Doctor in everything!) We did IVF and were blessed with a beautiful baby boy, on the first try! I refer anyone I can to Dr. D, I know they will be impressed. A staff member named Ashley Seminuk was also amazing! Initially, I was fearful to give myself injections, she went over them with me carefully, and even invited me to her home so that she could do the injection correctly and safely! They are exemplary, and I refer anyone to them.

Family planning is a very sensitive issue for some and I think, for this reason, it’s important to have a great connection with your reproductive endocrinologist and their staff. Unfortunately, I didn’t find this at FCLV. I did like Dr. Shapiro, although he was not always the most comforting. He brushed off some of my concerns, worked quickly, and made me feel rushed during some of my exams and procedures. I’m pretty sure this is just due to the nature of his very busy practice, but that’s part of the reason I moved on. Most days, I felt like a number. I once went in for a procedure and, as I was signing in, the girl at the front desk hollered to someone else «the (insert name of my procedure) is here.» Way to make me feel like a condition, and not a patient. And way to violate my right to privacy. Anyone in the waiting room could clearly have made the connection that I was the (insert procedure name here).
I found it very difficult to know who to contact at different times during my cycle, despite being given an office phone list the size of the yellow pages. I also found it hard to get my questions answered. At times, I felt like a nuisance asking questions. I received answers like, «It was explained in the packet we gave you.» It’s important for the staff to remember that individuals going through fertility treatments need guidance and compassion. Sometimes I just want to ask a person a reasonable question and receive an answer or explanation that doesn’t come from a pre printed pamphlet.
As a patient at FCLV, I felt extremely uneducated and uninformed. Despite my meetings and consultations with Dr. Shapiro, I didn’t feel like I was well educated on certain aspects involving my treatment. Ultrasounds were performed by techs and not the doctor; they would call out numbers regarding my ultrasound findings to their coworker recording information in the room, but would never explain to me what these numbers meant. I found myself making mental notes and then researching on my own later on. Being in healthcare, I’m a firm believer that education is key, and it doesn’t end after the first encounter.
One of the hardest things to overcome in this place was how long I’d wait for my appointments. I was often kept waiting long after my appointment time without so much as an update, let alone an acknowledgment, from the front desk staff. The staff create this barrier between them and the patients by closing a glass window, and then they stand around talking and sometimes not acknowledging people at the front desk. This may be totally off base, but they should know this is the impression they’re giving off.
On the plus side, the office is clean, modern and comfortable. I did enjoy the light music playing in the exam rooms. It calmed me on procedure days. The employees in the lab were friendly and efficient. And there are some early morning hours for those who are working with a tight schedule (but don’t expect to be in and out on time).
I have since started seeing another reproductive endocrinologist in a smaller practice in the valley and I’m feeling a lot more valued and educated than I did at FCLV. Considering that fertility practices are limited here, FCLV may be a great option for some. Some glowing reviews talk about excellent experiences here so I think everyone needs to see and decide for themselves. Don’t be afraid to shop around to make sure you’re comfortable with the folks who are going to help you achieve your family. They may be right here at FCLV!

I’m VERY disappointed with the front office staff. Their attitude needs to change asap. With all the money people shell out at your clinic, you would think they would be a little bit more caring and understanding towards people’s needs. Under no circumstances should a woman leaving your clinic feel more stressed and upset! shame on you.

My Husband I decided to go here after trying to get pregnant for over a year. After testing both of us we decided to go through with the IVF process due to my history of Endometrosis. So much to discuss so I will break it down:
* Front Desk Staff: Professional and to the point, the only thing that kind of bothered me was that I felt like I was interrupting them sometimes when they were all chatting in a big group.
* My IVF Coordinator was great, she responded to my e-​mails in a timely manner and even gave me her cell phone number to contact her whenever I was freaking out about something. (The process is scary and time consuming to say the least). The only thing that bothered me was in the middle of my process I was transferred to many different «coordinators» due to vacations, days off etc. So I was very confused on who to contact when I had questions and concerns. Towards the end I ended up just sending out mass emails to many people. If they could fix one thing I would suggest supplying patients with an itinerary of who they will be working with and what time. They already provided me with the itinerary of meds, procedures and a list of payment options, however a schedule of which staff member to contact during which process would make everyone’s life easier.
* Dove the woman who took my blood almost every morning was AMAZING, she was always in a great mood and honestly made everything so much easier. When you are struggling with infertility it is a very scary process and to be distracted by funny stories and small talk makes a huge difference. Every morning I would arrive with knots in my stomach/​anxiety but she always did a great job distracting me from reality even for those few minutes.
* The doctor himself (Shapiro) had great bed side manner, and kind of made me feel that everything was gonna be fine and he down played a lot of things which put me at ease so I wasn’t over worrying about everything.
Overall a great expereince, We followed through with IVF, got pregnant with identical twins and I am currently 5 months pregnant. Yes the process is expensive, we make payments every month to a medical loan with an insanely high interest but I am thankful to have the opportunity to experience motherhood.
On a side Note: We recently just received a bill in the mail for $ 1200 for a genetic testing done at the center after we were pregnant, they tests were sent to a pharmacy not covered under our insurance, so I would suggest to new and current patients to make sure the office sends any tests to a pharmacy covered under your insurance. Mistake made by the Fertility Center which we are currently trying to appeal.

My husband and I decided to see Dr. Shapiro, after over a year of trying to get pregnant. We went through all the testings that was recommended by Dr. Shapiro and found our problems. Our only option was IVF.
Dr. Shapiro was very professional and he even answered my e-​mails after hours (8pm). He had great bedside manners and he was very confident that we would get pregnant.
Due to our busy schedule the fertility center was able to work around our schedule between the Sahara office and the Henderson office (we mainly went to the Sahara office). I really enjoyed the staff from the front staff to the back staff. Trish (IVF coordinator) was very helpful in answering all my questions and concerns via phone or e-​mail. Gwen/​Jennifer (billing) were also very helpful in answering my questions regarding the financial. With all the blood work that I had to do, Dove is your girl.
Overall, I would recommend The Fertility Center of Las Vegas.
P. S. We are now 4 months pregnant with our first IVF cycle.