I went to Dr Kornafel for a second opinion after seeing 2 other OB/GYN fertility specialist just 4…read moreand 10 days prior to seeing Dr Kornafel. To her credit she tried to listen and tried to be helpful. But she skills at conducting ultrasound is very questionable and couldn't even find my ovaries. The other 2 OB/GYN within the prior week had no trouble finding ovaries using ultrasound. I would have believed her claims that my ovaries were either too small or nonexistent but luckily I had comparison, so I knew that was incorrect. I expect the doctor treating me to be able to basic ultrasounds, don't think that's too much to ask.

What can I say about Harvest Fertility other than they have become my guardian angels. Being…read morediagnosed with infertility felt like an absolute soul and gut punch, but I found renewed faith in the amazing care team at Harvest Fertility. Dr. Kornafel was an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. She is competent, empathetic, compassionate, a strong advocate for her patients, and she tells a pretty hilarious joke. I've always felt safe and comfortable in her care knowing she's the best out there. She is incredibly patient and will listen to you, she takes her time at your appointments and doesn't rush through your questions or concerns. I always felt better knowing I wasn't just a number at someone's facility. She takes her job more seriously than anyone I've ever met and I'm pretty sure she'll tell you herself this is her life day in and day out. She has truly been my guardian angel and I knew we would have a successful pregnancy under her care. I am happy to report I am currently 15 weeks pregnant as I write this. Not only is Dr. Kornafel amazing, but so is her incredible staff. Jane, who is the office manager, is the most kind, organized, and caring individual. She answers every question/concern promptly and has excellent communication with her patients. She was also so accommodating and always made sure my appointments didn't interfere with work. You're not going to get another Jane if you go to a big facility, she goes above and beyond to be available for her patients. I'm guilty of texting her on several Saturday nights and she was always ready with a response and never made me feel badly. Emi, one of the incredible nurses who you'll work with, is also kind, compassionate, and incredibly competent at her job. She and Dr. Kornafel work very well together and they make an excellent team. I remember literally shaking from nerves during my transfer and Emi rubbed my hand and reassured me it was going to go well. A week and a half later, I got the best call of my life from Emi telling me I was pregnant. I will never forget that moment and how I felt her celebrate this moment with me. She also came in on a Saturday so that she could be there at my egg retrieval even though she doesn't typically work at Harvest on Saturdays. I was so appreciative that she would rearrange her schedule to come in on a Saturday for me. Lastly, I don't know the embryologist, Van, very well as she started to be there more just before my transfer. But from the few times I've met her I can say she is warm, personable, and from what Dr. Kornafel has told me, a top notch embryologist with extensive experience in the field. I can't thank the amazing team at Harvest Fertility enough for helping give me the best gift in the whole world. I never doubted them and always knew I was getting my baby one way or another. I look forward to going back for baby number two soon!

Deeply Disappointed with Life IVF - Please Read Before You Choose This Clinic…read more I normally don't write reviews, but after my experience with Life IVF (Arcadia & Irvine locations), I felt it was important to share in hopes of helping others avoid what we went through. We started our IVF journey at the Arcadia location, expecting a full-service clinic. What we quickly found out is that there is no doctor on-site--all procedures, including retrieval and transfer, are done 45+ miles away in Irvine with Dr. Yelian. The only doctor at Arcadia was Dr. Johnson, who only offered brief telephone consultations. During my treatment, I never saw a doctor in person until the day of egg retrieval and embryo transfer. That alone was unsettling. What made it worse was after my egg retrieval, Dr. Yelian mentioned I should look into adenomyosis--which was incredibly disheartening since that was the main reason I was pursuing IVF to begin with. It was clear he hadn't even reviewed my file. I felt like just another number in a system that prioritized volume over care. Following the procedure, I experienced severe pain that required a trip to the ER. Not a single nurse or doctor from Life IVF followed up with me, asked how I was doing, or offered any aftercare guidance. The lack of compassion was astounding. Then, after our first embryo transfer failed, I wasn't even informed by a doctor. Instead, a nurse casually told me the transfer didn't take--without even checking if my husband was present to support me. She offered no next steps, and it took three days of me calling repeatedly to finally get a callback from Dr. Yelian. After everything, I made the decision to transfer my remaining embryos to another clinic. Shockingly, Dr. Yelian tried to scare me during the required phone call by saying other clinics might "put the wrong embryo into you." I was appalled that a doctor would say such a thing--clearly a fear tactic, and highly unprofessional. In the end, we found a new IVF clinic, where we received thoughtful care and attention. We had a successful first transfer and now have a healthy and happy 1-year-old. It's taken me time to write this review as I've been busy with our preemie and adjusting to new motherhood, but I can't stay silent. People deserve to know what they're walking into. If you're considering Life IVF in Arcadia or Irvine, please be cautious. There is zero continuity of care, minimal doctor interaction, and very little compassion shown throughout the process. Your fertility journey is too important to entrust to a clinic that treats patients like numbers on a spreadsheet.

I am writing this review to provide an impartial account of my experience, independent of the…read moreclinical outcome. My wife and I were referred here via Kaiser. While we understood that IVF is a complex process, our experience was defined by a lack of guidance, transactional interactions, and poor communication. Initial Consultations and Onboarding Our journey began with a confident in-person consultation. However, I found it concerning that the doctor did not review our labs or medical history during this meeting. As first-time IVF patients, the terminology and contracts were overwhelming. The "welcome call" intended to explain the paperwork was unhelpful; the staff member was difficult to understand, and the specifics regarding the limitations of our plan were not clearly articulated. Communication and Administrative Hurdles The first major issue occurred after our first round. When our embryo testing came back "inconclusive," we received a brief email and one missed call. When I attempted to return the call five minutes later, I was told I had to schedule a formal doctor's appointment. To speak with someone within 24 hours, an additional fee was required; otherwise, we had to wait 72 hours. After a series of missed connections and scheduling errors on the clinic's part, we finally spoke to a doctor, but received no "next steps" or expert guidance--simply an instruction to return when we were ready. Financial Transparency and "Transactional" Care During the second round, we were blindsided by unexpected charges. We were told mid-appointment that we owed $500 because we had exceeded a set number of visits for the extraction period. This "per-visit" fee was buried in the contract and never verbally highlighted during onboarding. When we filed a complaint, a different doctor acknowledged that communication was a recurring issue with their newer staff. However, the subsequent "clarification" of our contract felt cold. We were explicitly told that the clinic's low-cost business model does not allow for "hand-holding." It was even suggested that other clinics would not take our case or would simply "drain us" of money--a statement we found ironic, as that was exactly how we felt at this facility. Final Assessment The service throughout was strictly transactional. There were no follow-ups, no strategic game plans, and no expert consultations to review why a round failed or how to improve the next. To this day, we have not had a follow-up conversation with the doctor regarding our last round. While some staff members are pleasant, the overarching culture treats patients as numbers on a checklist. If you are looking for a partnership or a medical team that provides professional guidance and empathy, you may want to look elsewhere. Here, the expectation is clear: provide payment, and the clinic will perform the task, but do not expect any support beyond the bare minimum.

I am so thankful we decided to work with CARE. We had consultations with multiple clinics but none…read morehad the amount of attentiveness we found at CARE. From the initial consult, throughout our entire journey til we got a positive result, they guided us through every step of the way with the utmost professionalism. I love that you are assigned a coordinator who you can reach out to at any time with questions, concerns, etc. who will respond straight away. I have heard horror stories of it being impossible to reach staff at other clinics. You will NOT have this issue at CARE and that is so, so important with such a sensitive topic as fertility. The entire staff from Dr. Q, Nancy, Sandy, Jennifer, Kate, Morgan and everyone there became like family to us and we are so grateful they were there through the whole process and cannot wait for them to meet our little one next June!

My wife and I am very happy to choose the Care Fertility. We were trying to have baby for almost 4…read moreyears, and then we decided to check with Care Fertility for more information. Doctor is very professional and giving us detail information and advice about the IVF process. We started the process from 2018 Sep, and very glad that my wife is pregnant and due date is 10/07/2019. We are very grateful for all the people who helped us go through IVF, and especially thankful for Florrie. She helped us to explain detail about the insurance process, and encouraged us to be more positive for the baby. I would highly recommend Care Fertility for my friends who look for IVF treatment.

Dr. Quinn, Josephine, and the entire team (shout out to Hasmik for the gentle blood draws) are the…read moremost compassionate providers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. As a person with a rare autoimmune disease, I knew I needed to find a highly skilled, curious, and driven reproductive endocrinologist to help make our family goals a reality. Dr. Quinn was always responsive to questions, and perhaps even more important, she asked the right questions when we were faced with unexpected challenges. She advocated for us when we needed an additional retrieval, and scoured her national network to troubleshoot complex problems. Josephine was incredibly encouraging and supportive, and always accommodating of our tricky schedules. She made sure we understood instructions and medication schedules clearly and cheered us on the entire time. It is exceedingly rare to find a doctor whose remarkable expertise, skill, and dedication to patient outcomes is matched only by their compassion and care for the patient as a person going through a difficult process. I cannot recommend Dr. Quinn and her team highly enough!

My wife and I started our fertility journey thinking it would be relatively straightforward. We…read morewere both 30 years old, healthy, and never imagined we would face challenges with egg retrievals and embryo freezing. I found Dr. Quinn through a recommendation in a Facebook group, and it may be the best recommendation I've ever received. She is, without question, the best doctor I've ever had. My wife and I often joke that we wish she could be our primary care physician because we would trust her with absolutely everything. She is incredibly knowledgeable, but what truly sets her apart is her compassion. She is the most empathetic physician I've ever met. Early in our journey, we learned that my wife had very low ovarian reserve despite being quite young. Suddenly, the path we thought would be simple became much more difficult and uncertain. Over the course of her treatment, we completed four retrievals. We had success with our first retrieval, experienced disappointment with our second and third, and recently completed our fourth. We were overjoyed to learn that we now have three frozen embryos from my wife's retrievals and this part of our journey has finally come to a close. Anyone who has gone through fertility treatment knows it can be an emotional, painful, and often lonely experience. Throughout every setback, every anxious wait, and every difficult conversation, Dr. Quinn, her nurse Josephine, and the entire HRC Fertility team treated us with kindness, patience, and genuine care. They made an incredibly challenging process feel as manageable and painless as possible. I cannot thank Dr. Quinn, Josephine, and the entire HRC team enough. They helped us through one of the most difficult experiences of our lives, and we'll always be grateful for their expertise, support, and compassion.

Dr. Oropez was instrumental in brining home our baby! After many rounds of failed fertility…read moretreatments and working with a previous acupuncturist, I found Dr. Oropez through Yelp for acupuncture and hypnosis. His calming voice and relaxed knowledgeable demeanor gave me hope to continue on our fertility journey. I cannot thank him and his loving wife enough.

I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Oropes for all of his care and support throughout my fertility…read morejourney. He is compassionate, knowledgeable, and truly dedicated to his patients. From my very first appointment, he made me feel comfortable, listened to my concerns, and gave me hope. After struggling with fertility, I finally became pregnant, and I truly believe that his fertility acupuncture treatments played an important role in my journey. Every session was relaxing, and I always left feeling more positive and hopeful. Thank you, Dr. Oropes, for your kindness, expertise, and encouragement. I will always be grateful and highly recommend you to anyone looking for fertility acupuncture.

My partner and I discovered Reproductive Fertility Center with the help of my mother and were…read moreexcited to get started after seeing the company's presence on the web. So, I was chatting with my mom about wanting to have a baby, and she googled fertility clinics. This was the first one, and my wife liked the website and the information they had on same-sex couples, so we went! Our fertility journey with RFC to be one of strong support and over time...the entire staff felt like family!! My fertility journey at RFC was amazing! We didn't want to leave. We even asked Dr. Lin if he could deliver the baby because we loved our experience at RFC so much! Lori was our coordinator, and Nettie was our second coordinator. They know what they are doing. Dr. Lin is excellent. Don't worry about reaching out to them. They are always a phone call away!! We are now 7 months pregnant with our miracle baby thanks to everyone at RFC!! I would highly, highly recommend!!

I don't recommend this alhambra office. Basically we paid $400 for a bag with a pen and a lotion…read more They have the worst customer service, and they don't talk to each other. I spoke with someone around 12 to come a get an ultrasound (it had to be done that day, (if not I had to wait for the next cycle) and she said she would call me back. I called back again at 2 and this time I reached out to the doctor, who never answered. I called back and they then said that the lady who does this procedure had left, and now they wanted me to drive all the way to their other location in Burbank. She had no recollection of my message from 12pm Maybe the other locations are better but this one in Alhambra, leaves a lot of room for improvement.

I found Dr. Rose back around 2019 when I was struggling with recurrent miscarriages. Dr. Rose is a…read morevery good and knowledgeable doctor. She is also very straight forward. My husband and I were entertaining the idea of iui or ivf and went through several consultations with other doctors before I had a successful pregnancy naturally. Thanks to Dr Rose's recommendation of baby aspirin, progesterone, and monitoring I was able to carry not just 1 baby to full term but 3. Dr Rose delivered 2 of my boys and I am very grateful for all that she has done. Dr Gau delivered my last boy 2 weeks ago. She is also very good. I love how caring both doctors are and also how clean the office is. The other office staffs are also awesome. Thank you Dr. Rose and Dr. Gau for taking care of me and bringing 3 of my kids into this world safely.

My wife started her pregnancy healthy, but during her second trimester she began experiencing…read moresignificant swelling and rapid weight gain. We raised these concerns during her prenatal care, but Dr. Rose attributed the changes to my wife's diet. At eight months pregnant, my wife's blood pressure suddenly skyrocketed. We went to the ER, where we were told she had preeclampsia and that our baby needed to be delivered that same day. Our son was born a month early by C-section. Thankfully, he is healthy and growing strong. Looking back, I strongly believe the warning signs should have been taken more seriously and investigated further rather than being attributed to diet. The experience left me feeling that my wife and son were put at unnecessary risk. Another major concern with this practice is the lack of continuity of care. My wife was not consistently seen by the same doctor throughout her pregnancy, which made the care feel fragmented and, in our experience, contributed to concerns being overlooked or not followed up on appropriately. This was one of the most frightening experiences our family has ever gone through. I would encourage any expecting mother experiencing sudden swelling, rapid weight gain, high blood pressure, or other concerning changes to advocate strongly for herself and seek immediate medical attention if she feels something is wrong.

Devin is AMAZING-been w her 2 years+ and she always leaves me feeling refreshed and like new. Like…read moreI have a new nervous system and all when I leave :) tysm I recommend to anyone. Plus the office staff and office are super friendly and supportive as well as very clean. Best care I can ask for.

Love LOVE Dr. Sarah. She helped me with healing post-op from pelvic surgery. She's very…read moreknowledgeable and she has been on the same page as all of my Dr's. I think part of the reason why I recovered so quickly was because of her skills. I'm so grateful I found her thru Yelp!

I have been to Sparrow's Nest 4 times now in the last 9 months and think that it is such a magical…read moreplace! I have been for both prenatal and postpartum massages. While it is quite pricey, I trust the staff and believe that they provide a very high quality of care. I have even benefited from some stretches and exercises that I was shown to do at home to help with some postpartum shoulder pain from breastfeeding! Emi and Jess were both wonderful!

I've been a loyal client here for over seven years and have always had positive experiences, which…read moreis why writing this review is disappointing. During my most recent 90-minute massage, the therapist introduced a treatment that was never explained to me or discussed beforehand. I wasn't asked for my consent until after it had already been used on one side of my body. I later learned it wasn't even part of the massage service I had booked. I left with significant marks on my legs for days afterward--something I absolutely would have declined had I been given the opportunity to make an informed decision beforehand. To their credit, management acknowledged my concerns and confirmed that this technique is not part of the massage service they offer. However, the resolution offered didn't reflect the seriousness of what happened. When I respectfully explained why I didn't feel it was appropriate and asked them to reconsider, I never received another response. Everyone makes mistakes. What matters is how a business handles them. Unfortunately, what began as an issue with informed consent ended with poor follow-through and communication from management. After years of supporting this business, spending hundreds of dollars on services and gift certificates, I expected much better. I hope they take informed consent more seriously and do a better job standing behind their services when they fall short.

Highly recommend Dr. Guner. From what I understand, the doctors are from USC but they use the…read morefacility and staff at HRC - Pasadena and the surgery center RSA which seems to be a different entity than HRC. Tldr; doctors are great, staff is a hot mess garbage fire. Would like to give HRC - Pasadena a 0 star. Recommend reading the recent reviews there, it's pretty hilarious and sad My partner and I both had our eggs extracted, and Dr. Guner was our doctor. She seems to truly care about her patients and she took the time to answer our questions. She sends follow up notes for your visits and you can most definitely reach her for anything urgent. We also saw Dr. Dooby (not sure if that's how it's spelled) and she was super personable and gentle. The doctors don't make you feel like a cash cow getting herded through the process for money. Can't really say the same for the HRC - Pasadena staff and nurse. They were pretty useless and lied to us on our first visit saying they were closed at 10 AM Sunday. They aren't closed. Their staff just wanted to leave early because there were no other patients scheduled past 9:30 AM on that Sunday. I fought with three receptionists/staff/call operators until I finally got my foot through the door. Best advice is to advocate for yourself and try to connect with someone that is not just a call center operator if it's something urgent or can't wait until the next business day. They also didn't show us how to do the injections so we YouTubed everything. Good luck and hang in there! You are putting your body and mental health and work schedules through a lot in this journey but I commend all the ladies out there for even starting your journey.

We had a great experience with the USC doctors and residents - actually had the distinct pleasure…read moreof having many of them help us and interact with us including Dr. Ho, Dr. Guner, Dr. Paulson, and Dr. Quinn. The staff and nurses are professional and organized and they accept Progyny. Would recommend