I found Dr. Schleuning to be a skilled surgeon who told me what I needed to hear, had patience to…read morelisten to my concerns, was honest about my situation and gave me excellent advice. Most importantly, the outcome of my surgical procedure was excellent and my recovery went well. I am very grateful to have had her as my surgeon.

My experience with this doctor was terrible. After waiting over an hour undressed in the exam room,…read moreshe finally walked in and, in a condescending tone, asked why I was "in such a hurry." I won't go into graphic details, but after performing a minor procedure, she left me in pain and bleeding and simply walked out. I had to get up and track down a nurse for help. Overall, an awful and deeply unprofessional experience.

From my very first appointment with Dr. Nseyo, she put all of my fears and insecurities about…read morehaving a baby in my forties, especially with my complicated health history to rest. I can instantly see why she is so highly recommended. She not only does the work, but you can genuinely tell that she loves what she does. At every visit, she came in fully prepared. Even if the waiting room was full, she never made me feel rushed. She always took the time to answer all of my questions thoroughly and honestly. She never overpromised, and her down-to-earth nature made me feel like I was talking to someone I had known and trusted my entire life. While we had planned for a c-section (as my first two pregnancies were), my baby decided to arrive earlier than expected. By sheer luck, Dr. Nseyo was on call that day. She never pushed her medical opinion on my husband and me but instead provided the information we needed, respected our decisions, and guided us with compassion and clarity. In the operating room, she made me feel safe, supported, and truly heard. That care has continued in my postpartum visits. She listens attentively and responds with empathy and sincerity every single time. I would and will recommend Dr. Nseyo at every opportunity. She is truly a gem in her field, and I am beyond grateful to have had her as my doctor during this journey.

Dr Nseyo is absolutely phenomenal. I feel like I can be open with her, she understands my concerns,…read moreand she is here to help. I had surgery and she took time to provide the care, information and comfort that I needed. She was clear about my options, pain management, and post surgery expectations. She even came to visit me in the hospital on her day off. She goes beyond the extra mile and I personally feel healthier as her patient.

Dr Monardo and Dr Ulrich delivered my second son by c section and they did an excellent job!…read moreEverything went well. I healed much faster this time around then I did after my first. I saw both doctors during my entire pregnancy and they were both very sweet and comforting but also very professional. I never felt that the appointments were rushed and my questions were always answered no matter how silly they were. Thank you for delivering my baby so carefully and taking such great care of both of us! It will not be forgotten! The world is lucky to have doctors like you!! Sorry this is so late. Baby B was born on June 16, 2017 at CPMC.

Use to love her until i realized she does not care about me or my health. I had a PCOS diagnosis 4…read moremonths ago has she called to talk to me about the diagnosis? NOPE! I have called left messages had a appointment with her but of course she canceled. I also have been having heavy bleeding problems for the past 3 years straight and she keeps saying its "Normal" I got TWO 2nd opinions both of them said ABSOLUTELY NOT NORMAL! I have been talking to her about this for 3 YEARS! Today was my last straw when i had a appointment for my Depo shot and they waited til 17 mins after the start time to tell me they cant give it to me. (I can get it 3 weeks early) I drove 41 miles and They brushed it off saying "its scheduling fault" this has not been the first time something with scheduling as happened either. But bottom line Dr Monardo really does not care about her patients or maybe its just me she does not care about. I now see why more black woman die in the delivery room giving birth then any other race! Nice to read that she was at least nice to you guys who left a review! Unfortunately not my case

I had my baby in 2024 at 38 years old and experienced severe postpartum depression afterward. It…read morewas very dark, and I was not in the right state of mind. After about four months of struggling with PPD, I made the decision to pursue permanent birth control a decision I now deeply regret. I was told by Dr. Cheruba Prabakarthat my tubes could not be tied and that they had to be removed. During the consultation, she asked if I wanted more children. At the time, while clearly struggling emotionally, I said no. She stated that since I was 39, it was a good age for this procedure if I did not want more children. I understand that the decision was 100% mine, however the state of mind I was in was not capable of making a life-changing, irreversible decision. I strongly believe that when working with women -- especially postpartum women -- it is a physician's responsibility to recognize warning signs of postpartum depression and emotional distress and to implement safeguards in their practice. What I needed at that time was help and support for my PPD, not a permanent procedure that altered my body forever. Instead, the process felt quick and not thorough. There was no screening for postpartum depression, no encouragement to wait, and no discussion about how temporary emotional states can affect long-term decisions. Now, three years later, I am 42 years old and desperately want another child. Time is running out. I am now facing IVF, with no guarantee that my insurance will cover it since this is considered a decision I made for myself. My eggs are older, the odds are lower, and the emotional and financial burden is overwhelming. I wish there had been more caution, more counseling, and more time given before moving forward. I also hope that by sharing this experience, changes can be made so that another woman in a vulnerable postpartum state is not placed in this position. I am beyond sad and angry about my situation, I wish i could of tide my tubes and maybe reversal would of been an option now there is nothing absolutely nothing i can do. and time is running out.

I do not recommend this clinic from my experience as a patient…read more Poor assessment & clinical management. Waisted time & money going to Lamorinda Gynecology & surgery. Dr. Christianson's first question was if i live in Lamorinda. As a Nurse, I asked how her surgical approach for endometriosis surgery. Her answer was a bit questionable to me being in the field and after research & second opinion at UCSF. That is not the best option I will go for. My endometriosis has improved by 80% with UCSF non surgical recommendation. You only have one set of reproductive organs. The bay area has the best endometriosis doctors in the nation. There are other established programs (Stanford, kaiser, south). It was a mistake to go here because it was close to home.

I had a highly complex pregnancy. Less than 2% kind of pregnancy and I had to also have a consult…read morefrom MFM throughout the pregnancy. Dr. Madhavan was extremely supportive and straightforward. I had a wonderful experience with her. I love her straightforward approach. She is a fantastic practitioner. She came to see me after an emergency c section I had prior to my scheduled date. ( it was done by her colleague had to do it in the middle of the night). She still called me and came to see me after. She was concerned and supportive towards me with empathy throughout my entire pregnancy. I highly recommend.

My original OB was out-of-office that day, and Dr. Madhavan took me. She did some 10/10 painful…read moreprocedure on me with no anesthesia and no warning. And when I got home, I received a bill 3x higher than my original OB...

I could go into a long spiel here about de-professionalization and how its so important to adequate…read morehealthcare in this country, and how going by first names like Dr. Ahson introduces herself, is such a huge thing in revolutionizing medicine and letting people responsible for their own healthcare.... anyway. I am all for educated doctors educating their patients. What I am not in favor of is condescending educated doctors speaking down to their patients like they don't understand their own bodies!!! Anyway... Dr Ahsan delivered my son, even though she wasn't the primary doctor I saw throughout the pregnancy, which turned high-risk near the end, warranting induction, but luckily not a c-section, thanks to the skill of most of my doctors. Despite knowing me for only those few hours, I found her laid back and down-to-earth and calming, not condescending. And, obviously she did her job with great skill and I got a beautiful son out of it! I have decided that every new mother has certain expectations of their OB, and therefore each has a different OB that will fit them better. In the end Dr. Ahsan delivered my son, making me wish she had been my OB all along!

This review is for the STAFF…read more Basically....they suck. I'm on depo and it requires an office visit every 3 months. Here's the kicker - they can't schedule appointments that far out. Sooooo your office offers a medication that the office cannot accommodate appointments for?? Instead, they put it all on you to call back in a month or two and maaaaaybe you'll get it when you need it. Ridiculous. I never had this problem with Kaiser, just sayin'.

I really liked this doctor prior to having my 5th child at Alta bates /sutter. But while in the…read morehospital about a day after I gave birth via csection (csection done by Dr Kadri who's great) she came in and told me about the possibility of needing another surgery due to some post partum symptoms. So coming off of a csection and having a brand new baby this news really scared me and while I looked for reassurance and help she made me feel silly and had VERY little patience with me. She could see I was somewhat panicking and she just made me feel worse. So disappointed in her, I'd seen her a few times in office and even considered having her be by primary this pregnancy, so glad I didn't.

I'm not very good at pregnancy and had complications each time that I delivered. For my first…read morepregnancy, I made the mistake of going to an OB-GYN who lacked experience in high-risk. Unfortunately, that pregnancy did not end well. For my second and third pregnancies with deliveries in December 2019 and April 2022, I knew that I needed to find an experienced, knowledgeable doctor with good bedside manner. Dr. Zhang checks all those boxes. She was able to advise me on which tests were necessary and which ones weren't, called to check on me when I was hospitalized during my second pregnancy, takes time to explain things to me, and listens to the questions and concerns that I have. I appreciate the attention that she gives to me, despite getting the standard ten minutes or less that patients get with the doctor. My only regret is that I did not see her for my first pregnancy, or the story might have ended happily.

My husband and I had been trying to conceive naturally for about a year when we learned that I had…read morelow AMH and high FSH, indicating a lower egg count than typical for my age and making natural conception more challenging. We discovered Spring Fertility online and ultimately decided to move forward with Dr. Okeigwe as our provider. After reading the many positive reviews--and now having experienced their care firsthand--we have nothing but great things to say about the entire team. The journey was not easy, and we certainly faced our share of trials and tribulations. Although I often worried about whether it would work, Dr. Okeigwe consistently reassured me and expressed complete confidence that we would be able to achieve a successful pregnancy. I went through three rounds of IVF, and with each round she adjusted the approach, resulting in better outcomes every time. We ultimately needed two transfers, but they led to our baby boy, who is now seven weeks old. The team's confidence truly helped ease the anxiety I felt throughout the process. In addition to Dr. Okeigwe, my nurse, Megan--who worked closely with me from start to finish--was incredibly patient and supportive. I reached out to her on weeknights and weekends, and she always responded promptly and appropriately. She never made me feel uncomfortable or uninformed, no matter how big or small my questions were. The front desk staff was consistently kind, and the medical assistants who handled my blood draws were wonderful as well. I would wholeheartedly recommend Spring Fertility to any family member or friend because of the exceptional experience I had. Thank you for helping bring our miracle baby into the world!

It's been a few years now since I was a patient at Spring, and I want to share my terrible…read moreexperience at this clinic in hopes that it will be helpful to other people in my situation who are seeking compassionate and competent treatment. My spouse and I sought out Spring specifically because they like to position their clinics as experts in LGBTQ+ family planning, and claim to have expertise treating transgender and nonbinary people. My spouse is a nonbinary person on hormone replacement therapy, and it was extremely important to us to find a clinic and a doctor with some experience treating trans people. We were referred to Dr. Dovey as the clinic's "LGBTQ expert," and I went into my first consult with her having high hopes for a good experience. During that consult, Dr. Dovey misgendered my spouse every single time she referred to them. To give her credit where credit is due, she would correct herself, and then misgender them again two sentences later, correct herself, and so on and so forth. At the point at which someone misgenders you ten times in a row, you really start to wonder if they are even trying to get it right, especially when the person in question is supposed to be the organization's "LGBTQ expert." Dr. Dovey also proposed a lot of unnecessary measures with regards to my spouse, like stopping their hormone treatments to collect even more genetic materials from them (when they had already cryopreserved more than the recommended amount of reproductive materials prior to the beginning of their transition). Ultimately, it felt like Dr. Dovey didn't actually care about trans people, understanding trans experiences in medical settings, or my spouse's individual experience at the clinic. My spouse had a range of experiences with other staff at the clinic, from being gendered correctly to other people misgendering them. Not a particularly great sign from a place that is supposed to be "good" about trans issues! Even so, we might have tried to stick with Spring, but they also messed up pretty badly in another area. Like many people who wind up in fertility clinics, I have some chronic health conditions. Most of them are not genetic and are not genetically transmissible. However, I do have one very rare genetic mutation that results in lower bone density than the average person my age. IF my spouse were to be a carrier for the same very rare genetic mutation, it MIGHT cause a child of ours to experience a similar condition. I want to be clear that in my day-to-day life, this condition does not really affect me negatively and I have no reason to think about it unless I'm discussing my medical history. While we were in the initial steps of our process at Spring, Dr. Dovey and her staff repeatedly communicated to me that they would essentially require my spouse to have a very particular genetic test done (one so specific that my spouse's PCP could not order it and would have had to refer them to a genetic specialist to do so) to ensure that any potential embryos we created would not have this condition. The clinic refused to move forward with our process until my spouse got the testing done, and it really came across as "we don't want your potential child to turn out like YOU." Which, to be honest, felt insulting, gross, policing, and completely unnecessary. It really didn't feel like the clinic's business or call whether we chose to get the genetic testing done or not, but Spring absolutely made it their call. This is what really killed any chances of our working with Spring, and we just quietly dropped out of the process. Spring comes across as a clinic that cares a lot about its numbers and success rates, and a place that doesn't have a problem throwing up roadblocks for people whose health conditions might possibly impact how good their numbers look. For chronically ill and disabled people, this kind of vibe essentially sends the message "we don't care about you and we don't really want to treat you." At least, that's the way I felt after my experience at Spring. People and organizations can change, and I hope that in the years since I attempted to be a patient there, Dr. Dovey and Spring have improved. In fact, I know people who have had positive experiences with Dr. Dovey and Spring! However, based on my personal experience of this clinic, I can't recommend her as a practitioner or the clinic as a safe space for trans people or chronically ill and disabled people. If you belong to one of those groups, do your research, interview clinics and ask about their training and experience with these patient populations, and go from there -- but don't go to Spring.