RE in Dallas?

Uma · 05-01-2008, 12:12 PM

Hello Ladies...
Can anyone please suggest me a good Reproductive Endocrinologist or any doctor who deals well with PCOS and anyone who had been successful with a particular doctor in Dallas,Texas....Reference through our cysters makes a lot difference in our belief..so please suggest me......I would be very thankful ...
Thanks a lot in Advance!!

Denise0517 · 05-03-2008, 02:30 PM

Im from New Orleans Louisiana by the RE I seen is now in Texas (not sure where in Texas). I believe she is also a professor at a university in Texas.

Her name is Dr. Gloria Richard-Davis and is EXCELLENT!!!! Maybe you can look her up and see where in Texas she is.

Cflott · 06-10-2008, 05:40 AM

I've got an awesome repoductive endocrinologist in Carrolton. He genuinely cares and spends alot of time explaining everything. He came recommended to me from a person at work. Give him a call if you haven't found anyone else. Good luck!
Dr. Howard 972-394-3699

JecaMarie · 06-11-2008, 01:35 AM

I've seen an RE in Shreveport, LA twice now, Dr. Steve London, and I've been happy so far. We all "know" my weight is an issue (one I'm working on - always) and he doesn't harp on me about it. I've been TTC for 3 years, and he's the first doctor I've seen who seems to have a plan in mind to reach our goal. He is thorough, but not excessive or extreme, and answers my questions - an I have a lot!

framin_memories · 06-29-2008, 01:44 AM

I see Dr Ellen Wilson at UTMB SW. She is very understanding and open to what you have to say. Keep in mind that it is a teaching hospital so you see the RE fellows for most of the monitoring but that wasn't that bad.

I have conceived yet with her but I have had a tricky situation. Clomid doesn't seem to be enough but inj seem to be too much. The next round with be a combo of the two (which I suggested and she thought was a good idea). So we'll see.

She also ran some other tests even though I have had only 1 m/c. She found that i have antibodies that increase risk of m.c...that is reassuring to know what to do to help prevent that when I get the next bfp.
HTH~

Ali C. · 07-08-2008, 01:24 AM

I have an appt next week with an endo at Baylor... I will give you more details after I go. I have been to Dr. Karen Lee at DFW Fertility and was not too impressed. Good luck

framin_memories · 07-08-2008, 01:31 AM

Ali~any luck finding a regular ob/gyn? I need to find one in the metroplex~

Ali C. · 07-08-2008, 01:57 AM

Hi Felicia,

My ob/gyn is Dr. Amy Sigman. She is really good depending on what you are going for...I would definitely recommend her for annual exams. She is friendly and easy to talk to. I actually talked to her first about PCOS when I first suspected I had it. She did run a few tests on me which were probably altered b/c I'm on bcp and concluded that I didn't have PCOS. However I got a second opinion with an Endocrinologist (Dr. Lee) who told me I definitely have PCOS.

framin_memories · 07-08-2008, 10:39 PM

That's the problem I ran into. I got a PCOS diagnosis back in 2002 by a RE in OKC. I got pg with the help of clomid. Then tried another RE and og/gyn in Houston (we moved) and didn't care for either's treatment plan. We moved to the metroplex in 2006 and started seeing an ob/gyn that said they do infertility treatments up through inj. So I did 3 rounds of clomid, with prog support, and a trigger (the first 2 rounds were no prog support). I got a bfp but m/c at 12+ weeks. It was then I asked him to do blood work to confirm my diagnosis so I could start met. The only thing he would consider for a woman to have PCOS is elevated testosterone. Even though I brought up all the other symptoms and everything else. He also felt it was a nautral m/c unrelated to anything else. He said he could refer me to a RE..but I know he did it more to appease me rather than believing I really had it.

Anyway I switched to Dr Wilson for more testing about PCOS. I was a "classic" PCOS patient. The nurse seemed shocked that the ob/gyn I was seeing couldn't "see" it. Also, by seeing a RE and having her look at the big picture, I was tested to antibodies...I tested positive which means an increased risk of m/c. SO...I really wanted to write him a nasty letter about how women with PCOS can have a wide spectrum of symptoms and that he really, really shouldn't use 1 SINGLE test to make a decision.

I am now off my box ; )

A friend actually had a hysterectomy today and I met her ob/gyn. She was young and was really nice. I asked her if was familiar with PCOS and she said she sees several PCOS patients. I am hoping that I get a bfp with the RE and then can switch to a new and good ob/gyn. If I don't get pg, then I want a good ob/gyn that can suggest some alternate treatments for managing the PCOS...I'm getting tired of pills and shots : )