Advanced Fertility Care

BEST FERTILITY SPECIALIST IN THE VALLEY.
I don’t write reviews but had to share this experience.
My husband and I tried having kids for 3+ years on our own with no luck. I did my research and found a few doctors that were covered by my insurance.
The first reason I chose to visit Advanced Fertility Care was because their website provided you with good information on your options and encouraged you to go outside of their practice and do your own research. I like to stay informed and educate myself so this was a big plus.
They also have 3 locations which makes it more convenient. The 2 doctors (both are amazing) rotate through these locations and the staff does the same… so you get familiar with the team and it makes the experience more comfortable.
Once I made an appointment with AFC they called me about a week before the appointment to update me that my insurance was checked out and gave me the breakdown of what will be covered and what to expect financially when I come in for my appointment.
We primarily worked with Dr. Larsen but did visit with Dr. Zoneraich a few times. Both doctors were down to earth, treated you like a person and not a #, gave you time to ask questions and showed great compassion. Both doctors were very thorough in performing all the right tests to make the best possible recommendation for your unique situation.
The staff was always accommodating and pleasant… that includes the billing (which is normally a nightmare in any other situation). The front desk ladies knew who you were when you came… it got pretty emotional at times and I received many hugs :) so they made it feel like you had support and I felt like they really cared.
We are now 4 months pregnant with a little girl… can’t wait to meet her.
If I had to do it again I would not change a thing… well… maybe one… I would of done this sooner.

We are a lesbian couple, and we are 4 months pregnant now. I love Dr. Larsen and his staff (Marina is awesome)!
We did two cycles of iui. It is expensive but worth it!
Thank you advance fertility care!

We’ve been on our infertility journey since 2009. Advanced Fertility Care is the 4^th fertility Drs office we went to. We LOVE them! I will never go anywhere else. They are the whole package. In our early experiences with other offices, we found the hands off approach frustrating. We saw Drs at consultations but all treatments and ultrasounds were done by nurse practitioners. Decisions were frequently made by nurse practitioners. We thought this was normal care — it’s not! I have never been seen by a nurse practitioner at Advanced Fertility Care. In fact I don’t even think they have one. You will always be seen by Dr Larsen or Dr Zoneraich unless you are only there for a blood draw. Also at other offices we spent hours in the waiting room. Anyone who has had fertility care knows you have to go to a LOT of appointments. I’ve seen Dr Larsen for over 3 years now and I have never waited longer than 10 minutes in the waiting room. In fact I rarely have time to pull up Facebook on my phone before they are calling me back. Talk about REFRESHING! Dr Larsen and Dr Zoneraich listen. They spend time with you. You can tell they care about you and you are given individualized care. Their staff is incredible. They are on the ball and have never made a mistake with my care. They are polite and sensitive and truly perfection. They are the reason we have our beautiful daughter and now another one on the way. We wish we had found them sooner. Thank you Dr Larsen, Dr Zoneraich and your staff for being a wonderful breath of fresh air in the fertility world.

I understand fertility doctors want to make money and I understand that this process isn’t cheap, but my experiences with Dr Larsen and his office have me so upset that I wanted to write a review in the hopes that this doesn’t happen to anyone else. We selected him because of his involvement with the LGBT community as we are a lesbian couple trying to conceive via donor sperm and IVF.
During our first appointment, Dr Larsen met with us and told us the very basic process and how he works. He didn’t even ask what we wanted, just assumed insemination and went with that angle for awhile before we interrupted to say we wanted to IVF to be able to do genetic testing and sex selection.
What concerned my wife was that he acted like it was unethical do gender selection during IVF. When we expressed that we really wanted a girl, he said he’d check with his partner to see if it was okay. Of course he called the next day to say it was alright. This left a bad taste in my wife’s mouth, but I wanted to give him another chance because I was confident he could get us pregnant. She felt his arbitrary ethical line was crossed for the prospect of money.
The next appointment was for follicle count ultrasound and blood tests. Like the first appointment, payment was due at time of service. They broke it down for us and we paid $ 510 cash for both. They suggested more tests to look at my uterus that were over $ 1000, so we decided to get a second opinion and have since decided to go with another doctor. He got us an MRI for $ 400, which is a much more thorough exam than the $ 1000+ saline exam dr Larsen wanted to do check to out my fibroids more closely.
We have since received bills for $ 5400 from an external lab for the blood test taken that day. We were not informed of this and not expecting this. My insurance does not cover any of this, and they knew at that time. When I called the doctor’s office, they claimed I agreed to it. I might have signed some paper authorizing it (you sign a ton of papers) but nothing about what we agreed to pay. I find their business practices very upsetting. I felt taken advantage of.
You will probably get pregnant here, but you will have lots of expensive, surprise and unneccessary (they require a psych evaluation before starting IVF) tests performed in the process.

Dr. Larsen and Dr. Zoneraich were wonderful to work with throughout a very stressful and emotional process. Their support, experience, and expertise has made it possible for us to be 16 weeks pregnant now! Their explanations were always clear to ensure my husband and I understood what was going on. They never pushed us to make any decisions, but made sure we could make informed decisions.
The staff in the office were always pleasant and great to work with as well. We would definitely recommend Advanced Fertility Care for those going through infertility issues and we plan to be back in a few years when we are ready for #2!

I had a great experience at Advanced Fertility Care. I went in for some testing in 2012, and then back in 2014 when we decided to do IVF. Dr. Larsen and Dr. Zoneraich were both very helpful and supportive, and they were very positive through the whole process. I had success on my first round, so even though it was a big investment (we paid the full amount) it was worth it! I’m now 19 weeks along, and hopefully we will be back in 2 years or so for another transfer.
The offices were also always nice and clean, and whenever I sent an email or call I would get a response within 24 hours.