3. "Dr. Malpani, Thank you so much for your attention, time and consideration to my presented problem.  It is so very nice of you to take your time to respond to those of us in need.  I find it truly amazing that you give such individual attention all the way from India and yet my own OB/GYN doctors here in the USA can not seem to find the time to give much thought to one of their own colleagues!   I will contact my physician regarding the clomiphene challenge test and an antral follicle count.  I will get back to you with the results.

With much thanks,

Dr Eileen".

4. " Dr. Malpani,
I am sorry for the delay in sending you a letter of appreciation.  With my work, my 3 year old, and trying to get pregnant, there was so little time. Your generosity with your time and expertise opinion inspired me and helped me to feel positive during this challenging time.  I am of the opinion that you should have a training program, for OB residents who are interested in becoming RE's, so that you can teach them
the humane side of all of this.

I was fortunate enough to chose a doctor, finally, although quite junior in this field, who was accessible and willing to answer my questions and concerns.

I am also fortunate that after 1 cycle of IVF,(with ICSI and assisted
hatching) we were successful, and I am now 18 weeks pregnant, with 2 healthy girls, so far !

If there is anything that I can do in return for all of the correspondence
from you, please let me know.
With gratitude,
Lisa"

5. Dear Dr Malpani,
I would like to inform you that I am 6 weeks pregnant.
I never expected this so I am thrilled.
When I first wrote to you, I did not expect a busy and well known doctor to reply to each mail that I sent.
But you were kind enough to answer each query of mine and i want to really thank you for that.
You gave me the confidence that I could conceive which I am sure must have helped me.A positive mind is essential to overcome our problems.
After reading your mails I used to feel very positive and confident.
I think the most important thing is for a doctor to give that confidence
which helps the patient tremendously.
I was not your patient yet you answered each query (at times repetitive) promptly which my own doctor did not do.
I felt I could ask you all my doubts and knew you would answer them.
Its very rare to find someone like that.
I know you must have helped countless people unknowingly and it will come back to you.
Thank you once again
Regards
Smita .

6. I came across Dr. Malpani's website at a time when I had just become pregnant after having two miscarriages. I wasn't sure if I would have another miscarriage with this third one or not. I also didn't know if I would have to use artificial means in the future to get and stay pregnant.   I remember asking Dr. Malpani a question or concern (which I had many of after having two miscarriages). He promptly replied to my email to my pleasant surprise and was able to reassure me when I had questions and needed a second opinion besides my doctor.   I have since needed many questions and concerns answered from medicine I am taking to the safety of baby dopplers, and each time, Dr. Malpani has always been quick to respond within a day of me sending my email. I consider his advice very helpful and valid and he has been a lifesaver for me during this pregnancy in helping me not get stressed over worries. I don't know what I would do without having had the opportunity to email him and get the help and advice I needed. I am now 27 1/2 weeks and feeling much better about this pregnancy.

Julie.

7. "Dear Dr Malpani,

I'm sorry I'm replying to your mail rather late but
the reason is that by the time I received your mail, I
had already paid for and started my 2nd ICSI cycle
with my clinic here in New Delhi.

I don't know why I am bothering you by telling u all
this but somehow I found it extremely nice on your
part, despite being such a busy professional as you
are, to reply personally to each and every mail that u
receive. Its commendable and I really appreciate you
for that. In fact I wanted to compliment you and your
wife for the way you are dealing with your profession.
I have heard a lot about the caring attitude both of
you possess with regards to your patients and have
myself recommended so many of my friends to visit your
website and have a look at the way u have explained
every detail of what all is involved in this
rollercoaster called IVF.

As for my 2nd ICSI attempt...I had my ER on 18th Feb
wherein they got 6 eggs...(don't ask me why such a low
no..i have no clue and the RE never bothered to
explain..infact contrary to my last time's antagonist
protocol (where 8 eggs had been retrieved), this time
i was on BCP (Ovral-L) for a month and then on Lupron,
Gonal-F and Menopur before taking the HCG trigger on
day 10 of stimms. They did a 3 day transfer (last time
it was 2 day but this time 2nd day happened to be a
sunday)...and when i went for the ET, i was told by
the doc that the scene does not 'look good' coz
although all 6 eggs had fertilised, the embryos were
rather 'poor' in quality. There was no explanation
beyond that and when i asked the embryologist. I was
told that the quality was between grade 'B' and 'C'..so
I should not be keeping any high hopes.

They anyway went ahead and transferred 5 embryos on
21st Feb and I've been on bed rest since that day. The
beta is on march 7th but somehow the look on the
doctor's faces have made me more depressed than ever.

Again not sure why I'm venting it all out before you
but then being a patient, I feel totally clueless why
this is happening with me when there has been no
apparent problem and even my age is not that much (I
shall be turning 30 next month). Anyway, I don't blame
my doctor. I guess she did her best but I do feel that
there is a lot less transparency here in the Delhi
clinics when it comes to giving the exact info to the
patients..so I can't even answer your question on why
such less number of eggs...

Am still keeping my fingers crossed for a miracle but
if god forbid the result is negative, i am determined
to come to Mumbai for my next cycle in the next couple
of months (got to save money..have already spent over
2 lakhs and no insurance coverage for IVF totally
sucks (sorry about the language..).

Anyway, thanks a ton for at least listening me out
patiently.....and my best wishes to you and your wife
for the great work you are doing.

regards
Sonal".