Dr. Victor Beshay
Fertility Medicine
Allen, TX
22 years experience male
Locations
DFW Center for Fertility & IVF
Allen, TX
Phone
Practice website
Insurances accepted
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
About
Bio
After graduating from East Carolina University School of Medicine, Dr. Beshay moved to Dallas, TX to pursue training in obstetrics and gynecology. Following residency training in OB/GYN, he completed a 3 year fellowship training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Dr. Beshay then joined the faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. His role was mainly clinical work. In addition, Dr. Beshay was involved in teaching fellows, residents and medical students. Dr. Beshay then started the DFW Center for Fertility and IVF. Dr. Beshay enjoys counseling couples seeking fertility assistance on the evaluation process as well as their treatment options. On occasion the fertility patient may require surgical intervention, and for the majority of cases Dr. Beshay recommend the minimally invasive route. Some surgical examples include: endometriosis surgery, fibroids removal, endometrial polyp removal, tubal reversal, and uterine anomaly repair. For couples requiring IVF, the specific treatment protocol used is tailored to the problem being addressed.nOr. Beshay has special interest in fertility preservation as well as egg freezing. In his free time, Dr. Beshay enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. He also enjoys playing racquetball when more time is available.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Fertility Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Licenses
United States: Texas
Languages spoken
Arabic
Doctor Q&A
601 Answers
481 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Two options: To achieve fertility after tubal ligation, there are 2 options: in vitro fertilization or tubal reversal surgery. Your doctor will provide you informa... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Smoking can affect both eggs and sperm. It also may affect the health of your pregnancy once you conceive.
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A 22-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
After recovering: Once you recover adequately from the surgical procedure, you should be able to resume sexual intercourse. Your doctor will advise you of that timing.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends on location: A simple call to fertility practices in the area will give you information on cost. Most insurance carriers do not cover this procedure and it will li... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
First trimester: One of the earliest signs of pregnancy is a missed menstrual cycle. By convention, once you miss your cycle you are approximately 4 weeks pregnant. Ot... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Food: Of course avoid alcoholic drinks. Minimize caffeine. Avoid unpasteurized cheeses or dairy products. Avoid deli meats. Minimize fish consumption to twi... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Need evaluation: Since 10 years have passed and you have not become pregnant, you should see your gynecologist or a fertility specialist. Your doctor will investigate ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Many: There are many causes to irregular periods. This needs an evaluation by your doctor. Yes, irregular cycles can prevent women from getting pregnant dep... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Too late: The egg survives for a very short period of time after ovulation. Having intercourse 2 days after ovulation means that the egg is likely already gone.... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: Many factors play a role in successful pregnancy after ivf. Your age is the most important factor. Other factors such as egg quality, embryo quality, ... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Possible: There are reports that after the hsg there may be improved fertility for two months. It is not known exactly why that is, but may be related to "flush... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Check pregnancy test: Check pregnancy test if worried that bleeding was not your cycle. If positive, see your ob/gyn.
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Likely normal: At 5.5 weeks the ultrasound may not reveal the embryo just yet. Repeat ultrasound in 1 week and the embryo should be visualized then. Good luck.
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A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Pregnancy test: Accuracy of home pregnancy tests do not rely on when you had intercourse rather when the test is performed in relationship to your expected menstrual ... Read More
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A member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Unfortunately no: In order to regain your fertility, you need to either have a tubal reversal or undergo ivf. If a spontaneous pregnancy does take place without either ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Not necessarily: Change to your cycle nature does not necessarily mean that you are pregnant. However, if you are concerned check a pregnancy test.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Doctor exam: Your complaints should be evaluated by your doctor as you need an examination or further testing to understand why you look pregnant when you're not.
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
A little after: Hcg can be screted by the embryo after fertilization and before implantation. However, HCG is likely detected by testing after implantation.
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Hormone therapy: Hormone therapy in ob/gyn refers to mainly hormone replacement at menopause. Estrogen, with or without progesterone, is given for replacement as estro... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Hard to say: Easiest way to know is ask your doctor or request your operative records. If you had the tubal ligation within days of delivery or during cesarean del... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Prometrium (micronized progesterone): Prometrium (micronized progesterone) is a micronized Progesterone in the form of a capsule. The Progesterone is a plant source and being micronized im... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Egg quality: There is no test for egg quality. Quality is based on age, declining as women grow older. Being 20 years old, you should expect good egg quality.
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A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Yes, you can try again. See your doctor to make sure you still qualify for this treatment.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
No: No data that either Progesterone use or vitex use can affect the antral follicle count.
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Unrelated: Menstrual cycle nature and tubal reversal are unrelated. It is not unusual though to occasionally have changes in your menses at different time perio... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Sperm: Sperm typically lives up to 72 hours in the female genital tract. Some reports show up to 5 days. Sperm that lives in the genital tract can still fert... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Possible: Sperm can live for 48-72 hours in the female genital tract and can fertilize an egg if ovulation happens. There are even some reports of sperm living ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Since no contraceptive method is 100% effective, there is always a small chance that pregnancy can happen. With missed menses it is important to check... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Home pregnancy test: Most home urine pregnancy test kits have become sensitive to detecting low levels of pregnancy hormones. Some can detect a pregnancy several days befo... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
No: Most cases of hypothyroidism are unknown to why they happen. It is most likely an immune problem if thyroid antibodies turn up positive on testing.
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Fertility evaluation: Since it has been over one year and you have not conceived, you should see a fertility specialist for an evaluation. They will look for causes that pr... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Pregnancy test: Most urine pregnancy test kits have become sensitive in detecting low levels of pregnancy hormones. Some can detect a pregnancy 3-4 days before the mi... Read More
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A female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Accuracy of hpt: Despite improvement in home pregnancy testing, they can still miss pregnancies when hormone levels are very low. You should have blood pregnancy testi... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Fertility evaluation: Since you have been trying and you have not conceived, you should see a fertility specialist for an evaluation. They will look for causes that prevent... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Possible: There is always a chance to get pregnant when intercourse is unprotected. Prior to ejaculation, a small amount of fluid containing sperm can be releas... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Yes, there is a chance you could be pregnant since the iud was removed. Check pregnancy test.
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A member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: If your partner does not have congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (cbavd), then IUI can be done if there is a need for it. However, if he... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
No: If the last time you had intercourse was october, and you had 2 menstrual cycles to follow in november and december then you cannot be pregnant. Havin... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Yes, there is a way to control cycles as well as induce ovulation. However, before that is done, an evaluation is needed to identify why your cycles a... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Very low chance: You have a very low chance of getting pregnant as you have received Depo-Provera as well as had protected intercourse. However, no contraceptive is 10... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Infertility: Based on your evaluation so far, it seems you have unexplained infertility as long as semen analysis is also normal. In cases like this, you need trea... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Testing for ovarian reserve is helpful in deciding on fertility treatment approach. Amh is one of the tests used for ovarian reserve evaluation. Ovari... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Avoid: Avoid excessive caffeine. Limit yourself to a small/medium cup of coffee and minimize sodas.
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Yes, however it is an unsafe and dangerous way to lose weight as it affects normal thyroid function. There is also muscle loss not just fast loss. Not... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: If only mild sperm abnormalities, your chances of pregnancy with insemination may be as high as 15-20% per attempt. The more severe the abnormality, t... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes you do: After tubal ligation your ovaries still produce eggs. Tubal reversal is one of the options available to you in order to regain your fertility after tu... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Tubal reversal is successful in many cases. Certain types of ligation procedures however may not be reversible. Some tubes may also be too short after... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
After recovery: You may resume intercourse after tubal ligation once you have fully recovered from the surgical procedure. Your doctor will inform you of the recovery... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
No: Periods should not change after tubal ligation. The reason some women report menstrual changes after tubal ligations may be a coincidence or because o... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:

Dr. Victor Beshayanswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Fertilization: Tubal ligation blocks the fallopian tubes preventing sperm from reaching the ovulated egg. Vasectomy blocks the vas deferens preventing transfer of sp... Read More
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Mar 6, 2013
Excellent physician, very knowledgeable, we met for the first time at ACOG to write a book for physicians in the college (so I have personal knowledge of his qualifications) and very impressed by his ...Read More
May 10, 2013
Dr Beshay provides an excellent service to the public via Health Tap. he has a superior knowledge of Fertility Medicine. The information he provides is accurate, understandable, pertinent & helpful. ...Read More
Aug 16, 2013
Dr Beshay is an excellent fertility specialist and surgeon. I would highly recommend him to patients and colleagues
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks to all the docs but for me it's been two years of suffering with the cyst and couldn't get real help and did surgeries for nothing.
HealthTap member
Thanks for your quick reply! Does it make any difference that I go tomorrow for my blood test to find out if pregnant or not. Do you think I am with the positive result?
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Thanks for your quick reply! I am taking DHEA and coq10 to help improve egg quality. I'm fortunate to have eggs at my age. Will consider donor eggs in six months
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, NC
Graduated 2001MD
Residency
PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
Top Doctor, Second Place, Dallas, TX - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, First Place, Dallas, TX - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Baylor medical center McKinney
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