Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC — An Honest Editorial Review

Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is the registered legal entity for a gynecologic oncology subspecialty practice based inside the Texas Medical Center — not a fertility clinic, not a general OB/GYN office, and not a reproductive endocrinology group. For patients exploring fertility clinics in Texas, it is important to understand what this practice is: a cancer-subspecialty office led by a single attending physician, with a very narrow clinical focus on gynecologic malignancies (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers). This editorial exists so that visitors who land here from the Fertlo directory are not misdirected.

Directory Note — Scope and Rating Collision

Two things are worth flagging up front for anyone reading this page:

1. Scope mismatch. Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is a gynecologic oncology practice, not a fertility center. It does not perform IVF, IUI, egg retrievals, embryo transfers, PGT, or any other assisted-reproductive technology. Its inclusion in a fertility-focused directory is likely the result of a broad "Obstetrics & Gynecology" taxonomy sweep in the source data set.
2. Rating collision with OGA Houston. A sister entry in this directory — Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates, PLLC (OGA Houston) at 7900 Fannin St — carries the identical 4.8 / 856 aggregated rating reported for this entry. OGA Houston and Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC are distinct legal entities at different addresses with different owners, specialties, and patient populations, so an identical review count is almost certainly a data-ingestion artifact rather than a true reflection of 856 independent reviews for a solo gynecologic oncology office. Readers should treat the aggregated star figure for this specific entry with appropriate skepticism and consult provider-level review sources (Healthgrades, WebMD, US News Doctors) for a more reliable patient-experience signal.

The corporate entity is distinct — Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is not a subsidiary of, and does not share ownership with, OGA Houston. What they share is a street (Fannin Street inside the Texas Medical Center) and a directory rating block that appears to have been cross-attributed in the source database.

About the Practice

Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is a single-physician gynecologic oncology PLLC registered in Texas. The practice also operates publicly under the trade name Gynecologic Oncology of Houston. The managing physician and sole authorized official on the organizational NPI record is:

• Geri-Lynn Fromm, MD — Board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), with fellowship subspecialty training in gynecologic oncology. Dr. Fromm earned her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (1981) and completed residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She holds an Associate Clinical Professor appointment at Baylor College of Medicine and maintains medical-staff privileges at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Houston Methodist Hospital. She speaks English and Spanish. Dr. Fromm founded the practice and serves as its president.

Patients can independently confirm current Texas licensure through the Texas Medical Board Physician Profile, board-certification status through ABMS Certification Matters, and NPI / practice-location information through the CMS NPI Registry (organizational NPI 1144653239).

Services Offered

Public-facing materials describe the practice as offering gynecologic oncology consultation, surgical management, and post-treatment surveillance for cancers of the female reproductive tract. Typical clinical services include:

• Evaluation and surgical management of ovarian, fallopian-tube, and primary peritoneal cancer
• Management of endometrial (uterine) cancer and complex endometrial hyperplasia
• Treatment of cervical cancer, including colposcopy and directed biopsy
• Vulvar and vaginal cancer evaluation and surgical management
• Management of gestational trophoblastic disease
• Genetic-risk counseling coordination for BRCA1/2 and Lynch-syndrome patients considering risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy or hysterectomy
• Post-treatment cancer surveillance

Complex inpatient surgical care, chemotherapy administration, and radiation oncology are coordinated through the hospital systems where Dr. Fromm holds staff privileges (Baylor St. Luke's and Houston Methodist) and through multidisciplinary tumor boards in the Texas Medical Center. Patients confirming a new diagnosis should ask, during scheduling, which hospital will be used for surgery and whether any of the surveillance imaging or chemotherapy will occur outside the PLLC's Fannin Street office.

What This Practice Is — and Isn't

To be explicit for readers who arrived here via a fertility-clinic directory:

• Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is a gynecologic oncology subspecialty practice.
• It is not a reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) clinic.
• It does not operate an embryology laboratory.
• It does not perform egg retrievals, embryo transfers, IUI, ICSI, or PGT-A/PGT-M.
• It is not a SART-member clinic, and no ART outcomes are reported to the CDC's ART Surveillance program under this NPI.
• It is not a general obstetrics or routine gynecology practice. Patients seeking annual well-woman care, obstetric care, contraception, or menopause management are generally seen by a general OB/GYN rather than a gynecologic oncologist.

Where fertility intersects with gynecologic oncology

There is one meaningful intersection between this specialty and fertility care: oncofertility, the practice of preserving reproductive options before cancer treatment. Patients under 45 who receive a new gynecologic-cancer diagnosis may be candidates for fertility-preservation referrals — typically emergency egg freezing, ovarian-tissue cryopreservation, or, in carefully selected early-stage cases, fertility-sparing surgical approaches (cone biopsy, radical trachelectomy, progestin therapy). A gynecologic oncologist's role in that pathway is to characterize the cancer and the urgency of treatment; the reproductive endocrinologist's role is to execute preservation on a compressed timeline, often within 10 to 14 days of diagnosis.

Patients facing this situation in Houston should ask their gynecologic oncologist for an immediate REI referral and independently verify SART membership of any preservation clinic. For the society's view of oncofertility practice, see the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) fertility-preservation topic pages.

For Fertlo's independent roster of Houston-area REI-led fertility centers, see fertility clinics in Texas.

Texas Insurance Context

Texas does not have a state law mandating insurance coverage of IVF or most assisted reproductive technologies. Texas law does require certain group health plans issued in the state to offer IVF coverage as an option to employers, but this "mandate to offer" does not require employers to purchase it, so most Texas-insured patients pay out of pocket for fertility treatment.

For patients of Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC specifically, the relevant question is usually cancer coverage, not fertility coverage. Evaluation, surgery, and surveillance for gynecologic malignancies are typically covered under standard medical benefits rather than fertility benefits, subject to network status, prior-authorization rules, and plan-specific cost-sharing. Patients should independently verify in-network status of Dr. Fromm and of the planned surgical hospital before scheduling a non-urgent procedure. Fertility-preservation services added onto a cancer pathway (e.g., emergency egg freezing before chemotherapy) may be covered under a growing number of employer-sponsored oncofertility riders but are typically not covered by baseline Texas commercial plans — confirm coverage in writing before cycle start.

Patient Experience — Read With Caution

The rating block attached to this directory entry (4.8 / 856) is identical to the rating block attached to OGA Houston — a general OB/GYN practice of ten-plus physicians at a different Fannin Street address. A solo gynecologic oncology subspecialty office, even a well-regarded one with decades of practice history, would not typically generate the same aggregated review count as a multi-physician general OB/GYN group. We flag this as a probable DB artifact.

For a more reliable patient-experience signal specific to Dr. Fromm and Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC, patients should consult individual provider-level review sources (Healthgrades, WebMD Find a Doctor, US News Health Doctors, and Google Business Profile reviews attached to the 7580 Fannin St address) rather than the aggregated figure shown on this directory page.

Considering At-Home Insemination?

This editorial exists mostly to clarify that Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is a cancer-subspecialty practice rather than a fertility clinic. If you arrived here while exploring fertility options and have no known fertility diagnosis, at-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is one legitimate first step — particularly for single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and patients who want to try a few cycles before scheduling a clinical workup.

At-home insemination kits from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions for donor or partner sperm, arrive in plain, discreet packaging, and can be reused across cycles. Patients often pair them with basal-body temperature or LH-based ovulation tracking while waiting for an OB/GYN or REI appointment.

If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if over 35), a clinician has already recommended IUI or IVF, or you have received a new cancer diagnosis and need fertility-preservation counseling, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist — not a gynecologic oncologist — is the right next step.

When to Consult a Gynecologic Oncologist

Consistent with guidance summarized by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a gynecologic oncology referral is typically indicated when any of the following apply:

• A new biopsy-proven gynecologic cancer (ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vulvar, or vaginal)
• Complex endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, or any suspicion of endometrial carcinoma
• A persistent complex adnexal mass, particularly with elevated CA-125 or abnormal imaging
• A known BRCA1/2 or Lynch-syndrome mutation with consideration of risk-reducing surgery
• Recurrent or refractory gynecologic disease previously managed by a general OB/GYN
• Gestational trophoblastic disease

None of these are fertility indications, which is why Fertlo's editorial scope for this listing is limited.

Location and Contact

Address: 7580 Fannin Street, Suite 335D, Houston, TX 77054 Legal entity: Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC (operating as Gynecologic Oncology of Houston) Phone: (713) 665-0404 Organizational NPI: 1144653239 Managing physician: Geri-Lynn Fromm, MD

Office hours, new-patient acceptance, and insurance participation should be confirmed directly with the practice before scheduling; subspecialty surgical practices commonly adjust availability around inpatient operative schedules at Baylor St. Luke's and Houston Methodist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC a fertility clinic?

No. It is a gynecologic oncology subspecialty practice led by Dr. Geri-Lynn Fromm, focused on the diagnosis and surgical management of cancers of the female reproductive tract. It does not offer IVF, IUI, egg retrievals, embryo transfers, PGT, donor-egg cycles, or any other assisted-reproductive technology, and it is not a SART-member clinic. Patients seeking fertility care in Houston should instead review Fertlo's list of fertility clinics in Texas and verify SART membership at sartcorsonline.com.

Is Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC the same practice as OGA Houston (Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates)?

No. The two are distinct legal entities. OGA Houston is a multi-physician general OB/GYN group historically associated with 7900 Fannin Street; Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is a single-physician gynecologic oncology practice at 7580 Fannin Street owned by Dr. Geri-Lynn Fromm. The identical 4.8 / 856 rating shown on both Fertlo directory entries is a probable data-ingestion artifact, not evidence of shared ownership. We flag it here for transparency.

I have a new gynecologic cancer diagnosis and want to preserve fertility — what do I do?

Ask your diagnosing physician (OB/GYN or gynecologic oncologist) for an immediate REI referral, ideally on the same day as the oncology consultation. Fertility-preservation protocols — emergency egg freezing, ovarian-tissue cryopreservation, and fertility-sparing surgical pathways in carefully selected early-stage cancers — work on compressed timelines, typically within 10 to 14 days of diagnosis and before cytotoxic therapy begins. Independently verify SART membership of any preservation clinic at sartcorsonline.com, and review ASRM's fertility-preservation topic pages for patient-facing guidance.

How can I confirm Dr. Fromm's credentials?

Board-certification status is searchable at ABMS Certification Matters. Texas medical licensure and disciplinary history are searchable at the Texas Medical Board Physician Profile. NPI and practice-location data are available through the CMS NPI Registry.

Editorial note: Independently written by the Fertlo editorial team; not sponsored. Compiled from publicly available NPI Registry records, Texas Medical Board licensure data, hospital-affiliation listings, and physician-directory profile information as of the publication date. Medcenter Gyn Services PLLC is a gynecologic oncology subspecialty practice included here only because the source directory surfaced it under a broad Obstetrics & Gynecology taxonomy; it is not within Fertlo's primary fertility-clinic editorial scope, and the 4.8 / 856 aggregated rating shown on this entry appears to collide with the rating block for the unrelated OGA Houston listing and should be read with that caveat. Credentials, provider rosters, and service availability can change — always verify directly with the practice before scheduling. See our editorial policy.