My IVF Cost

After much research and deliberation. Lots of umming and ahing. At last we have actually made the positive move towards our own IVF treatment.

If you would like to follow our journey and see how the IVF cost adds up as we go along then click below.

MY IVF COST JOURNEY


November 12th, 2009
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Welcome to Everybody Who is Looking for IVF Cost Information

Welcome to ivfcost.net. This site was born out of my husband and I being told that we have “unexplained” infertility after 10 years of trying! With finances being tight, and me being 43 and hence not eligible for IVF on the NHS, we were unable to just select the most convenient IVF clinic and pay the price. So we decided to look across the world to see where the best place was that offered good IVF success rates and low IVF cost!

What a job! If you have been trying then you’ve probably struggled as much as we have! So I decided that as I gather information I will share it with others, like yourself.

The first thing I did was try to get an overview of the IVF cost across the globe. The results of this can be found here.

After this I found the contact details for as many IVF clinics as I could and I am in the process of sending them an email (which can be seen here) requesting the IVF cost, IVF success rate and information on the IVF process. I am posting the responses as I get them on this site and have tagged them with the country name. To date I have responses on:

IVF Cost in Argentina

IVF Cost in Australia

IVF Cost in Austria

IVF Cost in Belgium

IVF Cost in Brazil

IVF Cost in Bulgaria

IVF Cost in Costa Rica

IVF Cost in Croatia

IVF Cost in Cyprus

IVF Cost in Czech Republic

IVF Cost in Denmark

IVF Cost in Georgia

IVF Cost in Greece

IVF Cost in Hong Kong

IVF Cost in Hungary

IVF Cost in India

IVF Cost in Iran

IVF Cost in Ireland

IVF Cost in Kenya

IVF Cost in Latvia

IVF Cost in Malaysia

IVF Cost in Mexico

IVF Cost in Panama

IVF Cost in Poland

IVF Cost in the Slovak Republic

IVF Cost in Slovenia

IVF Cost in South Africa

IVF Cost in Spain

IVF Cost in Sweden

IVF Cost in Switzerland

IVF Cost in Taiwan

IVF Cost in Thailand

IVF Cost in Turkey

IVF Cost in the Ukraine

IVF Cost in the USA

IVF Cost in the U.K.

IVF Cost in United Arab Emirates

I have also tagged the responses that I found particularly useful and put them in the tag My IVF Shortlist.

When we started this journey I must admit that it was all very overwhelming. We knew very little about what our options were and what to expect. We scoured the book stores for something that would help us get to grips with the jargon and understand what our test results really meant. The one book that stands out above the others is What to Do When You Can’t Get Pregnant: The Complete Guide to All the Technologies for Couples Facing Fertility Problems by Daniel A Potter and Jennifer S Hanin. This has been our bible to knowing what is going on, what questions to ask and how to make good decisions – we can highly recommend it.

I hope that the information on this site is useful to you. If you have experience with any of the clinics please do leave a comment so that others can benefit from it too.

Sue

 


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October 9th, 2008
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A Comparison of the IVF Cost Worldwide

 

Are you trying to get pregnant but have been told you need IVF? Do you have to bear the IVF cost yourselves? Have you been searching for a quick resource that compares the IVF cost around the world? Well now it’s here! Finding a list of the IVF costs worldwide for informed decisions on where you can get cost effective treatment is very difficult – I know I’ve been trying and failed! So I decided to compile one for you. Here are the results – the only up-to-date list of worldwide IVF costs on the internet. This article addresses three areas:

  1. The costs that are incurred for any one IVF cycle
  2. A comparison of the basic IVF treatment cost across the globe.
  3. An estimate of the total basic IVF cost to get pregnant according to age and country based on average success rates.

The first thing you need to understand is how the total cost of an IVF cycle is made up. During any particular cycle the costs will include:

  • Initial consultation (can be 6% to 10% of the basic IVF treatment cost).
  • Basic IVF Treatment (varies by country as outlined in Table 1) Usually includes doctor’s fees for egg collection and embryo transfer, embryologist’s fees for intro fertilisation, anaesthetics, ultrasound scans, theatre charges.
  • Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (can be 28% to 40% of the basic IVF treatment cost) Creation of embryos by direct injection of sperm into egg, procedure used for male infertility but increasingly common in standard IVF.
  • Hormonal drugs (can be 20% to 80% of the basic IVF treatment cost) Precise cost will depend on which drugs are prescribed for stimulating the ovaries. A Times Body & Soul survey also found high variation in prices charged by pharmacists.
  • Embryo freezing Sometimes included in the basic IVF cost. Other clinics can charge up to 20% of the basic IVF treatment cost, plus around 10% of the basic IVF cost per year for storage and between 20% and 100% of the basic IVF treatment cost for later thawing and transfer.
  • Other investigations Immunological therapies: can be upto 50% of the basic IVF treatment cost. Preimplantation genetic screening, to pick the best embryos: can be 55% to 120% of the basic IVF treatment cost. Both procedures are offered by a few clinics, though there is little published evidence that they are effective.
  • Regulatory fee (dependant on the country) can be 4% to 5% of the basic IVF treatment cost. Charged separately by some clinics and rolled into the general cost by others.

This IVF cost information was according to The Times, January 10, 2008 – to give an indication of how these will affect the total IVF cost around the world the figures, which originally were for UK clinics, have been converted into percentages of the basic IVF treatment cost, and it has been assumed that the percentages will be similar across the globe. Please note that if you, for example, purchase your homonal drugs in a different country to where you have your IVF treatment then the percentage will not be an accurate reflection of costs. The major extra cost on top of the basic IVF treatment cost that everybody has to bear is the hormonal drugs. The amount of hormonal drugs that are required depend upon your:

  • age;
  • length of infertility, and
  • physical condition of your uterus and endometrium (uterine lining)

Understanding what makes up the IVF cost is important, and a great resource for this, and how to select a clinic can be found here. Bearing in mind what makes up the IVF cost we can now look at the basic IVF treatment cost across the world. It was very difficult to find comparative IVF cost figures from around the world. After much searching I realised that such a resource did not exist. As a start I took some figures from an article in Human Reproductive Update, Vol.8 No.3, 2002, An international survey of the health economics of IVF and ICSI by John A. Collins. The article had determined IVF costs for 26 countries for 2002. Taking an average inflation rate in healthcare expenditure of 3.5% I have used their figures to project these IVF costs forward and give estimates for 2008 and 2009 – these can be seen in Table 1 – all costs have been converted to US$. I then searched the internet and made some personal enquiries to find actual IVF costs now – August 2008. It was not possible to find costs for all 26 countries (although I am still trying!) on the original list from John A. Collins, however I did find the costs for countries that were not on the list. All these costs can be seen on Table 1 - all costs have been converted to US$. To understand the costs that I found there are a few notes that you should bear in mind:

  • Some of the costs include medication (hormonal drugs) whilst others do not. If the comments column does not indicate whether medication is included or not then I was unable to ascertain if it was included – I will need to make more enquiries.
  • If there is no figure in the “upper cost” column then the results are only based on one clinic. I had no way of knowing if this would be a cheap or an expensive clinic for that country, but it is a cost that can be achieved there.
  • If both an upper and lower cost is given then prices for at least two clinics were obtained – again this does not reflect the cheapest and most expensive clinic for that country but the lowest and highest IVF cost that I found.
  • Even when the cost of medication is given in the comment column, or included in the cost, it must be noted that this can vary according to age and the infertility problem that you have.

Although currently there are still a lot of gaps in the table please keep checking my IVF cost blog as I intend to continue with this research.

 

TABLE 1: IVF Cost per cycle Worldwide

All costs have been converted to US$.

Country

Projected Cost per Cycle

Actual figures found in August 2008

Comments

2008

2009

Lower cost

Upper cost

Argentina

$4,160

excluding medication

Australia

$5,200

$7,000

including medication

Austria

$3,600

Canada

$5,571

$5,766

$4,300

+2900 medication

China

$2,345

$2,428

$2,400

Czech Republic

$2,500

$3,000

Denmark

$4,613

$4,775

$4,000

$9,000

Dominican Republic

$8,300

Finland

$3,157

$3,267

-

-

Greece

$4,300

excluding medication

Hong Kong

$7,819

$8,093

$10,000

including medication

Hungary

$2,200

+ $1,500 medication

Iceland

$4,856

$5,026

-

-

India

$3,128

$3,238

$690

$1,800

Indonesia

$4,692

$4,856

-

-

Iran

$1,564

$1,618

$5,200

Israel

$4,692

$4,856

-

-

Italy

$5,318

$5,504

$3,150

Japan

$3,910

$4,047

-

-

Jordan

$2,345

$2,428

-

-

Kenya

$5,000

Korea

$1,721

$1,781

$1,600

$3,600

Latvia

$2,500

excluding medication

Lebanon

$6,256

$6,475

-

-

Lithuania

$3,500

Malaysia

$7,037

$7,284

$3,400

$4,600

Netherlands

$2,510

$2,598

-

-

Not possible privately

Norway

$4,370

$4,523

$3,200

Pakistan

$1,564

$1,618

-

-

Portugal

$4,000

excluding medication

Qatar

$2,800

Russia

$3,400

excluding medication

Saudi Arabia

$6,256

$6,475

-

-

Singapore

$7,037

$7,284

$6,300

$10,000

South Africa

$3,000

including medication

Spain

$5,600

Sweden

$5,099

$5,277

$8,000

Switzerland

$3,700

$4,900

excluding medication

Taiwan

$4,692

$4,856

-

-

Thialand

$3,910

$4,047

$3,000

$5,000

Turkey

$3,000

+$1,600 medication

UK

$3,632

$3,760

$7,500

$15,000

Range given by HFEA

Ukraine

$6,500

excluding medication

USA

$11,736

$12,146

$10,000

$15,000

including medication

Having found the basic IVF cost you have to realise that this will not be the total cost that you will pay in order to have a successful pregnancy through IVF. IVF success rates depend on a number of factors including:

  • age;
  • number of embryos replaced, and
  • cause of infertility.

The HFEA (Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority) gives the average success rates from 2005 for each age group as:

  • 29.6% for women under 35 years old;
  • 23.6% for women aged 35 – 37 years old;
  • 18.2% for women aged 38 – 39 years old;
  • 10.0% for women aged 40 – 42 years old;
  • 3.2% for women aged 43 – 44 years old;
  • 0.8% for women aged over 44 years.

Using these figures I have calculated the average total IVF cost for each age group in each country. These can be seen in Table 2.

TABLE 2: Average Total IVF Cost Worldwide

All costs have been converted to US$.

Age of the woman

Under 35

35 – 37

38 – 39

40 – 42

43 – 44

Over 44

Average IVF success rate

29.6%

23.6%

18.2%

10.0%

3.2%

0.8%

Average no. of cycles required to pregnancy

3.4

4.2

5.5

10.0

31.3

125.0

Argentina

$14,054

$17,627

$22,857

$41,600

$130,000

$520,000

Based on actual lower cost

Australia

$17,568

$22,034

$28,571

$52,000

$162,500

$650,000

Based on actual lower cost

Austria

$12,162

$15,254

$19,780

$36,000

$112,500

$450,000

Based on actual lower cost

Canada

$14,527

$18,220

$23,626

$43,000

$134,375

$537,500

Based on actual lower cost

China

$8,108

$10,169

$13,187

$24,000

$75,000

$300,000

Based on actual lower cost

Czech Republic

$8,446

$10,593

$13,736

$25,000

$78,125

$312,500

Based on actual lower cost

Denmark

$13,514

$16,949

$21,978

$40,000

$125,000

$500,000

Based on actual lower cost

Dominican Republic

$28,041

$35,169

$45,604

$83,000

$259,375

$1,037,500

Based on actual lower cost

Finland

$10,665

$13,376

$17,345

$31,567

$98,648

$394,591

Based on 2008 projected cost

Greece

$14,527

$18,220

$23,626

$43,000

$134,375

$537,500

Based on actual lower cost

Hong Kong

$33,784

$42,373

$54,945

$100,000

$312,500

$1,250,000

Based on actual lower cost

Hungary

$7,432

$9,322

$12,088

$22,000

$68,750

$275,000

Based on actual lower cost

Iceland

$16,404

$20,574

$26,679

$48,556

$151,736

$606,945

Based on 2008 projected cost

India

$2,331

$2,924

$3,791

$6,900

$21,563

$86,250

Based on actual lower cost

Indonesia

$15,852

$19,882

$25,781

$46,921

$146,627

$586,508

Based on 2008 projected cost

Iran

$17,568

$22,034

$28,571

$52,000

$162,500

$650,000

Based on actual lower cost

Israel

$15,852

$19,882

$25,781

$46,921

$146,627

$586,508

Based on 2008 projected cost

Italy

$10,642

$13,347

$17,308

$31,500

$98,438

$393,750

Based on actual lower cost

Japan

$13,210

$16,569

$21,485

$39,103

$122,196

$488,783

Based on 2008 projected cost

Jordan

$7,924

$9,938

$12,887

$23,454

$73,294

$293,177

Based on 2008 projected cost

Kenya

$16,892

$21,186

$27,473

$50,000

$156,250

$625,000

Based on actual lower cost

Korea

$5,405

$6,780

$8,791

$16,000

$50,000

$200,000

Based on actual lower cost

Latvia

$8,446

$10,593

$13,736

$25,000

$78,125

$312,500

Based on actual lower cost

Lebanon

$21,134

$26,507

$34,372

$62,557

$195,490

$781,960

Based on 2008 projected cost

Lithuania

$11,824

$14,831

$19,231

$35,000

$109,375

$437,500

Based on actual lower cost

Malaysia

$11,486

$14,407

$18,681

$34,000

$106,250

$425,000

Based on actual lower cost

Netherlands

$8,480

$10,636

$13,792

$25,101

$78,442

$313,767

Based on 2008 projected cost

Norway

$10,811

$13,559

$17,582

$32,000

$100,000

$400,000

Based on actual lower cost

Pakistan

$5,282

$6,625

$8,591

$15,636

$48,863

$195,452

Based on 2008 projected cost

Portugal

$13,514

$16,949

$21,978

$40,000

$125,000

$500,000

Based on actual lower cost

Qatar

$9,459

$11,864

$15,385

$28,000

$87,500

$350,000

Based on actual lower cost

Russia

$11,486

$14,407

$18,681

$34,000

$106,250

$425,000

Based on actual lower cost

Saudi Arabia

$21,134

$26,507

$34,372

$62,557

$195,490

$781,960

Based on 2008 projected cost

Singapore

$21,284

$26,695

$34,615

$63,000

$196,875

$787,500

Based on actual lower cost

South Africa

$10,135

$12,712

$16,484

$30,000

$93,750

$375,000

Based on actual lower cost

Spain

$18,919

$23,729

$30,769

$56,000

$175,000

$700,000

Based on actual lower cost

Sweden

$27,027

$33,898

$43,956

$80,000

$250,000

$1,000,000

Based on actual lower cost

Switzerland

$12,500

$15,678

$20,330

$37,000

$115,625

$462,500

Based on actual lower cost

Taiwan

$15,852

$19,882

$25,781

$46,921

$146,627

$586,508

Based on 2008 projected cost

Thialand

$10,135

$12,712

$16,484

$30,000

$93,750

$375,000

Based on actual lower cost

Turkey

$10,135

$12,712

$16,484

$30,000

$93,750

$375,000

Based on actual lower cost

UK

$25,338

$31,780

$41,209

$75,000

$234,375

$937,500

Based on actual lower cost

Ukraine

$ 21,959

$27,542

$35,714

$65,000

$203,125

$812,500

Based on actual lower cost

USA

$33,784

$42,373

$54,945

$100,000

$312,500

$1,250,000

Based on actual lower cost

The chance of a pregnancy through IVF is increased if more embryos are replaced. The more embryos that are replaced the greater the chances of a multiple birth, since each embryo has a chance of developing to full term. Since multiple births is the single greatest risk to health in IVF the HFEA in the UK have imposed restrictions on the number of embryos that can be transferred in IVF to a maximum of two for women under the age of 40 and a maximum of three for women aged 40 or over who are using their own eggs (if you are using donated eggs the maximum is two). In India, however, these restrictions do not apply and six or seven embryos can be replaced at any one cycle, hence increasing the chances of pregnancy but also increasing the risks. To date I do not have details of the legal limits in all of the countries, however if you keep checking my IVF Cost blog I do intend to continue with this research. The cause of infertility is very specific to you. It is not an area which I will address at the moment. Having an estimate of the total IVF cost in each country now puts you in a position to be able to make an informed decision on the best country to focus on for your IVF treatment. India clearly comes out as the cheapest country on IVF cost. India also has the benefit of a vast amount of experience – they were the second country in the world to have a successful pregnancy with IVF, only a couple of month after the UK in 1978. In India many of the doctors have been trained and have practised in the West and are fluent in English. However, if you are from Europe and want to stay closer to home, Hungary (a beautiful country, and so clean. I have had personal contact with one of the clinics there and their communication was excellent) and Latvia (I have never been so I cannot comment) appear very good options. For a truely excellent, must-read book for helping you with the issue of infertility click here.

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August 27th, 2008
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IVF Cost at Poliklinika IVF, Croatia

I have had a response to my IVF Cost letter from Poliklinika IVF in Croatia, where their founder was the fourth person to create an IVF baby in Europe and the eighth in the World. The contact details for Poliklinika are:

POLIKLINIKA IVF
VOĆARSKA 14
10000 ZAGREB
CROATIA

poliklinika.ivf@zg.t-com.hr

www.poliklinika-ivf.hr

Here is the response:

Dear Sue!

Poliklinika IVF is founded 1997 by founder Prof.dr.sc. Velimir
Šimunić very famous gynocologist on this part of Europe ( in
former Yugoslavia he made first IVF baby 1982., fourth baby in
Europa and eight in the World). Until this days he made more
then 5000 babyes.
Our web is www.poliklinika-ivf.hr

If patient have any questions they can send as on mail and we
will answer on english:

         poliklinika.ivf@zg.t-com.hr

Answers on your questions:

1.Our current success: from 35.-43. age 45%, from 40.-42.age   14%, from 42. age and more 7-8%
2. We perform 300-400 cycles per year.
3. Maximum age that we treat is 45 year
4. We not treat: HIV positive, patient older than 45, very
 low AMH, abnormal or apsent uterus, homosexual
5. At one time we will replace 3 embrios
6. Basic cost of IVF treatmenet: IVF-1100EUR, IVF/ICSI 1400 EUR
7. No additional costs
8. Patent should pay only monitoring
9. 3-7 days you need to stay in our clinic
10. Depending, we can arrange all of this.
11. Very seldom COC or estrogen, long agonist protocol.
12. You can buy and use fertility medications according to our
  protocol.
13. Start in your country, later ultrasaound, hormons by as.
14. Using US and estradiol
15. You will cantact as by mail, fax or phone, and than we will
  decide
16. Our Poliklinik IVF has a licence bay National bord under
Ministry of health, we have also ISO certificate, everything
under EU direktive

Kind regards

Prof.dr.sc. Velimir Šimunić

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IVF Cost at Garbba Rakshambigai Fertility Centre, Chennai and Trichy, India

In response to my IVF cost letter I have had a great response from Dr. Priya Kannan of Garbba Rakshambigai Fertility Centre who have centres in both Chennai and Trichy in India. Here is the information I have been given:

I am Dr. Priya kannan, embryologist at Garbba Rakshambigai Fertility Centre. I have graduated from Monash University with Masters in Clinical embryology. Our chief consultant is  Dr. Jayam kannan, with about 40 years of experience in gynecology and about 25 years of experience in reproductive medicine. Some more details about our centre can be found at our website www.gfcindia.com. we also have a centre at Trichy, which is about 300 kms south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Please find below the answers to your queries.
Thanking you and with Regards
Dr. Priya Kannan

Garbba Rakshambigai Fertility Centre

 

At Chennai:                                                               At Trichy:

 

Garbba Rakshambigai Fertility Centre,                      Garbba Rakshambiagi Fertility Centre,

Parvatham Narayanasamy Hospitals,                          Priya Nursing Home

4, 6th cross street, United India Colony,                    8-B, Ramarayar Street,

Kodambakkam, Chennai 600024                               Tennur, Trichy 620017

India                                                                            India.

 

1.       What is the current success rate for your clinic? (preferably by age as I know that the success rate will be much lower for somebody of my age)

 The cumulative pregnancy rate at our centre is about 42%. The break up of that figure would be the following :

 

Age of female partner

Own eggs
  Fresh ET Frozen ET
< 37 years 37% 45%
>37 years 25% -

 

Donor eggs
Fresh ET Frozen ET
60% 60%

 

 

 

2. What is the maximum age that you treat?

The maximum age we prefer to treat is about 50 years.

 

3.       What is your embryo transfer policy? How many embryos will you replace at one time?

We do day 3 and day 5/6 transfers.

The numbers of embryos transferred depends on the age of the patient and the quality of embryos available. For a young couple with good quality embryos, about 3 embryos will be transferred. In the older age group, more than 3 embryos may be transferred.

 

4.       What is the basic cost of the IVF treatment?

The total cost per cycle of IVF or ICSI will cost about USD 3000 – 3500. This cost includes the injections required for the stimulation, ultrasound and blood tests for monitoring of stimulation, the ART package (the lab and theatre charges from egg collection till embryo transfer) and the medications for post embryo transfer luteal support.

 

5.       What additional costs would / could be incurred?

The additional costs would preliminary work up, travel and accommodation.

 

6.       What happens to the costs if the cycle has to be abandoned?

At our centre, we prefer not to take the entire cost of the cycle in advance. The patient pays as and when necessary.

In case the patient prefers to pay in advance, that also can be done. In this case, apart from the charges actually incurred to the patient, the rest will be returned.

 

7.       How long would I need to be in ________ for?

We request that the couple come to our centre a week to ten days prior to the expected date of menses. From then on, the stay in India can be for a month to one and half month.

 

8.       Who deals with the logistics of flights and accommodation?

The IVF coordinator at centre can take care of the logistics and accommodation.

9.       How is the pre-treatment carried out?

We request the couple to come to the centre one week to ten days prior to the expected date of menses. The couple is registered, followed by a basic work up, scan, semen analysis (CASA) and semen freezing. They will also be counseled regarding the ART procedure.

 

10.   How do I get medication?

All the injections and medications necessary for the ART procedure are available at our centre.

 

11.   How will I be monitored?

All ART stimulations are monitored by ultrasound scan (follicular monitoring) and blood levels of estradiol (E2) and LH when necessary.

 

12.   How will I know that I am not being under / over stimulated?

By way of scan and blood tests, the reports of which will be with the couple. The couple will meet the doctor after each scan and blood test to know their situation and how they are responding to stimulation. They will also be explained and discussed with about all findings.

 

As we generally use the antagonist protocol, the chance of hyperstimulation is very minimal. As our freezing program is good, in case there is any chance of hyperstimulation, we discuss with the couple and give the option of cancelling the fresh embryo transfer and freeze all the embryos, for future frozen embryo transfers.

 

13.   Is the clinic registered with any regulatory body?

The centre is accredited by Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction (ISAR).

 

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IVF Cost at BcnIVF Barcelona, Spain

Unusually the information I have on BcnIVF in Barcelona, Spain is not from the clinic itself but from somebody who has attended the clinic – it’s great to hear of others experiences with a clinic. Here is what they said:

Basically I was recommended a clinic in Barcelona because a friend of mine got pregnant there. She told me to ask for Dr. Olivares (I think he was the medical director) so I got in touch with them but, unfortunately, they told me that he was no longer working there. That was 2 months ago.
Since my friend insists on seeking for that doctor I started searching his name on the net and, luckily, I found out that he was about to open a new clinic, called BarcelonaIVF, with some staff from the first clinic I contacted. I managed to get their email (in their web site www.barcelonaivf.com) and started to ask questions and questions. They’re really fast solving concerns and doubts, you can expect to get an answer on the same day almost regardless of how many emails you send. At least this is what my contact, Romana, has done in fluent English. Moreover, despite not being cheap (egg donation costs 8950€), I like the way they manage the payments. One single payment for the treatment that should be done before your donor is assigned, but it includes egg donor selection tests, medication for both, the donor and me, any procedure that they think can help to achieve a better outcome -including IMSI, a technique that it only available in a handful of clinics- and the freezing of the surplus embryos you may have. That’s great because it allows you to focus really only on the treatment.
They also have two other things that sound really good. One is the “shared donor program” in which the donor (a “dedicated” donor, not a patient, is sharing her eggs) is shared amongst couples. They guarantee you’re going to get three good oocytes to ensure a good fresh embryo transfer. If the obtained embryos are not of goof quality, they reassign you to a new donor at no cost. It’s much cheaper than a normal egg donation (2950€) and it also includes everything. The only drawback is that if you choose this way, there won’t be any physical matching between donors and recipients (they say it’d take too long to match two or three couples with a single donor).
The other product I like is the “shared risk program”. I read about it in some US clinics websites. Basically you pay for three cycles before starting the first one and if you get pregnant (well not just getting pregnant, they talk about “ongoing pregnancy”, that means that the pregnancy goes beyond 13 weeks) they’ll charge you the whole amount (that would be 27.000€ in egg donation), this would be the patient’s risk. But if they don’t manage to get you pregnant after 3 attempts, then they refund you 75% of the money you’ve paid (that would be the clinic’s risk) I don’t know if I understood and explained it well… Otherwise please let me know and I will try to get more information. Or maybe you have experience with this kind of program…. However, I think, this would allow you to get some money back in case the treatment doesn’t work and to move on to any further treatments or even consider adoption. Well, to be honest, this won’t be my option because I can’t afford the initial payment, but if I were rich, I’d definitely do it :)

The contact details for the clinic are:

Barcelona IVF
Clínica de fertilización in vitro

info@bcnivf.com
Edificio Planetarium
Escoles Pies 103 Barcelona, Catalunya, 08017 Spain
tel: +34 93 417 69 16
fax: +34 93 418 02 88
tel. urgencias: +34 93 417 69 16 / + 34 650 12 36 65

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Egg Donor Programme with FertilityCareSA, South Africa

I know many people nowadays are looking for egg donor programmes. I was emailed about a specialist egg donor programme in South Africa called FertilityCareSA. They work with a number of the South African clinics. Here is the information they have kindly provided:

This Egg Donor Programme is the culmination of several years’ experience in the egg donation industry. At the helm of FertilityCareSA is Ingrid Bothe who is the managing partner of this egg donor programme.Ingrid has a wealth of experience in the healthcare industry. She worked for the NHS in the United Kingdom for 9 years before returning to South Africa when she joined one of the larger egg donor agencies in South Africa.  Recently deciding to spread her wings , she has joined forces with her business partner who has been through number of IVF’s herself and brings her years of real first-had experience in the egg donation/fertility industry in this new venture together they have formed a double impact.” 

Please visit our website www.fertilitycaresa.com for more information.

Our egg donor agency fee is: $2000

 

Choosing the right fertility clinic and fertility specialist is critical to the success of your IVF.  We have worked with almost all fertility clinics in South Africa.  In general most fertility clinics are good. It is however our experience that the success rate varies from clinic to clinic and from specialist to specialist, that is why we hope the information we will share with you will help you in choosing the clinic that will maximise your success rate. The below clinics FCSA would recommend based on feedback we’ve had from both recipients AND donors alike.

 

CAPE TOWN CLINICS AND FERTILITY CENTRES

 

Tygerberg Fertility Clinic (Aevitas Fertility Unit)

Doctors we recommend

  • Prof Thinus Kruger
  • Dr Igno Siebert
  • Dr Van der Merwe

A well-run donor programme with a good infrastructure, our donors and recipients have been warmly received and treated by both the sisters and fertility specialists.

Web adress: www.aevitas.co.za

 

  • IVF cost with an egg donor from around  $5000  
  • Egg donor agency Fee $2000

 

For a final quotation e-mail Sister Tersia Fourie at tfourie@aevitas.co.za

 or call +27 21 531 6999

(This fee includes the work up of the donor, the medication for the donor, the egg-retrieval in theatre, the theatre costs, basic IVF lab fee and ICSI and the consultations and scans. It also includes the compensation for the donor (5.700 Rand) and the Progesterone medication for recipient)

 

Cape fertility Clinic

  • Dr Norsaka
  • Dr Heylen
  • Dr Le Roux

A sound fertility clinic with well-known fertility specialists that both our recipients and donors have enjoyed being treated at.  

www.capefertilityclinic.co.za

  • IVF with an egg donor from around $6000
  • Egg donor agency Fee $2000

For a final quotation e-mail  snosarka@capefertilityclinic.co.za

or call 27 21 674 2088   

(This fee includes the work up of the donor, the medication for the donor, the egg-retrieval in theatre, the theatre costs, basic IVF lab fee and ICSI and the consultations and scans. It also includes the compensation for the donor (5.700 Rand) and the Progesterone medication for recipient)

 

JOHANNESBURG CLINICS AND FERTILITY CENTRES

 

Bio-Art fertility clinic

  • Dr Cassim
  • Dr Dasoo

They have good facilities and usually work out more affordable than most clinics as they have an egg sharing programme that they will facilitate for patients.  Staff are friendly and approachable.

www.bioartfertility.co.za

  • IVF cost with an egg donor from around $4000 to $ 5000
  • Agency fee $ 2000

For final quotation please e-mail Sister Gerida at sisters@bioartfertility.co.za

 (This fee includes the work up of the donor, the medication for the donor, the egg-retrieval in theatre, the theatre costs, basic IVF lab fee and ICSI and the consultations and scans. It also includes the compensation for the donor (5.700 Rand) and the Progesterone medication for recipient)

 

Medfem

  • Dr Johan Van Schouwenburg
  • Dr Johan Van Rensburg
  • Dr Antonio Rodrigues

This is another reputabel clinic with good support to both donors and recipients.  A good choice if you would like to be treated in Johnnesburg.  

 www.medfem.co.za

  • Cost of IVF including an egg donor around $6000

For final quotation, e-mail Sister Krina at ivfsisters@medfem.co.za

(This fee includes the work up of the donor, the medication for the donor, the egg-retrieval in theatre, the theatre costs, basic IVF lab fee and ICSI and the consultations and scans. It also includes the compensation for the donor (5.700 Rand) and the Progesterone medication for recipient)

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Worldwide Personal Help in Getting Pregnant

I received a very interesting email from Orel Naor from Israel, who helps couples around the world to get pregnant. Here’s what Orel said:

Hello,
My name is Orel Naor
Im coming from Israel.

These days I am finishing my project to treat and help 150 couples to have babies.
As you know, in the modern age like today, all over the world people suffer from difficulties in conceiving and deliverings babies. 
The reasons for these difficulties iclude bad and weak sperm, inability to fertilization, abortion, miscarriages, premature infants and many more problems.

I have more than 38% effectiveness in treating patients who have not received treatment such as in vitro fertilisation, and couples who had been trying to become pregnant in any natural way for more then 2 years!
and more then 65% in treating patients who have been already in the procces of ivf for one year or more.
My goal is to make this possibility available to everyone who needs it.
with fast results as about 2-6 months
its can be done quite goodness
by simple and easy tools from the Chinese medicine,nutrition.technique of breathing and meditation to change the frequency of our mind.

couples from a rich society in Germany,New-York,Los Angeles,Singapore,Hong-Kong,Israel
now can be satisfied and happy with their new baby’s
this time i can treat all for almost free,just let me help,treat and do my good thing for the universe

for more info:
orel.neroli@gmail.com
00972-50-8728556

I think we could all do with some personal help through this process! Orel has been kind enough to send me information on what is involved in helping couples through their infertility issues in the form of a case study:

hey..
well i didnt know what case to write about
so i guess that the fate just knocked on my door with an invitation to celebrate in India a birth of a baby..make it twince :)
the story of this lovely couple started when i was at my work in Singapore,they heard of me from the fertility clinic that treat them at their place and want me to come right away to start the treatment.
they are coming from new delhi India
wealthy couple,he is about 48 years old with weak sperm..
volume 1.2 cc
concentration less then 6 million
motility 25%
morphology about 10% by tygerberg strict criteria scale
the hope came with vitality of 50%(low but still better then all other results)
and ph of 7.5*(great great)
if you think that we have done with the man
lets start talking about the woman,40 years old
got twice pregnant at her early 30 but had a natural abortions.
BMI very high
glucose 250,stay stable with pills
PCOS – polycystic ovary syndrome
in the middle of ivf process also icsi dooring the last 3 years with no results at all.
Because i couldn’t fly to them at that time and treat by physical way
we started to treat by nutrition,we change the all diet of the daily life
plus extra vitamins and Chinese exercise and herbs .
by that we prepare the body of the man to produce more healthy sperm
and the women to start loosing weight(also sent her to an acupuncturist for that)
and treat the pcos syndrome .
After one month of daily contact when tests showed a good improvement with their condition they decided to come to SG for another month for better and intensive treatment until ill finish my work over there.
the program is to continue with the nutrition,serial acupuncture every day for 7 days 
then 3 dyas off.
this kind of acupuncture treat to production a good sperm and higher results that will make the sperm to develop as a healthy fetus in the womb
also for her this treatment clean the system from pollution,with a balance of hormones.
breathing technique and nlp for changing the usual way of thinking
…making dreams,wishes for real in our life.
Continue treatment in new delhi(so hot!)
same routine of nlp,breathing and serial of 7 days treatment
for another 2 months.
we had a breakthrough dooring that time ,her womb received the sperm thru the ivf
for the first time atfer 3 years but it fell after a while.
but they never ..and i saw so many patients in that situation
they never got inside of sorrow and always been so happy and thankful
in my last days there she got pregnant
dooring this time that iv been in India i treat with success another 18 couples.
usually i recommend to continue the treatment by easy way..about 1 treatment every two weeks
but i really had to leave
beside that..sex its important tool,beside the fun of it the womb get stimulate and connected to the body as one part as it all healthy body
ok..so sex its good and fun but we dont want the womb to received sperm when she is not ready
its very important to use condoms that time
and when the time is right, the man need to stay8-12 days with no ejaculation
and have good and natural sex..
even for those who in the process of ivf like this couple
god has gave us tools to stay simple and have babys.
with this easy treatment we get very good and high results of having babys to the world
no matter what.
orel naor
00972:508728556

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IVF Cost in Kiev, Ukraine

I have had a very thorough reply about IVF treatment in the Ukraine. It appears that the Ukraine is opening its doors more and more to medical tourism and could certainly be worth consideration as their prices appear reasonable.

I have been sent some information on the Ukraine as well as a pdf file which contains all of the cost and success rate data at the clinics. Here is the pdf file:  IVF in Ukraine

The country information that was sent is:

Ukraine – country profile

Travel and tourism in Ukraine in recovery in 2010
Inbound tourism posted a decline in 2010 as a result of the negative influence from neighbouring countries which are Ukraine’s main source countries. However, both outbound and domestic tourism reflected positive growth in 2010. Outbound tourism benefitted from the growing popularity of international holidays, particularly packaged tours, amongst Ukrainian middle-class travellers. Domestic tourism was chosen by many people who could not travel internationally or were not used to international travel.
Visa facilitation becomes a reality
To make Ukraine more attractive to international visitors, the country’s officials have gone ahead with its visa cancellation policy. Starting in 2010, travellers from Brazil, Mexico, Israel and Bosnia-Herzegovina benefitted from visa cancellation agreements, together with Ukrainians, making it cheaper and easier for these tourists to visit Ukraine and Ukrainians to visit these countries than ever before. This process is expected to continue over the forecast period.
Tourism attractiveness management to become an independent business
Clear Vision campaign in Ukraine was created with the idea that tourist flow increases depend not only on infrastructure, security and customs convenience, but that every state must market its own attractions. Ukraine deployed the informational campaign in 2008 and 2009, aiming to further develop the country’s places of interest and their advertising. Along with this campaign, several cultural attractions were either improved or built in the country, such as Baturin Fortress, Olesco Castle and Kamyanets Cultural Park. These were mainly the result of private investors cooperating with the state with regard to rental conditions and exclusive state property usage rights.
Transportation is developing, but not as quickly as expected
Ukraine’s transportation system is not expected to be rapidly modernised, but some development has begun. The railroad operator has developed a new fast route between Odessa, Vinnitsya, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv. Other land carriers are also trying to attract more travellers through marketing activities, including joint campaigns, developing new routes and expanding representatives’ offices. Air travel is in a consolidation process and an “open sky” agreement is pending. The Privat Group controls four major national air carriers, and it is coordinating its activities to prepare for competition with international air carriers. Internet sales are also expected to bring about innovation in transportation.
Preparations for Euro 2012 are evolving
Euro 2012 is expected to be the main driver of inbound tourism development in Ukraine over the forecast period. To prepare for Euro 2012, the country is significantly investing in infrastructure such as accommodation, stadia, public transport links, airports and administrative services, all of which are creating conditions for the development of the travel and tourism industry. The authorities are paying special attention to the modernisation of airports as these will be the points of arrival for most Western Europeans – who will potentially be the biggest spenders of all visitors. UEFA representatives are monitoring progress to avoid potential delays. However, hotel accommodation and an anticipated language barrier are still problems that need to be dealt with. Euro 2012 is expected to boost Ukraine’s travel and tourism industry not only during the event, but also afterwards through increased awareness of Ukraine as a leisure tourism destination.

Leveraging best medical practices backed by cutting-edge technology, specialised clinics, comprehensive services, internationally renowned private hospitals offering the utmost level of integrated healthcare to international patients. 

Although not a member of the EU, Ukraine has some of the very best private medical clinics in Europe. 
 The very low cost of treatment is an obvious attraction, but medical standards are very high and in many cases are far superior to many Western European countries.  
 Compared to the UK savings on medical treatment can be as high as 75 percent. Dentistry, Fertility Treatment, Cosmetic Surgery and Eye Treatment are among the major areas.
The capital city, Kyiv offers some outstanding medical tourist opportunities. Ukraine is a country that needs to be discovered.
During 2010-2011 Medicare Europe will be promoting Ukraine as a major medical tourism destination. Just three hours flying time from London, Ukraine, the largest country in Europe, offers some of the very best medical treatments.
The capital city, Kyiv is a ‘Green City’ and is rich in architecture and history. There are many international hotels together with economy class hotels
All our partner clinics in Ukraine have been inspected and approved by the Medicare Europe team.
The Medical staff in these clinics also speak English, together with some other languages when required.  

 

Please do not forget to check out the pdf with all the cost and clinic information: IVF in Ukraine

Some further price and success rate information has also been sent to me, here are the figures: IVF prices success rates

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IVF Medications from Global Pharmacy

I know IVF medications are a big expense when it comes to doing IVF. I recently received a message from Global Pharmacy in India who can supply medications through the post, so I though I would share it with you. I will request some prices and update this post when I get them.

Here is what they said:

Global Pharmacy
globalpharmacy07@gmail.com
Sky pe :globalpharmacy7


Global pharmacy is an exporter of medicines in all categories, i.e. Allopathic, Ayurvedic, & also Veterinary.
WE HAVE SPECIALITY IN SUPPLYING HARMONES , IN COLD CHAIN THROUGH DHL TO MAJOR HOSPITALS AND ISTITUES OF REASERCH AND DEVELOPMANT …like HCG ,HMG ,FSH ….

With a Positive Vision, Focused Approach, Innovative Ideas and Team Work, we have made an active presence in the Indian Pharmaceutical Export business.

We Assure Our Clients Speedy and Quality Service.

Our products will usually be delivered within 21 Days with all permits and customs, etc. of the respective country. This time may come down to 10 days depending on custom clearance.

We also provide drop shipping for other online pharmacies.

As an exporter, we are bound with norms and regulations of Schedule I of US FDA Rules and NDPS Act, India. We are dealing in Generic Products only.

Contact Information:

Website: Presently Under Construction

Contact Person: Mr. Kiran Shinde
Email Id: globalpharmacy07@gmail.com

Address: Shop #2, Ameya Classic
Deshmukh wadi, Sarjepura
Ahmednagar. M.S. 414001
India.

Phone No: 91-241-2430880
91-09823913262

If you give me your id we will send you price list of our company.
We can also supply cold storage chain vaccines injections and immunoglobulin

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