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

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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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.

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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:

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Email Id: globalpharmacy07@gmail.com

Address: Shop #2, Ameya Classic
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Phone No: 91-241-2430880
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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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MicroSort® is now being offered at North Cyprus IVF Center

Our clinic, North Cyprus Fertility and Genetics Institute was established in 1998 by Dr. Savas Ozyigit who is a pioneer in both gynecology and assisted reproduction technologies. Dr. Ozyigit has received a number of awards including Best Gyneacologist of the Year, Best IVF practice and Lifelong Achievement in Medicine.

The clinic is ISO 9001 Certified and Dr. Ozyigit is a member of the ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology).

As of September 1, 2011, our clinic has officially started offering MicroSort® for sperm sorting into X (sperm that produces girls) and Y (sperm that produces boys) for Gender Selection/Family Balancing.  

We are currently offering IUI with MicroSort®, IVF with Microsort® and IVF with MicroSort® and PGD.

The treatment fees range from 2250 EUR – 7000 EUR

Please contact us for further information on our prices and packages including hotel.

Contact Details:

Email: 

info@northcyprusivf.net

savas_ozyigit@yahoo.com

northcyprusivfcenter@gmail.com

Websites:

http://www.donasyon.net/

http://northcyprusivf.com/

http://www.fivaletranger.com/

Telephone:

+90 392 227 9342

+90 533 888 9955

+90 541 632 7372

+90 532 308 5578

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