IVF Cost at LEE Womens Hospital, Taiwan
Below is the response that I received to my letter about the IVF cost, IVF success rate and IVF process at LEE Womens hospital in Taiwan. A quick response, received the day after I emailed the letter to them.
I have added in the currency conversions to US$ in pink.
Good afternoon!!
We will provide you detailed IVF procedure, you can contact with us again.Okay!!
But according to your age, the successful pregnancy rate is <5%, therefore you have to apply egg donation adding IVF treatment procedure.
We sugest that you may come back to Taiwan first time for out-patient service, okay!!
Good luck to you!!
God bless you!!
Maw-Sheng Lee Sep-30-2008, 14:25
Procedure of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
1. The successful pregnancy rate of the first IVF is around 50%.
2. According to our suggestion, it would be better to continue the treatment cycle for 2-3 times. The cumulative successful rate is about 95%.
3.One IVF cycle needs two menstrual cycles, about 2 months to be complete.
4.At first menstrual cycle Day 5, start to take Progyluton one tab. Once a day until Day 25.
5.And at Day 21, start Lupron injection 0.1ml or 0.05ml (more than 42 years old), also Once a day.
6. At 2nd menstrual cycle Day 2 or Day 3, you have to be in our clinic forblood test, vaginal ultrosound, semen storage and start treat with gonodotropin.
7.At secondary menstrual cycle Day 8 come back again for follow up the follicles.
8.The oocytes retriveal day is around on Day 12-16.
9. One IVF treatment cycle needs about NTD:120,000~150,000.(Including: The medicine fee, hormone assay, semen storage and preparation, oocyte pick-up,embryo culture and embryo transfer….etc) (approx. US$3,725 – US$4,656)
10.Our donor sperm are all Chinese and the cost is NTD:20,000 per case. (approx. US$621)
11. Egg donor also all Chinese and the cost is NTD:200,000~250,000 per case. (approx. US$6,208 – US$7,760)
12.The TESA (Testicular Sperm Aspiration) procedure cost about NTD:21,000. (approx. US$652)
13. The ICSI procedure cost about NTD:10,000 (approx. US$310)
14. The LAHA procedure cost about NTD:5,000 (approx. US$155)
Please give us, husband’s and wife’s infertility summary, English fullname, birthday, Identification No.(Social security No.or driver’s license No.) and passport No. to make a certificate for VISA and TEL no. and FAX no. for setting your medical record.Okay!!
You have to give us both passport copy and marriage certificate copy.
If you need medicine (Progyluton and Lupron), Please transfer US$260.00 to CITIBANK N.A. TAICHUNG BRANCH,
we can mail to you. Please give us your address for mail medicine.
Please ask your bank to remit through:
(Bank information omitted from this post)
Please E-mail (ivftaiwan@gmail.com) or FAX:886-4-22384602 the copy of receipt to us, and we will mail medicines to you.
What is IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)
1. IVF(In Vitro Fertilization) is an artificial reproductive technique to retrieve oocyte by vaginal ultrasound, select sperms at laboratory, and
culture embryos in vitro, then the better embryos will be transfer to uterus, the pregnancy rate of the first IVF in our center is around 45~50%,
and it’s better than the average pregnancy rate (40%) of other IVF centers around the world. If we combine laser assisted hatching (LAHA),
thepregnancy rate will raise to 50~60%.
2. If you do the IVF treatment for three successful cycles, the pregnancy rate will raise around 90~95%.
3. Ordinary women extrude one oocyte per menstrual cycle, if by ovarian induction; you can get better quality and quantity oocytes. In order to get
better oocytes, some medicines will be used in IVF treatment (Ex. Regulation of menstrual cycle, Pituitary inhibitor, and ovarian stimulating agent).
4. Generally, the oocytes for IVF are induced by gonadotropin (ovarian stimulating agent) and the follicle’s maturation is observed by vaginal
ultrasound, It takes around 4~5 days for follicle’s maturation, Oocyte retrieval day is arranged when the follicle’s mature. The oocyte retrieval
is under vaginal ultrasound guide, through vagina, because it is woundless, and recovery more rapidly.
5. Sperms for IVF must select and purified. First, husband should collect semen in sterilize bottle by masturbation. Then send it to laboratory within
2 hours at room temperature.
6. Laser assisted hatching (LAHA) is a technique to open zona pellucida of embryo’s in order to help embryos Implantation.
7. TESA, MESA , and PESA, Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection(ICSI) is a technique to inject single sperm to an oocyte, It’s for severe sperm
problems or fertilization failure,It’s fertilization rate is around 85% as same as IVF, If there are enough oocytes, the pregnancy rate is around
45~50%.If your husband is azoospermia, he must make to testicular operation, if it’s normal, he may use fresh semen sample.
8. Cryopreservation of embryos is a technique to stock extra embryos. If this cycle is pregnant, you can thaw the embryos for next time for another
baby. If this cycle fails, you can thaw the embryos for the next cycle, the pregnancy rate by cryo-embryos is around 30%, and it is not necessary to
receive medicines again. (embryo strorage fee NTD:6,000/per year) (approx. US$186)
IVF Treatment Procedure
I.The First month (in your country)
A.Take Progyluton once a day on 5th day of first menstrual cycle until 25th day.
(Take Progyluton for 21 days; Progyluton is a contraceptive agent and it can regulate your menses cycle)
B.Injection Lupron 0.1ml (or 0.05ml more than 42 years old) at 21st day of first menstrual cycle until the oocyte retrieval.
(Lupron is a Pituitary inhibitor controlled and synchronized ovulation for the next cycle).
II.The second month (in Taiwan ) about 3~5 weeks.
Come back to our clinic at 2nd or 3rd day of the second menstrual cycle for:
1.Blood sampling
2.Ultrasound (tracing the follicle’s development, ovarian cyst).
3.Husband takes semen out for storage
Gonal-F (recombinant FSH) by injection for 5 days
Come back to our clinic on the 8th day
Take blood sample, and ultrasound.
Until Oocyte mature
Two more days
Oocyte retrieval ( AM.5~7 o’clock), and husband takes semen out
3~5 days
Embryo transfer (about 3 weeks)
15 days
Pregnancy test (about 5 weeks)
1.Do you need Hotel reservation and Airport Pick-up?
You can select one way please!!
The ALICES HOTEl , please attachment file, Okay!!
2. You can select one way please!!
(1)Airport Pick-up (4 seats) NTD$2300/car (approx. US$71)
(2)Airport Pick-up (9 seats) NTD$2500/car (approx. US$78)
We may arrange The ALICES HOTEL and Airport Pick-up for you( airport to Taichung about 2 hours), Okay!!
Lee women’s Hospital Division of infertility clinic
263, Pei-Tun Road Taichung , 406 Taiwan Republic of China
TEL: 886-4-22347057 FAX: 886-4-22384602
Our web: http://www.ivftaiwan.com E-mail address:ivftaiwan@gmail.com
hi i just wanted to ask how much cost the hotel thank you
Hi Lurreza,
The information that was sent to me states:
The ALICES HOTEL Taichung
Room type & rate(Special rates for patients of Lee Women’s Hospital)
room type per day price (in a week) (in 2 weeks) (in 3 weeks) (in 4 weeks) (in 5 weeks)
suite 1200 1100 1000 900 800
elegance suite 1300 1200 1100 1000 900
grandeur suite 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200
4 family suite 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500
Hi,
Thanks for a comprehensive list of costings. I just wondered – although these are all cheaper than carrying out IVF in UK, once you factor in cost of flights and accommodation and possibly any annual/unpaid days off work, will it all work out roughly similar. E.g. how much would you really be saving, to make the extra hassle of travelling and having no aftercare, worthwhile?
Good luck in your IVF journey.
Hi Tillie,
This is a very good question. For my treatment even if you look at the costs that we have encountered so far it does not reflect the true total cost as, although I have added in flights and accommodation I have not included meals and ad hoc expenses that happen just because you are away from home. We have only had the initially appointment so far and bought the medication and it has really cost us around £1000 – although just the medication in the UK would cost more than this I suppose.
I think the answer to your question is very important when looking to go abroad if the only reason you are looking abroad is to save money. Many people say that having the procedure in the relaxed feeling of a holiday situation helps. To be honest I don’t know the answer but I will continue to post the costs of my journey as they add up and hopefully by the end of it we will have the answer for others to see.
All the very best,
Sue
pls. send me room type & room rate of alices hotel & their website. can i book on line?
How to find a surrogate mother in Taiwan? I live in Hong Kong.
Hi,
I just wanna ask how much is the total cost if IVF will be done thrice if ever it does succeed on the first and second. Up to when do we need stay in taiwan since we live here in the Philippines? Do you affiliates hospital or doctors here in the Philippines?
Appreciate your immediate response thru my email…thank you so much..
God Bless
Hi What are the restrictions (if any) for getting ivf in Taiwan?
Hello! I really love to read your blog. I am visiting your articles whenever I have free time
hi i just wanted to know how cost of ivf in all.
I’m 42 years old in manopause I need a chinese egg donor. can you help me please?
hi I’m a 42 years old chinese women in manopause.I need someone donor a egg for me. can you help me please?
Hi Yu,
I have had a response to your enquiry from the clinic, I have copied the email below.
All the best,
Sue
RESPONSE:
We will provide you detailed IVF procedure, you can contact with us again.Okay!!
Good luck to you!!
God bless you!!
Mr. Hung for Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee, Oct-15-2010, 09:15
A.If you want apply egg donation:
1.We strong suggested that you return to Taiwan first time, because if you needs egg donation, Taiwan’s law, it must handle four degree relative
matching and the notarization procedure, the procedure is more tedious, when you complete these procedures, and starts to execute the treatment course again.
2.Following the “Artificial Reproduction Act,” the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan ratified a bill on March 5, 2007, recipients of spermatozoon and
oocytes must provide a certificate of blood relatives to the Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, R.O.C (Taiwan). The certificate of
blood relatives must include all members of the first- , second-, third- and fourth degree relatives from the house registration office in your country.
The purpose of blood relatives match between donors and recipients is to avoid the risk of close relatives. Your certificate of blood relatives must
be notarized by the notary public in Taiwan. When you finish all procedure of notarization, we will begin to infertility therapy for your couples. You
can get the additional papers of our hospital certificate and the form of the blood relatives to apply a certificate of blood relatives from the house
registration office. Please fill in the name and ID number of your blood relatives and send us as soon as possible. Our mail address: Lee Women’s
Hospital, 263 Bei-Tun Road, Tai-Chung , R.O.C (Taiwan) or E-mail : ivftaiwan@gmail.com or Fax: 886-4-22384602. Thanks for your assistance!
3.Please attachment file for fourth degree relatives table, Okay!!
4.Egg donor also all Chinese and the cost is NTD:250,000~270,000 per case.(Including donor and receipt : The medicine fee, hormone assay, semen storage and preparation, oocyte pick-up,embryo culture and embryo transfer….etc)
5.You have to give us both passport copy and marriage certificate.
6.Please tell us as soon as possible that you and your wife’s blood type for matching sperm donation.
7.Since many people need apply to egg donation, therefore you have to watng name list for half years.
B. If you want apply yourself egg:
Procedure of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
1. The successful pregnancy rate of the first IVF is around 50%.
2. According to our suggestion, it would be better to continue the treatment cycle for 2-3 times. The cumulative successful rate is about 95%.
3.One IVF cycle needs two menstrual cycles, about 2 months to be complete.
4.At first menstrual cycle Day 5, start to take Progyluton one tab. Once a day until Day 25.
5.And at Day 21, start Lupron injection 0.1ml or 0.05ml (more than 40 years old), also Once a day.
6. At 2nd menstrual cycle Day 2 or Day 3, you have to be in our clinic forblood test, vaginal ultrosound, semen storage and start treat with gonodotropin.
7..At secondary menstrual cycle Day 8 come back again for follow up the follicles.
8.The oocytes retriveal day is around on Day 12-16.
9. One IVF treatment cycle needs about NTD:120,000~150,000.(Including: The medicine fee, hormone assay, semen storage and preparation, oocyte
pick-up,embryo culture and embryo transfer….etc)
10.Our donor sperm are all Chinese and the cost is NTD:20,000 per case.
11. Egg donor also all Chinese and the cost is NTD:250,000~270,000 per case…
12.The TESA (Testicular Sperm Aspiration) procedure cost about NTD:21,000.
13. The ICSI procedure cost about NTD:10,000
14. The LAHA procedure cost about NTD:5,000
Please give us, husband’s and wife’s, infertility summary, English fullname, birthday, Identification No.(Social security No.or driver’s license No.) and passport No.. to make a certificate for VISA and Cellphone no. and TEL no. and FAX no. for setting your medical record andorder the medicine to you.Okay!!
You have to give us both passport copy and marriage certificate copy.
If you need medicine (Progyluton and Lupron), Please transfer US$260.00 to CITIBANK N.A. TAICHUNG BRANCH, we can mail to you. Please give us your address for mail medicine.
Please ask your bank to remit through:
Beneficiary Bank: CITIBANK N.A. WEN-HSIN BRANCH
Bank Address: IF, 823 SEC.4 WEN-HSIN ROAD , TAICHUNG , TAIWAN R.O.C
SWIFT Code: C I T I T W T X
Beneficiary: MAW-SHENG LEE
A/C No: 0053034740
Please E-mail (ivftaiwan@gmail.com) or FAX:886-4-22384602 the copy of receipt to us, when we received your payment receipt and we will mail medicines to you, pleaee recheck it after 5~6 days.
What is IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)
1. IVF(In Vitro Fertilization) is an artificial reproductive technique to retrieve oocyte by vaginal ultrasound, select sperms at laboratory, and culture embryos in vitro, then the better embryos will be transfer to uterus, the pregnancy rate of the first IVF in our center is around 45~50%, and it’s better than the average pregnancy rate (40%) of other IVF centers around the world. If we combine laser assisted hatching (LAHA), thepregnancy rate will raise to 50~60%.
2. If you do the IVF treatment for three successful cycles, the pregnancy rate will raise around 90~95%.
3.Ordinary women extrude one oocyte per menstrual cycle, if by ovarian induction; you can get better quality and quantity oocytes. In order to get better oocytes, some medicines will be used in IVF treatment (Ex. Regulation of menstrual cycle, Pituitary inhibitor, and ovarian stimulating agent).
4. Generally, the oocytes for IVF are induced by gonadotropin (ovarian stimulating agent) and the follicle’s maturation is observed by vaginal ultrasound, It takes around 4~5 days for follicle’s maturation, Oocyte retrieval day is arranged when the follicle’s mature. The oocyte retrieval is under vaginal ultrasound guide, through vagina, because it is woundless, and recovery more rapidly.
5. Sperms for IVF must select and purified. First, husband should collect semen in sterilize bottle by masturbation. Then send it to laboratory within 2 hours at room temperature.
6. Laser assisted hatching (LAHA) is a technique to open zona pellucida of embryo’s in order to help embryos Implantation.
7. TESA, MESA , and PESA, Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection(ICSI) is a technique to inject single sperm to an oocyte, It’s for severe sperm problems or fertilization failure,It’s fertilization rate is around 85% as same as IVF, If there are enough oocytes, the pregnancy rate is around
45~50%.If your husband is azoospermia, he must make to testicular operation, if it’s normal, he may use fresh semen sample.
8. Cryopreservation of embryos is a technique to stock extra embryos. If this cycle is pregnant, you can thaw the embryos for next time for another baby. If this cycle fails, you can thaw the embryos for the next cycle, the pregnancy rate by cryo-embryos is around 50%, and it is not necessary to receive medicines again. (embryo strorage fee NTD:6,000/per year)
IVF Treatment Procedure
I.The First month (in your country)
A.Take Progyluton once a day on 5th day of first menstrual cycle until 25th day.
(Take Progyluton for 21 days; Progyluton is a contraceptive agent and it can regulate your menses cycle)
B.Injection Lupron 0.1ml (or 0.05ml more than 40 years old) at 21st day of first menstrual cycle until the oocyte retrieval.
(Lupron is a Pituitary inhibitor controlled and synchronized ovulation for the next cycle).
II.The second month (in Taiwan ) about 3~5 weeks.
You may choice stay on 3 weeks or 5 weeks in Taiwan.
Come back to our clinic at 2nd or 3rd day of the second menstrual cycle for:
1.Blood sampling
2.Ultrasound (tracing the follicle’s development, ovarian cyst).
3..Husband takes semen out for storage
Gonal-F (recombinant FSH) by injection for 5 days
Come back to our clinic on the 8th day
Take blood sample, and ultrasound.
Until Oocyte mature
Two more days
Oocyte retrieval ( AM.5~7 o’clock), and husband takes semen out
3~5 days
Embryo transfer (about 3 weeks)
15 days
Pregnancy test (about 5 weeks)
1.Do you need Hotel reservation and Airport Pick-up?
You can select one way please!!
The ALICES HOTEl , please attachment file, Okay!!
2. You can select one way please!!
(1)Airport Pick-up (4 seats) NTD$2000/car
(2)Airport Pick-up (8 seats) NTD$2300/car
We may arrange The ALICES HOTEL and Airport Pick-up for you (airport to Taichung about 2 hours), Okay!!
Lee women’s Hospital Division of infertility clinic
263, Pei-Tun Road Taichung , 406 Taiwan Republic of China
TEL: 886-4-22347057 FAX: 886-4-22384602
Our web: http://www.ivftaiwan.com E-mail address:ivftaiwan@gmail.com
hi! i want to know the total cost of IVF with the meds and including hotel accomodations. how long do we need to stay in taiwan for the IVF? i also need to know the success rate of pregnancy and live birth of your clinic. i d really appreciate your reply via my email. good day!
hi, i am interested in your ivf. Just want to ask if we will need a taiwan visa if we will undergo ivf in your jospital and if you will help us in facilitating the visa? And could you pls convert the treatment cost, hotel cost to US $ so we could have idea of the cost?
Thanks a lot
hello!
I’ve done IVF twice here in Philippines using PUREGON, BUSERILIN , the second time I used MENOGON AND CETROTIDE but unfortunately no eggs was harvested there was 5 follicles but all empty.
I have my husband’s semen stored a month ago here in Philippines, I was thinking if I undergo your treatment there, what process would it be?
Hoping that you could help me, Thank you and God Bless.
Bernadette
hello.
i failed my fist IVF done here in cebu, philippines and i was looking at your clinic to work my next cycle.
i was wondering, is the amount mentioned above still the same cost of IVF??
do i need to pay extra to have my visa?
what if we are not married yet and we are willing to have a baby, would you deny us to undergo IVF cycle?
thank you and response is much appreciated
dear sir/madam,
Hi have read lots of feedback from lee womens clinic. we are very instested to make an apointment . we been married for 8 yrs. we have just learn my husband has azoospemia. we are looking an alternative or cure. we felt so hopeless. we discided to go to taiwan for a consultation… do we have to make appointment with dr. lee? we are not madarin speaking couple. i was wondering how can we understand the dr. explaination. We are from the philippines. can we do some test here in the philippines? What do i bring? I hope you can advise me since its our 1st time to go to taiwan. Thanks and is it better to stay in taichung instead of taipei? thx.
Joan
Hi, I am Mrs. Lao, 29 from Philippines, My OB-Gyne advise me to have the IVF and we are planning to go there by March 2011, what i need for now if how can i get appointment from your doctors there? and how can we reach taichung from taiwan thru train? Thanks. I am waiting for your reply.
I`m interested in ivf proceedure,I`ve undergone 5 failed iui`s and would want to proceed to ivf, I`m 36yo,married for 7 yrs and from philippines, Is the price stated above is fixed or is there anything to be added to it?
hi!
i’m 31 years old, almost 5 years married, had one ectopic pregnancy (2007) & 2 miscarriages (2008 & 2010). my husband & i have been having iui. recently i just had my third try. we’ve been thinking about having ivf & a friend introduced these websites about ivf there in taiwan. since we live here in the philippines, i would like to ask how long should we stay there for the procedure & how much it costs since i’ve heard that the price varies on the woman’s age.
hope to hear from you soon. thanks & god bless.
Hi..Just turned 43 ys, 2mths back.. Had 1 unsuccesful IVF in 2009. Do i really need to have an egg donor ? Or do I have fair chance with my eggs and another IVF in Taichung ? Whats timellime, should i need to to do already to start of this process ? Apprecaite your quick response
Hi,
I am 42, live in Australia. Can I please ask,
- do you have Chinese egg donors?
- is there a long wait for an egg donor?
- can I ship sperm from overseas to Taiwan?
- do you treat single women, or just couples?
Thanks
Hi! I have 1 failed IUI and 1 failed IVF in the Philippines. I am interested in doing my 2nd IVF in Taiwan but don’t know how to do about it. Do you have somebody in our country who can arrange for me or an affiliate doctor here. Thanks.
Hi! I’m 41yrs old and will turn 42 in march. I underwent ivf 2x here in the phl but it was unsuccessful. Now we are planning to try at women’s lee hospital,Taiwan this summer vacation. I would just like to ask if you have an affiliated hospital here in phl. Thank u and more power.
Hello,
I wanted to find out with you if it is possible to transfer donors sperm from Taiwan to my clinic in Spain. Is it possible for a non married woman to do it?
Look forward to your answer, thank you in advance
please send me the room rates of alice hotel for IVF patient..tnx
please send me the room rates of alice hotel for IVF patient..tnx and airport pick up