IVF Cost with Egg Donation – the Irish go abroad!
The Times have announced that Spain, the Czech Republic and Crete are becoming very popular destinations for the Irish when they are looking for IVF treatment with donor eggs. After one or two unsuccessful cycles with their own eggs, couples in Ireland are put off by the lack of legislation in their own country regulating egg donation – not sure anonymity can be guaranteed for a donor or payments for expenses to the donor. In addition to this concern there is the attraction of a much lower IVF cost abroad. Instead of paying 10,000 euros for donor eggs in Ireland they can be paying 9,500 euros in Barcelona, with a waiting time of just 2 to 4 weeks; around 3,200 euros in Brno, Czech Republic, with a waiting time of 8 months; or a waiting time of 2 months in Crete.
At the age of 43, what was fascinating for me was that most of these women were aged between 40 and 45. Read the full article here.
So whether you need donor eggs or are using your own eggs, the IVF cost can be significantly less in when you go abroad.
