How high is the preparation cost of IVF?
IVF is a kind of assisted reproductive technology, which transfers the fertilized egg into the female uterus through artificial pregnancy, helping those couples who cannot conceive naturally to achieve their reproductive aspirations. In the process of preparing IVF, patients need to bear many costs, including physical examination costs, drug costs, medical costs and surgery costs. The following will elaborate on the preparation costs of IVF from different aspects.
1. Medical examination expenses
Before preparing for IVF, the couple needs to carry out a series of physical examinations to ensure that their physical conditions are suitable for artificial insemination. These physical examinations usually include blood examination, endocrine examination, ultrasonic examination and other items. The cost of physical examination varies from hospital to hospital and from several hundred yuan to several thousand yuan.
In addition, there are special examinations such as semen analysis for men and endometrial thickness examination for women, which also need to be paid separately. Generally speaking, the medical examination fee is the basic fee for preparing IVF.
2. Drug expenses
In the process of IVF, women need to use a series of ovulation promoting drugs to stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple follicles, increasing the probability of successful pregnancy. The cost of these drugs is relatively high, mainly including ovulation promoting drugs, drugs to control follicle maturation and drugs to promote follicle rupture.
According to different drug combinations and dosage, the drug cost is usually between thousands and tens of thousands of yuan. Some hospitals provide IVF packages, which include drug costs and certain treatment costs, to reduce the burden of patients.
3. Medical expenses
In the process of IVF, couples need to carry out a series of medical operations, including egg collection, sperm extraction, fertilized embryo culture, etc. These operations require certain equipment and technical support, so corresponding medical expenses are incurred.
Medical expenses usually include operation expenses, operation expenses and corresponding medical consumables. This part of the cost depends on the complexity of the hospital and operation, and generally ranges from thousands to tens of thousands of yuan.
4. Operation expenses
The last step of IVF is to transfer the fertilized egg into the female uterus. This operation is called embryo transfer operation and requires professional doctors to operate. The cost of surgery varies according to the hospital and the difficulty of surgery, usually between thousands and tens of thousands of yuan.
In addition, if auxiliary operations such as embryo cryopreservation or retrograde fertilization are required, corresponding operation costs will also be incurred. In general, the operation cost is the last preparation cost of IVF.
Summary
During the preparation of IVF, the preparation costs include physical examination costs, drug costs, medical costs and surgery costs. The cost of physical examination usually ranges from hundreds to thousands of yuan, the cost of medicine ranges from thousands to tens of thousands of yuan, the cost of medical treatment ranges from thousands to tens of thousands of yuan, and the cost of surgery ranges from thousands to tens of thousands of yuan. These costs vary by hospital, region and complexity of operations. Faced with the pressure of IVF preparation costs, some hospitals also provide IVF packages to reduce the burden of patients.
