What is the cost of IVF?
IVF institutions are medical institutions that provide assisted reproductive technology to help couples who cannot conceive naturally realize their desire to have children. The cost of IVF is one of the important factors that couples need to consider when choosing this birth mode. The following will elaborate on the costs of IVF institutions from four aspects: medical expenses, surgery expenses, auxiliary treatment expenses and additional expenses.
1、 Medical expenses
In the whole process of IVF, doctors' diagnosis and treatment are indispensable. Medical expenses include initial diagnosis expenses, examination expenses, drug expenses, operation expenses, postoperative follow-up expenses, etc. First of all, the initial diagnosis fee is the fee that couples need to pay for the first consultation, which usually ranges from hundreds to thousands of yuan. Secondly, the inspection cost refers to the cost of reproductive system related inspection for both couples, such as blood examination, ultrasonic examination, ovarian function examination, etc. Drug costs include ovulation promoting drugs and luteinizing hormone drugs provided for couples. These drugs usually need long-term use and are expensive. Operation expenses refer to the expenses that couples need to pay during the operation of IVF, including egg retrieval and embryo transfer. Postoperative follow-up costs refer to the costs of long-term follow-up after surgery, including pregnancy examination, embryo freezing costs, etc.
The medical expenses vary from hospital to hospital. Regular IVF institutions usually have higher prices. The medical expenses of famous large hospitals, such as Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Health Care Center, are usually between tens of thousands yuan and hundreds of thousands yuan. Some small hospitals or private medical institutions may have lower costs, but attention should be paid to selecting regular institutions to ensure safety and effectiveness.
2、 Operation expenses
The core operations of IVF are egg retrieval and embryo transfer. The operation of taking eggs needs to be carried out when the female ovary has reached a certain stage of development. The cost of taking mature eggs by puncturing the ovary is relatively high, usually between tens of thousands yuan and hundreds of thousands yuan. The embryo transfer operation is to fertilize the obtained eggs and sperm in vitro, and then transfer the embryos to the female uterus after the formation of the embryos. The cost is relatively low, usually between thousands of yuan and tens of thousands of yuan.
3、 Auxiliary treatment expenses
In order to improve the success rate of IVF, couples may need to receive some adjuvant treatments, such as progesterone therapy, frozen embryo therapy, etc. Progesterone treatment refers to a kind of drug used to promote embryo implantation after embryo transfer, and the cost is usually between hundreds and thousands of yuan. Cryopreservation is to freeze the surplus embryos for future use. The cost is high, usually between several thousand yuan and ten thousand yuan.
4、 Additional charges
In the process of IVF, there may also be some additional costs, such as the cost of fallopian tube recanalization surgery, embryo handling costs, menopause treatment costs, etc. These costs vary from person to person and need to be determined according to the specific circumstances.
Summary
The expenses of IVF institutions include medical expenses, surgery expenses, auxiliary treatment expenses and additional expenses. Medical expenses are indispensable in the IVF process, including initial diagnosis expenses, examination expenses, drug expenses, surgery expenses and postoperative follow-up expenses. Operation expenses refer to the expenses to be paid for egg retrieval and embryo transfer. Auxiliary treatment costs: costs to be paid to improve the success rate of IVF, such as progesterone treatment and frozen embryo treatment. Additional costs refer to the additional costs that may be incurred in the process of IVF, such as the costs of fallopian tube recanalization surgery, embryo handling costs and menopause treatment costs. When choosing IVF institutions, couples need to consider the cost and professionalism of the hospital comprehensively, and choose formal institutions to ensure safety and effectiveness.
