IVF tourism is on the rise as fertility treatments overseas can cost as little as $3,000–$6,000. Here, three women share what they spent and how it went.
Fertility treatment is rising in the U.S.: 42 percent of adults have undergone it or know someone who has, according to abeginning at around $12,400 , many are turning to clinics overseas to cut their costs. Fertility treatments abroad, whichas little as $3,000 to $6,000 per round, are up 20 percent over the past three years, according to the nonprofitwith patients traveling to the Caribbean, Europe, and beyond in order to start their families.
We ended up with three embryos, had them tested and frozen, and returned once to pick up medication — which wasn’t strictly necessary — then again a few months later for implantation. We transferred two embryos and neither attached. I was heartbroken. Medically, there was nothing wrong with me. We were so, so sad; it was a really difficult time. Desperate to try to get pregnant, we went back and transferred the last embryo the following month. That didn’t result in a pregnancy, either.
Taking a pregnancy test ten days later was so scary. I took it alone, and it showed that I was positive; when I told my husband, he dropped to his knees in shock. When I had my bloods done early on in my pregnancy, I sent the results to my doctor in Cancun. He messaged back saying, “Oh my God, it’s twins.
I’d been quoted $35,000 for IVF at home, which my salary as a critical-care nurse doesn’t exactly make possible. My insurance wouldn’t cover a dime either, and watching the potential cost spiral felt suffocating. I was so nervous in the run-up to getting to Barbados. I felt better when we got to the center and could meet the staff in person. My first appointment was a scan, which showed that I had 14 follicles and eight eggs. I took follicle-stimulating hormones for two weeks before my egg retrieval; I was so anxious I thought I was accidentally going to squirt the hormone injections on the floor. Eight eggs were retrieved, of which six were mature.
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