IVF Cost

The same day as I sent my letter requesting information on the IVF cost, IVF success rate and IVF procedure to IREMA in Spain I received the reply below – I like being told my age is perfect!!!!

I have added the approximate US$ costs in red. The main costs were not on the reply but were in an attachment – these are shown after the reply – all of these are based on donors.

All the contact details for the clinic can be found at the bottom of the reply.

We enclose herewith our Egg donation Information and cost. Donor and recipient’s drug costs included. As well as a list of hotels near our clinic. They have a special price for our patients.
Actually, we dont have waiting list for egg donation and for the first appointment, the embryo transfer can be done between 45-60 days after the first appointment if all is ok. The pregnancy test rate is over 60%.

1. What is the current success rate for your clinic? (preferably by age as I know that the success rate will be much lower for somebody of my age) The pregnancy test rate is over 60%.Your age is perfect.
2. How many cycles do you perform per year at the clinic? More than 100
3. What is the maximum age that you treat?  51 years old, according to the health of the patient
4. Are there any fertility conditions that you will not treat?  Yes, we have limits
5. What is your embryo transfer policy? How many embryos will you replace at one time?  Our policy is from 2 to 3 days according to the quality and the quantity of embryos. The transfer is 2 embryos but the patient speaks before with the doctor and the biologist, The transfer can be 1,2 or 3 embryos
6. What is the basic cost of the IVF treatment? included
7. What additional costs would / could be incurred? included
8. What happens to the costs if the cycle has to be abandoned? If we cancel because the donor do not answer at the stimulation, no cost for the patient. If the patient cancels, it is necessary to pay the costs that we had with the donor.
9. How long would I need to be in Spain for? 1 day for the first visit and 2 days minimum for the transfer of embryos
10. Who deals with the logistics of flights and accommodation? Proposition of hotel included, we do not make the flights.  For the first appointment and the transfert of embryos we can send you a taxi to pick you up in the Alicante or Valencia Airport. Cost for the clinic.
11. How is the pre-treatment carried out? Before the treatment you begin with a anti-baby pill to synchronize your menstruation with that of the donor
12. How do I get medication? We give you medicines and explications during the first visit
13. How will I be monitored? You will have to make an ultrasound scan and one test of blood (Estradiol) at your gynecologist of your country during the treatment.
14. How will I know that I am not being under / over stimulated? By the control of estradiol
15. If I have a problem whilst in the UK who would I go to? at your gynecologist of your country. We had have never problem with the patients because the hyperstimulation is more risked at the donor’s
16. Is the clinic registered with any regulatory body? Included the certificate of Inscription

IN VITRO FERTILISATION WITH DONOR OOCYTES 2008

The treatment consists of the following phases:
STIMULATION
Includes: Medical control and medication for both, recipient and donor. Donor
screening and fee.
                                                               4300 € (approx. US$5418)

DONOR EGG COLLECTION
Includes: Collection of the oocytes (anaesthesia and theatre fees), ICSI (Sperm
microinjection). Embryo culture.
                                                               2100 € (approx. US$2646)

EMBRYO TRANSFER
Includes: Embryo transfer. One appointment for pregnancy test.

                                                                 550 € (approx. US$ 693)

TOTAL TREATMENT………………………………………………………………………………….. 6950€ (approx. US$ 8757)

Complementary techniques:
Sequential embryo culture 310 € (approx. US$391)
Assisted Hatching 310 € (approx. US$391)
Embryo Freezing 500 € (approx. US$630)
Sperm Bank 310 € (approx. US$391)

Guide for the oocytes reception

When by diverse reasons a woman cannot produce oocytes, or these are of insufficient
quality to obtain embryos, the possibility of the anonymous donation of oocytes exists.
This process consists of the fertilization of the donor oocytes with semen of your
husband (or coming from semen bank, if it were necessary) so that the embryos that are
obtained will be transferred into the uterus. So, we will prescribe a medical treatment,
that will allow the development of endometrium (place in which is going to implant the
embryo) so that it will be available to receive the embryos later and can support the
pregnancy.

How we do an In Vitro Fertilization with donor eggs:

– From IREMA we will indicate you with what menstruation you must to begin
the treatment.

– Hormonal treatment will be started around first day of the cycle, once we have
done an hormonal analysis and an ultrasound scan. . Hormonal treatment takes
about 7-12 days, depending on donor’s response, because we have to sincronice
both cycles.

– Frequent controls (Ultrasound and hormone) will be done.

– On donor egg extraction day, the man has to bring us a semen sample. It will be
delivered in the laboratory. We recommend an abstinence sexual period of three
days.

– Two or three days after egg extraction, the embryo transfer will be done. We
will inform previously the couple about number and quality embryos that we
have obtained, and all together will decide the embryo number to transfer and to
cryopreserve.

– We introduce a small catheter through the vagina to perform the embryo
transfer. The embryos will be placed in the uterus. No sedation needed nor
admittance of the patient. About one hour later, the patient can leave the
hospital.

– From one to three embryos can be transferred. It depends on the desire of the
future parents, on the age of the patient, on the number of realized treatments,
and on the embryo quality.

– After embryo transfer, the patient has to place a medication in the vagina bottom
every night before going to sleep, and to continue with the medication until
doctor indicates. (al least 15 days)

– You will follow light duties during the following days.

– You should not have sexual relations until pregnancy test day.

– After 15 days of embryo transfer, you will have an appointment to do the
pregnancy test. This appointment will be fixed on transference day.

– If the pregnancy is not achieved, after a resting period of one month, a new
treatment can be started. We can start, also, a cryopreserved embryos cycle if
there were cryopreserved embryos.

– Sometimes, light bleeding can take place before doing the pregnancy test, but
you must not stop the medication. If you are in this situation contact with
IREMA.

– If you are pregnant, we will have a new appointment after two weeks, for doing
an ultrasound scan and to see the embryo development in the firsts weeks.